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    Building parents a pc, is this an okay build?

    Hey guys, unfortunately no MC or Fry's near me. I live in the land of $0.45kwh electricity rates and "sorry your order does not qualify for free shipping", aka Hawaii. They probably won't upgrade again until this pc dies, so right now I'm currently leaning towards the 530/b75 setup, that way if...
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    Building parents a pc, is this an okay build?

    Their hp is no longer working, the stock psu died and I think it killed the motherboard also. I tried swapping out the psu with a 300 watt gateway oem psu and an old 350watt enermax but I could not get it to post , doesn't even show the hp splash screen. Since I recently upgraded my pc and had...
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    Building parents a pc, is this an okay build?

    Need to build a pc to replace a hp p6140f (q8200 2.3ghz, 8gb ddr2). My parents were more or less happy with its performance, so I just want to make sure this build will at least give them similar performance. This will be used for basic things like internet, email, hulu, and some light gaming...
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    Need new laptop, Samsung series 9, Sony Z, or ?

    Thanks everyone for the input and suggestions, I'll probably keep my mbp and pick up a larger ssd.
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    Need new laptop, Samsung series 9, Sony Z, or ?

    Hey guys, sorry I did not reply sooner. Thanks for the suggestion, thinkpads have a good reputation for reliability and I have been eying the new x1 carbon but have been waiting for more user reviews. If it turns out to be as good as the x230 it will definitely be added to my list. I...
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    Need new laptop, Samsung series 9, Sony Z, or ?

    Looking for some help choosing a new ultra portable notebook my budget is ~$1200. I currently have a 13" mac book pro (i5 2.3, 8gb ram, 80gb ssd) and for the most part am happy with it but I have a couple of classes this semester that require the use of windows only programs (visual studio and...
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    Looking for a new case with good cooling, silverstone ft02 or ?

    Thanks for all the help guys, I ended up getting a ft02.
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    120Hz and 3D.. just a bunch of BS?

    The s23 is great and until affordable 24" 120hz ips displays are available I don't think I'll upgrade again. I'm not sure if nvidia is the same but I had to manually change my refresh rate to 120hz in ccc. Just mentioning this cause I thought it would do it automatically and spent my first...
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    120Hz and 3D.. just a bunch of BS?

    OP like you I do not care for 3d, but getting a 120hz monitor (samsung s23A700D) was one of the best upgrades I've made. In my case, the stutter in games with vsync on would give me a headache after about 30 min, likewise with it disabled if tearing was bad it would have a similar effect. Being...
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    Overclocking an msi HD7950, safe temperature?

    Yeah, I'm not to worried about the temps any more. I was initially concerned because I thought I might of had a faulty card since my temps were much higher than those reported in reviews. I ended up getting a ft02 and with fans set to low it only runs ~1-2 degrees cooler (2-3 high). Not...
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    Interpreting 3DMark 11 Scores.

    I don't know what scores would be considered high or medium, but with your score of 7000 I think you should be able to play most games at high settings (1080p or less), which seems like a good system to me. However, I think the top score is ~33,000 in the 3dmark11 hall of fame. fwiw I have a...
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    Corsair Vengeance K90 Keyboard?

    No, it's not from holding down the key. Google "Corsair k90 repeating key", there are a few posts on Corsair's forum regarding this with responses from their rep. Supposedly it's a rare issue that will be addressed in a future driver or firmware update. But it's a rare issue so don't let it...
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    Corsair Vengeance K90 Keyboard?

    I recently picked up a k90, although I have only used it for a couple of weeks I really like it. While the keys feel great it took me a while to get used to them (coming from a microsoft natural 4000), the keys felt a little cramped and I hit keys that are next to each other. The windows lock...
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    Corsair 650D versus Cooler Master HAF XM

    Like you, I had a similar dilemma choosing between the 650d and a few other cases. While I really liked the look and features the 650d had, in the end I decided not to get it because of its cooling performance in its stock config. Also since I wanted good gpu cooling, the additional cost of the...
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    Looking for a new case with good cooling, silverstone ft02 or ?

    Thanks guys for the replies. @supremor, I had settled on the ft02 until I read that some (not all) with custom coolers like the msi twin frozr had poor cooling performance. On Silverstones website in their faqs they explain why certain non blower type coolers perform poorly in the ft02. So now...