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    How much dust is too much?

    Purge your compressor of condensation, and the air will be dry enough. Especially if you don't use the air compressor while the computer is on, haha. I wouldn't do that anyway because of static.
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    Upgrades for Battlefield 3

    It didn't look like that to me :/. Either way, I'm not actually looking for trouble. Yeah. I imagined this was likely the case. My overclocking changes with CPU/GPU also seem to agree with that. Good point. 50 was a number I pulled out of my ass. Forgive me for that. I just don't want to...
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    Don't forget: Vote for EA for worst company in America

    I didn't say JUST because it's popular. Being popular is what ENABLES EA to be so ubiquitously disliked. People are generally petty assholes that get pissed off about stupid shit. EA interacts with the most amount of gamers. What a shock that it would have also offended the most gamers...
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    Upgrades for Battlefield 3

    Agreed. I'm not concerned with benchmark numbers. Sigh. My inability? Overclocking is pretty simple. I could brag about my past overclocking exploits, but that would belay the issue: Anyone with half a brain can overclock. Er, uh, I AM SO OFFENDED. I HAD MY OPTERON 165 AT 1.8->2.8GHZ...
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    How much better is current mid range video card compared to ps3?

    Consoles also have an advantage in that they're all identical, so they get a lot more optimization than the dozens of potential CPU parts.
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    Upgrades for Battlefield 3

    It's the way the computer has been for years. It has worked with many, many other games. The RAM is rated for 1066MHz, but I'm running it at 800MHz, 5-5-5-15. So, I don't expect it's being pushed hard. Also, the RAM settings stayed like this when I returned to stock CPU + GPU clocks...
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    League of Legends (My thoughts)

    It's a fun (and addicting, lol) game with a monstrous learning curve. If you love being a tank that turns the tide of an entire game with a decisive move, try Amumu. His ultimate is an AoE that stuns and damages. Also, his regular moves are all about damage to an entire team. His Q is a...
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    Don't forget: Vote for EA for worst company in America

    EA produces the highest number of popular games. The people have spoken. Yet, someone always has to hate whoever's on top. Do I love EA? No, they're just another company that happens to be successful. Any large success in media will be guilty of pandering to the masses.
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    Cheapest place to buy car batteries?

    They aren't all the same, but you'll get treated well by a regular 3-year warranty'd Wal-Mart battery. 6+ years. ...As long as you don't do something stupid like leave your lights on for 24 hours. If you really want to pinch some pennies, get a smaller, cheaper battery meant for a different...
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    Do you allow yourself to entertain potentially "bad" thoughts?

    I entertain "bad" ideas all the time. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with a thought. Now, some people, they think too much and they get mixed up. Know thyself.
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    help needed

    Load optimized defaults from CMOS. Raise memory voltage a couple ticks. Also, make better thread titles :/
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    What would your 1-2 lenses for a Canon Body at Disney World be?

    Keep the Nifty Fifty and use it more :D Also, I'd get the Canon 18-135, personally.
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    Power Supply Lifespan

    I had an Antec Truepower last 6 months, and then I had an Antec Truepower Trio last about 5 years.
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    Why my next PSU will be from Seasonic:

    Excellent reliability reputation and stories like this are why I bought my first Seasonic PSU two weeks ago.
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    Megahalem vs H100 for 3930k

    It doesn't surprise me the H100 did better. 11C difference might be high, but perhaps your room was a bit colder. How's it doing now?
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    How much dust is too much?

    Buy the cheapest air compressor you can find from Wal-Mart, your local flea market, etc. It should be $40-$60. Make sure it's small and has a tank. Get this. http://www.harborfreight.com/air-tools/air-tool-accessories/12-piece-professional-air-tool-accessory-kit-68194.html Now you can blow...
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    Reference HD 7970 $450 keep it or return it?

    You got it for a good price. I'd keep it.
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    Z68 vs P67 - What's the advantage?

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_1155 This really should settle it.
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    Upgrades for Battlefield 3

    Somehow, both. I've never had any issue with game crashing before. I've had my 4870 BIOS flashed to 825MHz (up from 750) ever since I got it, and crashes even at 790. I haven't yet fleshed out what exactly the limit will be. Memory bandwidth was always plenty, so I never touched memory...
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    Upgrades for Battlefield 3

    So, I just got Battlefield 3, and I'm displeased with my computer's performance. I'm looking to upgrade. **All I want is 50+ FPS on low quality at 1920x1080** CPU: Core 2 Duo e4600 2.4GHz (Conroe/Allendale) GPU: Radeon 4870 1GB RAM: G.Skill 4GB DDR2-1066 Mobo: Gigabyte EP43-UD3L...
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    Line of sight

    Net's diagram has it right. The number you heard about 120 miles is for maximum ideal atmospheric visibility. This means regardless of line of sight and how big an object is, if it's 120 miles away, it isn't visible. ...Unless it's emitting its own light source powerful enough to penetrate...
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    Computer takes 20 minutes to boot to anything (disc, Windows, etc)

    Tried it. I replaced the motherboard because the problem sounded like it was motherboard related. Long boot times even to a disc, over ten minutes to detect USB devices, inability to boot anything with USB devices plugged in, memtest fine, computer stable under gaming and Prime95, HDD checks...
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    Poor sub output on new motherboard?

    Your sound system has a sub specific input for the computer? If it does, then when you plugged it in, the Realtek software likely asked you if it was a front/rear/sub speaker/headphone (etc), and then adjusted accordingly. You'll need to figure out some equivalent way of doing this for with...
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    Poor sub output on new motherboard?

    Then there's a problem with your sound system or you accidentally turned the bass knob on the sub to low.
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    Computer takes 20 minutes to boot to anything (disc, Windows, etc)

    18 disk errors starting 10 days ago. All on the IDE channel. The majority happened closer to today than ten days ago. Five today while I was asleep and not at my computer. None since new motherboard. There isn't any. Computer is stable through Prime95 and games once booted. I can try it...
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    Computer takes 20 minutes to boot to anything (disc, Windows, etc)

    Wireless network. Computer works no differently without the card in it. No. There's no point. The computer won't even boot properly from a disc with the HD disconnected. The computer won't boot properly from a disc. I doubt power is the issue, because the computer will run Prime95 and even...
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    Computer takes 20 minutes to boot to anything (disc, Windows, etc)

    I'll make this as concise as possible. Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Core 2 Duo e4600 ATI 4870 SATA HD Onboard Audio 1. Computer starts behaving strangely. Programs freeze up only doing very specific things (like Photoshop working perfectly except when using a lens correction filter). Programs...
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    Display Myths Shattered: How Monitor & HDTV Companies Cook Their Specs article

    I just saw that stupid Quattro commercial earlier today. I immediately WTFed. It's probably just going to be a top shelf TV that just happens to have a yellow sub-pixel for the sole purpose of Sharp being able to point to it so the typical uneducated consumer will have something to cling to...