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    are these the same board?

    i don't see a "revision" on the asus site, only thing i noticed that was diff is 1 shows memory 3000, and the other 3300 in the description...
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    ddr4 for a 5960x build

    is the price premium worth it for ddr4 3200? or is there a sweet spot like the 3000 or 2800? i'll be running 4x4gb, most likely mushkin redline looks like most of the 3000 and up are cas 16 and higher + 1.35v and the 2800's are cas 15, not that you can notice it i guess my main...
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    is air cooling out of the picture for the 5960x?

    since intel recommends water cooling, will the noctua nh-d15 not suffice @ this point? (guessing no) and if so, is the corsair h110 the one to get right now? i'm leaning towards the corsair air 540 case, and it looks like the h110 does fit
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    how do you remove the shroud on a sapphire 7970 to replace the fans?

    so one of the fans on my sapphire 7970 OC are making a grinding noise, i took it out of the system to spray some air thru it and remove the dust buildup, when spinning the fan closest to the power connectors, it spins freely. the other makes a grinding noise and kinda stops like it freezes. i'll...
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    so at this point

    is it best to - find a 290x @ a discount? - wait for the 390x (i know the 8gb is useless) - pay 650+ for 980ti's if you can find it in stock i know the 980ti is fastest, but it's roughly $200 more than a 390x looks like 290x prices are still above 300 with rebates from a quick...
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    worth upgrading from a 7970 to a 290x?

    now that the 290x's are hitting the $300 mark is it worth upgrading from a 7970? from reading benchmarks the 290x is ~30+ % faster i may be cpu limited?
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    worth upgrading to a gtx780 or r9 290 ?

    specs are in the sig, it's been about 5 years since i built her. in that time i only upgraded the video card once to a 7970. at this point i'm pretty sure i'm cpu limited and upgrading video cards again will probably be pointless? i'm fine if i have to build a new pc, was looking @ a i7 4770k...
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    pc reboots only when encoding

    when i check reliability it says video hardware error. this occurs no matter what i'm using to encode, tmpgenc, xvid4psp, pazera. i put my cpu back to default from OC and it still did it, everything else runs fine, games, etc... for hours no reboot. but once i start an encode, within...
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    hell yea new supra

    560hp 3.5L twin turbo inline 6, awd @ 50-60k ? http://www.automoblog.net/2013/03/31/the-mkv-supra-is-finally-here/ sign me up, i was going to fully build my evo now that it's paid off but i may just start saving up for a supra.
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    should i pick up a miata?

    ibgaycomments sticker is 31,985 for a 2012 gt prht with premium + suspension package. end of the year and 2013's out already. they offered me 25,985. should i hold out to try and eek out another few hundred? i'd buy a used s2k but that would get stolen inside of a week. nobody steals...
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    google voice driving me crazy

    thought it was a messed up rom on my old phone but i just updated to a DNA and it's doing the same. i get a gv text, read it, delete it, and the next time i get a text, the new text as well as any deleted ones show up in the inbox. only way i have found to delete it for sure is a browser...
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    verizon upgrade questions

    i have had my thunderbolt since launch, still works fine but i wanted to upgrade and NOT lose my unlimited. so i went into the store prepared to pay the 599 for the galaxy s3. when i went to check out the girl said you can either pay the 599, or add a basic line for 10 bucks a month (2yr...
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    afterburner vs trixx

    just got my sapphire 7970 OC delivered and installed right away, i think i've read afterburner has caused some problems with the sapphire cards? should i use trixx or afterburner? (is there an actual diff ?) it barely fit in my antec nine hundred case also heh so far no coil whine that i...
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    best 7950 model?

    from what i'm reading it's the sapphire 7950 OC, followed by the xfx DD. i can't find the MSI twin froze anywhere for sale, except at a ~475 price where the other 2 are 409 each. is the sapphire the best one to get? if i could find a gtx680 for msrp i'd get it
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    5850 to 7970?

    so i didn't want to spend more than ~300-350 or so but i need a new card as i have to replace the 4xxx series i have in my 2nd rig to get it up to speed for diablo 3 and other games. do you guys think the 7970 prices will come down more or is this it for the next month or so? i'd consider the...
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    worth upgrading an ati 5850 to a gtx480?

    its 210 shipped from newegg right now for the gtx480. from what i've read its about 15-20% faster?
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    so i just bought deadspace 1 and 2

    for $5 after using my coupon code for $5 off i got in NOV. is there a way to map RMB to walk in deadspace 1? ever since forever i've used RMB to walk, S = back everytime i click to remap it, it just puts "w" there again >_<
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    my ssd is showing up under ata channel 0 as pio mode 4

    i can check the enable dma, click ok and exit out but once i go back in, it's unchecked again. i also uninstalled ata 0 and rebooted to let it detect itself, after 2 reboots its back to the same pio mode 4. my 2nd drive (raptor) shows up as DMA2 my 3rd drive (1tb wd) shows up as DMA6 my...
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    is it worth upgrading to a 5870 from a 5850?

    http://www.gearxs.com/gearxs/product_info.php?products_id=15897 it's 150 there for the 5870, i'm sure most people are gonna say wait for the 7xxx series. but that is gonna be more than 150 for the card. i was going to just toss the 5850 into my back up rig for now. so waste of $150 or...
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    is there a good upgrade for the hd5850 yet?

