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  1. Davidh373

    Upgrading my Workstation with 5930K, Upgrading Gaming Rig with Parts from Workstation

    I have 2 builds I'm looking to improve and swap parts between, and I'm also looking to get some new parts that are needed with the new Processor. Feel free to check their specs in my sig. The main reason I'm pulling the trigger is I recently moved up to gaming on a 2560 x 1440 monitor, and it is...
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    HDTV Tuner for Amazon Basics 50ft/35ft Antenna and Other Questions

    I've been trying to find information regarding what will be needed to record HDTV from an Antenna, and what towers in my area broadcast an HD signal. I've been to TVFool.com and many others, but none specify what quality and resolution they broadcast in. Also, are the TV channels Encoded/...
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    Strange Backlight Glow On LCD/LED Panel

    I recently acquired a Dell P1913 for a secondary portrait display. I like it without a doubt, but it has a VERY dim glow that isn't even noticeable from across a pitch dark room, and even the light from my mouse brightens the room enough to snuff it out. Only when you're straight on at about 5'...
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    Power Supply is Clicking and Grinding

    Hi Guys! I have a question about what might be causing this, but I'll give you a few details first. First off, this will be my fourth Corsair power supply four months. The first I purchased as an upgrade in reliability (or so I thought) from a BP430. I purchased a CX500, but as soon as I got...
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    Fitting Monitors For a 27" Landscape, and XX" Portrait Setup.

    I'm looking at buying two Ultrasharp monitors for my Gaming Rig. I have a 32" 1080p TV, but the pixel density isn't cutting it as a monitor. I'm thinking of having a 27" be my primary monitor. While the GTX660Ti isn't going to be great for powering games in 2k, I'd rather downscale to 1200p in...
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    Playing Tomb Raider (Reboot) Sets Off Annoying Screeching Alarm in PC.

    My Gaming rig seems to be whining about something, especially while playing Tomb Raider. It is a long high pitched whine coming from somewhere inside the tower after about a minute of gameplay. I thought it was the fire ALARM! (except it was one long beep.) I relaunched the game, and it started...
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    Complete Rebuild Of My Home Server. What To Do With The Leftovers...?

    Complete Rebuild Of My Home Server. What To Do With The Leftovers...? I've decided to rebuild my home server into a smaller Mini-Itx Case. The current build is too big and loud to be on top of a desk, and is running slightly too hot to have behind closed doors in a cabinet. It's been reliable...
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    Good 8-Bit IPS Monitor For Around $400-$500 With Calibrator Around $150-$200.

    Hi All! I haven't been around these parts of the forum before. I normally prowl around the General Hardware forum in my spare time. I figured today I'd stop bugging them with questions about stuff that page wasn't meant for and hop over here. To tell you a little about my intentions, I'm a...
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    Friend's Build with ASUS Board Not Posting.

    Hey guys, this is David's friend and I've been having problems with a build I recently created. I will list the specs, and hopefully we can come to a solution for the problem I am facing. My hardware is as follows: ASUS M5A99X motherboard. 16gb Corsair Vengeance Ram (1600 MHZ 4x4) AMD...
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    New Workstation Build.

    First off, I'd like to say I'm going to be getting a great deal on my processor. So before you guys go all "Why are you spending money on a $600 processor!?" I'll be getting an i7 3930k for around $150. I work at Best Buy, which entitles me to a holiday sale via Intel's training site. I'm also...
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    Speakers and Headphones Putting Off Noisy Pulses Every Few Minutes.

    It's been a long time, friends! My return is marked with a problem, however. My speakers upstairs are putting off three to five static/ noisy pulses every five to thirty minutes or so and on nearly the same beat, and my headset and speakers downstairs do to same thing. I suppose it has...
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    UDAC-2HP DAC/ Amp not getting enough USB power? Solutions?

    Summary at the bottom, but if you're in for the full ride you're welcome to read it in paragraph form :) . I've done a lot of troubleshooting already. There were many people asking this question on various other forums and yahoo answers among other places. I only found possible answers when I...
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    Small Render Farm (3 stations) for $1600.

