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    NAS w/ separate Media Server or build an all-in-1 solution [Build ordered]

    I am looking to replace my old setup of WHS v1 with 3x2TB WD Green drives. Along with this I used older SageTV extenders. I am evaluating my options for the holiday sales and trying to decide the pros/cons of building 2 separate boxes, one with unraid just for storage and another to act as...
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    EVGA GTX 780 ti superclocked SLI high idle temps

    I setup a new rig last weekend and am checking on my temps and they seem to be a bit high. Ambient is 79F/26C and these are reference coolers. At idle the gpu fans are running at 38% and 60C. This seems extraordinarily high. While running BF4 on ultra the fans kick up to about 55% and...
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    HAF X + ROG Hero + SLI GTX 780Ti + VGA Duct doesn't fit

    I was trying to finish up my new build with the parts listed in the title: ASUS ROG Hero motherboard HAF X Case SLI'd GTX 780Ti I cannot seem to get the VGA duct that sits behind the hard drive cage to fit with this configuration. The middle plastic bar on the duct sits directly over the...
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    HAF X Case - 6 fans vs only 3 chasis headers on motherboard

    Parts: Cooler Master HAF X Case ASUS Maximus VI Hero I am wondering what the suggested way to hookup the fans for this case would be. The HAF X has 6 fans: Front: 230mm Top: 200mm x 2 Side: 200mm Rear: 140mm VGA card fan duct: 120mm Only the VGA duct has a pwm fan. The Hero...
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    H100i and powering 4 fans question

    Parts: H100i 4 x Cougar Vortex CF-V12HP PWM fans ASUS Maximus VI Hero motherboard I am looking to run the H100i in a push/pull configuration. I do not plan on using Corsair Link and do plan on using FanXpert 2 that is part of the AI Suite that comes with the Hero. The Hero only supports a max...
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    Recommended tools for new build testing

    I should be putting my new rig together next week. I would like to test my components before I start working on the OC for it. What tools are recommended for testing my ssd, physical hdd, and ram.
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    EVGA Supernove 1000 P2 vs Corsair HX1050

    Been looking for a 1k power supply but Newegg has been continually out of the HX1050. I also can not see to find any direct comparison reviews between the two. I have run Corsair PSUs in the past and they have performed very well. Does anyone know of any direct comparisons between the two...
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    16GB RAM advice for Haswell build

    I plan on doing a build with an ASUS ROG Hero and a 4770K CPU. I would like to use a 2133 speed kit but what I don't know is if it matters if I get in a 2x8 or 4x4 configuration. http://www.gskill.com/en/configurator?manu=29&chip=1307&model=1407 Looking at the GSKill ram configurator it...
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    Christmas build rating, looking for suggestions I may not have thought of

    1. Build for mostly gaming and some development. 2. Budget in the $2500 range 3. Buying in the USA 5. Intel for the processor, can go either AMD or nVidia for graphics, they both have their pros/cons 6. Not reusing any parts but currently have the HX850 and HAF-X purchased 7. Looking for minor...
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    Am I understanding the 290/290x load TDP correctly?

    http://anandtech.com/show/7481/the-amd-radeon-r9-290-review/15 I have been putting some parts together over the past few months prepping for a new build come black Friday. I had purchased a Corsair HX850 assuming it would be enough power to drive 2 cards in either xfire or SLI, depending on...
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    Decoding the new AMD naming scheme

    http://www.legitreviews.com/his-makes-mistake-and-posts-amd-r-200-series-graphic-cards-skus_124101 Not really big info just thought others might find it interesting.
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    Looking for SLI GTX760 or SLI GTX780 recommendations

    I am going to be putting a rig together this Nov/Dec and am wondering what peoples thoughts are on SLI 760s vs 780s for running at 2560x1600. The most intensive game I will be playing in the near future is BF4. Considerations: I can pick up 2 760s for less than the price of one 780. New...
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    Recommendations on laptop for student use

    Looking for a laptop for my sister in the 500-600$ range. I mostly build full pcs so haven't been in the notebook market in a while. It would need an optical drive, probably an i5 as I think an i7 would be overkill. She would prefer a touch screen but in that price range I don't know if it...
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    Worth getting DLP cleaned out?

    I have an older Samsung HL-S7178WX/XAA that is pretty much unusable since my lamp is almost dead. It had a good run, racking up 14795 hours in 7 years. Since I am going to be replacing the bulb I figured I should get some maintenance done on it at the same time. I can easily replace the lamp...
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    Thoughts on using an A8-6600K for a media center

    Chip in question: http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/Bulldozer/AMD-A8-Series%20A8-6600K%20-%20AD660KWOA44HL.html I recently came into a free A8-6600K and wanted to put it to good use. It is 100W TDP which seems to be above the norm for a media center pc. I'm not really concerned about its...
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    Asus GTX460 768MB X 2 a good upgrade?

    I'm still running an older Core 2 Duo E8400 3ghz with 2 8800GTS 512's. I am running a 30" monitor with most games at 2560x1600. Do you think if I upgraded to these in SLI I would see significant gains or would I be processor limited by switching to these?
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    New build review

    Well I'm looking at putting together a new rig. Looking for comments or suggestions on this build. Pretty much only used for gaming, would like good 2560x1600 performance. Samsung Internal Half Height DVD-W Supermulti SATA 22X Lightscribe (Black) by Samsung $30.99 Asus P6T Core i7 / Intel...
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    Upgrade or OC advice

    Here is what I am currently running: 2XEVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS (G92) 512MB Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz Mushkin Enhanced Redline 4GB (2 x 2GB) I have been getting some unacceptable framerates in some newer games and wondering if OC'ing the GTS's and possible the cpu would...
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    Trying to get new build up and running

    Well I finally got my rig built. I flashed my bios to p05 and set loaded defaults. The only change I made was to set my dvd as the first boot device and to set my memory timings to 5-5-5-12 (auto set them to 5-5-5-18). I did a single pass of memtest86+ just to make sure my ram was good...
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    Mounting a Thermalright ultra 120 extreme to an E8400 with as5

    The AS website says to apply a long thin line down the heat spreader: http://www.arcticsilver.com/pd...s5_intel_dual_wcap.pdf But the instructions for the TRUE says to "apply a thin layer of thermal paste to the top of CPU and bottom of heatsink base"...
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    memory reccommendations for an evga mobo...

    Buying an evga 132-CK-NF78-A1 and looking for 2 x 2gb sticks, probably ddr2 1000. Anyone have experience running this config and suggest a brand and model that works well. I was looking at these Mushkin redlines: http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?item=N82E16820146755 They are not listed...
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    Rate my new build

    Putting together a machine to last me through the year and here is what I have so far. Let me know what you think or what to change. I could also use some info on a psu. - EVGA 132-CK-NF78-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - 2 x EVGA 512-P3-N841-AR GeForce 8800GTS...
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    Installing sata dvd burner on GA-8KNXP

    I am using a Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Rev 1 board. The problem I am having is I am trying to install a Samsung SH-S203N DVD Burner on the sata connections and I cannot get the machine to find it. It is connected on the Sil3112 connector which I tried both port 0 and 1. I have all the bios setting...
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    Antec 1200

    Anyone ever heard about what happened to this case? I believe it was shown at Computex last year and never heard anything about it since.