    spec's are in my sig, is there any worthwhile upgrade yet or should i hold out longer? i play everything at 1920x1200 and world of tanks now slows down into the teens when zoomed or if action gets heavy. when the 6xxx series was out everyone said it wasn't really worth the cost to upgrade...
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    droid X vs bionic

    i currently have a 5 yr old sony phone w810i. i think i need to hop onto verizon and get unlimited data before they go tiered. i do not have 4g where i live, i doubt it will be out here anytime soon either. the droid x is free at dell and amazon, i'd be switching over from att since my...
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    arma 2 combined operations for $12.50

    So i've been debating back and forth now for a few days about getting arma2 combined ops, since my cousins and friends got it, it's on sale on steam for 30, but turns out its 12.50 digital download from amazon, no reason to not get it now :D just a heads up for anyone else interested...
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    anyone heard of blacklight:tango down?

    its 99 cents, to cheap to pass up http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/dailydeal/day4/ the reviews are decent but the main thing i see on the forums is not enough players maybe this sale will jump start a community?
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    c300 and asus/marvell issues?

    anyone else with a crucial c300 ssd not being recognized on an asus mb (sata3 connector)? i've found a few threads online about people with diff asus mb's and the c300 not working on the marvell sata3 controllers. i just got my p6x58d-e board and the marvell refuses to see any drives...
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    p6x58d-e how do i install windows 7 on a crucial c300 ssd? on the sata6 ports

    i read the manual, it said to load the marvell 91xx sata6 controller driver during win7 setup. my c300 ssd is connected to sata6 port 1, and nothing is there after the drivers installed. i browsed to the sata/miniport/floppy64 folder i see a marvell 91xx config and marvell 91xx sata 6...
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    best upgrade path for an e6850?

    Update: apparently my cousin wasn't sure what cpu he had. it's actually an i7-965 3.2ghz so now i am going to get a new board + ram. it's been 3 years since i built my last box so my parts are as follows right now, let me know if there's something comparable/better for the $ mobo - ASUS...
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    win 7 64bit remote desktop issues

    never had a problem in xp or vista when rdp'ng in win7 64bit now, everything works fine but when going back to the local machine and logging back in, my graphics settings require a reboot, it's like it resets the drivers and i can't do anything until i reboot. ive always had to reset the...
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    yay got a new car!

    msrp 38,534. got it for 33,999 + ttl 2010 evo X gsr w/sss + nav added the 7yr 100k warranty also they gave me 15k on the trade in (2008 mazdaspeed 3 GT 26k miles), and i was fine with that since my tires had maybe 3k left before i had to buy new ones. and used their 0% financing ftw...
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    is there a free sandbox application ?

    they seem to be smaller than vmware, and can do the same thing barring an os install obviously, what's everyone using?
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    xfx 5850 issue (amd gpu clock utility)

    so i'm on the latest cats then installed the amd gpu clock tool v0.9.8 when running it says failed: no valid device found is there a newer version of the gpu clock tool? i tried googling but no answers OR can i use the msi after burner program w/o flashing my 5850 ? or do you have to flash it
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    anyone have a mazdaspeed miata?

    from what i've read they're almost as reliable as regular miatas which is a good thing. the one i'm looking at is an 04, 45k miles, for 11.5k it has an autopower roll bar and flyin miata downpipe already. (i was planning to get those anyways - along with the exhaust, intake and intercooler...
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    any point in moving from 4gigs to 8gigs ram?

    system specs below. its just cheap right now for another 4gigs (2x2gb) i have 4, wondering if it's worth getting another 8 will it make any diff? win7 pro x64 during some heavy gaming, i have gotten the please turn on virtual memory popups as i disable the swap drive since i've never...
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    replacement parts questions, klipsch ultra 5.1

    so of course mine have died a 3rd time now. i'm done sending it back to get fixed for ~120. can someone recommend a 5.1 receiver and amp i can use for the existing sub enclosure? i want to keep using the klipsch satellites and sub if possible. or do i need to get a new sub entirely? both...
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    anyway to get the start menu xp like ?

    before you could click start and it would give you a whole list and you could navigate to whatever you needed to launch. now with 7 you are confined within the allocated space and have to click start, then scroll down to find programs you need if it exceeds the space. basically it feels like...
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    is this worth the price?

    1 day EPP sale for dell xps 1530 $649 off coupon code comes out to $599, free ship + tax specs: XPS M1530 Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6400 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) M640DHN [224-3940] Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1 System Color Promise Pink...
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    no skins for catalyst drivers ?

    so i've been using an 8800gt then 8800gts the last few years the last time i had an ati, the x850xt, under the ccc, i could pick a skin i think it was crimson red or something back then. with both the 9.10 and 9.11 drivers when i click on select skin, there's only 1 option did they take...
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    ip35 pro users

    since they are no longer in business and all downloads are not working on the website. are you guys just looking for vista64bit drivers and installing those ? like from websites that store older drivers..... im about ready to format and install 7 and i want to make sure i have the drivers...
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    crucial ballistix ram problem

    so random blue screens and finally failing to load the os even in safe mode i have 4x1gb ddr2 6400 sticks my question at this poinjt 3/4 sticks do pass memtest and hci memtest do i just rma the 1 bad stick? or the pair that was sent to me last (matching pair)
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    what is a good used car with great gas mileage?

    i currently have an 08 mazdaspeed3, which gets 20-25 mpg. i don't really want to put miles on it and i figured out that gas would be ~350 a month with it. i was leaning towards buying a base civic (38mpg) which would cost me ~200 a month in gas. i have 2 options, keep my car and buy a...
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    r.i.p KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAn

    :( cnn breaking news edit: it was just there, now changed here's the msnbc link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28661103/