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    HDTV quality getting worse?

    Man watching football on Fox right now and what appears to be compression artifacts is really bad on every shot that isn't close to the players. Has it really always been like this? Sitting closer than I usually do, picture looks like shit
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    DSL ripping me off

    12Mbps line only gets me 2.5Mbps or less during the evening. Only get 12 in the mornings and early afternoon when everyone is at work/school, including myself usually. I called their tech support and get the usual bullshit. Restart your PC, modem, router blah blah blah. Then to top it off...
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    AnandTech GPU 2014 Bench

    Do they use the same system for all these tests? Where can I find the details motherboard/cpu and such?
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    CPU Degrading?

    So my 4.4GHz OC of my 3930K has become unstable. I've had this CPU for almost 3 years now. A few months ago my PC started pausing while gaming, a Prime95 test showed errors when at first it would run 24hrs solid. I was hoping it was perhaps old thermal paste, dust buildup or something but...
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    Valentine's Day

    Do you give all your family members something? When I grew it up was about romantic love.. My 7 year old seemed upset when she asked if I got her anything for Valentine's and I said no. So of course I went out and bought her a card and candy for tomorrow and was pretty amazed at all the...
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    840 PRO crapped out?

    So out of nowhere my PC starts freezing randomly. Windows 7 then starts giving a BSOD when starting, can't get to desktop in safe mode or anything. "Unmountable boot volume" or something like that. I run the Windows 7 repair from the DVD. It tries but then says it can't repair. Reinstalled...
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    Laptop Upgrade

    I have a laptop with Vista on it. I want to put 7 on it. Can I just buy the less expensive OEM version of 7, or do I have to get an upgrade copy?
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    Do smokers not realize how bad they smell?

    There are a few people at work I know are heavy smokers and it kills me to be within 15' of them let alone having to talk to them. There must be a point you reach in packs a day that really makes you reek because there are a few other light smokers that hardly smell bad at all. Or maybe...
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    Co-Op Games

    Need some recommendations for games to play with my 7 year old this weekend. We just finished Sega All-Stars Transformed and she had a ton of fun even though she was in last 50% of the races. 360, PS3, or Wii-U
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    Stretching Frequency

    My hamstrings are really tight, I've started spending about 15mins twice a week stretching them. I'm in no hurry to gain flexibility, but do want to make sure I'm doing it often enough to actually gain from it
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    Any guys shave their..

    Armpits? Mostly I'm not very hairy, except my pits. Trimming them isn't enough because their coverage is too much. Thought of shaving half or something, biggest worry is how itchy it might be!
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    TombRaider CPU bottleneck by 3930k?

    3930K @ 4.6GHz. SLI Titans. 5760x1080. Areas with lots of detail, GPU usage drops to 60-70%. 46fps. No graphic option except lowering level of detail improves FPS. I could raise SSAA from 2x to 4x and get 80-90% GPU usage but fps were still 46. Took the CPU OC off and ran the 3930K at...
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    Windows 7 - NET USE

    How can I stop windows explorer from accessing a share after using "net use" with credentials? I close that connection/share, but I can still continue to access that share from Windows Explorer. net use will not even show this as a connection after it's closed, so there must be another...
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    3930k Vcore Offset

    Confused about this.. I'm reading people doing +0.05 offset and getting good overclocks, but I have to do an offset of +0.35 to bring my vcore up to 1.385, so does that mean with a 0 offset it defaults to 1.03? Doing .35 in the bios makes that # red, but after it restarts it shows 1.385 in...
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    Titan Quest Gold on Steam

    $5! I owned this on CDs, finally a good chance to dump those. Always hated having to install from so many when I got a TQ urge.
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    Driving/traffic question - Who is at fault

    You are stopped and waiting to turn right on a busy street. Watching left until their is no oncoming traffic and then make your turn. Boom head on collision with a car who was overtaking. This section of the road has lines indicating it's ok to pass, but shouldn't you have to account for all...
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    DiRT Showdown

    Anyone play this yet? Demo was kinda fun.. I always thought their engine could do a demolition derby type game pretty well.
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    Pyramid Intervals

    Am I doing this right? I'm cycling. 30s max effort, 30s cooldown After each cooldown I increase both by 30 seconds until I reach 2m or so of max effort, then I decrease each by 30 secs until I'm back to 30s max effort. At the end I feel like dying.
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    PSU Efficiency Rating

    How does this work exactly? If a 1000W PSU is 80% efficiency rating, does that mean it A. Pulls 1000W but supplies 800W max, because it loses 200W to heat or B. Pulls 1200W and supplies 1000W, 200W is lost to heat I want to think B since they advertise it as a 1000W PSU and not 800W?
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    Origin Registers Steam Keys

    So after installing Origin for BF3, I found it let me register the following games that I purchase from Steam: BFBC2 Medal of Honor NF:Shift 2 Mass Effect 2 I think there was 1 more but can't remember the name. Just thought that was interesting...
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    Preventing water up the nose!

