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    i3-3217U vs Pentium B960 performance?

    Charging a battery means the voltage in the cells is higher. Higher voltage -> harder on the cell. If you're almost at 100% all the time (100% -> 97% -> 100% etc) you will quickly wear down the battery. It's best to charge your laptop to 90% and then unplug it until you have a fifth of a charge...
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    As a PC Gamer how much HD space do you typically use?

    I'm at 207GB for Steam, WoW, SC2 and D3. Some older games (HoMM3, D2, TA,..) combined take up 10GB. If I would reinstall my pc now I would only install D3, the older games and maybe one or two Steam games. The rest is just too much effort to delete :D
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    I REALLY hate Lotus notes

    What exactly do you want to modify? This is the official documentation: http://infolib.lotus.com/resources/domino/8.5.3/doc/nd853aed003/en_us/NotesAll_aria.html#con_con
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    Image viewers

    What do you mean exactly by opening multiple images at once? I usually recommend Irfanview.
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    350-450W Roundup - Suggestions

    CTG-400-80P-B , seems to be popular for premade computers and I can't find a review. Maybe the Sweex 450W ? The other units I was going to suggest were already reviewed by Hardwaresecrets :)
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    Post your Cpumark99 scores

    2500k @ 3992 Mhz gives 612 Set to Core 1 (High) gives 615
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    Why no low profile ethernet for thin laptops?

    If you connect to an external screen and you want Ethernet you're obviously not the target group for an ultraportable. Any other laptop has a wired Ethernet port. Manufacturers won't just make a new standard for wired network connections and docking connections fit for Ultraportables for such a...
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    Sometimes I want to lick my new macbook air

    Ofcourse we do. Resuming OSX is just faster than resuming Windows. Wireless is also almost instantly on. OSX is tailored for specific hardware so it's an unfair match but OSX still wins that unfair match :)
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    Do you have UAC ON or OFF?

    Could you give examples? Only time UAC pops up for me is new software installations and that annoying Java update once every week. I hated it in Vista too, W7 I think it's executed almost perfectly.
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    Sometimes I want to lick my new macbook air

    I'm totally not a Mac enthousiast but it isn't just the SSD. Resume from sleep is better in OSX then it is in Windows. The trackpad on the Air is better than 95% of trackpads on Windows laptops. iTunes is a lot more optimized under OSX than under Windows. And the keyboard is subjective, I...
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    i5 2500k or FX 8120

    Very difficult to say. If you take a medium-end CPU from 2003 (P4 / AMD 64) both are too slow for anything but webbrowsing. A dualcore CPU from 2008 (Core2Duo E8200 or Phenom 9500) are still fine for officework and light gaming. A highend quadcore from end 2008/beginning 2009 (Q4950 or...
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    why do people say FX 8 core sucks?

    Let's provide a Belgians point of view: 1) We have no MC or Egg. 2) Cheapest FX 8150 I can find is 232 euro (and it's not even in stock). Cheapest AM3+ mobo with 4 RAM slots is the MSI 760GM-E51 for 52 euro. 3) Cheapest i5 2500k I can find is 190 euro (in stock). Cheapest P67 mobo is...
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    an lga1155 board with 7 PCI slots... o_O

    Maybe for RAID controllers? That would be a LOT of hard disks :) That looks a sweet solution for smalls business looking for more CPU power but don't want to replace tons of controllers.
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    SSD Kingston 128 can be formatted only in FAT32

    I'm not sure it will help but this should be the command to convert from fat to ntsf: convert driveletter: /fs:ntfs
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    Power supplies with long cords?

    http://www.corsair.com/power-supply-units/enthusiast-series-power-supply-units/enthusiast-series-tx750-v2-80-plus-bronze-certified-750-watt-high-performance-power-supply.html => FAQS => First link You can see here that if DLeRium is correct you're good with a 60cm cable.
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    universal gaming mouse...

    http://www.logitech.com/en-us/mice-pointers/mice/devices/gaming-mouse-g300 I haven't tried this one but looks nice?
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    Best way to package and ship a home built PC?

    You can use a tower cooler if you stuff the inside with (lots of) paper or those foam pellets. It's not a 100% guarantee it'll be fine but that's how boutiques do it.
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    Cooling for AMD Fusion

    AMD does it correctly: AM2(+)->AM3(+)->FM1 are all compatible http://www.techpowerup.com/148865/Scythe-Announces-Compatibility-to-AMD-sockets-FM1-and-AM3+.html
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    Let us build a decent but modestly priced desktop... who's with me?

    Case Silverstone TJ08B-E - £75 CPU Intel i5 2500K - £169 RAM Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9 Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) - £40 Corsair CML8GX3M2A1600C9B Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) - £40 What is the difference between these two sticks? => The colour as far as I can tell SSD Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2...
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    Where can I purchase a GeForce GTX 580M?

    Resellers for barebone laptops often have parts. For example: http://rjtech.com/shop/index.php?dispatch=categories.view&category_id=167&page=2#1 Or ebay.
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    What OS do you use?

