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    Founders Edition GeForce GTX 1080 8GB at BBY.COM

    Bought it two days ago, and it said sold out within 20 minutes. Just checked the site again and you can add to cart. There is a reddit thread at buildapc discussing this same card, looks like it keeps coming back into stock over the past 2 days. Update: posted so fast I forgot to mention price...
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    Windows 10 Stuck on start up screen

    Anyone having this issue? It is driving me insane. Upgraded from 8.1 pro last night and everything was dandy. Turn it on this morning and its stuck on a screen with a dotted circle loading animation and nothing happens. I hit ctrl alt del and it takes me to a blue windows 10 screen with two...
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    Sony UHD X850B and GTX 960 HDMI 2.0, can't run 4k 60hz on desktop?

    Just bought a Sony X850B and a GTX 960. I am using a Forest HDMI cable. Both have HDMI 2.0 and should be able to run 4k and 60 hz via Ycbcr444. I'm running driver 347.88. If I choose 4k x 2k 3840 x 2160 at 60hz, it shows a weird inverted color image. Same deal with the 4096 x 2160...
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    Asus p8z68 v pro and ivy bridge?

    I bought a new intel z77 motherboard and i7 3770k and currently have an asus p8z68 v pro(not gen 3) with an i5 2500k. I switch out my z68 with my new z77 mobo but keep the same cpu(i5 2500k) with it. In turn, I put my new i7 3770k in the z68 motherboard. The z68 with i7 3770k is for a...
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    Help mounting tv on the wall

    my hdtv: Sony Bravia XBR1 32inch http://store.sony.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&partNumber=KDLV32XBR1#specifications The mount I want to buy...
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    NZXT Switch 810 Case

    http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/nzxt_switch_810_review,1.html I'm speechless.
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    Its cold outside, post your temps!

    So yeah 90 degree weather one day, wake up to upper 30's lower 40s in the morning. Good one Florida..plus no heater in the room! anyway idle temps on corsair h100 in push pull: For comparison, before today my idle temps NEVER went below 37 celcius on the 2nd and 3rd cores, and never went...
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    My NZXT Phantom with a Corsair H100 in push/pull config with large heatsink ram.

    Just got an H100 to put in my Phantom rig at home. Wanted to put in the radiator mounted with 2 top fans and 2 bottom fans and mount it all inside the case however the Gskill Ripjaws X ram I had created a small problem. They have pretty large heatsink spreaders so trying to fit the radiator with...
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    Just got an HD 6950 twin frzr iii 2GB, anyone know if it can be flashed to 6970?

    This exact card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...MSI-_-14127575 Sold my gtx 560 ti twin frzr II for 165 bucks and got this card off craigslist for 180 which I thought was too good to pass up. Wondering if it can be unlocked to 6970, I was googling around and reading both success...
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    NZXT Phantom case fans plus a small mod

    So I did a little mod for my case, but I also want to mount up a side fan but before I go buying one I'd like some suggestions for a fan that will fit with a hyper 212 plus mounted up on the cpu. Preferably with blue leds just to keep the whole blue/white/black theme I got going on. Anyway...
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    Newegg: Cooler Master Hyper 212+ $15.99 AR+Free Shipping

    EDIT: REBATE IS DEAD NOW Love this cheap cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...Tpk=35-103-065 $25.99 with a $10 dollar rebate.
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    Suggestions for a cheap P67/Z68 mobo for SLI

    I currently have a gigabyte ga ud3 with which I was originally going to pair up two HD 6950's 2GB back in february for crossfire. However I found someone selling an MSI GTX 560 ti twin frzr II on craigslist for 180 bucks and I just couldn't say no to that. However with the new generation of...
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    Thoughts on Star Trek Online?

    I literally just started playing but I wanted to see if anyone had some thoughts on the game as a whole and if there is any raiding involved or what kind of end game content I should expect. So far I love it, just the atmosphere of the game is awesome and I haven't had as much fun creating my...
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    Hyper 212+ and cpu temps on 2500k question.

    Just bought a Hyper 212plus with two lian li ball bearing fans at 1300rpm set up for push pull. I have 1 rear 120mm exhaust fan, 1 front 140mm intake fan, 1 side fan 120mm all around 1300 rpm to 1600rpm. It is 100 Fahrenheit degrees outside give or take and I'm running Prime95 so far for almost...
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    Just bought Logitech X-540 for my PC setup, need help on placement.

    I had originally a 5.1 sound system hooked up to my computer just using an aux cable to the green jack to my system and I was not getting 5.1 surround like I should have and I wanted to buy speakers just for my PC anyway and move the sound system to my TV anyway so I went ahead and ordered the...
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    Zotac GTX 470, HD 5850, or HD 6850 for my system?

    I'm running a core i5 2500k cpu on a Gigabyte P67GA-UD3 mobo with 2x2GB G Skill Ripjaws DDr3 1600. 1 DVDRW/CDRW drive, and one SATA HDD and two 120mm fans. Im about to get a GTX 470 however I'm worried my power supply won't be enough for it but Im not sure. I have an Antec Earthwatts 500W...
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    MSI GTX 460 1GB $136.00 AR on Newegg

    Was checking prices just now for my build and found this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127551 free shipping $166.00 before 30 dollar mail in rebate.
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    Need help deciding on a budget monitor.

    Its either this one: $130.00 with free shipping Acer G215HAbd-1 Black 21.5" 5ms Widescreen LCD Monitor 300 cd/m2 ACM 50,000:1 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824009275 or Someone selling it on craigslist near my area, gonna try to get it for $120.00 ASUS VH236H 23" Widescreen...
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    Thinking of getting an HD 6950, is the PSU enough?

    http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2141213 Above is a link to the SB build I will be getting. The PSU will be an Antex Earthwatts 500W. Will that power my system with the HD 6950, or should I just go with the GTX 470 or HD 5870? My budget is around $800 so id rather not have to get...
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    Would like some input on my SB build.

    I've been researching for the past 4 days or so on a SB build. I have been out of touch with the cpu scene since the Q4400 fad... I was actually about to buy a core i7 860 build until I realized there was a new core series out with a whole new socket. Unfortunately I picked the wrong date to...