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    SSD - partition or not to partition

    So, I got a Samsung 840 Pro SSD (256gb), and I am wondering whether I should partition it as I have do always with the regular hard drive. Partition C for Windows 7 & apps, partition X for my data. Since this is an SSD and it is much faster than a regular drive, I figured to just have one...
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    Upgrade of Cable Modem

    I'm thinking of upgrading my cable modem. Currently, I got a Linksys BEFCMU10. I'm thinking of going with a Motorola SurfBoard SB6141. Although Comcast stated that they "increased" the speed in my area, Chicago, I always had a stable speed of 28Mbps, and my speed never drops below 15Mbps. So...
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    MSI or Gigabyte - GTX 660Ti

    Which of these two do you recommend? I really like the Gigabyte, but the MSI has more reviews on Amazon.
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    GTX 660Ti or GTX 670

    I don't game much, so I don't know whether it's worth to buy the Gigabyte GTX 670 OC, and just get the Gigabyte GTX 660Ti OC. Is it worth the extra $100? It has to be an NVIDIA because I'm running OS X on PC. I got a i7-3770K on GA-Z77X-UD5H.
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    Which GPU under $200

    I'm building a moderate gaming system for a friend. Motherboard http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128514 CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103962 and a 750W PSU I don't see that this board supports PCI-E 3.0, which GPU should I get? Can I use an NVIDIA GPU?
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    Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo or Zelman CSNP9700

    Which would you recommend, I can get the Zelman for about $37 at MicroCenter or the Cooler Master for around $25 off Amazon. I don't plan on doing any OC, but I do work with Photoshop and Illustrator as well as Camtasia. I have the Antec 302 case, which has 2 fans (back & top). I have...
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    PSU mounting

    I just got a new Antec Three Hundred Two case that has the mounting of the PSU on the bottom. Do I install the PSU with the fan up or down?
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    Samsung 840 or 840 Pro

    I plan buying the 840 for my Hackintosh, but I'm not sure which to go with. I see the both have much higher IOPS, but there are few differences when you compare them. Is it worth spending the additional $$$ for the Pro Series? Memory Components 840 - TLC 840 Pro - MLC Power...
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    Samsung 830 & Trim

    Does the Samsung 830 have Trim support?
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    G.Skill or Corsair

    I'm thinking of getting this RAM from G.Skill, but would prefer to go with the Corsair. However, the Corsair has a less feedback and I don't know why. G.Skill http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820231606 Corsair http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820233299 I'm...
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    SSD for MBP

    I got a MBP 15" (October 2011), what SSD do you recommend? I plan on getting a 240GB or 256GB.
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    Crucial M4 & VMs

    I'm thinking of getting the Crucial M4 512GB, my question is whether this SSD will run several VM's smoothly, either using VirtualBox or VMWare apps. I briefly had the OCZ Agility 3, which ran my VMs really nicely. I returned it because it was too expensive at the time. I was considering the...
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    Crucial M4 512GB

    Amazon has the Crucial M4 512GB SSD for $399. I'm thinking of getting it for my ThinkPad W520, but I am wondering whether this SSD isn't too old considering it came out last year and new SSDs are being released.
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    750w psu

    I'm building a new PC. Here is what I chose: GA-Z68XP-UD3 Intel i7-2600K EVGA GTX 460 Corsair XMS3 - 12GB I'm undecided on the PSU, but I narrowed it to these two; SeaSonic 750W Gold or Corsair HX750 Pro Series What do you guys think?
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    Hardware virtualization on this board

    I can't seem to pinpoint the hardware virtualization on this board. I plan on running virtualbox with Ubuntu and Mac OS X, but my main OS will be Win 7. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131646
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    i7 or i5 for Virtual Machines

    I decided to go with this board. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131621 However, I plan on running Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux using VirtualBox or VM Ware. My questions is as follows; Is the i5 good enough or should I go with an i7? I plan on having 8GB of ram.
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    PC shuts off after starting

    I'm working on a friend's PC. It's a custom built machine, about 3 years old. This is the mobo, XFX nForce 750a SLI Basically, the PC shuts off after trying to boot from the hard drive or CD or DVD. I swipped the PSU, hard drive (IDE & SATA), DVD/CD drives (SATA & IDE), still during booting...