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  1. nipplefish

    Should I bother with grad school (EE major)?

    I know there are a bunch of electrical engineering people here on AT so I thought I'd pick your brains. Some background: I'm 30 years old. Started school in 2003 in Comp Sci, switched schools and majors the following year (to film...:|), had my kidneys fail, and eventually flunked out due to...
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    Looking for feedback on HTPC build...

    This is going to be a cheap, low-power box intended to blend in with my stereo and TV. I'll be using it for Netflix, watching ripped DVDs, and recording TV off an HDHomeRun Prime. The recorded TV will be stripped of commercials and re-encoded for smaller size using MCEBuddy. It will also be...
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    Receiver for HTPC?

    Hey everyone, I'm going to be putting together a HTPC sometime in the next couple months (after the Ivy Bridge i3's and Trinity chips are out) and was looking for advice/recommendations on a stereo receiver to pair it with. Right now I've just got a pair of old-school floor speakers with 8"...
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    Worklog: Water-cooled Antec P280

    So this isn't exactly a "new" system... it's 2-3 year old hardware. My old HAF922 was getting pretty long in the tooth and I wanted something a little more modern. Having owned a P180 back in the day I decided I'd go with Antec's latest update. There are plenty of reviews out there...
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    (Solved) Computer turns off when put to sleep

    I recently upgraded my SSD to a Samsung 830 and did a fresh install of Windows 7 along with it. Ever since, whenever I put my computer into sleep mode, it instead turns itself off, and then throws the "improper shutdown" error at me when I turn it back on. I can't figure out what would cause...
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    Can I connect an eSATA port to a SATA 3 port?

    My case has an eSATA port - could I run it to an internal SATA 3 port with a SATA 3 cable and have it work at that speed?
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    USB devices initialize slowly at boot

    The title pretty much sums it up. When I boot, my USB devices take several minutes to start working. Now, it's not all of the devices, only some of them. Doesn't matter what port they're plugged into. There doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. Right now it's my keyboard and my...
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    Clicking and popping sound

    So I used to run a Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS. It didn't seem to want to play nice with Windows 7, as the audio would periodically pop and click, and then eventually lapse into horrible distortion. Restarting the Windows Audio service would fix it temporarily, and rebooting would fix it for a...
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    Swiftech MCW80 and compression fittings

    I can't find this answer anywhere... Does anyone know if compressions will work with the MCW80? It looks like the holes for the fittings are a bit farther apart in the pictures than the MCW60 but I can't tell for sure. I'd love to swap out my MCW60 for one if they do, otherwise there isn't...
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    5850 a bit warm?

    Was thinking of OCing my video card. I mean, it's water cooled, so why not, right? I was playing around with Furmark before OCing though, and my card idles at 65C50C. Seems a bit high, I think. I've read reports of it idling much lower than that with the stock cooler. However, it only goes up...
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    [SOLVED] AHCI Driver and SSD on laptop

    This is driving me absolutely crazy. I'm trying to install Windows 7 x64 on my Dell XPS M1330. I just bought an OCZ Vertex 60GB SSD off someone on this forum. It was previously used in a RAID0 array. I install it in my laptop, and the BIOS sees it as a 64GB drive. Cool. I have AHCI mode...
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    Cheap Android phone

    OK, so I have an LG env3, and it's screwing up all over the place. Shutting down randomly 5+ times a day, randomly giving me a "Downloading" screen that takes a battery pop to get out of, and just generally sucking. And it just so happens that my warranty expired 3 days ago. I'm pretty...
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    Bizarre Logitech G11 problem

    I've had this keyboard for around 3 years now, and it still works great... except for one issue that cropped up in the last month or so. The keyboard works fine in the BIOS, but once Windows starts I have to wait several minutes before it registers a keypress. I attached a PS/2 keyboard to my...
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    I screwed up.

    I just got my first WC loop set up, leak tested it all night, everything is great... then I realize that I have connected the pump's output to the specified outlet of the CPU waterblock (Apogee XT) instead of the inlet. Do you think this is going to make a huge difference? Do I need to drain...
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    Help me setup my WC loop (please!)

    Hey all, I'm gathering my equipment to setup a WC loop on the rig in my sig. I currently have, or plan to buy, the following items: Swiftech Apogee XT CPU block Swiftech MCW60 GPU block Swiftech MCR220 2x120 Rad Swiftech MCP350 pump XSPC dual bayres for DDC pump 7/16" Tygon tubes Bitspower...
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    QDC Help please?

    Hi! I'm setting up a liquid-cooling system in the near future and have been doing a lot of research on it in the past few days. I read about quick disconnects, which seem like they'd be a very useful feature to have. I got the idea from this thread...
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    1TB Hitachi Deskstar 7200RPM @ Microcenter $69.99

    http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0315531
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    Would you make this trade?

