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    [ENDED] Armored Warfare Early Access Key Giveaway (Ends 9/20)

    http://aw.my.com/us Armored Warfare is an upcoming Tank game from Obsidian Entertainment and My.com Early Access ends on September 20th, and Open Beta starts soon after. Edit: The reddit giveaway has ended.
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    Upgrade Dilemma - CPU vs GPU

    Current Gaming System: E4300 - 3.0 Ghz, 1.35v Thermalright Ultra 120 G.SKILL 4GB DDR2-800 Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 3.3 (F12) Gigabyte GTX 460 1GB (800/1600/1900 OC on Stock) PCP&C 610W BenQ 24" 1920x1200 (scaling works well and I can run as low as 1440x900) OS: Win XP 32bit Problem #1 (obvious)...
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    Overclocking is the Dumbest thing you can do!

    Person1: So it's dumb buying an $100-125 CPU and overclocking it to match the performance of $250-300? Right! Person1: <Here someone posts a reasonable explanation, and gets ignored.> Person 2 <Further reasoning that gets ignored...> Person 2...
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    Memory/FSB question - resolved

    The system in the signature. I've never actually managed to go higher OC because every time I try to run FSB at anything above ~330Mhz at 2:2 ratio the mobo fails to boot and resets all settings back to default. Even if I use 400mhz but set the multiplier to 6x, which nets 2.4ghz...
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    Anandtech PSU Reviews

    Why hasn't there been a single review of Fortron Source PSU on Anandtech main page? Last time I commented one of the editors replied stating it will be covered in a future story since Fortron are more budget oriented. Fine. Today 400W-450W review was posted for budget PSU's and Fortron...
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    Window Fan

    I read on one of the threads here that one way to see the impact of airflow on temperatures is to open the case and direct a small table fan at the motherboard. I did just that to test my OC limits and the temp results made me consider this as a more permanent solution. The fan was found at a...
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    Cooling the DS3 - questions

    Rig: E4300 - 3.0 Ghz, 1.40v unoptimized | OCZ 2GB PC6400 Rev.B | Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 3.3 (F12) | EVGA 8800 GTS 320Mb | I recently reduced the OC down to 2.4ghz, keeping the FSB at 266 (what I heard the cooling on the DS3 is designed for), because the NB and SB would overheat. I also had...
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    Fortron Bluestorm 400W PSU - $56.33 Shipped @ egg

    FSP400-60THN-R http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104935 Looks like the perfect choice for a budget system. I have a non-Bluestorm FSB400 easily powering a DFI Lanparty UT, AMD 3200+ and 7600GT. This one would look killer with a nice window case. The 500W...