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    Slot Loading Blu-ray drive for HTPC

    I just recently built my first HTPC and I was hoping to install a slot loading blu-ray drive into this machine (mini-itx case) but cant find one for the life of me. Something like this: http://www.amazon.com/DIGISTOR-5-25-.../dp/B002SYJO9Y but that has blu-ray support. Does anyone know...
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    Westinghouse 40" 1080p 120hz LCD HDTV - $349.00 + Shipping from Target.com

    **props go to FatWallet for finding the original deal** http://www.target.com/p/Westinghouse-40-Class-1080p-120hz-LED-LCD-HDTV-Black-LD-4055/-/A-13676291 $349 + Shipping (However, get Free Shipping + 5% Off with Target Red Card) Online Item #: 13676291 Store Item Number (DPCI): 008-09-0731...
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    Dungeon Defenders $7.50 Steam sale

    This great little indie game is currently on sale on Steam for $7.50 for a single license and $22.50 for a 4-pack! I didnt see this listed in the steam thread so I thought I would point it out. Supposed to be a great co-op game. http://store.steampowered.com/app/65800/ split-screen co-op...
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    Grid $3.75 on steam today

    Part of Steams weekly discounts, Grid is currently 75% off! Pretty damn good racing game for only $3.75! http://store.steampowered.com/app/12750
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    CORSAIR XMS2 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 Desktop Memory $30 ac/ar @ newegg

    DDR2 hasnt gotten any love in these forums recently. Credit goes to SD. Great deal if you are still in the market for DDR2 ram. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820145241 -product link code DM15JN11US gets you 15% off - exp. 6/23/11 The MIR is a $20 prepaid card from...
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    8GB (4x2GB) DDR3-1333 Kingston HyperX $20 shipped AMIR ($80)

    Taken from SD but thought it was worth reposting CAS 9 @ 1.5V, CAS 7 @ 1.65V $100 - $80MIR = $20 with in store pickup. Appears to be out of stock online. Check your local Frys! http://www.frys.com/product/6193679 -product link http://images.frys.com/art/rebates_pdf/Kingston_21267f.pdf -...
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    $186 Inspiron Mini 9

    Did a quick scan and didnt see this posted. Looks like a pretty good deal for a notebook. http://www.dell.com/content/to...&cid=40989&lid=1054771
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    New 3g iphones $99 and $199 NOT refurb @Best Buy

    Unlike the ATT refurb deal posted a few days ago these appear to be the full retail phones and would therefore have the full warranty, unlike the refurb phones. Requires two year activation like all of the other deals. Seems like a pretty killer deal...
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    Xigmatek Battle-Axe VD964 Twin VGA Cooler for Geforce 8800 Series HD 38xx/48xx $2.99 + S/H AR

    Saw this link on SD and thought I'd share here at Anandtech. Compatible with (thanks I4AT): Nvidia ATI review link: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl...uras-vga_10.html#sect0 spcr review: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article830-page6.html cliff notes: 5-6C better then zf1000, 4-6C worse...
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    OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 4GB (2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 $44 AR

    Seems to be a comparable price to the Frys 4gb ram deal, but these have better timings and much better cooling. $30 MIR http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820227284 From a newegg review: "Running at 5-5-5-18, FSB at 475mhz, memory multiplier at 2, FSB:DRAM ratio of 1:1. Memory...
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    Blu-ray Player $99 FREE shipping

    Saw this on Newegg and didnt see a thread about it already. If you are interested in a blu-ray player it seems like a pretty killer deal. SONY Black 2X Blu-ray DVD-ROM 8X DVD-ROM 24X CD-ROM SATA Internal 2X Blu-ray DVD ROM Model BR-5100S - OEM...
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    e8400 overclock

    I went in on the recent FRYs deal for the e8400 cpu. My old e6400 was overclocked to 3.2ghz, I literally pulled out the e6400, plugged in the e8400, all I did was reduce the voltage by .1 and everything else was left the same. Machine boots up at 3.6ghz into windows. Totally easy, which was...
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    Adding another 2x1gigs of ram, OC went to hell

    I just got another 2 gigs of ram so I now have a total of 4 x 1 gigs. When I had 2 x 1 gig I was overclocked to 3.2ghz(completely stable, no crash ever), so I know my ram and cpu can take it. After adding the other two gigs, while keeping the original OC settings, the system wont even post, no...
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    Another GameTap free game...Tomb Raider Legend

    Thought I would point at a better free game over at gametap. This is the new Tomb Raider Legend game. Lots of fun and great graphics! http://www.gametap.com/home/play/gameDetails/000436950 Here is also a list of all of the free games you can play until the new year. Some other populare...
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    HOT! evga 8800gts 640mb

    first go here and add your item from there. Then once you choose checkout and select paypall the additional 10% is taken off. Resulting in $335 before tax, shipping is free. Ends up being $364 after taxes here in cali. rebate can be found here...
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    2600XT 256MB 128-bit GDDR4

