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    Best Buy - $50 off $100+ purchase w/ Mastercard

    Good for this week only: Best Buy Coupon for $50 off $100 purchase when you use your Mastercard Has a decent amount of exclusions, and gift cards are being excluded about 90% of the time at the register. But there are still some decent deals to be had out of this. The total purchase...
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    HTPC inside a Pumpkin - Ultimate Jack-O'-Lantern!!

    Hey fellow Anandtech members, hope to get your vote in an NZXT pumpkin competition. So far I'm the only competitor to actually use a pumpkin as a computer case! AND NOW FOR SOME MAGIC.....ABRA-KADABRA... To vote for me: Click here All you have to do is "Like" NZXT and then...
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    NZXT Pumpkin competition on Facebook!!!

    Hey fellow Anandtech members, hope to get your vote in an NZXT pumpkin competition. So far I'm the only competitor to actually use a pumpkin as a computer case! AND NOW FOR SOME MAGIC.....ABRA-KADABRA... To vote for me: Click here All you have to do is "Like" NZXT and then click Vote...
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    Best GC SSDs (non-TRIM)?

    Getting a new rig together that will be running the ASRock Extreme11 with it's built in LSI 2308 chip and I plan on getting 3-4 128GB SSDs together in RAID-0. So since I'm under the presumption that TRIM support still isn't available for RAID setups, other then Z7X boards from Intel...what...
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    Will SATA 3.0 give bandwith limitations to Raid 0 Vertex 3?

    Been getting back and forth different information. RAID-0 2 x Vertex 3 240GB Native Intel SATA 3.0 (6Gbps) Drivers/Chipset Will the SATA 600MB/s bandwith limitation apply here? Or will I see performance more like +900MB/s reads? Thanks! *Comparing ideal situations of a RevoDrive...
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    Where did all my data go?!!?

    Panicking slightly here...I will give as much detail that I can. Running ASUS Sabertooth X58 along with a Agility 3 120GB and 2x2TB WD Caviar Black in RAID 1. I use the SSD for Windows and two programs Everything else, including most programs, all photos, movies, music, downloads, basically...
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    Basic (probably n00b) Question about Motherboard Fan Ports

    Do the motherboard fan ports have a general "limit" to the amount of fans connected? Basically, can I daisy-chain the molex connectors on fans, then plug into the motherboard's fan port? Practical example is daisy chaining two D12SH-12s on a Venomous X then plugging into the CPU Fan port...
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    Northbridge Recommendation

    I'm looking @ running an E8400 with a single GPU, and the ability to OC well. Of course, value is ideal....so most likely it seems that the P35 is the solution. (Flashing isn't an issue) However, I've been a long user of nVidia Northbridges, and curious if something else is competitive in...
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    Compaq Presario Notebooks/Laptops

    Now Im wondering about Compaq Presarios. Any really bad experiences or really good ones with them?? **Not this thread was changed from Dell....started looking the other way when prices became unreachable lol** Im looking specifically at the V2000z line with a Turion process. Lemme know...
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    NF4 Ultra Board Bang4Buck Recommendations

    What would be the best bang for buck motherboard utilizing simply an NF4 Ultra chipset. Will be running an AMD 4400+, BFG 7800 GTX, single SATA HD, and Enermax 600watt SLi certified PSU. I really want to pinch pennies on this, so just saying DFI does not help me. Goals are light OCing...
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    7800GTX Worth a NEW Buy??

    I can see a lot of people are in doubt of whether or not to upgrade their 6series or their ATi X800, but im in a slightly different situation and Im hoping for somet advice. I've gotten back into the wrap of technology since if decided to do my 1st computer build, and this will be my first...
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    Best Motherboard Even Available Yet???

    Okay, Im looking to eventually go with a premium SLi setup (Dual BFG Ultras). On the motherboard hunt, Im kind of worried about not actually being able to fully utilize all of their potential. I have read a few articles about how the currenty SLi mobos will only allow for 16 pipelines total...