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    Swiftech MC14 & VF700?

    I was looking at the vf700 and I wonder if they ramsinks they provide is good enough? They are made of alumminum and only 6mm tall. The MC14 ramsinks look nice but are 14.5mm tall. The VF700 does seem to have some clearance under their fins, but does anyone actually know of those ramsinks...
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    High GPU Temperatures!

    My 7800 GTX runs at 80 C load. I thought is was a case cooling problem, so I spent all day to rearrange components and clean up the case in order to drop the system temperatures. I even cleared out 4 PCI slots under the video card to fit a old 70mm fan so the case circulation is like a...
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    Which one will do better??

    I've been looking at all types of coolers and I've just been wondering what cooler is best bang for my buck. I also want some measure of silence so I won't go insane. After alot of research, I've decided the only high quality coolers that I can find without splurging $$ on expensive zalman...
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    Oh jeez, 2nd XBox report taking down Anandtech again...

    Looks like the main page has another slowdown again. The culprit seems painfully obvious...
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    I knew that wasn't a good idea....

    Recently my GPU drivers were a little problematic... I forgot to uninstall 78.01 when i installed 78.03... everything worked fine so I ignored uninstalling and doing everything from scratch. A few weeks later, sometimes my GPU fan will continue to run at full speed after boot instead of slowing...
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    New DVD-RW is loud

    I recently installed the BenQ DW1640 into my computer and it makes a loud noise when ever I run something on it (it's the motor i believe). And sometimes I just won't stop when it's supposedly done loading something. Is this supposed to be right? From the newegg.com reviews, it seems quiet and...
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    Help! Temperature monitoring problem!

    I'm been trying to look around for a system temperature monitoring device so I can monitor my temperatures... I've already looked at smartfan and MBM and they don't seem to support my board. In fact, it appears to be that they don't even support any newer generation boards at all! (I checked for...
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    What IQ do those 'EYE' OPs have?

    Keep in mind, these used to be ACTUAL scientific classifications before the PC movement...
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    Brands to avoid

    I just need a floppy drive for flashing bios or whatnot... Since floppy drives are pretty simple and cheap, I guess any brand is as good as any other. I just wanted to know if there are any brands I should avoid like the plague? Also, is there a way to avoid using a floppy for flashing bios...
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    Need help selecting a northbridge cooler!

    I'm looking for a nF4 northbridge cooler that will fit on my mobo. Normally, I would opt for a Zalman passive heatsink, but this mobo I bought has a PCIe card obstructing the nF4 chip. (lets say the clearance of ~10mm upwards or whatever height a PCIe slot is) I was wondering if yesteryear's...
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    Do outdated GPU coolers make good nF4 coolers?

    I looking for a nF4 northbridge cooler that will fit on my mobo. Normally, I would opt for a Zalman passive heatsink, but this mobo I bought has a PCIe card obstructing the nF4 chip. (lets say the clearance of ~10mm upwards or whatever height a PCIe slot is) I was wondering if yesteryear's...
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    What's your favorite tactic for searching for coupons?

    I've always wondered what devices you people use to dig up coupon codes. No, I'm not asking anyone to post any links to specific pages. I just like to know what tools people use. I'll start off here: I use google... shifting through the results sometimes is a pain... next
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    Benchmarking/Testing Software List

    I trying to compile a list of benchmarking/overclocking software there are so I can just come back and look at the checklist instead of browzing all the forums. So far, I think I have those listed... OC Utility: 1. Everest 2. CPU-Z 3. PC Wizard 4. ClockGen Benchmarking: 5. 3Dmark03...
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    Curse you eVGA!

    I've been looking to build a new system and eVGA has come out w/ two awesome deals that I have been cast into that horrid place called limbo. 1) $400.00@MonarchComputer = 7800GT + BF2 2) $461.94@eVGA.com = 7800GT + 133-K8-NF41-AX I donno what to choose! This is what happens when eVGA...
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    Why have RAM prices increased?

    I've noticed an approximate 10% increase in price across the board for 2x1024mb ram from about a month ago... Patriot LL used to be $232 now it's $256 ($24 increase), OCZ value used to be $185, now it's $201 ($16 increase). Does this have anything to do with seasonal/annual sale targets?
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    Check my PC build...

    Vitals: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice E3 Epox EP-9NPA+ nForce4 Ultra OCZ Value 2x1GB DDR400 eVGA 7800 GTX (or GT?) Case/Other: NEC 3540A DVD-RW Seagate IDE 250GB Barracuda 7200.8 Antec Sonata II Hyundai Imagequest L90D+ I'm going for biggest bang for the buck, so you see some not so...
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    Where does one find a week16-19 Venice E3?

    I've heard the best venice OCers happen to be E3 core from the week 16 to week 19 batch. Can these still be found at online retailers? or are we stuck w/ post week 20 cores?
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    Which X800XL will you get?

    I've been researching my build and I've decided I pretty much want a X800XL as my GPU. However, there's so many brands so it's kind of hard trying to figure out which one is best. I've heard unless your X800XL has a crazy GPU cooler like HIS or Sapphire's Ultimate, the cards are pretty...
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    HIS X800XL question

    I'm planning to build my own system, however I still haven't chosen the brand for my GPU. I'm looking at MSI, HIS, PowerColor, and Sapphire Ultimate as my choices and leaning torwards HIS. It appears that all the X8xx series GPUs can be redeemed for a $100 crossfire coupon at the ATI site...