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  1. GrantMeThePower

    ATOT Effect Assistance Please!!!

    Hi guys, I would really appreciate your help. My good buddy and I have produced a podcast. It is called "Strength and Scotch". It is about health, fitness, and alcohol. I'm not going to ask you to listen to it. Frankly...it is not (yet) a very good podcast. We have no experience being...
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    How much would going from a i5 3570 to i7 3770 help?

    I built my gaming rig a couple of years ago. I think it is still pretty good, but I recently upgraded my GPU from a 680 to a 970. How much improvement would I see by replacing the i5 i have with the i7? I think thats about as maxed out as I can go without replacing the motherboard. Moved...
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    GeForce Experience?

    Anyone using the GeForce Experience? It seems strange to have it automatically set all of the video options for you, but on the other hand if it really works, that is pretty cool... Thoughts or experiences with it?
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    Setting V-Sync in applications or Control Panel?

    The default setting for V-Sync in Nvidia's Control Panel is "use application setting". If I want to always have V-Sync on for gaming, should I leave it like this or change the setting here? If I change the setting in the Nvidia panel, what do I set the option to in game menus?
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    Need help with slow boot in Windows 7

    Hi all, This is a new install (one month old) of windows 7 x64 ultimate Specs: Core i5 3570K 16gb ram gtx 680 samsung 840 ssd (os drive) WD 2 TB green hdd (media) The computer ran and started fine for a while. I rarely restarted it. Last week I found that the boot took forever. I...
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    80 Degrees Celsius for gaming

    My GTX 680 heats up to 80 degrees during gaming. I played Tomb Raider last night for about 3 hours. Right away the card gets up to about 77 degrees. It goes between 76 and 80 degrees during the hours I played. I did see it hit 81 degrees once very briefly. I just wanted to make sure that...
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    Looking for help for a friend...Laptop graphics issue

    Hi..my buddy just got himself an MSI gaming laptop with the Nvidia 670MX graphics card. The issue he is having is it seems that it never uses the graphics card, or it throttles the card, way way down whenever the laptop is unplugged. He tried changing the power settings to maximum...
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    How good is a 640M in a laptop?

    I find it hard to research how decent it is in a laptop and what kind of graphics it will be able to achieve. Does it directly compare to a desktop 640?
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    Good headset to chat with?

    I've switched from consoles to a gaming PC, and the one thing I don't have yet is a headset to replace my old 360 one. Anyone have a good recommendation? Wireless would be really good for me because my computer is in the closet and I play games from the couch with a gamepad. Looking...
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    What should I do with my old computer parts?

    I rebuilt my pc recently. I now have an almost complete computer that I don't know what to do with. Should I sell it? Give it away? Is there a use for it that I haven't thought of? E6600 Core 2 Duo 2 gigs ram (DDR2) 320gb hd + 200 gb hd 8600GT Video Card Gigabyte mobo..but I dont...
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    Switching from 7950 to 680...how to best clear out old drivers?

    I have been having a slew of issues with my 7950. The model I bought was hardware voltage locked, meaning one of the big reasons for a 7950 was shot as I couldn't OC it, plus I've been having issues with the drivers not correctly detecting my display when resuming from sleep, turning off teh...
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    7950 Boost slower than 670 or 660ti in Crysis 3

    Did you guys see this? http://www.hardocp.com/article/2013/03/12/crysis_3_video_card_performance_iq_review/4#.UT9vrKUTvUY
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    Witcher 2 Sound is only stereo...5.1 works everywhere else

    Does anyone have any insight into what might be going on? I have HDMI out from a 7950 graphics card to my receiver. Its only getting a stereo signal.
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    Just put together computer and it wont start :(

    I'm about to give up and return everything I have the asrock extreme 4 1155 motherboard corsair hx650w ps gigabyte 7950 wf3 video 8x2 (16 total) corsair vengence ram core i5 3570k w/ stock cooler This isn't the first computer i've built either I have the hdmi out to a tv i'm using...
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    Missing blank slot covers

    I'm missing a couple blank slot covers in the back of my case from expansion cards I don't need anymore. Is it bad to just leave them open??
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    Building a new pc with Asrock extreme 4

    So after turning the computer on the first time and installing Windows, what should I do? Should I install the software that came with the motherboard? Install newer software and utilities from the Asrock site? Update the mobo BIOS? Not update or install any of the Asrock stuff? Thank you!!
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    How does the original Crysis hold up?

    I'm building a new gaming PC and believe it or not I never played the original Crysis. How does it hold up to modern games and its own sequels? Are the graphics still that impressive or do they pale now that it is years old? in other words, is it worth it to install the game or would I feel...
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    Is now a terrible time to build a gaming PC?

    With video card hardware a bit stale and the new consoles coming out in just a few months, is now a really bad time to build a gaming PC? I was planning on doing it in the next couple weeks but I am double guessing myself... Moved from PC Gaming Anandtech Moderator KeithTalent
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    What is a good mortgage rate right now? 3.75%?

