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    warm I guess Acer AMD lappy

    it's over, it was a newegg daily deal yesterday for $510
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    warm I guess Acer AMD lappy

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc..._-Homepage2011 I bought one.:biggrin:
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    Is Socket AM3 dead?

    Perfectly happy with my 2 AM3 based systems. Having an SSD is the key in today's desktops. People playing the CPU upgrade game and not having an SSD are foolish.
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    I always skip at least one or two upgrade cycles

    I got my phenom II last OCT (2010) and I'll make due til 2012 at least. BD has made the decision pretty easy. That six core part looks kind of cool. If I can scare up a cheap DDR3 mobo for it, I might try one.
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    Any Phenom II Owners Here?

    see sig. does everything I need it to do
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    why are vid cards so BIG/LONG?

    Exactly like that except for "very hip" clear side window with a louvered 80mm fan mount. I think I had my Hercules Vid card in here with 2 x Voodoo II's in SLI. haha.....Masscool makes some very quiet/functional/inexpensive 80mm fans. The Scythe cpu cooler I use isn't quiet but it's not a...
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    why are vid cards so BIG/LONG?

    LOL, you're probably right about the case but I love the damn thing. all steel and would probably kill somebody if I threw it out the window. That Palit linked by Chinoman will do quite nicely, thanks for the input fellas.
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    why are vid cards so BIG/LONG?

    Are there any legit gaming cards that aren't as long as a surfboard? I have a Chieftech full tower case and because I have 4 HDDs ( 2 in lower fan housing ) I can't fit an HD4850 in the damn thing. I'm using an HD5670 which is a nice sized piece but is more a multimedia than gaming card...
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    Is amd's website down?

    I can't access it.
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    Coolermaster Hyper 212 + $14.99 AR + shipping @Frys

    I have a brand new one in the box that I'm not using. $20 shipped. no rebates, tax blah blah etc. etc. Leave a PM if somebody's interested.
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    phenom llx2 555 BD unlocking

    Same thing happened to me. Just a dog CPU. Build a cheap rig with it and sell it to somebody as a web surfing box.
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    [Newegg]G.Skill 4GB DDR3 1600 CL9 1.5v 34$ AC FS

    You can't go wrong with this memory period. end of story. You need memory? get some.
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    1tb 7200rpm hard drive 46$ at amazon deal of day

    I have had no trouble with the 7200.12 series. In fact I quite like them.
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    Kingston V100 64Gb SSD $70 ar

    I don't think anyone's faster with rebate service than Kingston. They're terrific and it's a check not some funky visa PITA debit card.
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    XFX HD 4850 1GB $40 AR w/ FS

    cool thanks. I'm not a big gamer but my kid is still using an o/b HD4250 so this will be a big improvement for her. Maybe I'll give her my HD5670. :biggrin:
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    XFX HD 4850 1GB $40 AR w/ FS

    I just grabbed one as well. Aside from not having Dx 11 capability, how does this HD4850 stack up to say a HD5670/512MB DDR5 ?
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    Samsung F3 1TB 7200RPM HDD $49.99 FS AC @ SuperBiiz

    grabbed another one @ $49.99. thanks. Time for a RAID1 setup with 2 of them.
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    Corsair CX430 $17 AR AC FS

    I got one for $18.51 in a rebate deal awhile back. Works well enough but it ain't quiet. It's single 12v rail too so keep that in mind. Doesn't affect me but it might for others using SLI or whatever. That said, I think it's a good deal on a solid PSU.
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    1TB Samsung F3 HD103SJ 54.99 Shipped

    I rec'd mine the other day from Amazon. Packaging is shameful with one thin layer of bubble wrap around the clear plastic clam shell case. That said, drive works fine. At $54.99 I can dig it. :-)
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    (DEAD)NE Shellshocker: G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3-1600 1.5v $64 FS w/ 15% code

    great deal. I have a bunch of this RAM and it works flawlessly with socket AM3 AMD 8xx chipsets.
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    1TB Samsung F3 HD103SJ 54.99 Shipped

    haha, I bought one from Amazon for the $54.99 price and free shipping. Newegg jacks me for sales tax in NJ. I guess I'll chance the lousy shipping container from Amazon.
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    What's your windows experience index?

