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    pci or pci-e x1 wireless card?

    I'm currently trying to minimize the wiring in my house and just got a E3200 router not too long ago with 300mbps connection speeds. I was wondering what kind of wireless card works best for internal use in my computer and if someone had any good recommendations? Thanks in advanced!
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    New Case Suggestion? must have window

    Hey guys. I've been running a CM 690 II Advanced for a while and love it. But the Push Pull setup with my H100 is pretty tight. I was wondering what case I could get thats a Mid Tower, With a window and is relatively good on the cooling and silent factors. I like something clean looking like...
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    1920x1200 + 2x 1600x1200 eyefinity gaming?

    I just picked up a 7950 for my rig and saw a killer deal on these 1600x1200's. Is this set up possible?
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    Random Crashes: I suspect my raid 0 array

    Hi guys, I currently am running a rig that has been operational since day 1 of sandy bridge release back in jan of this year. been running a mid oc 24/7 almost at 4.3ghz. A few days ago, I started to get a glitch and I first suspected it being uneven current from my wall as my sound and...
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    Intel 310 vs Renice X3 mSata SSD. What should I get

    Quick question for the guys here at memory and storage. Whats the consensus on the mSata SSD market in terms of which is the go to drive. I have a G2 intel for my desktop and I love their reliability and decent speeds so I was leaning towards the 310 80gb edition. I've seen a lot of talk...
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    replacing lcd Panels on new laptops? is it possible?

    I recently finished replaced the LCD screen on my e6400 latitude with a manufacturer replacement and this got me thinking. Alot of the new 14" and 14.1" laptops coming out are at a lower resolution than mine (I have the 1440x900 widescreen LED). Furthermore, my desktop uses a 1920x1200 screen...
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    Asus Pa256q vs Dell U2311h

    I currently own a Dell U2311h which I have picked up a few months ago and the rig in my signature. I think this monitor is the best I've used and currently don't have room for a eyefinity monitor setup but would love to have one in the future at some point. My question is this. I have grown to...
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    Raid 0 Question

    Just a quick question. As you can see in my sig, there is a Raid 0 array of WD scorpio Black's that I use primarily for loading games onto. Because of the rev 3.0 boards coming out, I'm thinking about putting those drives back in my external and laptop and so I want to clone that raid 0 array...
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    asus n53sn availibilities?

    Does anyone know about the status of this particular model? I'm very interested particularly bcause of screen res and gpu when compared to the sv model.
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    Ripjaws DDR3-1600 and p8p67 pro

    My p8p67 Pro and sandy bridge rig has been pretty nice to me so far, no major upsets. only thing that ive noticed is that in cpu-z as well as ASUS monitor, it shows the max bandwith of my memory modules to be pc-10700? the model number shows as 12800 in the serial as seen below and I have...
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    p8p67 and raid 0?

    Can anyone comment on Raid support for p8p67 boards from Asus? it says they are intel rapid tech whatever supported but does that mean it supports raid 0? i plan on raiding 2 drives together that i have laying around for applications
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    P67 question regarding SLI/Xfire and Sata 3/USB3

    I hope one of you guys can help me with this question i have. I have almost all the parts for my new SB rig. I am planning on finishing my rig to consist of i7-2600k, intel x-25m 120 gig, 2 320 gigs I have laying around in raid 0 for lesser used games, XFX 6950 modded to 6970, OCZ ModstreamX 700...
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    Recommend case alternative to antec 300

    I've made 3 builds with the case and I am pretty bored with it to be my next rig It will house 6950, 1 ssd 2 laptop harddrives in raid 0 and a 1 tb later down the road. Sandy bridge and a Hyper212+ as well and 1 dvd burner. I don't know which cases have a backplate access from the back panel...
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    Momentus XT or Intel g2 120gig

    My situation is as follows, I have a Dell e6400 latitude that has served me very well. Over the past few weeks I just bought a hard drive caddy as I rarely use the optical drive. My current Setup is 2 WD Black drives 7200 rpm one being 320 and other 160 in this laptop. I currently have...
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    HD5770 to Sony Bravia 1080p woe's

    My rig is currently connected to my TV, a sony bravia 52inch LCD that has 3 hdmi outputs and runs at a native 1080p with 60 hz refresh, When connecting the computer via hdmi, DVI to HDMI or Display port to HDMI, the screen runs at the resolution but there are black borders around all 4...
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    antec earthwatt 650. Is this a problem???

    Currently, in my setup, ive been having some issues. While i have fixed my issues regarding stability to the most part, there are still some and i believe them to be power supply oriented. In my previous thread in memory, I falsely diagnosed my stability and Posting issues to memory while in...
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    Help, computer wont boot

    Hey guys, My recent rig is in the signature. Quick summary of the problem is, i built the rig i have in my sig a few weeks back after buying the parts about a month ago. Edit... so i tested each individual ram module in slot 1, then in slot 3 (the white ones where the ram is supposed...
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    case fan controllers

    So, i bought parts a few weeks ago for a new setup (sig) and i havent had time to put it together yet. i plan on putting it together this week. my overall goal is to run a decently quiet and cool setup so i bought 3 more yate loon low speed's. now that i have 5 case fans on my antec 300...
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    Yate Loons & other fan questions

    I remember a few years ago on AT that everyone swore by Yate Loons specifically the 28db 37 cfm model (i think thats the one). that being said, are they still the best bang for the buck case fans/cpu cooler fans? and where can i get them? (i remember back in the day ppl were talking about how...
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    help me decide i3 530 vs i5 750

    so i bought a new rig, didnt assemble yet (dont have time, parts didnt arrive yet, prolly gonna assemble it in 3weeksish when i go back home and pick up some of the parts cus newegg charges tax in CA) http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2052724 now what happened is i bought an i3 530...
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    Input on Build before i hit order

    Hey guys, i was in the market for a new ~$5-600 desktop to supplement my laptop for some lite gaming and leaving it on so i can turn my laptop off. i think leaving the laptop on all the time has killed the battery somewhat and some of the components. maybe its just me but it seems to be getting...
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    win 7 professional and language packs/MUI?

