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    Z97 vs Z87 for overclocking. Any difference?

    I have an ASRock z87 Extreme4 w/ an i7-4770K overclocked to 4.2GHz at 1.23v. I just bought the MSI Z97-G55 from NewEgg because it's currently $79AR and I needed it to build an office computer. I'll be pairing it up with a Pentium G3258 and then overclocking it. So my question is, does anyone...
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    Windows 7 Anytime Upgrade w/ Full Retail Product Key

    My question is whether it's possible to upgrade a Windows 7 Home Premium install using the anytime upgrade feature, but instead of buying an anytime upgrade license, I want to use the license from a full retail version. The reason is I have a friend who wants to buy a new Dell and doesn't...
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    Bought a used system did I over pay?

    Was looking to build a replacement PC for my mom and had some spare parts around for a whole PC, but needed to buy a new motherboard to make it work. The CPU was for an Athlon II x4 620. Anyway, someone offered to sell me their old gaming PC for $115 with the following: AMD Phenom 9650 8GB...
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    Advice on Reusing Some Old CPUs

    I have a lot of non-working computers I've inherited from work, though the best of the bunch are an AMD Athlon II x4 620, Phenom 9500, Intel e2160 and three Athlon x2 3800+ and a pair of Pentium Ds of unknown speed. Pretty much all of them need new motherboards and I already have spare ram for...
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    Bought an i7 950, should I return it?

    Bought a pair of i7 950s for $280/each on Amazon. They come with Lost Planet 2 which I plan to hopefully flip for $20/piece, thus reducing my cost to $260/CPU. I came on here to do some research about what motherboard to buy and started reading about the Sandy Bridge CPUs slated to come out...
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    WHS + Power Pack 3 = Broken Connector?

    I have two Acer Aspire WHS. The one at my home works fine and can access the server via the connector software. The one in my office recently stopped working with the connector software. I initially tried to uninstall/reinstall the connector software on one of the workstation PC (Windows...
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    Windows Home Server PC Restore Time

    Well, I have an Acer Aspire WHS and one of my Seagate 7200.11 HDDs crapped out due to that firmware issue. Luckily I had the server in place to backup, the bad news is it's 2 weeks out of date because I was cheap and wanted to turn off the server to save electricity. The good news is that the...
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    Replacement client backup software that's in WHS

    Could anyone refer to me a backup software that is comparable to the one found in Windows Home Server, that can clone Windows XP & Vista x64 systems and perform incremental/differential backups that won't take up tons of space. To give some background, before trying WHS I used to just clone...
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    Sims 2 Deluxe - $5, Medieval 2 TW Gold Ed - $16, Dark Messiah of Might & Magic - $4

    Circuit City: (Free Shipping on orders over $24) Dark Messiah of Might and Magic - $3.97 Enemy Territory: Quake Wars - $4.99 The Sims 2 : Deluxe Edition - $4.99 Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath Expansion - $11.99 Medieval II - Total War Gold Edition - $15.97 Mass Effects - $19.96
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    Breaking the 2.7GHz Barrier w/ Q6600 B3 + eVGA 680i w/ 1333 FSB Mod

    Here are my specs: Q6600 B3 eVGA 680i 4GB Transcend PC-6400 DDRII Memory Vista 64 Ultimate AC Freezer 7 Anyway, my motherboard could overclock my old e6600 to 3.35GHz at stock voltage and 3.6 with a modest vcore increase. I have since sold my e6600 and transferred my q6600 B3...
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    Rome Total War Gold Edition - $9.13 (Was $10.96) @ CircuitCity

    Rome Total War - Gold Edition for $9.13 (Was $10.96) @ Circuit City Free shipping on orders $24 and up. The game comes with the original Rome Total War plus the Barbarian Invasion expansion. - Price update thanks to IL2SturmovikPilot
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    Jade Empire @ GoGamer for $9.90

    GoGamer is having a 48hr Madness sale with the following: Jade Empire Special Edition Made by BioWare. It's an RPG set in a Asian Fantasy world Dungeon Siege II Deluxe it comes with Dungeon Siege II + Expansion. I've never played it, but I heard it's a hack and slash RPG. Sid...
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    Rome Total War Barbarian Invasion Expansion - $5 @ Frys.com & BM

    I know this game is a bit dated, but if you're like me and got Rome Total War, but hesitated to buy the expansion pack you can now get it for $5 at Frys BM or here online. Shipping to California came out to $5 for me however, I ended up buying mine instore.
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    Advice for reliable router

    Hi All, I have installed two separate routers at my mom's flowershop--a D-Link DI-624 & a Linksys WRK54G. I replaced the DLink with the Linksys a few years ago and it's proved to be pretty reliable. However, the Linksys will occasionally lockup and have to be reset periodically. While...
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    What to do with extra eVGA 8800GTS & GTX card

    I just bought the eVGA 8800GTS OC for $250 w/ PayPal discount and I thought that was a decent deal for an already overpriced video card. Anyway, normally I would be happy about that, but I just got a customer who sold me his spare eVGA 8800GTX & GTX OC for $50 after he upgraded to an Ultra...
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    What to do with old PCs?

    I've been tasked to clear out my company's stock area to make room for more crap and to get us ready before we have to move and throw this stuff out anyway. I had to do a walk through to see what we had so the ewaste company can assess whether I have enough junk to qualify for free pickup...
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    MSI 975x Platinum v2 vs MSI P6N Platinum

    I need some advice. I was doing some online shopping in the middle of the night and failed to do my homework and ended up buying the MSI 975x Platinum v2 because I wanted something with Quad-Core support & 2 PATAs. For some reason I completely ignored the 650i chipset boards, thinking...
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    XP-90 vs Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pro for e4300 Overclock

    I need some advice. Without thinking it through, I bought a pair of Artic Cooler Freezer 7 Pros for $28/each from NewEgg to run a pair of e4300s and while I know the heatsinks are good, I didn't realize that they made a s775 adapter for my old XP-90. I only plan to overlock one of the CPUs...
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    Baldur's Gate II: Collection for $7.90 @ GoGamer

    GoGamer is having a 48 hour sale, some good games are: Baldur's Gate II: The Collection - $7.90 Tribes Vengeance - $2.90 Icewind Dale II - $4.90 Psychonauts - $5.90 This is good for those who didn't get in on the Baldur's Gate II deal at Amazon. This is a better deal by a ball...
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    Connect3D Radeon X1900XT 256MB PCI-e 16x $200AR @ NewEgg

    connect3D 3059 Radeon X1900XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO Video Card - Retail - $214.99 - $15.00 MIR = $199.99 + Shipping This card performs better than the x1950 Pro and may be a better bang per buck card than the x1950XT 256MB for $250.00
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    Nvidia 6200AGP Question

    I bought a box of sealed AGP Nvidia 6200 128MB video cards for about $10/piece and planned to use them to assemble a few low end PCs. I also go some work computers (non-gaming PCs) that are currently using a Radeon 9600 128MB, 9200 128MB, 9200SE 64MB, and FX5200 128MB. I'm wondering if I...
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    Update: SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900GT 256MB + Rainbow 6: Vegas for $149.99 @ NewEgg

    SAPPHIRE 100189L Radeon X1900GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO HDCP Video Card - Retail for $134.99 It's a $10.00 price drop from yesterday. This card is as fast as a Nvidia 7900GS and is now selling for as much as one after rebate. Update (12/16/06): Now down to $134.99...
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    Open Box: Radeon X850XTPE for $99.99. X1950Pro for $169.99, X1900XT 256MB for $219.99 @ NewEgg

    Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100101L Radeon X850XT PE 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM - $99.99 + $6.13 shipping or free shipping w/ paypal. Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - OEM - $169.99 + $5.64 shipping or free...
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    Open Box: Radeon X800GTO 256MB AGP 4x/8x - $85.99 + Free Shipping @ NewEgg

    Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100131L Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM for $85.99 w/ Free Shipping Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100131SL Radeon X800GTO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 AGP 4X/8X Video Card - OEM for $88.99 + $5.64 shipping Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100131 Radeon X800GTO 256MB...
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    Dell E521 w/ x2 3800+, 512MB, 160GB, 16x DVD, 20" W-Flat Panel - $499 @ DellSB

    I saw this on another forum, but here's the deal. It's for phone orders only but it's for a Dimension E521 Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.00GHz, 512Kx2) 512MB DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 20 in (20 in viewable) E207FP Widescreen Flat Panel Display 160GB SATA II Hard Drive (7200RPM) 16X DVD-Rom...
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    O'C Stability Issue Question

    A question about overclock stability. I have experienced the following issues when I overclock my system: 1) Random restarts 2) Game slows down in old school games like Planescape: Torment 3) Inability to uncompress large or chained rar/zip files. Since this is my first overclock...
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    RMAing a BFG 5900U Question

    Hey Guy, I have a BFG 5900 Ultra on a spare machine that is now giving me artifact problems. The card originally came from an AlienWare computer and the warranty from AlienWare and since expired. Does anyone know if BFG warranties OEM cards? Also, does anyone here have experience...
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    Open Box: SAPPHIRE Radeon X1950PRO 256MB PCI-express for $169.99 @ NewEgg

    Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - OEM for $169.99 + $5.64 shipping or Free Shipping w/ Paypal freeshiping code (exp 12/10). See other threads for code information. For those looking for something closer $100, there is: Open...
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    Elder Scrolls III: GOTY Edition (Import) - $7.90 + $2.58 Shipping @ GoGamer

    Didn't see this anywhere and thought it might be useful to anyone, like me, who just bought Oblivion but had not tried out Morrowind yet. Link To: Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind - GOTY Edition (Import) With their dirt cheap shipping at $2.58, you can order another game at no additional...
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    eVGA 7900GS for $120AR at Frys B&M

    eVGA 7900GS PCI-Express Video Card for $190 - $70MIR = $120 at Frys B&M Bay Area for Today Only For those with a Frys nearby and who missed out on the $150 PNY 7900GS this is a good deal. This is an eVGA card so LifeTime warranty and compared to the 7600GT for $90AR at Circuit City, I think...
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    Recertified ATI Radeon X850XT VIVO Retail for $97.63 Shipped or $77.63 w/ PayPal Coupon @ NewEgg

    Recertified: ATI 100-435427 Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16 VIVO Video Card - Retail for $97.63 shipped or $77.63 w/ PayPal Coupon . Alternatively, there are some Open Box: SAPPHIRE 100106L Radeon X850XT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - OEM for $98.99...
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    x850XTPE vs 7900GS vs 1950PRO

    Hey I'm in the process of upgrading my system from an: A64 3200+ s754 (OC @ 2.65GHz) DFI Lanparty nForce3 Radeon X800 Pro - (Now using a 9800 Pro) to an Intel e6400 Gigabyte 965P-DS3 I'm not a huge gamer anymore and with my busy schedule I hardly have the time. I tend to just use...
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    Opteron 175 for $19.10

    It pays to be an insomniac. Just went to check in the status of my order for the Opteron 148 at Page Computers when the site went down for maintenence. I thought uh oh. Well, no fear... the site is back up, the price of the Opteron 148s are the same. And they just added the Opteron 175s...
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    Stats on Dell Radeon X850 XT PE

    I just bought a Dell Radeon X850 XT PE for $90.00 and before making my purchase, I did as much research to see if the card was neutered or ran at stock speeds/settings. Anyway, I was unsuccessful in finding any info, but for $90.00 I figured that it would at least perform as well as an XT if...
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    Update: Deal is Dead - ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum $89.95 + Shipping @ Impact Computers

    It's a Dell ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum PCI-express 16x, 256MB, With DVI-VGA-TV Outs - H8442 for $89.95 + Shipping @ Impact Computers It's an OEM card that was put into Dell Dimension 8400 & 9100s. I doubt it comes with any software or cables and I don't know if there is any difference...