    Hi guys! I'm looking at rendering a huge project from 3DS Max around the holiday season. The rendering is around 10 minutes of cinema quality 2k resolution animation and particle effects. I'd like to get 3 new computers at around $500 ($533.33 max budget) a pop to handle this workload. The...
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    What do you think is coming from Razor?

    http://www.pcgamingisnotdead.com/ This seems bigger than the average ad campaign for a mouse or keyboard release. I think they are going to start building computers with high performance parts like when Alienware first started. What do you guys think?
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    New build for friend - Won't boot

    So I have a new build I'm doing as we speak for a friend. I've plugged everything into the mobo (CPU fan, 24 pin connector, ATX 12v [only 4 pin as opposed to 8?]). Everything else is plugged in as well, the GPU, HDDs, Fans. The memory is fully seated. The fan in the back spins about a 20th of...
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    Good CPU coolers and Case Fans?

    Hello all! I'm on a real mission now to make my computers quiet (not silent of course) and run cooler. My computer in my room (Gaming in Sig) makes things very hot on top of it being hot up there already. I'd say ambient temperature is around 85F in the Summer. The workstation downstairs...
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    Did AMD screw up Llano?

    I see AMD's APU Llano has released, and I also noticed the price and performance numbers. I thought Llano (while being low TDP and somewhat light on performance) was supposed to be inexpensive and compete with Atom. They look like they are trying to compete more in the desktop market. I can get...
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    Time for a 460 1GB maybe?

    I'm having some troubles running the games I want, and my 9800GTX+ makes my room like an oven when I play games (at 90+C). I play everything from casual flash games to games like AVP, Crysis, Crysis 2, and BF:BC2 as most of you know. My monitor is 1440 x 900 (I normally play in windowed mode...
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    FreeNAS FTP over the internet?

    I have a FreeNAS server and I want to give some of my friends access over the internet to pass files between each other for a VFX project I am doing for fun. I've done some research but with the lingo they use in the articles, they might as well be written in French lol. Can you guys perhaps...
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    Anyone here taken the CompTIA A+ and MCSE Exams?

    Hey. I am thinking of taking a few Computer Servicing courses at the community college here. Both of which build preparation for the A+ exam, and I notice the A+ exam is a prerequisite for taking the Microsoft MCSE exam. I was wondering if I would see any value in it as someone who services and...
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    Vectors in Mathematics anything like vector graphics?

    Does Vectors in Trigonometry have anything to do with Vector graphics? If so, how?
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    Good sites like Amazon for Buying CDs

    I have a CD I would like to purchase called "Drink The Sea" by The Glitch Mob. It seems ridiculously overpriced on Amazon. I don't know if the album is out of print or what... :( I would like to know where you guys buy your CDs outside of Amazon. Keep in mind I would like to see an actual...
  23. Davidh373

    Will a capacitive stylus for an iPad work with other capacitive devices?

    Pretty much just what's above. I'm considering this http://www.amazon.com/Acase-2nd-Gene...9972374&sr=8-2 Thanks all! :)
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    where to download Windows 7 legally?

    Long story short I went to GDC and Intel was AWESOME and gave away free Exo PCs (a slate type touch screen tablet) to everyone who attended their App developer's seminar. The unfortunate thing is they preloaded Meego onto it. Meego is an open source mobile OS based in linux, and it is PRE ALPHA...
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    GPU trade off.

    Ok, so I have this friend in the market for a new GPU. He is currently running a 5770 on a Eyefinity setup. He says the only things he notices chug are the games that have a very large view scale (Ex. ARMA II). I have been trying to tell him all night that the 6870 is the best value right now...
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    Anyone else think GoFlex is a joke?

    This has been around for months, I know, but doesn't it seem odd to the rest of you? They say this is a good thing because whenever your drive gets an outdated interface you can just swap the cables, but what about HDD speed advancement? What about when SATA gets outdated? What about when SSDs...
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    Headphone comparison.

