Recent content by Johnbear007

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    Will I regret getting a Z68 now?

    I'm not sure you're going to see much of any differrence compared to what you're running now, if that's the system you are upgrading. Unles you've really got money to burn I can't imagine upgrading to sandy bridge, or even Ivy bridge most likely... I don't know what real world performance gains...
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    Z68 Perspectives Please

    Thanks for the input, I suppose I was just suprised. I'm thinking it may be that there are more novices in the hobby these days? That would explain some of it. I imagine many boards that are thought to be DOA are not actually DOA, they're being shorted out by a bad mounting job etc. etc. etc...
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    Z68 Perspectives Please

    And as I think of it more.... We see a lot of reviews of new hardware and that's great. But many of the boards I'm sure I sent by the manufacturer, maybe hand picked. It would be nice to see reviews that are done with boards bought from retail. Even if that's not feasible it would be nice to see...
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    Z68 Perspectives Please

    I've had an Asrock board in the past and it did work well for me. I suppose that any of these current gen boards are a bit of a gamble but I think I'll go with one of the Asrock boards. The price premium of the Asus boards just doesn't seem to be worth it considering that (from what I can take...
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    Z68 Perspectives Please

    Hi! It's been awhile but I'm building again and I've been reading forums and reviews about Z68. I plan on doing an i5 2500k, 16 GB of ram (I work with some very large RAW files in lightroom etc.) and will carry over my HD 4890 (which may get upgraded later and I'd like the posibility of...
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    Samsung 245BW EDID problem

    I'm a relatively experienced system builder and enthusiast. Haven't posted here for a long time but I've run up against an issue I can't solve. I have a Samsung 245BW 24 inch LCD It will only display up to 1920x1080 in Windows Vista 64-bit not it's native 1920x1200 Nvidia 8800 GTS...
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    Need help with an odd problem Samsung 245B

    I'm a relatively experienced system builder and enthusiast. Haven't posted here for a long time but I've run up against an issue I can't solve. I have a Samsung 245BW 24 inch LCD It will only display up to 1920x1080 in Windows Vista 64-bit not it's native 1920x1200 Nvidia 8800 GTS...
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    WoW! Everyone can download Windows 7 this Friday !!!

    The method linked earlier for grabbing keys works really well. It's a little complicated but it works.
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    WoW! Everyone can download Windows 7 this Friday !!!

    I hope trying it with flashget works... I'd really like to give windows 7 a whirl :)
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    WoW! Everyone can download Windows 7 this Friday !!!

    I'd say there's a fair chance the system is not working correctly. But regardless, I did get 1 of each key. I am having a hard time getting the ISO downloaded however. It seems stop at various places as if it has completed. I'm trying it with flashget now.
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    e6600 - need higher fsb voltage?

    my idle temps are about that high as well. still way within spec
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    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic System Builder Single Pack $49.99

    I REALLY need a copy of vista for a second pc...... anyone have another deal?
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    P182 Case for $69.99 AR

    Just finished a build with this. Great case. I have my old system in a p180 (original version) and the cable management options in the 182 are really nice.
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    Microsoft Windows Vista Home Basic System Builder Single Pack $49.99

    looks like this is dead... I waited too long to buy. Anyone have a line on a good vista deal? I need it for a second PC. What happened to the pricedrop?