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    Does a good palm size mini-keyboard exists?

    Anyone got recommendations on a palm size HTPC keyboard? Needs to have a touch pad and most importantly a good wireless range. I've got a couple of the rectangular Rii ones. Their form factor is nice but their wireless range is horrible and the non-removable battery sucks. Also got the weird...
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    Vulkano vs Orb vs Something Else?

    I'm wanting a solution to stream TV from my Dish Network receiver to my laptop and Android phone/tablet remotely. A couple options I see is a $99 Vulkano Flow box or installing Orb on a PC with a capture card. If all I care about is streaming live TV, which is the better solution? Both are...
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    Tomato Port Forwarding by Hostname?

    Is it possible to make Tomato forward ports to different internal IP's by incoming hostname? For example, if a request for "host1.no-ip.org" comes in on port 22 from the WAN interface it would forward to IP 192.168.1.200 on the LAN while a request for "host2.no-ip.org" coming in on port 22 from...
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    Where to buy Genuine MS Xbox 360 Receiver for PC?

    I'm having trouble finding the genuine Microsoft receiver that allows you to use Xbox 360 controllers on the PC. I'm talking about the following: http://www.microsoft.com/games/en-US/Hardware/Controllers/Pages/XboxWirelessGamingReceiverforWindows.aspx The buy now link on that page does not...
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    Sapphire 7950 Dual-X card locked at 1.25v - How to change?

    I have the following Sapphire Dual-X 7950 card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814202006 It is in the same machine as a XFX 7950. Both are bitcoin mining. My issue is the Sapphire card ramps up to 1.25v when under load, no matter what voltage setting I put in Afterburner or Trixx...
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    FPS Suggestions - Great Grpahics and Great Gameplay?

    I have put together a PC with a 3570k with two 7970's and a 2560x1440 monitor. I've been out of gaming for a while. Anyone have some recommendations on good first person shooters that can show off the power of this setup while also having good game play? I am mainly interested in single...
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    7950 Crossfire - Extend Desktop to Two Monitors using BOTH cards?

    If I have two 7950's connected with the crossfire bridge, can I connect one monitor to each card and extended the desktop across monitors? Some people have said yes and some no. Anyone tried it? Seems like it would work to me, but I didn't know if the crossfire bridge connected, even in 2d...
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    Does a 7970 support TWO 2650x1440 monitors out of the box?

    I've been trying to decide today what new video card to go with my two Korean 27" 2560x1440 monitors coming this week. I am a bit confused about the whole dual-link DVI issue though, especially as it relates to AMD cards with only one DVI port and multiple display ports. Will the following 7970...
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    670 SLI setup worth $100 more than a 7950 CF setup at 1440p

    After rebates, selling included games, etc one can get a 7950 CF setup (mismatched cards) for ~$560 at Newegg. A 670 SLI setup is ~$660. Question, is the 670 setup worth $100 more over the 7950 setup at 1440p resolution? While I have never had issues with AMD's drivers in a single card setup...
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    Best GPU in the $75 - $100 range for 720p gaming?

    What is the best GPU nowadays for 720p gaming in the $75 - $100 range? Used is fine. I was guessing a GTX 460 1GB off ebay for around $80. The video card will be paired with an old Phenom II x4 cpu. Overclocked to around 3.4ghz or so. Purpose of this is I want to play VRC Pro...
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    CPU core temps jumping around under stress test - Natural?

    I just put together a i5-3570k system today with the Asrock z77 Extreme4 MB. I am running Aida64 stress test. CPU oc'ed to 4.4ghz at 1.25v fixed Vcore. Max temps on each core are around 70c. One thing I noticed though is the temps on each core seem to jump from ~60c to ~70c and anywhere in...
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    Afterburner, 7950 and dual monitors - Display Driver Stops Responding

    Anyone every had Afterburner cause issues with a 7950/7970 card and dual monitors? After installing Afterburner I get lockups in Win 7 and the "display driver has stopped responding" message. Here's the situation: 1. I did a clean install of Win 7 with a 7950 card and the latest AMD drivers...
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    480x2 SLI to single 7950: How much of a downgrade?

    I picked up the $300 7950 from Newegg yesterday. Planning on replacing my 480x2 SLI setup with it. Less power and heat will be nice. Question is, how much of a downgrade will this be in terms of raw performance? If the 7950 is oc'ed to around 1100 mhz will I be in the same ball park as the stock...
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    Free or Cheap Cloud Instance - Options?

    Currently I run a computer at home 24x7 so I can access a couple virtual machines running on the computer from work. The computer idles 99% of the time. Using a kill-a-watt meter I figured out it cost me ~$13 per month in electricity to run the computer 24x7. Are there any free or cheap cloud...
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    Turn Win 7 PC into Wireless Router

    Can anyone recommend the best software to turn a Win 7 x64 PC into a wireless router? My trusty Linksys WRT54G with dd-wrt is on it's last leg. My HTPC runs 24x7 so I was thinking just turn it into a WIFI router/AP instead of buying a new router. I have ordered the below USB adapter, which has...
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    Windows Explorer (file manager) - How to change the default folder?

    Anyone know how to change the default folder that is selected when opening Windows Explorer. Specifically I am running Vista. All Google searches say to add command line switches to the explorer command, such as "explorer.exe /n, /e, C:\". That works fine if you run explorer through a...
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    Cheap AM2 HSF for MicroFly Case?

    I picked up one of those AMD BE-2400 processors from Newegg. It's going on a Ultra Microfly HTPC type case. Can someone recommend a cheap, low profile cooler, in the $20 range, that will allow somewhat decent overclocking? I can get the stock AMD 4 heat pipe cooler that comes with the...
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    CPU-Z vs BIOS Core Voltage

    Does your BIOS setting or CPU-Z display the correct core voltage of your processor? In the BIOS I have V-core set to 1.39375v. In CPU-Z it shows as 1.360v. Which is correct? Thanks.
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    Upgrade from Athlon64 2480mhz on 939 board?

    I've got a two year old socket 939/nforce4 system with an Athlon64 Venice chip running at 2480mhz. I recently upgraded the video card to an x1950xt card. I know the upgrade path on the 939 socket is limited. Is there a better 939 chip that would make an appreciable difference in games at...
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    X1950XT Fan Speed Questions

    At what point/temperature should the fan on the x1950xt kick into "airplane takeoff" mode? I was running the the HL2 stress test over and over and the GPU temp would get up to around 82 degrees (C) but the fan speed never changed that I could tell. My guess is it is running around 50% or so of...
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    2.40ghz to 2.48ghz doesn't increase game speed?

    When I bumped my Venice 3000+ up 80mhz (2.40ghz to 2.48ghz) I didn't see any improvement in the Counter-Strike: Source Video Stress Test benchmark. Both speeds produced a score of ~90fps. Is this normal? I was assuming I would see a few more FPS with the 80mhz bump. System Specs: Venice...