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    Ratpadz GS gaming mouse pad $9.99

    $5.00 off at check out for the GS ($9.99) and GT ($19.99) models. FREE shipping! I've used the GS for 18 months, and it's by far my all time favorite mouse pad. With my Logitech G3 it truly kicks ass. They take Paypal as well. Just ordered 2 more GS's, and 1 GT...
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    Rosewill RSV-S5 SATA 3G 3.5" HDD 5-Bay

    At New Egg for $150 with free shipping. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-NA-_-16132015 Anybody have any comments regarding this product? Hoping to use it in non RAID for a massive multi-HDD storage drive. Will host computer list each of it's drives with it's own drive Letter?
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    TB + sized HDD?

    Why are so many new huge hard drives coming out at 5400, or 5900 RPM's, instead of the traditional 7200? What kind of performance hit does the 5400 take? If a 1 TB HDD 5400 is your primary HDD with installed OS, will it play games like Crysis at acceptable frame rates? So many questions, so...
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    USPF Las Vegas Open April 4th.

    I entered the 2009 USPF Las Vegas Open, held in conjunction with the USPF Collegiate Nationals on April 4th at UNLV. It's a single ply competition, with ancient strict rules (a good thing for my lifting style) and traditions dating back to the 60's. I've entered the 308lb weight class...
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    Warranties sold by retailers.

    Does anyone buy into these warranties? I just bought a HP G70-250us at Fry's for $700 out the door, before $50 rebate. Fry's put the hard sell on a 2 year in house warranty for $140! WTF? HP offers a free 1 year warranty, and it's my belief that if an electronic is going to fail, it'll fail...
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    Asus 23.6" LCD for $230 + free shipping.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...A&Item=N82E16824236052 Seems like a good deal. Any other opinions?
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    Best Wide Screen LCD for the buck?

    I'm looking for the best 24" to 26" LCD I can buy in the $400 price range. Must be able to handle gaming (Crysis / GTA 4), and Blu- Ray movies. Not necessarily at max resolutions - but playable and watchable. I have a 9600gt card, and a HD-4670 card - I'm not sure how important video card...
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    Multi HDD eSata external enclosure wanted.

    Any idea's? I don't need to network it, or use a RAID configuration (added bonus I suppose). It does need to house several (say 4 1TB SATA drives) HDD's so I can back up all the data I've accumulated on my presently 4 computers (a 5th on the way) into one location that can be easily turned...
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    Canned food expiration dates.

    I bought a bunch of canned Cambell's Chunky soup on sale last year (for the coming Zombie Apocalypse - LOL). It's all 6 months (give or take) past it's expiration date. Is it still safe to eat? No bulges in the cans, but I opened a can of clam chowder and it just didn't look right. Smells...
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    FAR CRY 2: User feedback.

    I'm looking to read the opinions of all those who finished Far Cry 2 through it's final scene. I JUST finished spending 43 hours to complete the game on it's "easy" setting. I have mixed feeling. Didn't care for it much for the first few hours (I'm a slow learner), but once I got the hang...
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    Crysis Wars: Free 10 day trial.

    http://www.mycrysis.com/newsdetails.php?news=39809 I'm presently downloading it, so I can't say if it's worth the time and effort or not.
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    When a thread is locked...

    How can I tell when a thread is locked before I waste my time trying to enter a post on said locked thread? Other forums have a lock symbol prominently displayed. Another solution is just to delete the entire thread. Unless it's an important thread, then making it a locked (with lock symbol)...
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    Apple Mash Up

    I hope the disciples of Steve Jobs can take a joke ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrMjxex8ntQ No cursing in titles please. Thanks. -Apple Mod Aphex
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    Custom Avatars,

    I belong to several forums in different areas of interest, and Anandtech is the only that doesn't allow a customized avatar. I just re sized a personal picture (99x98) to use as a avatar for Max PC, and Elite Fitness forums. I'd love to have the same privilege here. I'd also be happy just to...
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    VISTA anti-spy ?

    For 6 years while using Win XP Pro I always had a program called XP-AntiSpy v3 installed. It kept certain Windows annoyances under control. I just installed Vista for the first time, and would love to find a similar freeware program to control Vista. Are there any such programs out there?
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    ZEROtherm CF900 92mm CPU Cooler question.

    I have a ZEROtherm CF900 92mm CPU Cooler on a Q6600 with a GA-P35-DS3L. According to Speed Fan my RPM's range from 400 - 750 and my CPU temps from 48 - 59 C. How can I force the fan to hit it's top listed RPM's spec's of 2000+ ? Before I try to overclock my Q6600 I want to get my temps...
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    Toggle switches for hard drives.

    I'm not sure they make such a thing, but I'd like to have some sort of switch I can attach to the exterior of my case (front or back, without drilling holes) that I can use to power on and off a hard drive. My goal is to have one (or more) hard drives installed that I can use for data storage...
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    GA-P35-DS3L mobo instalation help needed.

    First time mobo installation. Not happy with Gigabytes lack of documentation. My friend bought a Intel board that came with a huge colored diagram. For my mobo I have a tiny little b@w diagram in a pamphlet. #1 question: Where can I get a better diagram for my board? The GA-P35-DS3L is a...
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    XP Pro, Vista Ultimate dual boot question.

    Which would be better: XP installed on one HDD, and Vista installed on a different HDD. or XP and Vista installed on the same HDD, but on different partitions. ? Thanks.
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    Opinions of Rosewill RP600V2-S-SLI Ready PSU?

    I'm considering buying this model http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817182032 It has more than all the features I need, but I don't know much about the Rosewill brand name. Comments please.
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    Maxtor 1TB SATA HDD $199 sale.

    One day sale at Frys.com http://shop1.outpost.com/produ...sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG 5 day sale at the Vegas retail Fry's. Personally I'll wait for the Seagate 1TB to come back on sale, as I've had 3 Maxtor's (an 80GB, a 120GB, and a brand new 250GB) fail on me in the last 5 years.
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    Corsair TWIN2X4096, 4GB (2x2GB), $80 after Rebate.

    Today at the Vegas Fry's I bought 4GB (2x2GB) of Corsair TWIN2X4096-6400 C4DHX. CAS latency 4-4-4-12 with Dominator heatsink . Item # 5523110. My total with tax came to $107.74 before $20 rebate. Offer good at most Fry's retail stores until April 22nd.
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    Error: 80

    Today when I viewed my folders I got a error message that says "Error: 80". I clicked OK and windows explorer shut down. I goggled it and got very little info, and none of it helpful. Anyone have a clue on what I should do to correct/prevent this issue?