    7.5 cpu 7.5 ram 7.0 gaming 7.0 graphics 6.8 hdd PC runs 24/7 at specs in sig.
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    opinions on "cool and quiet" and OCing please

    I'm with you. Box runs great at 4GHz and no C&Q. That's the way it's gonna stay. I've been OCing stuff since 200MHz Pentiums and I've never used any power saving BIOS settings or the like. If it blows up tomorrow (It won't), I'm out $127. I can deal with that and the extra couple watts of...
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    opinions on "cool and quiet" and OCing please

    Thanks for the replies. How do you know if it's on and working? I tried turning it (cool & quiet) on. booted back into Win7x64 and turned on Prime95. Prime95 stopped almost within the first minute. I'm running a straight 20x200 OC. I disabled it and prime95 is running fine now. I think I'll...
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    opinions on "cool and quiet" and OCing please

    Question: does running "cool and quiet" affect the stability of an OC? I've got my box running fine at 4GHz with relatively low vcore but I have the cool and quiet disabled. PC is always on 24/7. Turn it on or leave it off? Thanks in advance for any replies. Vidman
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    $25 off $100 for NEW Newegg Customers - till 3/31

    got the above stuff today for $70.58 after Kingston MIR. I'm not crazy for rebates but Kingston sends you a real check, not a prepaid VISA, They're fast too. About a month for my SSD rebate from them.
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    $25 off $100 for NEW Newegg Customers - till 3/31

    Wife just became PC enthusiast for a Samsung Spinpoint 1TB with $10off promo code and -$5 instant, and 2x2GB of Kingston HyperX Blu DDR3 PC1600 with a $15 rebate. Nice! thanks for the post and the linkage.
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    Free Amazon Cloud Online 5GB Storage Drive

    how do you know stuff is secure? seems a bit creepy to me
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    Should I Upgrade - Please Advice!

    I don't like jumping in on first gen cpus/chipsets. You're gonna pay full freight for them and most of the time the 2nd revisions are better and cheaper. With what you have, I'd let the fanboys shake out the new stuff first and then pick/choose.
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    Nice! I have a feeling that some of the current 955's are just down-binned 965's or even 970's. They've been at this Fab process for awhile now. I have to think there's some really good OCers out there still for sale. This chip will hold me for awhile. Quad core at 4GHz is a nice piece. V
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    Upgraded 212+ to Noctua NH-D14. Results inside. 2500K @ 4.7GH & 5.1GHz

    wow, that thing is big! nice OC. Thanks for the pictures too.
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    it's not too late. I'd at least try turning it up to 3.4 or 3.6 as you've already got the aftermarket cooler by the looks of your sig.
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    16 hours of prime95 and not hiccup. That'll do it for me. 24 hours is cruel and unusual. LOL
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    temps are good. that's a good OC. Some big fans in that case !!:D I'm using an older full tower like this... http://www.chieftecusa.com/dragon.htm .....but with a window fan in the side panel. 5 x 80mm fans ( good ones ). that and the Scythe seem to be doing the job.
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    Wow what kind of temps you getting @ that vcore? What cooler you using?
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    Yeah, It's great when you get a good one. I'm coming off at 555BE that wouldn't unlock as well. OCed decent ( 3.8GHz ) but wouldn't do 4 stable even at 1.45vcore. This 955BE is a monster. These are probably down binned 970's. Wouldnt' surprise me.
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    nah, 50-55C is no biggie under full stress which is where I'm at. I'm over an hour into prime95 with temp fluctuating between 54 and 55C. seems like it quite likes it! LOL This Scythe fan/hs is no slacker and it's not very loud either. A nice alternative to the "remove the mainboard, condo...
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 BE running 4.017 GHz on air !!

    Jeesh I just received this cpu from Tiger Direct on sale for $119, installed it this afternoon and after having at 3.6 then 3.8 for an hour each. I upped the vcore to 1.416, ram to 1.6v, hit the multi to 20x just for laughs to see if it would boot and VOILA !! I'm about 15 mins thru prime95 (...
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    AMD Phenom II 955 X4 Black Edition for $119 + $3 s/h @ Tiger direct

    Oh I'll be "ticking" it up by more than one. LOL, thanks for the suggestion though. :biggrin: