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    Sandy Bridge Laptops Release Date?

    I was under the impression that they Sandy Bridge based laptops would launch at the same time as the desktop chips. I saw the Anand review and I keep hearing about different manufacturers talking about prices and specs but no release dates anywhere (as far as I can find). Also I couldn't find a...
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    Need multicore processor for dedicated server

    I built a dedicated server for my website using an e8400 earlier this month running video streaming which eats a constant 60% CPU leaving the remaining 40% to the webserver. This is without a doubt cpu limiting the server causing slow downs on every other page. As I'm moving towards creating...
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    LGA 1156 Build, coming from LGA 775

    So this week I had 4gb of ddr2-1066 RAM go bad (defaulting to my spare 1gb of ddr2 800) on my current socket 775 build and I've finally decided to step up to the LGA 1156 platform. I do some gaming, video encoding/editing, and lots of multitasking between heavy production and light dare I say...
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    Won't boot with Patriot Viper 2x2GB

    Mobo: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128380 Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820220315 Check out my rig in the sig. I've tried booting from each stick in all four slots of my mobo with no luck. What are the chances that both sticks would be dead? I can boot...
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    Reducing Hard drive Temp and Stress for media PC

    I run a video stream website 24/7 off of a single 500gb sata drive using Windows 7 x64 and 1gb Ram (plenty for my needs). I want to know what services I should be disabling if any and other software means to reduce my hard drive temps and power usage. The stream consists of mostly 10-20 minute...
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    Is This Legal?

    I know this sounds odd but I'd like to know if it is legal to install cracked versions of windows xp on my own computer if I own a legitimate copy of windows xp pro. If so, would it also be legal to install these on other peoples computers while being paid for repairing a computer as long as...
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    What would happen if I unplugged 6-pin power connector...

    What would happen if I unplugged the 6-pin power connector to my hd4850 and booted on the integrated graphics with the unpowered hd4850 still in the pci-e slot? Is it safe and will it behave the same as an empty pci-e slot?
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    Is it possible to turn off a dedicated gpu to use onboard?

    Lately I have been trying to reduce power consumption on my desktop build stated in my sig. To cut to the chase I want to know if there is any way to disable one of my pci-e slots in the bios. Namely my pci-e slot holding my hd4850. I have onboard graphics aswell and many times there is no need...
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    Monitor Changes Brightness on its own. [SOLVED]

    Hey guys, this seems like a simple problem but I can't figure it out. Backstory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824255011 So about a year ago I bought this Westinghouse L2610NW-SP 2.5.5" monitor for real cheap used on ebay. When it arrived the backlight was busted, no light...
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    [Solved] MSI P6NGM will not boot please help

    I've had this build for about 6 months with no problems: Xeon E3110 @3.6ghz Asus HD4850 Mushkin 2x1gb PC2-6400 Corsair 450VX MSI P6NGM-L Micro Atx Samsung Spinpoint series 500gb When I boot up i get 8 beeps total and nothing appears on the monitor. I looked up the bios code for 8...