    Im currently trying to install windows 7 language packs on the professional edition of the OS, based on searches ive done online. I am running into a few problems though and i was wondering if you guys could help. I'm trying to download the MUI's from...
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    quick question

    im getting a new WD 160gig black and 4 gigs of ocz pc2-6400 ram for my laptop and planning to do a fresh install of w7-64 on it. that being said, i bought an enclosure so i can stick this current drive in it and use it as an external. now im not sure if i want to do a complete wipe of the...
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    Connecting 2 inputs into 1 set of speakers??

    In my dorm, I currently have a set up of a Laptop (dell e6400) with its docking station, a keyboard, a mouse, and my 22 inch dell s2209w monitor. my speaker system is the Logitech z-2300 set and my problem arises here. I plan on next year, buying a desktop to go with my laptop for some...
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    22" monitors need opinions

    so im stuck between a gamut here... on one hand, i am all for 1080p resolution and with Dell coming out with that new s2209w http://accessories.us.dell.com...dhs&cs=19&sku=320-7438 for a relatively reasonable price of 239, i want to jump on it on the other hand, asus has their monitor...
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    centrino 2 laptops

    i realized the centrino 2 has been released and i need a laptop for school, and i need it before 8/20 i was gonna buy a m1330 but saw the announcement so are there any similar sized laptops right now with the new centrinio 2 setup? if not should i wait?
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    thermalright coolers...

    i was checkin on newegg for a friend for a cpu cooler and i recommended the ultra-120 but i realized that that is no longer instock? i saw the HR-01 and realized it was like the same exact cooler... did they discontinue the ultra-120 and replace it with this hr thing?
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    Laptop Graphics

    so last year i bought a Sony 13.3 SZ series laptop for my father on Father's Day. This year i need a laptop for another gift for someone else and i was planning on buying something similar but i want input this person does mild gaming and i thought the Speed/Stamina mode featured on the Sony...
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    are there free programas that auto rightclick the mouse?

    im looking to run something off my computer while im no thtere and i need something that would right click my mouse for me. i was wondering if the loyal anandtech membres would be able to assist me in this task. I need the program to jut beable to right click at set intervals as im going to be...
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    wierd problems with my sound...

    I have a USB Mic from logitech and a Bose Companion 3 set... Here Lies my problem. My computer computer is a shuttle and since yesterday, the port for speakers in the back has been Staticy however the front port for headphones is crystal clear. Is there anyway to fix the problem because...
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    9700CNPS $45

    dont think this is posted.. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835118019 its on the egg and im pretty sure this is a hot deal...
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    HDD and burner recs needed

    so i found out the other day that i was runnning low on space on my computer and i was shopping around for a burner anyways on newegg so now i decided i would like to add a hard drive to my computer... i look at that storage guide in the AT mainpage but the article was sabit dated so iw was...
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    g15 woes...

    I love the keyboard but there are some things that need to be better... ok so heres the story. I go out to school and the cleaning ladies come like any typical week. I leave my computer unattended and of course its off. anyways apparently the person did something to break the screen of the...
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    Dell Latitude 410 laptop

    any coupons for this? ihavent found any and my friend needs to buy this very soon... Any help is good Thanks
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    agp lives... seriously

    http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=31130 damn.... volt mod me one of those edit: ADD http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display/20060417161918.html looks like im gonna buy a 7900gt with my step up afterall if evga comes with one
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    conroe?

    this is probably answered already but i was just curious, is conroe still socket 775? im asking this because ive had a history with bad intel stock coolers and if it was 775, aftermarket coolers curently out are proven to work on that socket and would make my mind more at ease
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    7600gt questions

    how does this card perform noise wise with stock cooler, should i invest in a NV silencer/vf900? also, this is reaplacing my passive 6600 in my PCI-e Shuttle i recently obtained cus that card is heating up to 80 some at load... i have 2 slots open. its the SB81P, it has a p4 3.2...
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    video recommendation for a friend

    heres the deal, he runs a dell dimension 4600 with a p4 2.66 ghz 533 thingy... neways he has integrated and his birthdya is coming up soon and his rents wanna buy him a video card and ram. sad to say hes on AGP. but his comp is also like 2-3 years old he currrently has 256 ram too. im...
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    cs1.6 issue

    ever since i bought my 7800gs i couldnt get framerates higher then 60 in CS 1.6.. myu 9800 pro did 120 with ease and even if i toggle fps max_190 or something in console it still says at 60... this bugs me because cs isnt an intense game at all... advice?
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    PSU questions

    my shuttle psu i bought last month has been serving my shuttle well.. the 300 watt one... its powering a p4 3.2 northwood, evga 7800gs superclocked 1 IDE hd, 1 DVD R/RW and a floppy and a keyboard mouse and what not... ive notived today that the +12 rail however in PCwizard shows 11.19 or...