Recent content by zeroidea

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    "The BIG Networking Upgrade" - my home LAN, Strategies? Ideas? (Purchased 8-port 2.5GbE-T switches, cards)

    Just FYI, Netgear's 10-port multi-gig (variety of 1G/2.5G/5G/10G ports) MS510TX switch is down to $210 on Amazon. And Aquantia's 10G NIC is just under $70 (after a 25% discount at checkout).
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    Steam Weekend Deal: Mass Effect for 50% off ($9.99)

    Sweet - I was just checking prices on this the other day (~$16 new @ Amazon, ~$16 used w/ shipping).
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    DEAD (raised): MSI - HD-4670 512M PCI-e - $39.99 AR -Free shipping - Newegg ($20 MIR).

    Probably the best value at this time; next step up is twice as spendy.
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    Radeon 3650 512mb $24.99 AR FS

    If you do any gaming at all, a $40 HD4670 is a much better value; the next major performance level is at ~$80.
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    OEM Athlon X2 BE-2400 45w Dual Core

    Just arrived. BEFORE: BE-2300 Windows Experience Index: 4.8 ... AFTER: BE-2400 Windows Experience Index: 5.0
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    [/DEAD] Warm Deal? Factory Direct LaCie 500gb Mini - Home Edition NAS $99?!

    May I suggest the title be edited to reflect that this is the "LaCie Ethernet Disk mini", and not a run of the mill external USB2 drive? Reviews indicate decent performance; some people might want to know that it has <a href="http://www.smallnetbuilder.com...ent/view/29790/75/1/1/">no...
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    OEM Athlon X2 BE-2400 45w Dual Core

    Purchased this last night. Actual pricing with MSN cashback was: $39.99 x .945 - $10 = $27.80 For some reason cashback was calculated on price sans coupon, instead of final dale price..
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    Updated 9/20: Bing cashback

    I'd already made three cashback purchases with my ebay account last month; yesterday I attempted to do another, and received a message stating that I'd already completed the maximum number of allowed transactions.
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    Hitachi 750GB - $99 after MIR @ Newegg Free Shipping

    3 year warranty. Very good $/GB, limit of 5 rebates/house. Negatives would be: hardly the quietest drive, runs hot.
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    Gigabyte 512MB Radeon HD3850 $100AR + s/h

    GIGABYTE GV-RX385512H $30 Rebate ex 6/30 compare to $125AR @ newegg: link | customer reviews review Has a Zalman cooler which is supposedly very effective and quiet. Also overclocked well.
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    Sapphire Radeon X1550 $19.99 shipped

    huh - does AT have something against chiefvalue?
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    8800GT 512mb $134 AR free ship

    Folks at SilentPCReview say this isn't that quiet: link ..if noise isn't a high priority, however, this looks to be a great value.
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    OOS: XFX 8800GS (384Meg) - $89.99 AR ($30 MIR) with FREE shipping - Amazon.

    I think that's fixed via a registry hack with recent drivers. Reviews indicate some people find this card too loud, so the HTPC/SilentPC set ought probably stay away.