    What is the best way to accomplish this? I try blowing air out and run out of air too fast, I try closing it in the back of my throat and overdo it making my face feel like it's going to explode from pressure. Should I just forget it and buy a nose clip? How do you guys do it?
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    Convince me to buy McDonalds for II

    Their food looks pretty sweet and their menu has a nice big sale going on. Should I bite? The reviews for the two Angus Beef burgers seem comparatively crappy though--either of these worth it? And is the "deluxe edition" or any of the extra bacon worthwhile? Sorry it's $7.50 and I just can't...
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    Resistance 3 Demo

    Just played it from the Battle:LA blu-ray. Pretty sweet. Too bad it had no Move or 3D support as I understand the full game will.
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    Rock Band 3 Fender Guitar

    So who is getting this real guitar soon for Rock Band? And who is actually going to be able to use it considering the MIDI adapter is out of stock everywhere? Fail.
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    lol what? (craigslist ad)

    http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ank/clt/2168952974.html "VHS LITTLE MERMAID W/ PENIS ON COVER"
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    SSD and SATA problem

    So I recently installed a Vortex II for my OS (Windows 7) primary drive which replaced a raptor. I also have a 500Gb SATA drive for my storage as drive letter M. My problem is that whenever my PC awakes from sleep it no longer sees the M drive and it only seems to be remedied by rebooting...
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    Racing Game Cameras

    Why is it no racing games I've played so far have an interior view with the dash and all that but without the wheel? I mean if I have a wheel then why do I want to see double? Seeing my hands/wheel along with the computer generated hands/wheel is just silly and breaks immersion for me. I'd like...
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    360 Wheel

    So what are some good alternatives to the MS one since they discontinued it and they go for $250(!!!) on eBay? Is MS going to make a new one? What about that MadCatz one?
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    GTX480x3 PSU Requirement?

    Is 1000W enough? i7-930@4GHz 6Gb RAM 1 SSD 1 1TB HDD Moved to PSU forum. Super Moderator BFG10K.
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    Nvidia 3D

    Do you need a special 3D monitor or can you use any 3D TV also? I don't want to buy another monitor but would consider a new TV if I can hook my PC up to it too and play some 3D games
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    Please stop

    Stop playing your 5 year old dinosaur consoles so PC games may once again have up-to-date graphics. K thanks bye. As the PC Gaming Moderator I appreciate your enthusiasm, however your rudimentary posting style does nothing to further our cause. Please feel free to continue your railing...
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    Steam Black Friday?

    I'm shocked there are no sales yet for this... Hopefully a huge sale forthcoming?
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    Meh

    Please stop saying it as a way to shrug. It should only be used on meh balls.
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    COD:MW2 finally on sale. 33% off @ steam

    Trying to squeeze in a few more sales before MoH hits?
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    G9 vs. G9x

    Ok so I "upgraded" to a G9x as I figured 2500 more DPI would mean I could lower my sensitivity and have more accurate tracking. Supposedly this is the only difference between the 2 mice. Other than the angle snapping option in SetPoint it does initially appear that way. I have found the G9x...
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    BFBC2 Effects off 100%

    Anyone else get this bug in multiplayer? I can't see any smoke, fog, explosions, snow, dust, anything.. How can I fix this? I can see for miles and it ain't pretty. Those mountains looke like crap and a lot of structures way far away were never textured properly.
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    Adding a PhysX dedicated card

    I have two 480s and am looking for a card for PhysX.. I don't want to spend a lot considering not all games will utilize it (plus I've spent enough already!). I have a 1000W PSU and don't want to upgrade that either. From my understanding my system under full load is pulling about 700W.. What...
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    Batman:AA

    I just got this.. getting a lot of pop up objects.. Anyway to fix?
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    AvP Demo?

    I can't find it anywhere and it's not on Steam anymore. Anyone know where?
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    StarCraft II FOV

    Outer most screen is 16:9 Red edges are for 16:10 Yellow is 4:3 Resolution makes no impact on how much you can see, only the aspect ratio is what matters (1600x1200 vs. 1024x768 = same). I would have thought you could see more vertically at 1920x1200 vs. 1920x1080 but you instead just lose...