    Within the next month I'm planing to hop a few flights to San Francisco for GDC. My family is coming along to sightsee while I'm there and I only have 2 pairs of headphones. I'm figuring I'll give the Koss Pro 3aas to my mom, and my dad (not a bigtime music listener) will be able to borrow my...
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    Been thinking on this for a while. Amp and good headphones?

    I've had a little taste of what higher end headphones can offer (Koss Pro Titanium 3AA listening to Apple Lossless) and I notice Sennheisers are on sale for cheap on Amazon right now, but I've also heard that without the proper Amp, a headphone purchase can be a waste. So basically, I'm looking...
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    Newegg RAM sale 15% off, considering 12GB upgrade now.

    I'm considering a RAM upgrade to 12GB 1333 GSkill value RAM from my current 1.65V OCZ Gold. I'm pretty sure everyone is gonna give it the thumbs up since I can get 12GB for $100. Keep in mind I work in 3D Special effects applications like 3DS Max, Maya, After Effects, and Photoshop (lots of...
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    Trip to GDC, Thinking of the Archos 7/9 to show my work.

    Hello all. I'm going to be attending GDC next month and I need something to toss in front of the big shots at the show to show my work. I was thinking about the iPad 64GB... but then I came to and saw it as what it is, a glorified enlarged cell phone for $700. I've noticed the Archose 7 (at...
  31. Davidh373

    OCZ gets out of the Memory biz

    http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=1062 Finally, right?
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    Good free video capture program.

    Just that :) I am looking for a good screen capture program to do youtube game reviews. Anyone have a good free app they can recommend? Thank you all!
  33. Davidh373

    Starting to consider a graphics card for this build.

    I have to wait about a month on this one (mostly because I have a big credit card bill from Christmas and the huge steam sale), but I'm starting to look at a graphics card upgrade to unlock the full potential of this build. Here is the build. i5 760 4GB 1333Mhz DDR3 Antec 300 Case 430W PSU...
  34. Davidh373

    A proud history of computer purchases

    I know this is a troubleshooting forum, but I thought it would be good to see a success story. I thought maybe some of us could give a brief build history to show how we improved over the years, and also to tell you my fantastic story of course :P. So it's been about 2 years now and my future...
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    Is it just me or is there something wrong with Anandtech bench.

    I just put these two processors into bench. Apparently an Athon 2650e kicks the crap outta that 980X in 3DS Max rendering. I might pick me up onna them :P! http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/115?vs=142
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    Loving the i5 760!

    I love my new gaming build. It plays all games on mostly maxed settings. The only game I own I'm having trouble with so far is AVP. That game of course needs a new graphics card. I will be replacing it with a 6850 ASAP Build i5 760 Gigabyte UD3 4GB GSkill 1333 9800 GTX 512MB...
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    Machine won't turn on... i5 760, UD3

    Hello all, I wish I were posting under better circumstances, but my gift won't turn on... This is the build Antec 300 430BP i5 760 Gigabyte UD3 9800GTX 1TB Samsung I've hooked up the F_Panel correctly to the case. I'm thinking it's either the PSU or the Motherboard at this...
  38. Davidh373

    Just got AC II, Shadow and Detail pop-in

    Hello all. I just bought Assassin's Creed II in the big holiday steam sale. It's an awesome game, but the shadow and detail pop in is annoying me to no end. The game looks amazing when you're standing still, but sprinting on rooftops and in the streets it looks like a blurry mess about 5 feet...
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    Sandy Bridge bound to be out of stock before benchmarks hit?

    Alright, so I've already posted an exact copy of this thread in "CPUs and Overclocking", but they also recommend a lot of i7 9xx series' for builds, so since I'm more conservative with my money like you guys, I figure why not ask you too! Christmas is coming around and my parents are going to...
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    Sandy Bridge bound to be out of stock before benchmarks hit?

    Christmas is coming around and my parents are going to buy me parts for a new gaming computer, and I know people are saying sandy bridge is worth less than a month's wait. They said they might delay ordering the parts if I say they are really worth it. I do have a few questions. I haven't been...