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  1. phexac

    Is buying a new GTX 1080 worth it now or wait for Volta?

    Thinking of upgrading to the 1080 from R9 290. I am gaming on a 34" ultra-wide 1440x3440 right now and the 290 seems to not quite cut it in many places. With selling my current card plus selling Destiny 2 looks like I can nab the 1080 for $300-330 net. But would be silly if I got this and then...
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    Is it worth it to upgrade Samsung 1TB 840 EVO to 960 EVO?

    I am building a new machine based on Broadwell-E and initially thought that this was a no brainer upgrade. However, based on reviews from Anandtech, random read, which impacts how quickly programs are opened and how quickly the system loads, has barely moved from 95 MB/s to 110 MB/s. Sequential...
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    Anyone upgrading their iPad Air to iPad Pro 9.7?

    The new screen and general operating smoothness are a huge improvement, but my concern would be the longevity of the new iPad with its 2GB of RAM. I would prefer for the new iPad to last a while...
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    Wow, Apple upgrade prices when ordering iMac are absurd

    I was considering getting a 27" iMac for my wife and was checking out the different loadouts on them. To go from 8GB memory to 16GB is $200 when the entire 16GB kit probably costs about $50-$70 retail. Fusion drive to 512GB SSD is $200 when that's around the retail price of a top of the...
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    Is it worthwhile to upgrade to GTX 780ti from Sapphire custom OC R9 290?

    I recently got a 34" ultra wide screen, so the resolution I'm working with is 3440x1440. I am looking at the GTX 780ti that's custom OC and actually offers 10%+ improvement even compared to the stock 780ti...
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    OS X Dock really needs an update

    I have been using various Mac products for a while, and as Windows went through versions and updated their interface and multi-tasking tools, the OS X Dock seems to have fallen behind in enabling solid multitasking. Currently we have an MBA that I bought for grad school in 2011 and my wife uses...
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    Interface lag in Office 2016

    So I installed the new Office 2016 through the free trial of Office 365. Right now it's installed alongside my Office 2010 installation, so I have a direct comparison. While generally it's basically the same thing, and within the windows itself in Office 2016 most thing work nicely and...
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    How do I store documents on iCloud?

    Currently I use dropbox, but wanted to give iCloud a try. With dropbox, I just open the DropBox folder on whatever computer, put files there, and BOOM they are there on another computer in its DropBox folder. Can't figure out how to do that with iCloud. What am I missing?
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    Reliability for Corsair and OCZ SSD - is it as bad as customer reviews make it seem?

    Looking though newegg reviews, Intel SSDs look great with close to 90% of people giving it 5 stars and no cons. OCZ and Corsair drives, have roughly half non-perfect reviews, and the proportion is higher for with longer ownership times. A ton of reviews talk about SSD either being DOA and...
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    Thinking of getting Corsair Force 120GB - are those drives reliable?

    It seems that there is a lot of people on newegg saying theirs failed after a few months (same with OCZ vertex 2). Corsair Force 120GB is $205 on newegg w $40 rebate (down to $165). OCZ vertext 2 is $235 w $30 rebate (down to $205). Is OCZ worth the extra price? Also, when using SSDs...
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    So what is the deal w Samsung Captivate GPS

    Ok, first of all, my reference point for how properly-functioning GPS should work. My gf has iPhone 3G. When you use GPS while driving, you get a blue dot that moves smoothly along the road you are driving on and is good at representing where you actually are. You can tell which roach you are on...
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    Do I need SD card to add music to Android phone?

    I recently got Samsung Captivate. Now, the phone is supposed to have 16GB of internal storage. So I figured, I would not need an SD card and just put whatever music, moves, files I wanted onto that storage. It's supposed to be super easy--just connect phone to PC via the USB cable and you can...
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    Mac mouse pointer issues

    One of the most annoying things I find on a Mac is the way mouse works. Whenever the moues pointer is near a button, it slows down from however fast it would normally be moving. This creates uneven movement which is annoying to deal with. It also means the pointer is not moving fast enough when...
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    Open Box video cards on Newegg?

    I have found a cheap 5870 on newegg by asus that is open box. Have you guys had experience with open box items like this? The price of $300 is very attractive, but I don't want to get stuck with a POS. Newegg does offer 30-day money refund policy with their open box items. Thoughts?
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    The Witcher nude patch?

    Does this mean if we are in the US, we no longer need to order the overpriced UK uncensored edition? I have not played this game yet, but was considering the UK edition because I think the censoring in the US version is the dumbest thing ever.
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    Cannot delete partition--wat to do?

    So when I was migrating to Win7, I created a new partition on my HD and installed Win7 there. Problem is, that partition is only 120GB in size, and my old OS is taking up the rest of the drive. I was planning to delete the old OS partition, but now I cannot do it from the new OS because it says...
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    How good/bad is ASUS P5E mobo onboard card

    Well, it's technically not onboard. ASUS P5E mobo comes with SupremeFX II daughter sound card. Now that Creative has a memory leak issue, I am considering replacing my Extreme Gamer card with the ASUS card taht came with my mobo. What sort of difference can I expect?
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    audiodg.exe memory leak in Windows 7

    I am using Sound Blaster ExtremeGamer, and therefore Creative drivers. After a couple of hours audiodg.exe process balloons up to 1GB of memory usage. I have turned off "sound blaster enchancements" in my sound settings, so that SHOULD do away with the memory leak, but I really dislike that as a...
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    Windows 7 - how to skip Account logon screen?

    I only have one account on my computer with no password, and normally, windows just skips the logon and starts up the computer. Yesterday though, it randomly started to stop at the logon screen, and I need to click on my account picture there to get it to load Windows fully. How do I go back...
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    Windows 7 is basically Vista renamed

    First of all, let me begin by saying that I have been running Vista since the day it came out and I have loved the system from day one. Offloading interface to GPU as and superfetch are the most awesome features. They make the OS smooth and snappy on a decent machine. For the life of me I could...
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    Does Win7 Upgrade disable current Windows Install?

