Recent content by MisterPinchy

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    Razer Deathadder Black Edition

    I've had the regular Deathadder for about 5 years and it's still going strong, I really like it. The black edition is technically the same, but without the blue illumination and the side grips and buttons are rubberized vs. glossy on the regular DA. I would personally prefer rubberized...
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    Any BD players support HBO Go?

    TastesLikeChicken, would you mind sharing one or two of the Samsung blu-ray player models that have HBO GO? I have a BD-D6700 and it's not on mine. Is it the newest models only?
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    Mechanical Keyboards. Black or Brown Switches.

    I have a Razer Black Widow Ultimate Stealthe, it has Browns. I absolutely love it. A buddy of mine has a Steelseries with Blacks. He came over recently to check out the Widow, and he said he liked the browns way better than his blacks. They're a little lighter to type on. They're really not...
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    Powerline - Ethernet Of Power?

    I've personally never tried either of the units you mention, but I do use the Linksys PLK300 kit. It works great. I noticed about 3-5ms of latency going through the adapters, but that's negligible to me. I still get pretty much the full speed of my internet through them, which is 7Mb download...
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    Will G.SKILL 2x2GB run at 1T command rate?

    Does anyone happen to be running this memory kit on an AMD AM2 motherboard using a 1T command rate? G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122 I was considering this RAM for an upgrade in a MSI K9N Platinum...
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    Chipset Temps, Danger Zone

    I have a MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum and my chipset fan went bad too. If the chip heats up to a certain temperature (which I'm not sure what it is), the motherboard will automatically reboot the PC, or just shut down, that's what mine did anyway. I guess it has a safety feature setting somewhere...
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    Desktop no longer starts up

    Bummer, it was worth a shot anyway since the symptoms sounded very similar to my issue. I don't know if CMOS batteries are the same in all boards. The one I replaced in the KG7 was a Lithium CS2032 (or was it CR2032, can't recall now). I bought the exact same kind from RadioShack to replace...
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 2.3GHz vs 2.4GHz

    Just thought I'd post back for anyone interested in knowing. I purchased the 4600+ 2.4GHz. The OPN Tray number or whatever it's called marked on the processor is; ADO4600IAA5DO I don't find this anywhere on AMD's find and compare specs site. Got it installed, loaded up cpuz, and it...
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    Desktop no longer starts up

    vishnumrao, You said you, "reset the motherboard battery...", does that mean you replaced it with a new one, or just tried resetting CMOS? My mother has a PC with a KG7 motherboard, and just last week her rig was exhibiting the exact same symptoms as you describe here. All case fans and...
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 2.3GHz vs 2.4GHz

    Thanks Martimus, I appreciate the quick reply.
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    AMD Athlon 64 X2 - 2.3GHz vs 2.4GHz

    Does anyone know the difference between these two Athlons besides the 0.1GHz? I'd think the 2.4GHz would be slightly higher priced. The 2.3GHz is listed as a Brisbane. The 2.4 doesn't mention what core type, and I can't find ADO4600DOBOX on AMD's site, unless I just missed it. Is the...
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    Who else thinks the HD3870 sucks?

    I didn't read every single HD38xx review, so maybe the answer to this question was touched on. Is there any information that there are new Catalyst drivers being released very soon (like in a week or two) that are supposed to increase the current performance of the HD 3850 and HD 3870?
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    Need Power Supply Recommendation

    Thanks Marc, for that recommendation. oynaz, definitely things I should check. That's why I'm just going to reformat the drive and do a fresh install of Windows. I assume that after I do this, and before I install any additional software beyond Office, it still freezes, it must be...
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    Need Power Supply Recommendation

    Hello All, In need of help for a decent power supply recommendation, least expensive as possible. Here's the story first; Gotta put together an upgrade for good 'ol Mom. Her current rig has started flaking lately. Had been running perfectly since 2002, but suddenly it's started freezing...