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    MW3 ...IRL...for MW3...

    http://www.pcworld.com/article/243279/modern_warfare_3_thieves_crash_into_van_carrying_6000_copies.html Seriously? Tear gas? Isn't it too serious about a game?
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    Am I the only one still waiting for Batman?

    Nov 18 right? Or were anyone already finished the game several times on consoles?
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    Rage, the technical PoV

    Okay, so Rage landed face first. Sea of complains about popins, tearing and crashes. Here is a game that doesn't feature either GE or TWIMTBP. Some believed that this game will unleash the true potential of AMD card and how Fermi is going to be suck at OGL comparing to AMD. So the game...
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    Need help from Gurus

    I have brought an unlocked samsung infuse. The phone works fine except it doesn't support gtalk video. After research I realized the phone needs 2.3.4 to use gtalk video, but since the phone is unlocked and I am on Fido, I don't think it will automatically updates. Right now the phone appears...
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    Just a little finding (FXAA by Some Dude)

    Recently, a developer by the name of "Some Dude" has wrote a ... mod that enables FXAA on Dx8, Dx9 and Dx10 games. It's quality can be compared to 4xAA, yet the performance impact is less than 2xAA. It works on both AMD and Nvidia video cards although some say it has gamma problem and different...
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    Need help on Nvidia game profile

    The problem is simple, everything was installed properly and work properly except one game, RIFT. It seems the driver doesn't see rift.exe as the game rift and thus doesn't use its profile. After days of messing with settings, I realized than I enable "SLI indicator", it shows on all other...
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    Rift, SLI and profile (help)

    My friends and enemies, help me out. I play rift, but rift doesn't take advantage of SLI. I found threads about it but they are all being left open. Here is the problem: setup: 2x460 with 275.33, SB 2600k, 8Gb RAM, 64 bit vista. symptoms: No change in Nvidia's game profile has effects on the...
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    A question to you all experts about stopping a CPU fan.

    Is there a way to cause BSOD or shutdown by stopping the CPU fan or low speed? I ask because I have just went into WC with newbie kit, H50. I always wonder what would happen if the pump failed. I just realized that the pump is connected to the CPU fan connector and its speed is read in...
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    Winsxs

    Recently I went into a small problem. I brought new parts and in short needs to move OS on a raid0 drive into a tiny SSD. Long story short I found the folder winsxs folder is 27Gb. After reading I have the understanding that they are pointers, not physical files, so the multiple pointers may...
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    The trend (use of warranty)

    So lately rumors stated that it is okay to OC and shall anything happened during OC or not able to get to a certain level of OC, it is okay to RMA. Of course, if we have the "go" from manufacturers, we can all start OC, but then it raises several questions even if it is covered. Say OC is...
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    Nexus S any good?

    I'm a noob on phones. I have been using an old phone but about to get 2x Nexus S as the carrier only have 2 phones that worth getting, Iphone 4 and Nexus S. My question is, is it good? Yes I read reviews but not sure if I pick up those important stuffs. My question is, is Nexus S good?
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    On the topic of GTX590 and 3D Vision Surround

    or may be ... they have watched this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wMBS_bfkFk These posts were extricated from the thread Where are all the 590s???! as they were entirely off-topic but voluminous enough to warrant the creation of a thread dedicated to the side-topic (versus infracting all...
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    Why?

    Why does GPU be placed on mobo and must be sit on a AIB that sits on a PCIe? If they can make dual socket mobo, then why is it so difficult to make a mobo that combines the feature from AIB and a GPU socket + a CPU socket? Video cards have been using DDR5, but CPU only uses DDR3. Why? Why...
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    Help, are those 25 bucks key legit?

    Need to fix sister in law's pc by tomorrow. In short, need new os and don't want to recycle xp, which takes me 2 days to hunt isos and none of them takes the key... win 7 is good, but can't I just download the iso and install it with a valid key? Here is the question, I see different sites...
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    Quick question about 4870 cooling.

    Okay, here is the story: My workmate came to me, looked puzzled, with a Asus HD 4870 in his hand. He said : "do you know where I can replace the fan of this?" I said : "Well it will be easier to buy a new heatsink altogether." Mistake, it is a mistake. So in short I am pretty screwed as I...
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    Question about Pumps

    I wonder do I need to have one very strong pump for a huge water circuit? or am I okay with multiple pumps?
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    Don't like 3D glasses?

    I know it is not right to share this but I can't help it. Glassless 3D Warning: ... don't try this yourself.
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    Ever wonder why do they name is Sandy Bridge?

    Well ... it is complicated... 'Sandy Bridge' Breaks the Mold for Chip Codenames
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    Wireless, PC to TV

    So my tv room is right below my computer room. Instead of keep buying cheap DVD players which dies within a year, I will like to simply watch stuffs on TV from my computers. So here is the question: My router send signal all the way from 2nd floor to basement with 95% strength. Can a...
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    What can 70 ms do to us.

    Well from This article it means to expect increase in price on NAND flashes...
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    A good news to ATI fanboys

    ATI is coming back to live. Screw AMD cards, oh wait.
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    Interested in torturing your 580 yet?

    Remove that block SOB! Share performance after that please.
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    Okay, I am not up to the news...

    For a long time i was keeping myself on the bleeding edge of graphics related techs and stuffs. I thought I was doing a good job on putting my nose at where the latest and greatest news are, but I am so wrong. I didn't even know wow supports Dx11 now.... After a little google fu, the news...
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    I need some opinions

    OKay, I have a Q6600 that is mildly OCed (3G), and my wife have a stock 920. While her PC is still running strong, smoking games she likes to play, mine is showing its age. Something needs to be done. I am thinking of OC more on my Q6600 until it dies so I can have a legitimate reason for...
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    If you are going to buy GTX460, beware...

    In the past, we knew that GTX460-1GB is faster than GTX460-768MB. Now Nvidia is releasing a GTX460SE, which is 1GB, but have fewer cores. So make sure which version of 460 it is before you buy it. From Hexus This is just a friendly reminder.
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    GPU can be used to speed up Anti-virus but...

    It can also speed up virus itself... From Hexus.net
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    I wanna new phone!!!

    But I don't know which one to buy. Here is the story, my existing phone doesn't work at work because the stupid Network Admin don't really know what he is doing and killed the wifi of my phone. My phone is a Moto W388 (or the old version of it) and connects to wifi in a weird way. So the...
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    Talk about Nvidia's Slip out...

    GTX 420 OEM
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    I am not kidding. SC2 will fry your v-card...

    ... if it isn't cooled property. People are frying their video cards with sc2 In case you ain't a geek or a freak about computers, here is some tips to safe yourself from breaking your v-card with games like SC2. If you don't wanna take things apart or risk of killing your PC, find a small...
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    plspl aggregate problem

    Dear experts, I have a problem that i don't know how to solve effectively. I am trying to use User-Defined Aggregates Interface to similate count, yet the performance is no where close to the built in. For example: select count(1) from table1; it will return 20000 in about 31 msecs...
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    Take that! fan boys and girls.

    I have warned you! I have to get one of these... no... i want all of them!
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    Just another leaked/rumor performance of Fermi

    Yeah, it is only 4 days before the offical benchmarks, but hey, why not share it? From Hexus
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    Sad news to both ATI/Nvidia

    http://www.fudzilla.com/content/view/16686/1/