    If your looking for a good, cheap, dx10 card this seems like a pretty killer deal. This model has the faster ddr4. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...07&ATT=N82E16814102102 coupon code: EMC821VGA01 (I'm assuming that is a zero, not a capital o, try both)
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    1TB USB 2.0 External Hard Drive $250

    Buy.com has what looks like a sweet deal on this 1TB drive. http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205001869 "Cavalry Storage brings you a 1 TB Dual Bay External Drive Solution with USB 2.0 Plug & Play. The cooling fan with On/Off switch help dissipates the heat. The solution is...
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    new z-5500 speakers *Dead for now*

    Just purchased these speakers and it seems to be the best deal I have found. [EDIT] as allison pointed out, I guess the coupon are now automatically added to the z-5500 so you probally dont have to go through the coupon website below; couple hours ago this wasnt the case. Still a good deal...
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    2x 1 GB crucial ddr2-667 notebook memory

    did a quick search, didnt see this deal. If your notebook takes ddr2 this is a smoking deal! http://www.buy.com/retail/prod...adid=17070&dcaid=17070 rebate form: http://ak.buy.com/buy_assets/r...5-0702jk_25crucial.pdf
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    2405 problem

    My 2405 has been been randomly freaking out recently. It's hard to explain so I took some screenshots. But basically the screen gets cut in half so the bottom half still displays the destop correctly but the top half gets these vertical lines that seem to grab random colors from the desktop. The...
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    The Black Pearl

    The Black Pearl(quite an original name ;) ) is the evga liquid cooled 8800ultra. Two of these in sli hit 25k in 3dmark06 apparently, and it will only set you back $1800!! http://www.evga.com/articles/364.asp never heard of a 3dmark06 score even near 25k, what do 8800gtx in sli get...
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    Patriot Extreme Performance 2GB kits

    seems like a killer deal for a nice 2gig kit. Did a quick search and didnt see it posted already http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a...P=EMC-IGNEFL052407&ATT=N82E16820220174
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    zalman 9500 vs artic cooling freezer 7 pro

    I recently bought a freezer 7 pro foolishly thinking it was a tuniq tower, but i gave it a shot and installed in anyway. I tried to find a direct review of the 2 coolers but couldnt see to find any. The quick question is which should cool better, 9500 or the freezer 7 pro. Im using the p5b...
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    DX10 screenshots

    Saw this posted at another forum and thought I would share. Some of these screenshots are absolutely amazing. Can you not post images? anyways here is the link http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=77741
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    Stem Cell Research

    This is for a school project I am writing on. I'm trying to get a consensus on what the general population thinks about stem cell research. If you are unaware of what this is, please check out wiki page on stem cell research. Please answer the poll and also make a post on what your choice...
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    1st time overclocking my video card

    I thought I would try overclocking my card for the first time today so I got atitool and started using it's built in "find max core" "find max memory". What I noticed though is that I started seeing artifacts on that test cube, but atiTool was reporting that no errors were found. Is atiTool a...
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    overclocking my e6400

    I just setup my new system and I'm trying to overclock it. The stepping is L627 and I have a zalman 9500 on it. I am able to boot into windows fine at 300*8 w/ 1:1 memory ratio, but when I try 333 it becomes unstable in windows. I think tried jumping to 400 since I heard the 320-400 range is...
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    P5B overheating issues

    I recently got a e6400 motherboard and its at 50c idle and hits 60 under load! I tried reinstalling the heatsink as well and applly artic silver 5. It didnt lower my temps at all pretty much, maybe a couple of degrees. I thought the stock cooler on these things were alrigh and would hold it...
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    New Build Coming in

    After a ton of research and help from you guys I finally ordered my new system. It will include: e6400 p5b deluxe non-wifi enermax liberty 500w 2gig patriot 5300 ram 7900gto seagate 320gb drive I'm upgrading from a: A64 3200 winchester KN8 neo2 mobo x800pro 1gig 3200 ddr ram...
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    Need help choosing a video card for my new C2D system

    For my new system I have choose this so far: e6400 Asus P5b patriot 2b 5300 ram enermax liberty 500w PSU But I cant decide on a video card. I want that will last till DX10, which is also why I want something around $200 since all current cards will be extinct more or less once DX10 gets...
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    Looking for PSU advice

    I going to be upgrading soon to a whole new system, since my ddr and agp card are basically going extinct :( and i seriously doubt my 350W enermax PSU is going to cut it with the new power hungry agp cards. The PSUs I was looking at are below(from lowest price to highest): Super Flower 550W...