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    What Toshiba 24 nm products are out there?

    This is the same stuff SanDisk sells (though their crop goes mostly to the embedded market). I've seen some of the 34 nm stuff go into some products (the MacBook Air and Kingston V series, notably) but I hadn't heard whether any of their 24 nm NAND was actually in any products. This seems...
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    Why not use an HDMI to DVI cable?

    It occurs to me that there is no Dislays forum so this'll have to do. In todays monitor review, Klug mentions that "unless you’re using an HDMI to DVI cable, you should be running the LCD at native resolution." Why is that? I'm currently running my HT set-up as follows: HTPC (DVI) to Receiver...
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    best site for affordable a/v gear reviews

    Ok, I'm a big cheapskate. I built my current a/v setup on a budget of less than $500 (old crt hdtv, htib speakers with scratch and dent str dg510, htpc with spare parts mostly) and I'm looking to upgrade. Trouble is I can't find reviews on stuff I can afford. Sites like soundandvision only...
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    Not an April Fool's thread: Is it possible to take out a loan for a divorce?

    So, I'm in a pickle. My marriage is on the down slope. This is absolutely killing me emotionally right now. I have been the primary (as in only) bread winner for the last few years and in a little while she'll be a resident. At that point she'll be coming by some income. I'm going to get screwed...
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    Why does Sprint hate their current customers?!

    So I have been with Sprint for a decade now. I have always loved Sprints coverage in Virginia, (well except for that first three months when I had to stand on my bed and put my head against the wall to get signal) and while I hated their customer service I could usually grin and bear it to get a...
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    Tno's Antec Solo Watercooling Project!

    Changing up the OP, now this is my project post. I am going to be using the DD 4404 kit which features: -MC-TDX Block -240 Rad Black Ice Xtreme II with 2 med yates fan -D5 12v fixed Speed Pump I've already read that I should plan on replacing the block and that I should expect to not...
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    Detailed specs for the Corsair H50 and Dominator ALC

    So this is probably most pointedly a topic for Aigo. I am looking to do something with the two Ikea coolers I picked up (minimal assembly required), the two in the header. I have used them both and have actually been pleased with both, there's just one snag. I really really like my Antec Solo...
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    NAS or Lite Server?

    Hey guys, Not sure if this is the right place for this but I'm looking into putting together an alternative to my current storage set-up. Current set-up: Two laptops, one gaming rig (Q9300@3, HD4890, 320GB HD) and an HD HTPC (E8400, 4 HD tuners, 4 SD tuners, 9300 onboard, ~4TB HD space)...
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    Noctua NH-U12P $53 shipped! New!

    http://www.linkecomputer.com/products/1000241/NH-U12P/Noctua/ Currently #2 air cooler per SPCR! Not shabby, 8 left!
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    Keep my Q9300@3 or jump into an i3 rig?

    So, based on this article here(http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=3724&p=2), this i3-530 does pretty well and pretty efficiently. Plus it'll clock up to 4Ghz with ease. Now, right off, obviously there's little chance that the cost to jump to a different platform would actually...
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    Q9300 @ 3.2Ghz Vcc approaching 1.3!

    So, I finally decided to test how well my DFI DK X48 T2RSB+ could clock my Q9300. I am taking the slow and steady approach advocated by the posted guide. I've set some low goals and decided to start with 3.2 (426FSB). After mucking with VTT and NBcore a bunch I have come up with a stable...
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    Component out on a motherboard?

    So, I have given up Comcast and am in the middle of an HTPC build. I want to do this without having to pick up a new video card because I won't be playing games on it and modern onboard graphics can handle HD content. The telltale sign that a chipset can handle HD content is its inclusion of an...
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    New Audio Problem with P5N-E SLI

    In preparation for a new processor I decided to update my BIOS on my trusty P5N-E SLI. With Asus there's always some fear that updating the BIOS will be a lengthy troublesome affair, this time no hassle what so ever. Or so I thought. I ran the BIOS update, made sure everything was working...
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    How can I tell if I broke my PSU?

    So I was adding a fan to my 8800gts 512 w/ accelero and was wiring it into the molex nest I had developed near the top of my case. I powered on the system and all ran fine, then I restarted and all went to hell. I had apparently wired one of my strings of molex back into itself and this caused...
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    PowerMac G4 Query

    ... I was still hoping to get a little help. I have acquired a Power Mac G4 Digital Audio and am curious as to what upgrades I can do to it, in particular to the CPU. The stock chip is a 466 and I would love to see if I could drop in something of a dual core flavor. From what I can tell the...
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    What procedure to report a members abusive posts?

    Several people have been dealing with a guy that has consistently violated the 1st Forum Guideline and all while contributing very little to discussions. Instead he serves as just a thread killer. Whenever someone tries to get him on topic or explain something to him he just mouths off some...
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    Temps w/ new mobo are nuts!

    So, I used an Asrock 775Dual for a while and that was nice, though CPU temp was highish (for a Zalman 9500) at 35-38 and my core temps were equally warmish at 44-49, all at idle. Got a DS3 and installed last night. During the install I made a point to provide a goodly amount of AS5 because I...
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    Weird multimonitor problems since upgrade

    So, finally upgraded from my Gainward 6800GT GS ($95 for a rare, kick-ass AGP card that'll play Oblivion at 12x10 really well, PM). I have an 8600GT from eVGA and it's performance is great, but I seem to have some complications with multimonitor support. When I first booted it had my...
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    Help w/ DIY Case

    I'm getting married. This I understand is a fine time to take up a hobby. So, I've decided to try my hand at building my own computer case and I've chosen to borrow (steal) some ideas from Thermaltake's Tai-Chi case (specs per NewEgg). Those finned side panels help cool the case and make it look...
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    Transition to PCI-E

    So, I'm going to have to move away from my ancient but delightful Gainward 6800GT Golden Sample pretty soon and I want to make sure I don't move backwards in performance but not spend much more than $100. What should I do? I originally wanted to pick-up a cheaper 8x00 card and then eventually...
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    Making the PCIE/DDR2 Jump! Need help

    After hemming and hawing over whether to slowly crawl into the modern era using gap boards like the AsRock 4coredual-VSTA, I have decided to jump feet first into the fire. No more iffy overclocking performance for me! I want a board that will clock! Here's the rub, I acquired a Gainward...
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    Pentium D, AGP, DDR1 and good overclock?!

    I've got a great AGP card (Gainward 6800GT GS GLH), some great ram (Corsair XMS 256 x 4) and a lovely processor (Pentium D 945, I got a good deal). So now I want a board that will overclock this set-up well. Obviously newer chipsets will require DDR2 and PCI-E, so they're out. Transition...
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    DDR400 running at DDR266 on P5P800-VM w/ D945

    I upgraded my system from an 805 to a 945 and discovered that my fantastic ddr400 memory is now running at 266. When the memory was running with the 805 it stayed 1:1, so it would run ddr266 stock and then climb with whatever overclock i placed. But with the 945 it has chosen to stay at ddr266...