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    T-Mobile LG G2 vs Samsung Galaxy S4

    I can get them for around the same price with a 2 year contract with T-Mobile. Note, OIS is pretty important as I have a bit of hand tremor. The biggest thing holding me back with S4 is I'm worried pictures will turn out blurry without OIS, as the S4 only has DIS. Here's my pro's for each...
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    Opinions on Vaio SA

    I'm in med school and need a notebook for streaming video lectures and lots of web browsing (question banks online) and reading ebooks. Occassionally play some games if I get bored (LoL, dota 2), and I wanted it to be small, thin, light, quiet, and not too hot. So far I have only found the...
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    4lb 13/14" w/ hybrid graphics

    Are there any laptops that have something along the following: Portable, ~ 4lbs Thin, ~ 1" 13-14" with matte screen and at least 1440x900 resolution Hybrid graphics ~ 8 hr battery life Was considering the Vaio Z but are there anything cheaper that fits the above?
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    6950 2gb idling at 60oC and 27% fan spd

    According to GPU-Z my 6950 2gb is idling at 60oC and 27% fan, this seems high after reading the AT article on 6990. I do run two monitors, 1 @ 2560x1440, and 1@ 1680x1050, could this be the reason? Even then, it's 22 oC above the idle temp AT article mentions. My card is EVGA, and I use...
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    xfx double life time warranty

    It looks like we have to register to qualify, but the link on their website doesn't seem to work, anyone know how to register? http://xfxforce.com/en-us/Features/DoubleLifetimeWarranty.aspx
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    XFX 850w vs Corsair AX850 vs Seasonic X 850

    which one should I get? Looking in the future to upg to: SB 2600K, stock 2x HD 6970, stock have a couple hdd and a ssd, 2 dvd-rw's, and a tv tuner The XFX is cheapest, and seasonic most expensive. Would the XFX be good enough to last 5 yrs without crapping out?
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    6950 vs 6970 on a Q6600 G0 @ 3ghz

    So which do you guys think is the best video card for this system? Prefer not to have to upg PSU, if I do then I might as well upg whole system. I have never owned an nvidia in my life (Radeon 7000 > 9500 pro > x800xt > 1950 pro > 4870), and prefer to keep it that way unless 10% more...
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    Nice quiet case, no budget limit

    I currently have antec p182 but I don't like how loud it is. my components: Asus P5Q Pro Intel Q6600 Thermalright Ultima 90 Visiontek Radeon HD4870 512mb like i said it's way too loud I need a quieter case
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    Is this a motherboard problem

    I have IP35-E Basically, the first time it wouldn't boot, I RMA'd and it took like a month. The replacement worked fine for the past 3 weeks although 2 of the dimm slots were broken so I had to run on 2x1GB instead of 4x1GB. Now, this morning I woke up my PC and it had a blue screen...
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    Computer won't boot

    This was a sudden thing, was working fine until now. Intel Q6600 Abit IP-35E 2x Crucial Ballistix Tracer 8500 ATI Radeon x1950 pro Antec Tri 650w I've tested system with a 550w that's known to work, and should still handle my system fine, it didnt work either, so it's likely not...
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    Abit IP35-E Heatsink for Q6600

    I'm thinking about the Ultra 120 Extreme, will it fit this board ok?
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    Cleaning oil and old thermal compound from CPU/HS(from my fingers)

    What should I use to clean off stuff like oil from touching it, and old thermal pastes, off of heatsinks and cpu surface? I have some ethanol, but I heard people say I am supposed to use Isopropyl Alcohol? THanks
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    Question about 3200 venice week #

    Question about 3200 venice week number You know how only week 15/17 3000+ venices overclock well? I was wondering if there was a specific week number I should get for 3200+ venice. Thanks
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    Arctic Silver 5 questions

    I am planning on using arctic silver, but I got a few questions. I'll be using it on amd 64 venice 3200 core, is 3.5 gram tube enough? and how many times can I use it? (how many applicatoins) I also see something called arctic silver ceramique, is that better than AS5? I'll be overclocking...
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    Does Hitachi deskstar 7K80 SATA II have ncq?

    http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=100590-2 it's sata II, with 3.0 gb/s. But does it have ncq? How important is ncq? What's faster: sata I w/ ncq or sata II w/o ncq? I need it to be fast for games (loading lvls)
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    How do I use the newegg hot deals coupons?