    Win 7 Home Premium: main pc Mint 10: passively cooled underpowered internet machine (barely used) Win XP: Netbook & secondary pc for legacy apps Win Vista Ultimate: Laptop The more the merrier!
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    Replace 4850 Club3d fan with a 120mm: good plan?

    Hm that's a nice idea. If my half-assed attempt with velcro fails I could give this a go after Newyears. I'll post my results too (for science!). I thought BD231's joke was mildly amusing, wasn't insulted at all and my sister wouldn't be either. :P
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    Replace 4850 Club3d fan with a 120mm: good plan?

    If she had any money she'd buy an upgrade instead of a 3rd party cooler :-) I'll just try the 120mm fan, if it fails then she can survive on bread and water for two weeks and buy a new GPU!
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    new card

    The PSU is Allied according to the screenshot. Not the best possible brand I'm afraid... But it should be able to power 5770/6850 if it's '500w' (I'm guessing it can provide 350W ? :-) )
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    Replace 4850 Club3d fan with a 120mm: good plan?

    So, my sister has a secondhand 4850 club3d . The fan has gone bonkers and makes too much noise. Temps have risen as well. I'd like to help her out but I only have 120 & 140 fans. Before I drive over there, could someone confirm if this will work properly if I remove the stock fan and use...
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    Seagate MomentusXT 500GB in a desktop

    That would be a nice data disk if you don't need too much space. The SSD part wouldn't be too useful if you'd be using it for storing large files but it wouldn't hurt either.
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    amd phenom II x8 isnt a myth, its a locked bulldozer

    D: http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32763316&postcount=12 http://forums.anandtech.com/showpost.php?p=32764273&postcount=25
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    amd phenom II x8 isnt a myth, its a locked bulldozer

    Did everyone skip over this message? The "Phenom x8" is just ECS & Jetway screwing up their CPU support list.. The CPU code ends with 43 which is revision A1 -> engineering sample from April 2011..
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    Trouble ticket program?

    Do you need bugtracking or Incident / Request / Change management software? Both are 'ticket systems' but they can be very different. If you need an I/R/C soft I can recommend OTRS on Linux if you want free. Very expensive is the BMC Remedy or the HP solutions but these are probably waaaay...
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    Recommend me a good PDF reader.

    Sumatra PDF has/had issues with some PDF's when printing. Ocasionally I'd get a 100KB PDF that would be sent to the printer as a 60+MB file. Has something to do with how converts the PDF to another format before it prints. PDF Exchange does not have this issue so that's what I'm using now. It's...
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    RAPTOXX RT-600C v2 Question

    I can't find a good review either. I think Raptoxx isn't sold in the US, mostly Europe & Asia. It should run work, based on the specs I can find.
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    Question about CM Hyper 212 Evo

    The middle pin can be fastened with your fingers. It just provides some extra pressure I think. If your cooler is fixed as it is and your temps are fine I wouldn't worry too much.
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    [Poll] How Do You Have Your Video Cards Arranged?

    One card at the moment after some Crossfire headaches. Previous rig had two 5850 too close to eachother at one point.
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    Quick Question before I Buy

    Do NOT get that Thermaltake! Unless my eyes are deceiving me that's a 115v - 230v switch on the back -> dated design.
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    Should I upgrade my ssd?

    In my opinion the difference from HDD to SSD is WOW! The difference from decent SSD to better SSD is .. meh. I'm still rocking a Corsair P64 in my main rig. One G2 80GB in my laptop and one in my HTPC. Once I need more space I will upgrade.
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    OCZ RevoDrive 110GB PCI-E SSD for €61,-???

    This isn't the first time 4launch uses incorrect prices. They use a pricelist directly from their supplier and they do not check. I tried ordering a monitor for 70 (regular price 300) but they usually respond with "error in our database, if you want it please pay x euros extra or we can refund".
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    System won't boot in RAID mode - Single SSD as system disk & 2x HDD's in RAID1

    The most safe way is reinstalling, but I succesfully used the following on an existing W7: Exit all Windows-based programs. Click Start, type regedit in the Start Search box, and then press ENTER. If you receive the User Account Control dialog box, click Continue. Locate and then click the...
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    RAM: 4x4 OR 2x8 ?

    I'm not a true RAM expert but from what I understand it would take a typical dualcore at 100% load to IO saturate non-ECC dualchannel memory @ 1333Mhz. So yes, in theory certain applications might benefit from 4x2GB but I don't think anyone who really needs memory bandwith would use s1155. Plus...
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    RAM: 4x4 OR 2x8 ?

    2x8GB usually provides better stability (less stress on memory controller) and provides a feature upgrade path. If price is of no concern definately get 2x8.
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    mATX Core i5 board recommendations

    The Gene-z is probably the best but the Asrock Pro3-M is decent too for a lot less money (150 vs 100 euro in NL for example). I can easily OC my 2500k to 4.2Ghz, haven't tried anything higher yet. The board layout is easy to work with, almost identical to the Gene-Z.