Recent content by jmanny

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    Cigarettes to E-Cigs, who's done it?

    I smoked for 35 years. In July of 2014 I had dual PE's which are blood clots in the lungs. I haven't picked up a cigarette since but replaced smoking with a vape. Started at 24mg and am down to 3mg now. I haven't craved a cigarette since I started vaping.
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    Did anyone purchase any brand of GTX 1060/1070/1080 from Jet.com before?

    I purchased an EVGA 1080 FTW from JET. Ended up getting it for $629 with the discounts. It was shipped in a Newegg box. So they must have Newegg drop shipping for them. I registered it with EVGA with no issues Although I was aware of the black screen issue in games,I just heard about a VRM heat...
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    How old is your primary GPU?

    Sapphire 7950 purchased in January 2012. I'm running a 34" 3440x1440 monitor. The 7950 still runs what I play with the settings lowered. I am looking to upgrade but don't want to pay the inflated prices for the any of the new cards just released, I'll wait until the market settles down to upgrade.
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    (NECRO) Any chance my Nissan Altima will make it past 200,000 miles?

    I purchased a 1996 Altima with 186k for $200 back in 2004 from a family who was offered $175.00 from Carmax. Drove it everyday for 4 years. Sold it with 256K for $1200.00.
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    North Carolinian Call Out Thread

    Charlotte area. Right on Lake norman.
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    Post your Cpumark99 scores

    2500k@4.8 - 738
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    St Louis just lost a legend....

    At least your not Mets fans.....enough said.
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    Fractal R3 out at newegg

    I got mine last week and had some issues also. One of my front fan doors doesn't lock, and I had to hammer on a thumbscrew holding on a side panel since it was bent and wouldn't fit correctly. My box was also in pristine condition so I am guessing they are shipping from the factory with these...
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    Hurricane Earl

    Haven't been to the grocery store in Charlotte yet, but I'm sure there is going to nothing left. A hint of bad weather here and it's red alert time.
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    Anyone use a receiver hooked up to a 5870 in a PC?

    You may want to visit the htpc edid override thread at avs forum. Can't link to it at work, but I have read that the 5000 series and certain receivers need to have an .inf file changed in order for the receiver to recognize hdmi audio.
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    Health Insurance Premium went up 10%

    I am in the process of open enrollment, and my premiums have increased roughly 20%, so sounds like your lucky.
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    DIY Speaker Kits

    Here are a couple of pics of the TriTrix from Parts Express. just finished them this past Sunday. All in all i am happy with the sound quality for the $$. I would have liked the finish to look a little better but for my first DIY project, I guess they are not bad...
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    DIY Speaker Kits

    I just finished building the TriTrix TL knock down kit from PE. The build is super easy and for $199, with pre cut cabinets the price is right. They sound real good for a cheaper DIY build. I didn't have clamps for the build so I had to purchase 8 of them that added to the cost. Painted with a...