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  1. Serradifalco

    Smoking! NCIX (US) Intel 2500K CPU $149.99 FS! PM Microcenter Weekend Deal!

    I sent a price match request to NCIX for the MC $149.99 weekend deal on the 2500K CPU and within a 1/2 hr it was approved! I just received my invoice via email. The nearest MC for me is 350 miles away and I would have to pay sales tax. With NCIX I got FS and no tax!
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    I scored me an open box MSI HD 6970 Lightning on Newegg!

    I was able to buy an open box MSI HD 6970 Lightning on Newegg for $225 shipped. I plan on buying a second for crossfire. I game at 1080p on a 46" monitor. How much of a performance increase can I expect over my GTX 460 SLI setup? Thanks.
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    Crazy is as crazy does!

    I have video card envy right now. I found this little hot number on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo I currently have the SLI setup in my sig. I game occasionally at 1080p. I could sell my video cards and probably "upgrade" for $140. Eventually I could add a second...
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    How fast are my GTX460 Cyclones at 900Mhz?

    What current single card solution would the Cyclones in my sig compare to? This is a curiosity question more than an upgrade question. I game at 1080p.
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    Anyone have experience with the Corsair Force F120?

    Fellow Anandtechers, Let me know what you think of the following SSD. $175 seems to be a great price. Currently, my boot drive has 36Gb on it. This one should give me sufficient head room. Thanks. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo
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    Corsair Performance 3 Series SSD now available on Newegg. Very pricey!

    Wow! What ever happened to the "higher capacity for the same price as current drives" idea. OCZ Vertex 2 here I come. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...ance+3&x=0&y=0
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    OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SATA SSD $99 AR FS at the Egg of course!

    $114.99 - $15 rebate card with free shipping. I am so close to pulling the trigger. Someone please talk me out of it! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-550-_-Product
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    GTX 560 available for sale at Mwave! $247 + $3.99 shipping.

    2 flavors available. $247 + $3.99 shipping. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...1024MB%20GDDR5 Superclocked edition for $271 + $3.99 shipping. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/skusearch...rclocked%20102
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    GTX 560 Now Available For Sale At Mwave! Good Price!

    Enjoy! There should be some good AR deals coming soon. http://www.mwave.com/mwave/deepsearc...0&FilterCatID=
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    Believe it or not I am considering upgrading from i7 920 to i7 2600k.

    I know it sounds like madness. I have been waiting to upgrade to an SSD for months now. I know the next generation SSDs are going to be better in performance and stability. I also know they will be SATA III which my current MB does not support. My MB also does not have USB 3.0 and I see more and...
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    Using a second cable modem. Is it possible?

    Greetings, We currently have our cable modem in the study. I will be building an HTPC this month which we will use in the TV room. We will be streaming all of our TV content from the internet. I want the fastest possible connection in the TV room... faster than wireless. I would like to leave...
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    Where can I buy an sli bridge? GTX 460 sli.

    I can't seem to find a retail outlet that sells them. There are some Chinese companies on Ebay that sell "genuine" models but I don't trust them. I need a 90mm one specifically. Thanks.
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    I think I need to run my second GTX 460 in the x8 pci-e slot. **Solved**

    Ok so here is the Readers Digest version. I installed the second MSI GTX 460 1GB card in my computer last night. I have 2 - x16 slots on my mb. Being dual slot designs, the cards are almost on top of each other. The temps on the upper card, because the fan is boxed in, are much higher than the...
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    I installed my MSI GTX 460 Cylclone 1gb gpu with initial oc!

    I did a mini-upgrade to my computer last night. I switched the parts out of my HAF 932 case into my new HAF X. I upgraded my psu from the wired Corsair 850W to the modular 850W model. I also swapped out my 2 GTX 260s for my new GTX 460. I have the second one coming from Ewiz this Friday. I...
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    PALIT GTX460 1GB SONIC. $207.48 AR & Shipping @ Frys.com!

