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    Audioengine A5+ distorts under certain circumstances

    A week ago, I received my Audioengine A5+'s, and while I'm very pleased with them 99.9% of them of the time, I have a small problem with them. When playing certain types of songs at an especially high volume, the sound becomes distorted. The distortion is a sort of crackling noise, that...
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    How to fit a H100 in a BitFenix Shinobi?

    Anyone know if I can fit a H100 in a BitFenix Shinobi? Is there any modding required to do so?
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    Is HyperThreading worth the extra £80?

    So it looks like the 3770k will be £80 more than the 3570k. As far as I know the only difference between the chips is HyperThreading. So basically I'm asking myself if I should pay £80 for HyperThreading. Now, I know it's currently useless for gaming, but what about in the future? In 2...
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    Do I not get PCI 3 if I put a SB chip in a Z77 board?

    PCI 3 is looking to be real important for multi-monitor multi-GPU setups, so if a SB chip will block me from using the PCI 3 functionality on my Z77 board, I will deff. not be buying SB. Thanks. edit: found answer, no need for replies unless you think you could provide helpful additional...
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    Need to decide: 3570k vs 2500k for a gaming, non productivity build.

    I'm in the middle of building a computer and have all my parts besides the CPU, which I'm now carefully considering. Since this is a gaming PC and I do not use many productivity apps, I will not really benefit from HyperThreading, so an i7 is a waste for me, and I will be going with an i5...
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    I have a problem with Nvidia GPU Boost.

    Please correct me if I am wrong. Nvidia GPU Boost seems to give you a dynamic overclock when you LEAST need it. For example: I'm playing a game where the AVG. FPS is 60, the card will struggle in some scenes (30 FPS) and thrive in others (90 FPS), it seems that the dynamic overclock will...