Recent content by sumdumbum

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    Are you an Adrenaline Junkie??

    snowboarding, wakeboarding (not so much as snowboarding, but still fun), and (just recently started) autocrossing
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    20% off open box TV's at Bestbuy

    Is there a way to look on BB's website to see what open box items are in stock? I know you can look up instock status of normal price things, I'd just rather not drive 30 min to the closest BB to look.
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    Cool face recognition program @ MyHeritage

    First time I ran it with a pic from a snowboard trip (about the 3rd or 4th day in the trip, so I had some serious facial scruff going on) and it said I looked like Joschka Fischer (had to look that one up). Second time I did it was with a pic I took just now after a shower / shave and it said I...
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    Brokeback mountain is a box office success.

    I don't want to see it. Not because of the homosexual thing (I know a couple gay guys, I have no problem with them). I don't want to see it because, as my roommate pointed out, it's a movie about two guys who go into the mountains and cheat on their wives. I personally can't see how people...
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    Looking for a quieter CPU HS / fan

    You're very right on this - I have a very strong suspicion there's dust hiding near the base of the fins where I can't clean well. Hopefully when I take it out I can wash down there.
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    Looking for a quieter CPU HS / fan

    Okay, took off the side panel and the CPU temp went up about 1 or 2 C, ambient temp went down about 3 or 4 C. To clarify the PSU thing (as I may have been unclear with it), it's a midtower case with the PSU in the standard place/orientation. I'm going to order some more thermal paste (as I'll...
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    Looking for a quieter CPU HS / fan

    I didn't realize that stuff could dry out. Makes sense and I can see where that would have a negative effect on cooling. How often should one replace the TIM? Once a year? As to the 92 mm thing - I cracked open the case and I know a 92mm adaptor/fan will fit but the 97 may be like <5mm too...
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    Looking for a quieter CPU HS / fan

    Have fans in all positions available (2 in, 1 out, all 80 mm, plus the fan in the PSU) and applied AS5 when I put that sink on. The case is just a cheap generic one I bought when I built it. I don't think it even has the brand on it anywhere. How much would getting a new case help (cooling...
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    Looking for a quieter CPU HS / fan

    Currently I'm running it with a thermaltake heatsink/fan similar to this one I got about two years ago. I keep the sink fairly clean of dust, but it doesn't cool well enough at acceptable volume levels. I run F@H on my computer, so it's constantly running at 100% CPU usage and when I try to...
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    Looking for a way to record from line in on sound card

    That looks like it should work perfectly for what I need. Thanks.
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    Looking for a way to record from line in on sound card

    I'm looking for a way to record an audio source from the line in to some kind of sound file (wav, mp3, whatever) on a PC. I would prefer some free / already included software as I only plan to do this once. At the time I doubt I'd have to split the input into tracks, but if I do, I guess a...
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    Ipod 5G owners

    My roommate has some kind of clear plastic film on the front of his and also keeps it in a sock. I personally have a case by Belkin that I keep my 4G in: http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductP...tion_Id=2062&pcount=&Product_Id=165259 Both ways seem to work well.
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    Long distance relatioships:

    :thumbsup: Tried it freshman year - same experience as many have posted here - just got too difficult so we broke it off. Personally, I avoid long distance relationships now.
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    Civ 4 "collectors edition" $36.99 @ frys

    Actually there's one near Atlanta (In Duluth, I think). I've been there a few times.
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    How much trunk space do you have in your car?

    Interior cargo volume: 12.9 cu.ft. Interior cargo volume seats folded: 32.8 cu.ft. Yeah, college move in/out is not fun at all