    $229.99 - $30 MIR + $7.49 shipping = $207.48. In-store pickup not available. Thanks. http://www.frys.com/product/6340791?...H:MAIN_RSLT_PG Good news for those wishing to SLI. From the rebate form Term And Conditions: "Rebate check will only be paid to the order of an individual. Limit to...
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    Palit GTX 460 Sonic. ***Important update***

    Consider the 2 video cards below. Is the only difference the factory overclock? The pcb design looks to be identical. If so, I can overclock the non-Platinum card myself, right? Please advise. I am replacing my GTX 260 sli with a GTX 460 sli set-up. Thanks. Palit GTX 460 Sonic edition...
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    Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B cpu cooler $57 AC FS Chiefvalue.com! Warm

    The coupon is listed right on the product page. The final price is listed as $57.99 but I verified it to be $62 - $5 = $57. I added it to my shopping cart and then logged in. I wish I had this one over my Noctua. Enjoy. http://www.chiefvalue.com/product-_-...00157725010060
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    The new Coolermaster HAF X is available for sale!

    http://www.google.com/products?q=RC-942-KKN1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=G4h&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wf This is my next case. I want to wait until prices come in a little or until someone offers free shipping. It is selling for MSRP for now. Thanks.
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    Corsair 850HX 850w modular power supply $139.99 AR FS! Now $149.99.

    I was going to wait to see some reviews and pricing on the 850AX, but at this price I can't resist. $159.99 - $20 rebate card = $139.99 with free shipping. Enjoy! http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9011&Tpk=850hx The price is now $10 higher at $149.99. :(
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    I contacted Enermax about the availability of the Revolution 85+.

    I have decided to purchase an Enermax Revolution85+ 950w or 1050w psu after 1 month of research. The performance is impressive, comes with a 5 year warranaty, and I really like how it looks. I plan on upgrading to GTX470 sli and have always wanted a modular psu. I haven't been able to find...
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    I want to go modular and have several questions.

    I am looking at the Seasonic X750 psu. It has 62A on the 12v rail. List of hardware: Gigabyte X58 mb i7 920 oc'd to 3.7GHz Noctua cpu cooler GTX470 sli oc'd (very near future upgrade) 6 gigs ddr3 ram 2 internal 640gb WD hard drives 1 external dual hard drive 2 optical drives 1...
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    This is an uneventful time to upgrade a computer!

    The only real exciting upgrade I can see right now is an SSD maybe. Outside of that, things look pretty stagnant. I have been itching to ugrade something, but have come up uninspired every time. I, by no means, have a cutting-edge system, but can find no way to significantly improve it. I was...
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    Does anyone own an Enermax 950w or 1050w Revolution 85+ power supply?

    I currently own the power supply in my sig. It is in excellent condition. Corsair is very generous with the number of cables and connectors they provide on their power supplies... maybe too generous. I have an HAF 932 case which is very large, with good cable management capabilities. I have so...
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    Is it possible for a hard drive enclosure to cause a "hard disk problem" message?

    I have a Startech dual hard drive enclosure with 2 - 1gb Hitachi drives in it. The drives are in a raid 1 array. I started getting the "Windows detected a hard disk problem" error. I tested the drives, while inside the enclosure, with Seagate's SeaTools and it reported an error almost...
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    After building my own computers for over 10 years, my first bad hard drive!

    I purchased 2 retail Hitachi 1tb hdds from TD in January. Last week I started getting the dreaded "Windows detected a hard disk problem" message. I have these drives in an external enclosure in raid 1. I haven't pulled them to see which drive is the dud yet. Fortunately, all of my files are...
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    A SSD is the single biggest performance improvement you can make.

    I have been reading this consistently across the forums and personal reviews. I believe in my case, the hard drive is the biggest bottleneck. With the Intel 80gb drive now selling for ~ $200, this becomes an attractive upgrade for me. 80gb is the perfect size boot drive. Right now I have 35gb...
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    Does anyone use EVGA Precision to overclock their GPU?

