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    HTC Rezound $49 w/ 2yr

    I'm in the process of buying a new phone, my OG Droid is feeling its age. Probably due to HTC clearing out anything that isn't a "One", but $49 is awfully cheap.. I may just have to go without a keyboard this cycle. Link gone.. deal no more.. :(
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    4890 Crossfire time

    I have a quality Power supply PC Power & Cooling S61EPS 610W, but I'm thinking It might be a bit close for 4890's crossfired. 80% efficiency puts me at 480+ watts which seems to be enough, and 4890's x 2 shouldn't exceed 400 watts for average use. The 4890's @ $169 are looking pretty...
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    ACC and 45nm Phenom II's

    Thanks to Sylvanas and his Phenom II X4 955 overclocking adventure thread I was stuck at 3.6Ghz until yesterday when i finally got my RMA ram back and was able to do some more tweaking. Google led me back here and to the thread above. I know there is a belief that ACC doesn't do much...
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    Getting closer to pulling the trigger

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. -Gaming + Imaging (photo/web) 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $700-750 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from. US 4. IF...
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    Remember, It could be the battery

    Just a reminder to those who have older hardware around. If it begins to get a little flacky, strange booting issue, and freeze ups... it could be the CMOS battery.. My smoothwall firewall was acting up after update4-386 was applied a few days ago. The system would just stop responding...
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    ASUS P5Q Pro + CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR2 1066

    ASUS P5Q Pro $134 @ $119 CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR2 1066 $133 @ $ 119 - $20 instant rebate - $30 combo 208.99 - $55 MIR $153.99
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    E8400 or q9300

    This seems like a crazy deal NOT to jump on ASUS P5Q Pro $134 @ $119 CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR2 1066 $133 @ $ 119 - $20 instant rebate - $30 combo 208.99 - $55 MIR $153.99 At that price I?m think of going to the q9300($249.99) over the e8400 ($169.99) , I think a...
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    AMD office/home build

    GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - $89.99 Thermaltake TR2 W0070RUC 430W ATX Power Supply - Retail $40.99 AMD Athlon X2 4850e 2.5GHz Socket AM2 45W Dual-Core Processor Model $87.00 G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual...
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    WD 750GB MY Book USB/FIREWIRE/eSATA $169.00

    WDH1Q7500N My Book Second Edition I was going to grab the 500GB Seagate Drive on sale for $99, but it was usb 2.0 only, and i really wanted to use firewire, and in the future eSATA interfaces. 750GB USB 2.0,/FIREWIRE/eSATA interfaces $199 at Newegg As usual clearance at BB is...
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    Triple cores upon us soon

    It be interesting to see where they postion these in the market. As everything moves to quad core will these serve as the entry level instead of dual cores? One production line, just ue defective and/or laser cut cores? Next years upgrade is looking like lots of choices... PC world article
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    Soyo 24" Topaz now TN's

    There had been rumors (which I cant seem to locate now..) that the Soyo LCD from office max the $279 Soyo TOPAZ DYLM24D6 LCD?s where going to switch over to TN panels. Well.. I think I may have gotten a TN panel. The box art looks the same but my box clearly states 3ms response time not...
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    last 939 upgrade

    Grabbed one of those x2 4800+ 2x1mb that showed up last week for about $110 shipped i couldn't have asked for a better final cpu upgrade for this rig. asus a8n-3 x2 4800+ @ 3.0G 250x12 1.48v coming from x2 3800+ @ 2.6 dual pime95s runnning idle 40c , 41c load 65c, 75c...
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    temporary upgrade choices

    BAhh... Ok I need some advice. Getting a dual opteron Linux workstation up and running but need a video card for compiz, and other 3d goodies I will end up working on. Something like the 8600gt would be plenty. Keep in mind I would like to use an nvidia card in the Linux workstation for...
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    Confirmation of stealth Windows Update

