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    Fastest Low-End PCI-E With No Aux Power?

    Thanks guys, all of you. That 6670 looks like a hell of a deal around $65 after rebate as well. I like the XFX model, and I will be sure to get the DDR5 version as opposed to the cheaper DDR3 model. I don't need top-notch performance but I also want something better than say a 5450 (which works...
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    Fastest Low-End PCI-E With No Aux Power?

    Yeah maybe low profile is the word, I don't think the case I'm putting this in has room for a card like the 6670 as it takes 2 slots on the back...
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    Fastest Low-End PCI-E With No Aux Power?

    Actually looks like the 5670 and 6670 can both be had for about $60ish after rebates...my concern is how BIG these cards are though. I would prefer a single slot...
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    Fastest Low-End PCI-E With No Aux Power?

    Hi guys, I asked this a long while back and I believe it was a 5500 or 5600 series AMD card, is that still the case? I'd like the speediest PCI-E that does NOT require the additional power to the card.
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    Temperature: Whose card runs cooler, NVIDIA or ATI?

    Or a passively cooled, silent card. :D
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    AMD CEO Dirk Meyer Resigns

    I disagree. There will always be a market for $99 quad-core chips. Intel won't go that low. I'm shocked the new SB chips are so cheap (relatively) for Intel. $225 buys a lot of punch for an Intel CPU these days. Without AMD it would be $1000 just like the "Extreme Edition" chips and we'd get...
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    Official 3DMark11 Benchmark Thread

    Just for laughs Here's my awesome super-duper score from my Media Center rig (P4 2.8 w/ Radeon 5450, stock clocks everything): P311 It was like watching paint dry, literally. :D On the bright side, the card held up though it did get pretty darn hot. :P
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    Best Low(er) End PCI-E 3D Gaming For Old Machine

    You're good :) It's an HP machine. Thanks guys!
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    Best Low(er) End PCI-E 3D Gaming For Old Machine

    Please don't laugh, I think it is Hi-Pro or something like that. :P
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    Best Low(er) End PCI-E 3D Gaming For Old Machine

    5670 looks good, like the ddr5. My concern is on the power draw. I know it doesn't need the aux connector but how many watts will it take at full load? The 5450 is a no brainer at around 19W. The machine has a pretty run-of-the-mill 300W supply...I know it says 400W required but it said that on...
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    Best Low(er) End PCI-E 3D Gaming For Old Machine

    OK guys I need another video card. Got the Radeon 5450 HD for my media box rig and it is fantastic. Can't believe how much better it is and only $25! Now I need something perhaps a bit higher-end for my other old rig. It is an A64 3800+ machine. Is there a card similar to the 5450 with better...
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    What to do with old HDD?

    Can't go wrong with DBAN. Takes forever though. :)
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    Wow - smoking deal on the first - unfortunately I'm not located anywhere near MicroCenter and they don't ship. :(
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    I don't do much of any video editing, at least not on any regular basis. So I guess I'll cheap out and just go 4GB for now. Didn't realize DDR3 was so cheap these days! By the time I need the other 4GB it'll probably be even cheaper if the current trend continues. One last thing - I noticed...
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    Wow, that's fantastic. Do you think 4GB is sufficient? Or should I double-up to 8GB especially for that price? I really like those big Antec cases, my last custom built was a big Antec tank and it was great.
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    nsafreak I appreciate your input -- I was merely asking if a $300-$400 off-the-shelf machine was a decent deal these days versus a custom-built budget rig; I've done a little research and it looks like the prebuilt in that price range are real crap processors, Sempron or at best a very low-end...
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    Alternatively, would I better off for now just grabbing a cheap desktop at Wally or the like? I have built several machines over the years but I'm not sure there's much of a price advantage these days? Seems it might be hard to beat a $300ish machine off the shelf just for basic day-to-day...
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    Oops, forgot a $ figure. I'm trying to stay under $400 but there is some leeway.
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    Extreme [LOW] Budget Rig

    Need something to replace one of my old HP towers. (Athlon 3400+ single core, 1GB, yada yada piece of crap) Not looking to spend much. The cheaper the better. I'm not a gamer, though I do video encoding at night sometimes. I'm thinking of an Athlon 64 X4 6xx series, just need the rest of the...
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    "2nd Most Dangerous City In America" Lays Off Half Of Police/Fire Forces

    That's truly mind-blowing. Only a city ran by liberals could be so far gone. Thanks for digging up the numbers, Camden is even more of a shit hole than I thought!
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    I take it you're the resident comic relief, right? :D :D :D
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: I'm not surprised at this mentality. Obama & Co. have fostered and fermented class warfare.
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    "2nd Most Dangerous City In America" Lays Off Half Of Police/Fire Forces

    No. Camden is ran by liberals. Far-left kooks. Christie is Governor of the State. Are you not capable of deciphering the hierarchy of government?
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    True. Meanwhile, have we located any "shovel-ready" jobs yet? (Besides the GWB Presidential Center?)
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    "2nd Most Dangerous City In America" Lays Off Half Of Police/Fire Forces

    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2010/12/02/camden-city-council-approves-massive-police-and-fire-layoffs/ Now THIS is hope and change you can believe in! :D :D :D I say the fools get exactly what they deserve. Keep voting in liberals and this is precisely what you get. It's a scene repeating...
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    Only a far-left kook would not realize that uncertainty about the future tax scenario and situations most certainly affects business decisions. Namely: hiring, investment, and expansion.
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    Unlike your pompous arse, I can admit a mistake, which it was. Although, benefits included, the statement is true. Now if you want to discuss the topic at hand please, elaborate. Otherwise crawl in to your shell.
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    Rangel censured....and my idea to fix the problem!

    This. But Rangel won't. That old fart will croak before any jail sentence would ever be imposed, much less carried out. The people of Harlem deserve exactly what they "vote" for. Rangel is a disgrace.
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    Unemployment increases to 9.8% after poor jobs report

    Surprise, Surprise. What a "Recovery Summer" we had, eh? Business will not invest and expand with big tax hikes looming on the horizon.
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    cheney indicted

    Yeah, this one will go somewhere. LOL. Nigeria discussing bribery? Kind of like a Democrat opining on small government!
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    Again, net effect is the same. A distinction without a difference when it comes to tax bills January 1.
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    Canadian Top Advisor Calls For Assassinating Wikileaks Owner

    Couldn't have summed it up better myself. :thumbsup:
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    Please, elaborate. The net effect is exactly the same - a higher tax bill.
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    Sarah Palin challenge....Day 35

    Ah, another Palin thread. You lefties sure are scared of her - and she hasn't even announced her run yet! LOL! Fact of the matter is Palin would beat Obama and every poll shows it. And you know it.
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    QFT. :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    A distinction without a difference. The effect is the same.
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    Obama to freeze federal wages for 2 year

    What's the difference? If I make a base salary of 50,000 and my benefits equal 30,000, I'm making $80,000 a year. How about you comment and debate the merit instead of trying to pick apart words and throw the whole thing out on some technicality? Money is money. The benefits are taxpayer money...
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    Doesn't take long to see who the far-left spinners are around here. :D When taxes go up, it is a tax increase. Period.
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    My proposal on the Bush-era tax cuts . . .

    The average American, when they lost their job, their house, their vehicles, and basically their entire lives. If you need some "panel" to tell you the current state of the economy...