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    Case & water cooling for Poseidon 1080 Ti

    Doing a build in need of some recommendations: Splurged on an Asus 34" PG348Q and Poseidon 1080 Ti. Was originally considering the Corsair Air 540 or Fractal Node 804 but I think I'll stick to a tower case, something shorter than my Carbide 500R, with tempered glass. This one looks pretty good...
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    mITX/mATX build with Poseidon 1080 Ti?

    I'm looking at the following build and want to try water cooling - can I water cool my CPU and the GPU in a small case such as this one? http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-air-240-high-airflow-micro-atx-and-mini-itx-pc-case Other parts...
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    Tracking inventory with barcode scanners

    I'm starting to import & sell computer parts / computers. How do I keep track of inventory, buying / selling prices etc.? I'm going to need a barcode scanner to scan each product's serial number - need to include this on sales invoices for warranty purposes. I already have a Woocommerce site...
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    MacBook for video / photo editing

    I currently have: 2009 13" MBP, 2010 21" iMac, 2012 11" MacBook Air. None are powerful enough for video editing as I (learn how to) edit 4K videos from my DJI Mavic Pro (awesome piece of kit, btw!). I'm also an aspiring photographer so I want to dive deeper into Lightroom, photo editing, etc...
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    Projector for small bedroom?

    Random (GAS / Gear Acquisition Syndrome) question: is there some type of small-ish projector that I can set up in my bedroom and use the wall as a screen? My wall is off-white colour (hint of beige) and throw distance is ~ 6ft - 8ft.
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    Old G4 non-cube

    Just found this old G4 Power Mac. No idea on specs, don't know if it still works and it's heavy af. Is this thing worth anything today? What's the latest Mac OS it would support? Any other creative uses or suggestions?
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    Drivers for old modem (Solved)

    I'm trying to find some modem drivers that might work for Windows Server 2003. It's branded Smartlink, the chips say Voxelle SL3800/SL3801 but Google isn't turning up much. Can any help me ID this modem?
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    290x usage spikes

    Playing World of Warships at 2560x1440 on highest settings, the gameplay feels smooth. Should I be worried about this usage graph? Rest of my specs are in sig and my GPU temp is less than 60C at load. Freesync is turned on for my Asus MG279Q (capped at 90 fps) but I'm pretty sure with...
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    120mm Radiator placement in Corsair 500R

    Just installed a Corsair Hydro H55 / Kraken G10 combo on my 290x and I seem to have only one spot for mounting my radiator due to the giant Noctua NH-D14 on my CPU: A - tubes don't fit under / over top of the heatsink. B - power connector cables get in the way C - this seems like...
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    27" Eyefinity

    I got an Asus MG279Q recently - if I add 2 more for 7680 x 1440, what video card minimum would I need? I'm currently using a single R290x and have a 1000W power supply with a 4790k. These days I find myself playing mostly World of Warships and BF4.
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    Touit lens problem

    I just got a Sony A6000 + 16-50 kit lens + Touit 12mm. The Touit was working fine for the first few days. Today I took it out in cold weather (2C) and after a few photos it basically stopped working, the screen would go black when I press the shutter button. I've narrowed the problem down to...
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    Offline apps

    I had been spoiled by unlimited data plans the past few years but my carrier finally capped it. First month on my new contract and I've run out, so I need some suggestions on helpful apps to consume content while offline. I already have Pocket for reading news... still need to manually share...
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    Calendar Sync to Google & Appointment Alerts

    Calendar on Mac OS syncs with my Google account, but I just realized alerts don't sync, so I never get any reminders on my phone! Anyone have the same issue?
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    Apple Hires Longtime Technology Journalist Anand Lal Shimpi

    http://www.macrumors.com/2014/08/31/apple-hires-anand-lal-shimpi/
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    Sharing printer from Mac -> Windows

    I thought this would be easy to set up: I've got an HP LaserJet 1020 connected to my iMac and want to share it to 3 other Windows PCs (one W8 and two XP). None of the PCs can see the Mac printer when adding the printer, and trying to add them directly using "\\imac\laserjet", it will ask for...
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    4790k won't post?

    Just set up a new build using MSI Z97 Gaming 7, 4790k and 16GB of Corsair Vengeance 1600C9 but it won't POST. I've tried on board graphics and the discrete video card, debug code alternates between 10 15 (according to manual this is "Early NB Initialization") 55 (early memory...
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    Changing a string in WordPress

    I'm trying to change "Tag" to "Brand" on WooCommerce. I've Googled, read about gettext, tried several other options but none have worked. The line of code in the theme is <?php echo $product->get_tags( ', ', '<span class="tagged_as">' . _n( 'Tag:', 'Tags:', $tag_count, 'woocommerce' ) . ' '...
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    Lost retail Windows DVD

    I bought Vista Home Premium when it first came out but I now want to reinstall the OS onto an SSD. Problem is, I can't find the DVD. I do still have the original activation key - is there a way to still find a copy of the DVD?
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    Camera to monitor door

    Looking to set up a cheap camera solution outside our office door to see who's at the door before we let them in. Ideally we can monitor from multiple PCs via a web browser or even a mobile app if that's possible? Never used one of these before, I assume I have to run a power source to keep...
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    SSD into old PC?

