Recent content by smokerings

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    New build is this nuts?

    A quality 650-750w unit would be more than enough for that build and I'd bet my Corsair HX520 would have enough power to run it fine.
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    Experiment: passively cooled mid-range video card in slim case

    That's pretty cool and that looks like a beefy little system, Good job! I was wondering if you happen to have a picture of it bent like that before installation?
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    Moving from an Antec SX1040B to?

    Hey, I was wondering if you happened to pick up a new case yet? I just happen to have an old SX1040B sitting here that I am planning on modding to stick one of my old core2 systems into so I've been browsing old threads regarding this case. (Do you happen to have any pics with that X58...
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    WD Green 1TB WD10EARS is pretty darn fast!

    Yes, I just installed one a few weeks back and I'm pretty impressed with it so far, it holds up nicely against my 500gb 7200.12 shortstroked raid-0. I actually got it to move my old 500gb storage drive into a rig I just built with an E2220 I scored for $40 shipped which enabled me to use a...
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    My Intel X25-M 160gig drive shows up as KingstonSSDNow 40GB!

    I once bought a lime, it turned out to be a lemon. I'm sorry you had that happen to you, very strange... at least it was better than a DOA part... at least you have story to tell the grandkids... Any update on the new SSD Fezmid? Or do we have to wait until monday? :P
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    Another "Should I go SSD if I have a WD VelociRaptor 300 GB?"

    That's exactly what I plan on doing, I'll get an 80GB+ SSD for OS/few apps and the only game I play. (If you can call WoW a game and not a job...) I will move my 500gb X 2 drives in raid-0 to become my main game/app installation drive and also use it to hold files I'm working on with stuff on my...
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    [FINISHED] Wiretap's v351 Project

    Very clean work, now it's time for some water on that 5870. :D