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    Upgrading 4770K

    Hi All: Apologies for another upgrade thread but I was hoping to get the perspective of some of the regulars here as I am thinking of upgrading from a 4770k @3.9MHz. Independent of any decision I make regarding upgrading my CPU, I plan to purchase a 1080Ti at some point over the next month or...
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    720p Content on 1440p Display

    Dear All: I currently use a 2407fwp as a second monitor on which to watch 720p/1080p files and stream other content. I am thinking of replacing the monitor with a 1440p monitor but am concerned that the picture quality will suffer on account of the resolution of the files I will be viewing...
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    CPU Input Voltage Error

    Dear All: I recently put together a system that I'm planning on using as a home NAS. Specs are as follows: ASUS H87I-PLUS Mini-ITX mobo Intel G3220 CPU Rosewill 450W 80 PLUS GOLD PS G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 Upon first booting the system, I received an error message...
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    Minecraft Mod Recommendations

    Dear All: After not playing Minecraft for over a year, am thinking of jumping into a new world but, before doing so, was hoping to get some mod recommendations from people who are familiar with the mod offerings. I was thinking of using Misa's Realistic Texture pack but would be open to...
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    Looking for Larger Cell

    Hey All: Currently have an S3 on Verizon and am thinking of purchasing the Note 3 as I really like the extra screen real estate. Before purchasing the phone, however, I'm wondering if there are any other large form factor phones I should consider. I've already looked at the Sony Xperia Z...
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    Resource for Researching TV Models

    Dear All: Am considering purchasing a new TV in the near future but, before doing so, am hoping to do some research on different makes and models. Thus, I'm hoping you all might be able to provide with me a few a few good sites that contain either professional or user reviews of different...
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    Crysis 3 & Metro:LL Quick-Save Patches

    Hey All: Am rather dismayed that both Crysis 3 and Metro:LL shipped without a quick-save feature. I was wondering whether there was a mod for either or both of the games that implemented a quick-save feature. Thanks, in advance, for any info. Regards,
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    Questions Regarding Witcher 2

    Hey All: Although I purchased Witcher 2 on launch and played through Act 2 or so, I got pretty busy with other stuff and, by the time things settled back down, never got around to finishing. After reading about the Combat Rebalance mod, and wanting to have a finished play-through for Witcher...
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    Crysis 3 Quick Save Mod

    Although I purchased Crysis 3 on launch, I stopped shortly thereafter as I disliked not being to experiment with different approaches to scenarios because of the lack of a quick-save option. Now that it's been a few months since the game's release, I was wondering if any mods have been...
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    Will CPU Bottleneck 780GTX?

    Hey All: I'm probably going to purchase a 780GTX in the near future as I'm the market for a new card and would just has soon have something that can last for 2~3 years (at which point I can buy a second card for SLI at a low price) then pay less now but have to upgrade sooner. I am...
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    Sim City 4 Mods

    Hey Everyone: Just got this for sale off Steam and was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions on recommended mods. Haven't played this in quite a long time, but have fond memories of playing it when I was younger. Thanks, in advance, for any thoughts or suggestions. Regards,
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    ASUS Maximus Forumula III SATA Port Question

    Hello: I have a quick question concerning the use of some of the SATA ports on my Maximus Formula III; the ports on the board are as follow: 6 xSATA 3.0 Gb/s ports Intel Matrix Storage Technology Support RAID 0,1,5,10 JMicron® 322 controller and 2 x JMicron® 363 controllers: - 2 x SATA...
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    Upgrade to Sandy/Ivy or Stick with OC'ed i5 760

    Hey All: I am currently running an i5 760 @ 4GHz and have no headaches with stability and no problem with performance. As well, my GPU is an EVGA 670. I don't do any video editing or the like and the only process-intensive task for which I use the rig is gaming. I was planning to purchase...
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    Mulling RAID Array

    Hey Everyone: I currently have three 2TB drives and was thinking of grabbing an additional two drives and putting them into a RAID5 array. I currently employ an ad-hoc approach to backing up my different drives and it is my hope that setting up an array will not only simplify this process but...
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    GTX 670: ASUS v. EVGA v. MSI

    Dear All: Sometime in the near future I am hoping to purchase a 670 but am unsure of which model to purchase. After doing some research -- both on these forums and other sites -- I am considering the offerings of ASUS 670 DCII, EVGA 670 FTW and MSI PE2. In the poll issued here...
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    Benchmark Tool

    Deal All: I currently am running 2x EVGA 5870s and am thinking of upgrading. Before doing so, however, I was hoping to compare the performance of my current setup with the performance of Nvidia and AMD's most recent offerings. Although I find AT's Bench an incredibly valuable tool -- and...
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    XBOX 360 Backwards Compatability