    I found an old Shuttle SS31T at work, and to my surprise it still POSTs. It's got a P4 3.0GHz processor but supported RAM is already maxed out at 2GB. (2 sticks of 1GB) I have a spare Crucial M4 128GB SSD, and if I were to install this into the machine will I still notice significant...
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    i5-2500k replacement

    My PSU burnt out and may have taken the mobo with it. Should I get another mobo and hope the 2500k and RAM still work... Or just replace the whole CPU/mobo/RAM combo - If so, what's the best bang-for-buck CPU/mobo? I rarely play BF4 anymore, but if I do I'd like to have similar performance to...
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    Puff

    So I got home last night and saw my backlit keyboard light on, thought that was odd since the tower had no LEDs on. Pressed the power button and a small cloud of smoke appeared w/ a burnt smell. D: Immediately unplugged everything from the wall outlet. How do I go about determining which...
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    Apple won't replace my sleep button

    Went down to my local Apple store the other day and the genius wouldn't accept my iPhone 5 for the sleep button replacement program. Claims my corner is so dented that they can't put the screen back on after taking it off. Here is the corner that has the most damage. The button...
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    Dedicated IP and SSL

    I've got 2 dedicated IPs, one of them is the webserver/ primary NS and the 2nd IP is the secondary NS. Can I use these 2 IP addresses to host 2 different SSL websites/certificates?
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    AMD E1-2500 (1.4GHz) enough for office work?

    I'm looking to get an all in one (due to limited desktop space) for my mom to use at work - is the AMD E1-2500 (1.4GHz) CPU going to cut it for Windows 8.1, strictly for office work? It'll be used for emails basically 90% of the time and occasional web surfing. Word/Excel won't be used much if...
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    Cannot install Catalyst 13.12

    After having problems with Beta 14.1 I uninstalled them and tried to put 13.12 back on, but every time I'd get this message: https://www.dropbox.com/s/35md5on034caf4x/Screenshot%202014-02-20%2013.20.26.jpg Driver Install: the installation failed I uninstalled 14.1 beta, rebooted, ran...
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    Good iOS expense tracking app?

    Looking for recommendations on a good budgeting / expense-tracking app. Requirements: - easy to use - sync across an iPad and iPhone. Mac syncing would be a plus, but not necessary. I used Moneywell a couple of years ago sometimes had issues with their Dropbox syncing. Not sure if it's...
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    free Apple iPad apps

    Just got a Retina mini and loving it so far .. The screen is so damn sharp. Got a question on the apps like iPhoto/iMovie etc that are supposed to be free.. when I first launched the app store I saw a screen about these free apps. I entered my iTunes account but it only downloaded Pages. Now...
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    850w for 290x & 7970?

    Is my Corsair HX850W cutting it too close for these two cards? If so what'd be the recommended minimum? Cards will be used for BF4 & mining.
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    Problem with fresh Windows 8 install

    I just upgraded my rig (in sig) to a fresh install of Windows 8 then upgraded to 8.1. Previously was running Vista with no problems, but now in BF4 I'm crashing to desktop every single round after running around for a few seconds. When I launch Rocksmith 2014 the sound output has 'static' and...
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    Networked scanner suddenly stopped working

    Got one of these at the office, it's been working great for several years, but few weeks back the scanner suddenly stopped working. Printing still works fine and network status shows no problems. When I try to scan on Windows or MAC I get a message about unable to connect to the scanner...
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    Swapping Vista & W8 installations

    Rig in sig has Vista x64 installed, and I have a second HTPC (Q6600, 560Ti) with W8.1 on it. I am considering doing completely fresh installs of Windows to put 8.1 on my main gaming rig, and Vista on the HTPC. Will I run into any problems if I formatted both computers, installed Windows and...
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    Dual SSD+HDD setup in MBP

    I just installed a Crucial M4 SSD in my mid-2009 13" MBP, and moved the HDD to the optibay. Installed Lion and used migration assistant, all seems okay far but I can't access some of the files in my old home folder. I've tried giving the old folder 777 permissions but can't get into the Music...
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    Switch speed

    I'm using an old Belkin router as a gigabit switch: Is it going to make any difference (mainly in speed) if I get a newer, dedicated 5 port gigabit switch? I only have 1 PC and 1 iMac hooked up to it - typical usage: BT, BF3, web surfing.
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    Clone SSD?

    I'm only using 43GB of the Intel SSD (120gb) in my Vista machine, so I was thinking about picking up a smaller one, and moving the big one to one of my Macs. Is it possible to clone the current SSD to a smaller one, say a Crucial M4 64GB?
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    iMac (2010) dying?

    My iMac shut down by itself, now it won't start up again. I see the Apple logo with a grey progress bar at the bottom but after about 20% of the way thru the power just cuts out completely. I'm hoping this may help http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3680, but since I can't get into OS X I'm not...
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    Messages beta offline

    I used the new Messages beta for a couple of days, now all of a sudden I can't go online with any of my Google Talk accounts. http://www.apple.com/macosx/mountain-lion/messages-beta/ Anyone seen the same thing?
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    Is my Seagate drive dying?

    Last night I left my computer on overnight (doing some bitcoin mining), this morning when I turned on the monitor I found that my Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3640323AS simply vanished from My Computer. After a reboot, it re-appeared, so I downloaded SeaTools and did a few quick tests which...
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    DirectX Error (after swapping to a 7970)

    I changed from an NVIDIA 560Ti to a Sapphire 7970, and upon launching BF3 I get this: I downloaded these for my Vista 64 http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/radeon-7900-series.aspx I also bought DriverCleaner and cleaned out all the Nvidia stuff but the problem remains. MSI Afterburner...
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    Changed case/PSU/video card, now Gigabyte Z68 won't POST

    I just upgraded from: Gigabyte 560Ti Corsair VX550W Cooler Master Case To: Sapphire 7970 Corsair HX850W Corsair 500R case And now my PC won't POST. Specs are in sig. My phase LEDs on the motherboard are all on. I swapped in an old 9800GTX+ and it still didn't POST at first, but after I laid...