    Zdnet info on the matter.. Looks like MS thought it would be a good idea to update software on PC that have automatic updates turned off. I dont know how they thought this would be a good idea. THe EULA may give you the right to change the OS, but not to access my network without my...
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    battle of the $199 LCD's

    I need some insight. will be used mostly for gaming and web browsing. Buy the Acer AL2051W for $199. This is prob the better gaming monitor or the best buy deal for the Acer X221WSD more room 20" vs 22" but maybe some minor ghosting, and 6-bit TN panel. both are $199 for me as i...
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    SanDisk 4GB Ultra II CompactFlash

    Seems like a nice price for 4GB sandisks Sandisk Ultra II 4 GB Transcends 4GB 120x are a lttle cheeper on the egg, but for those of you who want the sandisks... transcends ...
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    Retail copy of MS Operating systems (vista) not transferable?

    Don?t know if this a repost, but I though us enthusiast who re-use retail copies of the OS as we upgrade are in for a surprise when Microsoft tells you your copy is no longer valid. Seems like an awful big change in the licensing terms if you ask me zdnet 1st blog zdnet 2nd blog
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    Love corporate sell offs

    until somthing better comes along at least. I like LCD's but only where they shine 2d browsing. I use dual view, 1 crt and 1 LCD, crt for gaming, lcd for browsing. Company was having a monitor and keyboard sale $10 for 21-19" CRT's and $1 keyboards was tempted to grab a couple of...
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    AMD mistake in the making..?

    Here's my issue. Ther are a lot of people in the same boat as myself. I currenty own a single core venice 3200+ @ 2.45 ghz. I assumed when i needed the upgraded I would buy a 939 x2 processor after the price drop. Finally going dual view (crt for gaming, lcd for browsing while gaming) I have...
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    mimo bridging = no wpa

    Here is the issue: I own a 2 story home, and I want to connect two wired LANs together. I also need to maintain an access point strong enough for my lappy with wifi. I will eventually tie in a third wired LAN. Can?t run cat as I might be selling this home soon, and don?t have the time...
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    Rebate Damage So far..

    Curious as to how many people are using these big holiday rebates. I'm trying to stay away from rebates myself... but i unknowingly walked into CompUSA?s 6hr sale Wednesday, and ended up with a bunch of wireless gear. So far though only $218 in rebates, on $268 worth of purchases...
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    AIUHB 0317 2000+

    Does anyone have an experience with axda2000 DUT3C aiuhb 0317 2000+ cpu's? The only mention of them out in the "wild" is a post on athlonmb forums that seem to belive that they will hit 2300mhz pretty easily. any info would be greatly appreciated. Peace,
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    AMD 1GHZ@1.4GHZ

    Well I decided to start my next rounds of upgrades a little early. So I went to Fry's Elecronics in Sunnyvale, ca. About a block from AMD. I figured I would grab a 1ghz cpu and see how far I could push it. I was going to grab a new 3d card to replace my MX, but i'll wait till the geforce3 comes...
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    some.. Kyro II win2k benches(and 3dmark2001)

    I'm not a big fan of this site, but... Kyro II win2k benches Performance seems solid. Nice to see Nvidia isn't the only on with good win2k drivers. In fact it seems some of the lower resolution benches show it to be slightly faster in win2k...hmmm This MX of mine appears to be on the way out...
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    Duron 650@904 due to i/o voltage?

    This was odd. I was under the impression that the i/o voltage didnt really help in overclocking a system much. The only benifits I heard about where for those running the geforce2 cards that require a pretty clean line/source of power, and therefore are more stable at the 3.5 i/o voltage. I have...
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    Duron 650@888 benches..WooHoo

    Im still trying to get more out of my duron, but it seems to crap out at 900mhz+(temps only at 44c-46c). At least i have quality ram that will do 144mhz cas 2 These scores def tell me that he whole Athlon line is memory starved, check out my Sandra ALU/FPU... The upcoming ddr boards should be...