Recent content by sharpnova

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    Why doesn't Gabe Newell lose weight?

    Actually losing weight is fairly easy. With calorie restriction you can easily shed a few pounds a week. With billions, you can do surgeries that will make it far faster than that: lipsuction. having excess skin removed. and guess what? He's not going to live 10 more years. if he does...
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    Best Monitor For PS3/Wii/PC

    I've ordered a Wii2HDMI converter. And I'll be purchasing an HDMI switch from fry's in the coming days. This way I can have my Wii/PS3/PC all going into one HDMI port. Not having to narrow down my search to displays with a component or displays with 2xHDMI will make things much simpler...
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    Best Monitor For PS3/Wii/PC

    I don't want to go the TV route because I want to play my consoles at my desk. And 30" is about the max size I'd want to go. TV's have lower resolution and are too big. Up till now I've been playing my PS3 and Wii on a 60" plasma. (I also use this TV as a monitor for my media center computer...
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    Best Monitor For PS3/Wii/PC

    I've been in the market for a new monitor for a couple weeks now. Price is not an issue. My concerns are mainly to do with resolution scaling. If I go all out and get the Dell 30", then I have all the inputs I need, but 1080p is scaled across a 1600 native vertical resolution and I'm...
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    Should I use a case at all?

    I have a few questions. 1. Is it safe to just take my motherboard/harddrives/PSU out of the case and lay them exposed on my desk? My computer is cooler when I do this and I'm trying to shed a few degrees. Will dust be dangerous? 2. I have setup my Zalman 9700 and (just like in the diagrams...
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    Q6600 and stock heatsink fused together

    I'm almost 100% sure I applied the heatsink properly. I followed the instructions very carefully and all four pins snapped in very audibly. After twisting the pins loose, when I try to wiggle or move the heatsink.. it's as if the heatsink and the cpu/motherboard are one solid piece. There...
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    Q6600 and stock heatsink fused together

    I'm currently using a Q6600 cpu on an nForce 680i SLI mainboard. My current cooling solution is the stock fan that came with the cpu. Lately I'm idling around 75-80 C. I'm guessing this is way too high and I'm guessing it is due to dust or something in the fan. I tried opening up my box and...