Recent content by spiral529

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    Intel releasing new cheap Sandies in September

    What exactly is 'horrifying' about the image quality? I'm building an HTPC and looking at Intel CPUs with HD 2000 graphics. I want to play / stream up to 1080p video, no gaming. Do the AMD CPUs have some kind of post-processing that I'd be missing out on?
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    Where to safely DL Windows 7?

    word, thank you very much. In case anyone is wondering, the file names are 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULFRE_EN_DVD.iso (x86) 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.iso (x64) the md5 hashes are f9dce6ebd0a63930b44d8ae802b63825 (x86)...
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    Where to safely DL Windows 7?

    Downloading 7000.0.081212-1400_client_en-us_Ultimate-GB1CULXFRE_EN_DVD.iso from a torrent... Is this the standard MS download? How would I check the hash and what would I compare it to? Thanks..
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    Where to safely DL Windows 7?

    I am late to the party and microsoft is no longer offering downloads of Windows 7 via their website. However, you can still get a key. Where is a reliable place to find a Windows7 x64 torrent or DL?
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    [Retired] The LCD Thread

    This monitor has been available for the past week or so from Dell: http://accessories.us.dell.com...=en&cs=04&sku=320-7825 I am very tempted to get one. The only thing holding me back is the possible upcoming release of additional low-cost eIPS panels at higher resolutions, such as the...
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    Gigabyte EP45-UD3R PWM Fan control issue

    I am having a bit of trouble getting this control to work as desired. I have a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R board and a Zerotherm Zen HSF with the fan described here The problem is that I cannot get the fan to run at anything less than 1400 RPM (which is rather loud). I have fan control settings at...