    I don't know if the state matters, but I'm wondering in California. I've been offered the chance to refi at 3.75% with no cost to me and no points.
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    Buying my parents a MacBook Air...how much RAM

    I use an iMac so I immediately upped the ram before even turning it on the first time. I'm going to be getting my parents a macbook air today and I know that you can't up the amount of RAM from what you order. Is the base 4GB sufficient? They are older (my dad turns 70 next month) and don't...
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    Summer reading thread

    I've been reading a bunch more recently since it is starting to feel like summer (nothing better than reading by the beach) and I thought I'd post some of the things I've read and enjoyed, along with what I didn't enjoy, and hopefully you guys can add to this for everyone to see what are fun...
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    ATOT effect please???

    Hey guys, need a favor. A good friend of mine (fraternity brother and all around good dude) created a comic book for Top Cow's Pilot Season. He competed with 6 other books and made it through the first couple of cuts and it is now just him vs one other book. It would be really great if he won...
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    Looking for new SUV

    I just sold my 2004 V8 VW Touareg and am in the process of selling my 2002 911 Carerra 4 Cab. I need to consolidate into one car and have the peace of mind with warranty. I have two large dogs (lab and golden) and both of them like to go to the beach and go swimming. I go backpacking/camping...
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    Dead Macbook Pro

    My buddy's macbook pro had an unfortunate incident last night with a glass of his wife's wine. Needless to say Mr. Computer has gone on to somewhere better. Any ideas on what was broken when the liquid got in there? He's wondering if he should even bother getting it fixed or if he should...
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    I think I want to swtich from Pentax to Nikon

    I currently have a Pentax K10D. I'm ready to replace it. The k-5 is the obvious choice to replace it with, but i realize that while i have a couple of decent lenses, nothing i have is keeping me attached to Pentax. In fact, the biggest hurdle i see is selling everything. How do I sell it? I...
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    Best apple forum?

    Hey guys, I dont think you need me to tell you that it sort of feels like the All Things Apple is the red headed step child of the anandtech forums. Where do you guys go for your Mac fix?
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    Airplay question

    Can you have iTunes playing on your macbook or imac and have the same music at teh same time streaming via airplay to an apple tv in another room? Essentially i want to have music playing throughout the house for parties and whatnot.
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    Decide my dinner! Ox Tails V Spare Ribs

    Its all right in the title, what will be better for tonight's grub at Big Mama's Shack?
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    Check out my buddies online art gallery- ATOT effect?

    My friend has been working in art distribution for a while and is starting his own gallery. The first thing he did was to create an online store. I'm posting this for two reasons: 1. He does a ton of geek art stuff. Star Wars, Tron, Halo, Simpsons, etc etc. Right in line with my ATOT fam...
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    iPad travel to India

    I have a question regarding power adapters, and the power pack that the iPad has. I'm going to India for a couple of weeks this month. I've never been there before. My coworker who i'm going with said he didn't need any power adapter for his laptop because the power brick handles both...
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    Xbox live and Netflix

    I was thinking about getting a second xbox for the bedroom, so that i have a device that i can watch netflix on, with a dvd drive if i want it, and then in a pinch could use as a gaming device if i had a group of people over and wanted to have a system link game. But then i thought about...
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    Question about XBL gamer "cards"

    When you're looking at your own (or your friend's) gamer tags or cards or whatever they call them, a lot of people have a number on the top right of the picture inside of an orange bar. What is that? I've seen some with no number, or up to 6.
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    Dead Rising 2 Case Zero

    Anyone else playing this? Its pretty neat, but it doesn't have the same "fun factor" that i remember from the first one. I think the load times are what are killing it for me...well that and the damn saves. I forgot to save and lost like an hour of play time. Whats wrong with good old...
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    Home loan refinance question

    Last year i refinanced my home loan and saved about 400 bucks a month. The rates have come down yet again and I can do another no cost refinance and save another 160 bucks a month. My question is, does anyone know how this would affect my credit score? I know that running credit often...
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    Offical Heavy Rain Thread

    Today is street date...I have it at home waiting for me to play this evening. Anyone else pre-order? IGN Review: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/106/1067755p1.html
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    Networking idiot needs help

    ...and that idiot is me. I'm upgrading my crappy DSL (768kps) to a cable provider (10mbps). For the past six years i've just used the wireless router that my DSL company provided. Its a 2wire something something. I dont know anything about routers or networks, but the cable guys said they...
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    Need fantasy football help...who to start? playoffs!

    I need to decide who to start...my playoffs start today! WR: Mike Sims-Walker OR Donald Driver TE: Heath Miller OR Brent Celek
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    Podcasts?

    I get really bored running, but I'd like to start doing it more...i think that having some podcasts might help. Listening to the same songs over and over isn't doing it. What podcasts do you guys subscribe to? I've never really gotten into the whole podcasting thing, but i figure that there...
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    What would you do with your vacation time

    title is self explanatory. Trying to figure out what to do. Broke up with the gf. Friends are all poor. Gotta take some vacation time, but dont know what to do and dont want to "waste" it.
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    I guess they weren't lying

    After so many threads on here with people touting the wire as the best tv show ever i figured i'd give it a shot. one week and two seasons in, i have to say, they were right. This show is amazing. thumbs up for ATOT TV recs