    Hello, I am looking for the best program to overclock my GTX260 sli setup. I ran across a thread on another forum where someone was raving about the EVGA Precision program. Does anyone have any experience with it? I know the popular ones are Rivatuner and nTune. I am inspired to do some...
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    The Corsair 850hx power supply is oos everywhere. What gives?

    It has been oos for weeks now. Does anyone have any info on this? Did they just simply run out or is there a defect that caused them to be pulled from vendor shelves? It practically happened overnight.
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    Can I run Prime95 while my PC is in sleep mode?

    I am in the process of reducing the clock speed of my cpu. I had it running for months at 4.1Ghz, but it ran rather toasty at that speed. I am thinking of running it between 3.6-3.8Ghz. Please see the image for oc details. I am testing with Prime95 for stability right now but the PC keeps going...
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    Do you still have to un-install old gpu drivers before installing new drivers?

    I read the Nvidia installation guide and it just mentions un-installing ntune before installing the new drivers. You are then to re-install ntune after the new drivers are installed. I know in the past the protocol was to un-install the old drivers first. Any ideas on this? Thanks.
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    Does anyone have the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000? Will it mount to my 46" monitor?

    I have a 46" lcd tv as my computer monitor. I have it mounted on the wall in front of my desk. Will the Logitech QuickCam Pro 9000 mount to the tv? Can I tilt it down toward me since the tv is tall?
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    I am upgrading to Windows 7. I have a question about my game drive.

    Hello fellow Anandtechers. I will be upgrading to Windows 7 Ultimate from Windows Vista Ultimate. I have all of our games on their own hard drive. Do I need to re-install the games after the upgrade or can we still play them under the new os? I originally put the games on a separate hard drive...
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    Question about my external storage drive and router.

    I have this http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...u2er&x=10&y=18 external enclosure with 2X1TB HDD in raid 1, connected to my pc through the esata port. I also have this http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-DIR-655...5202946&sr=8-1 router with a USB shareport. The shareport allows me to...
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    I am doing a fresh Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit install and would like to enable AHCI.

    Do I need to install drivers or can I just enable AHCI on my motherboard and then install Windows? Please advise.
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    Question about GTX 260 SLI.

    I am putting together the following system this weekend. 1. i7 920 D0 stepping cpu. 2. Motherboard 3. 2 X GPU 4. Case 5. RamRam 6. Retention bracketso I can re-use my cpu cooler. 7. Hard drive I already asked this question in General Harware with no luck. Should I initially...
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    My new i7 920 build parts list.

    1. i7 920 D0 stepping cpu. 2. Motherboard 3. 2 X GPU 4. Case 5. Ram 6. Retention bracket so I can re-use my cpu cooler. 7. Hard drive I am just waiting on the case. This system will replace the one in my sig. I have never done SLI. Should I initially do the build with one card then add...
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    I am upgrading to a core i7 920 from a Q9650.

    I am upgrading to a core i7 920 from a Q9650. Can I keep my current Windows Vista installation? I am not nuts. The upgrade will actually be a minimal cost to me. These are the parts: Ram, Motherboard, and the cpu is a D0 stepping i7 920. I also purchased this kit so I can reuse my OCZ Vendetta...
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    I just puchased a D0 stepping i7 920 cpu.

    Will this memory work? My goal is 4.2Ghz.
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    What are your GTX 285 overclock results?

    Using Rivatuner v2.24, these are the results for my vanilla XFX GTX 285 gpu so far: Core clock: 700 default 648 Shader Clock: 1584 default 1476 Memory clock: 2600 default 2484 Temps: 40c idle, 65c load 3DMark Vantage I have the fan speed at default Auto Control (40%). I tried manual at...
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    I am upgrading to a Q9650 from my e7200.

    I can purchase a Q9650 at Chiefvalue.com right now for $315.00 ater a $10.00 coupon code. I will sell my e7200 on eBay for $80.00, so my net cost will be $235.00. I am going to skip over the initial launch of i7 as it is not cost effective enough for the amount of performance increase...