Recent content by Sea Shadow

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    2x1GB OCZ or Patriot PC-4000 DDR $200 @Fry's

    Did you read the other sentence on that line? I have had a bad experience, I am just saying that I have had no troubles at all with OCZ, nor have any of my friends.
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    2x1GB OCZ or Patriot PC-4000 DDR $200 @Fry's

    I have always had great results with all rebate programs. The only exception being a memory rebate from Tiger Direct. I have personally sent in 2 OCZ rebates and they have both come back (one did take awhile but it arrived none the less). My friends have also had great experiences with OCZ...
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    Seagate 500 GB ATA HDD 189, no rebate

    This is my first hot deal so please bear with me. I was checking my email today and saw this in the fry's newsletter. As stated in the title, it is a Retail Seagate 500 GB HDD. 8MB buffer 7200 RPM Ultra DMA/100 (sorry no SATA) http://www.outpost.com/entry?site=op:mfe031406&sku=4697778
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    New shipment of evga 7900GT at the egg

    It isnt 3-4 frames/second its more on the order of 30-40 FPS (~50% increase) They have gotten a card to push through 7,000 in 3Dmark06. I know I know benches mean nothing these days, but there are game performance ones too. They got it up to 88 from 58 in quake 4. The core was running at...
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    24 Pin EPS Power Supply Question - HELP!!!

    I thought EPS powersupplys were the ones with the 8 pin (4x12v 4xGnd) 12v lines instead of the 4 pin (2x12v 2xGnd) ones that are usually found on most PSUs. They also have either a 20 or 24 pin power connector.
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    pin fell off bottom of CPU

    There is someone who will attempt to repair your processor for you, I can't remember what he charges but its worth a shot. I'm sorry I can't remember who does it but google should find it.
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    Why are silicon wafers round?

    That would be pretty close to impossible for several different reasons (price, ability to manufacture, etc.) That would end up being the most expensive processor ever. On each wafer there is probably at least a couple of defective die so if you made one HUGE processor then you would probably...
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    Why are silicon wafers round?

    They make the wafers from silicon ingots, which are round due to the process by which they are made. They have a spining starter seed of silicon that is dipped into a vat of molten silicon, as they draw it out it cools and proceeds to grow larger and larger. In the end it looks alot like a...
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    the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread

    For all those considering building DFI NF4 systems, DFI now requires you to have a 24 pin powersupply that is rated for at least 480 watts. No ifs, ands, or buts, they will not give you tech support on their forum unless you have a power supply that meets those requirements. Read here
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    Is It Just Me...

    I dunno what you are talking about, seems like it is speeding up if anything. I do not understand what rike was talking about with points 3 and 5. I guess you can say each generation of optical drives is reaching speed limits 56x was the highest speed CD rom I have seen (I'm sure there are...
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    Largest Hard Drive Possible?

    And here is a quote from the site you linked to
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    SONY DSC-T7 for $2.95! PRICE MISTAKE

    +1 EXP for creativity -100 hp for home address being discovered and used in retribution
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    PSU required for a DFI nF4 Ultra-D?

    DFI now requires a 24 pin PSU with a rating of at least 480 watts. Edit: here is the link
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    opps

    oops on the opps on the opps on the opps^opps?
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    *OOS* Fujifilm FinePix F450 5.2-Megapixel Digital Camera $190

    *OT haha finaly I sort of figured it out, lol