    Dear All: I was wondering about how much space, on average, does the necessary software for playing an original X-Box game on the 360 require? The reason for my asking is that my brother is looking to play one or two games on his 360 but is currently out of hard drive space. I was going...
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    Concerns with Having Removed Athlon 64 IHS

    Dear All: I had an old Athlon 64 laying around and, on a lark, wanted to convert it into a keyring. More specifically, I wanted to convert the IHS into a keyring as the chip proper was slightly larger and, more importantly, had sharper edges. Not realizing that I could remove the IHS with...
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    CoD Zombies v. L4D2

    Dear All: Over the past few months I have come to really enjoy playing the Zombies mode in the most recent CoD game -- which is nice b/c I hate the Black Ops MP compared with the MW2 MP -- and it enabled me to meet some cool people over Steam. Anyway, I was wondering how the L4D gameplay...
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    Upgrading to CrossFire: A Few Questions

    Dear All: I have been using a Sapphire HD 5870 for the past year now and have been happy with its performance. In response to the rather drastic price cuts on the card over the past few weeks, I decided to get a second. This will be my first dual-GPU build ever and thus was hoping to have a...
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    Installing Games on Secondary SSD

    Dear All: I have an old G.Skill -- with one of the stuttery old jmicron controllers -- that has been sitting around and I was thinking of installing my games on this drive instead of installing them on my primary OS drive. Could this be a viable option or should I avoid doing this? Would...
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    Heatsink Suggestions

    Dear All: I am soon going to purchase a new heatsink for use with a 1156 mobo and am slightly unsure of which product I should purchase. I was initially going to go with the Hyper 212+ but am wondering whether I should purchase something more high-end from Thermalright or Noctua, for example...
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    i5 760 or i7 860

    Hey All: I am upgrading from my C2D E6550 and am thinking of either getting a i5 760 or i7 860. Given the ease with which the former can be OC'ed, I had figured it best to save the $50 difference but am unsure whether the i7's inclusion of hyper-threading is significant enough such that I...
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    Question Concerning Adequacy of Current PS

    Hey All: I am planning on upgrading my cpu and mobo and, although I have read a number of article and used a few online calculators, I want to make sure that my current PS will be able to power my new build. My current PS is a PC P&C S75QB 750W; +12V @ 60A. My new rig will include some of the...
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    SSD Install Options

    I recently sold my Intel X25-M 80gb drive because of the limited capacity of the drive; during the time in which I used it, however, I greatly enjoyed the ssd benefits, especially loading some of the Civ IV saves. I have an old g.skill Titan--with one of the stuttery old jmicron...
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    Switching to AT&T from Verizon

    My current plan with Verizon is et to expire in a couple of days or so and I am planning on jumping over to AT&T primarily because, after holding out for a couple of months, I can't resist the iPhone. While I was informed that I could keep my current number, besides purchasing the phone from...
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    Need Help Choosing New Mobo

    I have been using AMD and Nvidia for the past four or five years, but I have now decided to bear the unbearable--it took me a while to admit to shambolic state of the House of AMD--and put together an Intel machine. Having looked at a couple past pages on the forum and reading other sites and...
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    What Brands to Consider?

    I am planning on purchasing a new notebook and while I have an idea of the components I want to include I am really clueless as to the quality of certain manufacturers. Given that I want a C2D and don't want to have the flashiness of the XPS I have not really been considering Dell...
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    Codec Configuration Guide?

    A couple of months ago--I think sometime in November--I used a guide for tweaking codecs and filters within the combined community codec pack to better view movies...However, I did not bookmark this post and after having reformatted I would like to use the same setting as I was able to get some...
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    Drivers to Use w/ 8800GTX?

    I recently installed an 8800GTX and as of right now am getting pretty poor results. After during a fresh install I installed the 97.44 drivers...However, I have been playing a little bit of Rainbow Six: Raven Shield which on my old card--a 7800 GTX--ran flawlessly with all settings maxed...
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    Mounting Images w/ Alcohol 120 and right click?

    Most usually, when I would mount img. files, I would right click on the virtual drive in 'My Computer' and it would have the option to either 'mount image' or 'un-mount image'...After re-installing Alcohol after a fresh install, those two options are no longer in the list and to mount images I...
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    8800 GTX w/ 24' or 30' LCD

    I am probably going to be purchasing an 8800 card and would also like to replace my current display. I am trying to decide between a 24' or 30' Dell LCD. Initially I was going to go with the 30' because it offered more real estate and supported a higher resolution. However, two factors have...
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    Opinions of BFG Video Cards...

    I was going to be purchasing an EVGA 7800GTX until I decided that I might be better off purchasing a 7800GTX 512. I understand that currently the performance gain is neglible but I am assuming that over the course of a year or two the differnce will become noticable. On newegg, EVGA dosn't have...