    I just downloaded the student upgrade version of Win7 Home Premium. My plan is to do custom install and install the new OS onto a new hard drive. So the old Vista OS that I am running right now should not be affected. My question however is whether MS will then disable the old OS by disabling...
  22. phexac

    iMac running 24/7

    I have a 24" 1.5-year-old iMac with Radeon HD2600 Pro and 2.8GHz C2D as the secondary house computer. We recently started using VOIP (which works fine) and the caveat is that you have to have your computer running 24/7 for the phone to work. Obviously, the screen turns off pretty quick, so...
  23. phexac

    Looking for a particular desk lamp

    This is not computer-related, but I figured I might have some luck seeing as this is a techy forum. When I was in highschool, my Korean roommate had a lamp, which he had bought in Korea, made by Samsung called Biolamp. Eventually, he gave it to me and I have it now and use it as my main desk...
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    Can I install Snow Leopard off of disc image

    So i bought Snow Leopard and now need to install. I used Alcohol on my Windows machine to create a disc image and copied it onto the macbook's desktop. Can I now used that image to install the new OS, or will I run into problems? Can I do an upgrade install this way? Can I do a clean...
  25. phexac

    So does the new iPod Touch have FM Radio?

    I just read the article on PC World that says that iPod finally gets FM radio, but it did not specify which models. I am wondering if the new Touch has it.
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    Upgrading Mac OS rather than clean install

    I use Windows myself, but I got and iMac and a Macbook Air for my gf because it's easier to keep macs virus and spyware free and are just easier to take care of. Plus the Air is a great computer in its own right. As far as ultra-portables go, I think Air is one of the best offerings out there...
  27. phexac

    Oblion - ruins seem very difficult

    I am playing Oblivion with Obscuro's complete overhaul mod. I find that fights that are parts of quests are fairly easy for most part. But in ruin I keep finding characters that are waaay beyond anything I can handle. Is this normal? Do I need to be higher level to be able to handle ruins? I...
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    Just bought Oblivion - looking for mods

    I just bought the game for the first time and am looking for mods to install. For gameplay changes, I will go with Obscuro's complete overhaul mod. But now I am looking for some graphics mods. I would appreciate refences to specific mods or a site which list something like top 10 mods for...
  29. phexac

    Is there Firefox 64-bit?

    Basically what the title says. There is already IE8 64-bit, and that works great. Was wondering if there also was FF. Or for that matter any other browsers. I would expect that, with most new PCs shipping with 3GB+ of memory, 64-bit windows software should be becoming more and more common. Once...
  30. phexac

    Windows 7 upgrade over Vista?

    Normally, upgrading is pretty bad compared to doing a clean install. But since Vista and W7 share so much of the structure, would an upgrade be ok in this case or is clean install still better?
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    Can you get that back to school $229 ipod discount online?

    I know that you can get that discount at the actual Apple store, but can you get it online? My Problem with physical Apple store is that in Chicago you pay nearly 10% extra tax. Apple online store charges sales tax, but it's about half that. Don't feel like paying extra $100 just to shop at the...
  32. phexac

    SDHC card for Nikon D5000

    My mother is buying the Nikon D5000 camera. It's 12.9MP and can snap multiple pictures per second and shoot 720p video. So naturally, it needs a fast memory card. I was looking for flash cards on newegg and basically found several class 6 SDHC cards from OcZ and Kingston for about $20. As I...
  33. phexac

    4GB of memory on 32-bit Mac OS?

    So Apple finally started offering 4GB of memory on their computers at a more reasonable price point. However, my impression was that OS X was all 32-bit. Therefore it cannot take advantage of all that memory and Apple is just taking advantage of the fact that most people don't know any of that...
  34. phexac

    Need wireless solution for desktop

    Basically what the title says. I am looking for something that will allow my desktop to connect to the internet wirelessly. USB or PCI solutions both work, as long as the USB solution does not suffer decreased speeds.
  35. phexac

    Anand's GTS250 review

    In most tests the GTS250 is right around, and sometimes ahead of, the GTX260 Core 216 card. So is 4850. What's up with that. GTX260 just gets pummeled by everything, when it should be a good deal ahead of 4850 and the GTS250, on par with the 4870, and ahead of it a lot of the times. Instead it...
  36. phexac

    Mac Book Air question

    My GF has an iMac, and she may need a laptop for school. She likes MacBook Air, which would work for her in all aspects. One issue that I have a question about is the ability of Apple laptops to connect to external displays and projectors. On the Apple site it says all Apple laptops have this...
  37. phexac

    What's the best 30" monitor out there?

    I am considering moving to a 30" monitor from the 24" that I have right now for more desktop space to work with. Besides recommending a monitor for me, I would also like to know how big a deal is it in terms of video cards in gaming. 30" screen takes a lot more video card horsepower to run...
  38. phexac

    Need video editing software

    It needs to have 2 capabilities. 1. It needs to be able to add subtitles to various video formats, most importantly divx. 2. It needs to be able to convert videos between common formats (for example, from MPEG to avi). Obviously, other functions such as being able to cut and combine...
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    Can Street Fighter 4 PS3 play with XBox ppl online?

    Basically what the topic says. Can the two gamer pools play together, or do they have no way of playing with each other?
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    How to unpartition the HD

    I have a Gateway laptop with 200GB HD, which Gateway, for reasons unknown, split into two equal partitions. Is there a program I can use (preferably a free one obv ;) which would allow me to lump the partitions back together without reinstalling the OS? The main OS partition has everything on...