    If you had a X-25m G1 and were able to trade it for a X-25m G2 by paying $40, would you do it?
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    When can we expect SATA 3.0 SSDs?

    I just got an ASUS P7P55D-E Pro motherboard, which supports SATA 3.0. Sometime in the not too distant future I want to replace my 6-year-old Raptor with a ~120GB SSD. Can we expect SSDs on the new SATA interface soon? I've been poking around but haven't really been able to find anything...
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    A good time to buy?

    I've never shopped for computer parts in this time of year before... Right now I can get a i7-860 CPU for a ridiculously low price through my job, so I'm going to jump on it while I can. My question is would I be better off waiting till after Christmas to buy the motherboard/RAM? Do stores like...
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    Asrock P55 Extreme / Deluxe question

    Hoping to get a lil information about this board. None of the reviews I've seen mention the range of the memory voltages. I'm strongly considering this board but I also want to get this RAM: G.Skill ECO http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-321-_-Product Trying to find out if this...
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    Intel D975XBX - RAID = BSOD in Vista - please help!!!

    OK, so I'm thoroughly stumped here. For a while now I've had a setup as follows: a 74gb Raptor as my system drive, a pair of 320gb Seagate drives, and a 640gb WD drive. These are all plugged into the ICH7R controller. Now I'd like to enable RAID 0 on the two 320s. This worked fine under...
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    Micron D9 question

    Here's the situation: I have a pair of 1gb Team Xtreem DDR2-667 sticks using Micron D9 chips. I've just installed Vista so I'd like to move up to 4gb. Problem is, I can't find these sticks anywhere for a reasonable price. Tankguys.com has them cheap but the site shows them on backorder and I...
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    Nevermind

    chewy chomp
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    VIVO question

    My X1900XT is in the mail, and I'm just looking for some clarification here. From what I've been able to gather, VIVO will allow me to watch TV directly on my computer without need for a separate TV tuner card. Am I correct in this assumtion? I have Adelphia digital cable, and the cable boxes...
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    Anyone else having problems with newegg?

    Apparently their credit card authorization system is broken and is causing them to decline credit cards. They claim it will be "fixed tomorrow." All I know is my stuff damn well better SHIP tomorrow!
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    Anyone know where I can buy a case speaker?

    As stated in topic.
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    Two different P5B Deluxes?

    As seenhere and here.
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    Plextor PX-755SA and MSI 975x Platinum

    The 975X Platinum isn't on Plextor's compatibility list, nor is it on the INcompatible list. There are several other boards that use the ICH7 southbridge, however, including a couple of Asus 975x boards. Does anyone have the MSI 975x and this drive? Just trying to make sure the drive will...
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    Stackers - what's the difference?

    OK, so I'm thinking of picking up a Coolermaster Stacker case. I'm thinking either the original (STC-T01) or the 810 model. On the outside they look identical, but the 810 costs more. Anyone know what the difference between these two cases is? I can't find any reviews on the 810, only the...
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    Critique my build!

    This machine will be used for video/audio production, graphic design, and of course some heavy gaming :) I want the flexibility to overclock, though it's hardly necessary at this point considering the speed of Conroe. I've put a fair amount of research into this but I wanted to run it by the...
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    Silverstone TJ06

    Opinions would be appreciated. I'm thinking of buying this for my next build. I'm also curious as to whether my XP120 heatsink will fit under the "wind tunnel".
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    Heeeeeeelp!!!!

    I've been having the worst luck lately. If ANYONE can shed some light on this situation it would be GREATLY appreciated. Here's the situation: First, my computer (Athlon 64 3200+, 1gb Geil Ultra PC4000, DFI LANparty nf4-ultra d) was giving me a "USB device not recognized" popup which...
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    Trying to open a port through 2 firewalls

    Here's the deal-- Trying to run a server on my machine, which I just moved upstairs and installed a wireless card on. So basically it goes first through the wireless router, then through the dsl router. How would I open a port (say port 80) so that it routes all the way to my machine? I've...
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    Looking for some speaker advice

    I just picked up a pioneer vsx d912k 6.1 receiver (specs) and am looking for a nice speaker setup to compliment it. the receiver will power my pc sound as well as my tv, dvd player,, and turntables. I currently have a pair of rather large floor speakers with 10" woofers... no idea what the...
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    help! bsod when cpu cache is enabled...

    I'm setting up win2k on a system i just built. whenever the cpu cache is enabled, i get a bluescreen right after the loading screen finishes. when i was installing it, i would get the bluescreen right after hitting enter ("to begin installing windows, press enter"). this did not happen when i...