    I enter them and it says invalid code, do they only work for a specific product? and if so, the thread doesn't say which product....
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    Any suggestions for this midrange oc gaming rig

    I won't be overclocking video card, just cpu ram. Looking to hit 2.8 ghz Venice 3200 - $190 DFI UT Lanparty NForce4 Ultra-D - $128 1 Gig single stick corsair value select -$85 ATI Radeon X800XL OEM - $250 Seagate 7200.7 120 gig SATA w/ ncq - $85 Already purchased yesterday: Antec...
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    eta on r520?

    basically, I would like to wait until R520 comes out before I buy x800xl. any estimates until x800xl price drops ?
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    is 86 degrees celcius normal for a CPU?

    I've had this PC for about 3 years now. The cpu is athlon thunderbird 1.333 with an Asus A7A266 motherboard and Radeon 9500 Pro. It runs most stuff great, I get playable frame rates in farcry at 1024 768 with medium settings. Yesterday I installed MBM 5 for the first time and it showed my CPU...
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    Need help with dvd writer

    my dvd writer won't read any discs, it can burn fine. any ideas?
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    1000-1200 dollars for a system

    It will be used in college, building this for a friend. The video card will be some sort of ATI video card for sure, not a Nvidia. I am thinking about a 9800Pro AIW or a x700 pro or a x800xl 80 Gig WD 8mb cache 60 bucks from newegg the motherboard would be pci express if getting...
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    Mousepad question and a seperate DVD-RW question

    first, what's the best mousepad for MX1000 laser mouse? Looks doesnt matter, but price does matter somewhat. second, during thanksgivings sale at OfficeMax I got a dvd-rw burner for 35 bucks, although this burner can burns dvds just fine, it won't ready ANY dvds, not even data dvds or dvd...
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    AMD Thunderbird is durable

    I been using it for over 2 years now, AMD Thunderbird 1.333 Ghz soon im getting a XP 2700 :) but yea it's durable, my 1.333 has been running at 84 degrees CELCIUS (while gaming) for 2 years and it's still really good, but too bad it's too slow for games like half life 2. I used default fan...
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    Best video card less than 300 bucks

    I prefer ati since I am a fanATIc, but if nvidia is a clear better option i'm cool with that too. so what card should I get, plz also leave link
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    pci express question

    If I buy a pci-express card can I put it on my motherboard that only has PCI slot?
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    Half Life 2 has Gone Gold

    Half life 2 has gone gold, shipping on sept 30th http://www.gamershell.com/news_BHalf-Life2BGold.shtml
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    Major Computer Slowdown

    well, all of a sudden, my computer became extremely slow. I was thinking it's either windows XP, or it's a hard drive problem It now takes aprximately 7 minutes to startup computer (Slows down majorly at the xp black loading screen with those green boxes scrolling accross, it scrolls for like...
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    Problem with Harddrive

    well, all of a sudden, my computer became extremely slow. I was thinking it's a hard drive problem It now takes aprximately 7 minutes to startup computer, before taking less than 30 seconds, and now all my programs run much slower. I checked the ram and i had 130 free megs of ram, so that's...
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    help me pick a harddrive

    I would like it to be about 140 dollars, certainly not more than 160 dollars I need it to be 8 mb cache and 7200 RPM with plenty of space i play FPS games. what brand do you guys think I should I get, my 4 months old IBM 40 gig just crapped out on me, so i need a reliable low failure rate hard...