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    3 x 15kRPM SAS RAID5 vs 4 x 7200RPM RAID 10

    Silly mistake I made in building my home server. Want to get everyones opinions on this, because I think I've been heading in the wrong direction. I went ahead and bought 3 x 146GB 15k SAS Drives for a Dell PE2950 Gen II running 2 x Xeon E5345's and 16GB's of RAM. I have 2 additional 1TB...
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    creating a wireless repeater using the FIOS Actiontec as the hosting access point

    It must be that my DIR655 simply can't do it, or i'm just an idiot. I have yet to be able to set up a wireless repeater.... Heres how the actiontec is set up IP Address: 192.168.1.1 Broadcasts via Channel 11 SSID : network1 WEP security (for distance reasons): Key is 1234567890 (example)...
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    HTC HD2 versus Blackberry Bold 9700 versus other?

    What would you pick?
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    TMobile versus sprint for the Northern-to-centralNJ/NY State Border Area

    I just want an answer to the poll based on your EXPERIENCE (NOT what you've heard or read) with one or either of the service providers. Plans are configured as follows. Pricing is OK with me. I will be getting 15% off for being a starbucks employee, and that applies to both providers...
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    Blackberry Storm, HTC Ozone, or HTC Touch pro?

    So right now I'm stuck between these three phones. There are NO other options. I'm a heavy texter, and occassionally browse the web on my phone. most of the time i am doing facebook, but then again thats because i've been limited to a Motorola Q for my data usage. Also, I'd like to be...
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    45nm versus 65nm Mobile CPU battery life

    This is the story. I have an Asus G1S. http://www.newegg.com/product/...x?Item=N82E16834220182 I've recently decided that the last thing I honestly need is a gaming laptop (the ONLY game i play while im out of the house is roller coaster tycoon, which runs on integrated just fine). I...
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    What kills graphics cards the fastest?

    Just randomly thought about this, but what kills graphics cards the fastest? what does first, the GPU or the memory? how does this happen most of the time? gaming? folding? overheating? just thought about it so i felt like asking lol
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    Socket S1 Motherboards

    where can i get one of these for under $50 or $60? I may be able to get a Turion MK-36 off a trade, but i need a board to drop it in. Adam
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    which card is faster?

    From what I can tell, the X700 looks faster with more processing units inside it. Opinions? I cant find any reviews comparing them directly, or even remotely.
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    Logitech MX518 versus Razer Copperhead

    I currently have the choice of a Razer Copperhead mouse, or a Logitech MX 518 mouse, either one for $25 (used off of a message board). For some reason I'm leaning towards the razer, but everybody is telling me the MX518 is the best mouse to get. Opinions?
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    non reference diamond 4850 temps

    I've put my 8800GTX up for sale, and someone offered me a straight up trade of it for this graphics card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...diamond%204850 now from what I've read people say even though its a single slot cooler, it idle's in the mid 40's, low 50's. Anyone use this card...
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    Verizon wireless smartphones - Treo 700wx versus UT Starcom XV6700

    I have a choice of two phones to get. My sister has a treo 700wx that she bought for $100. she wants the $100 back. OR I found for a sale a UT Starcom XV6700 for $72 shipped. I want opinions on what is better, and why. Thanks, Adam :)
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    call of duty 4 server browser issue. 680i network controller problem?

    I just don't understand it. Heres what happens. I'll load call of duty, and go search for servers. works great, finds who knows how many servers. go into a server, and play for a little. i'll decide to change servers a little later. go back to the browser, search, and it starts...
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    undervolting to 5V and 7V...

    If I am correct, and i jsut want to be sure, undervolting to 5V should be done like this: 1 2 3 4 yellow black black red fan negative fan positive correct?
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    what consumes less power at idle?

    my moms new rig is a Gigabyte AMD 740G motherboard (SB700 southbridge, 55nm manufacturing process, less power), and an Athlon X2 3600+, which i intend to under volt. Shes also getting 2 x 2GB Corsair 5-5-5-15 1.8v RAM installed as well. My goal is to get the lowest possible power consumption...
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    20 pin PSU able to work on an AMD 740G board?

    like, i understand that it will FIT, but will it supply enough power to keep the board running? I'm planning on getting either an AMD 690G or 740G board with an AMD AM2 X2 3800+ CPU and 2 x 2GB's of Corsair DDR2-800 1.8V RAM @ 5-5-5-15 timings, along with either a Radeon 3850 or X1650 Pro...
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    Ultra 120 versus Ultra 120 Extreme

    what is better? and why? frostytech claims the original 120 non extreme is better than the extreme. what do you guys have to say?
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    SLI Question...

    Basically all i'm asking is whether or not the CPU becomes the bottleneck when running SLi at high resolutions. the CPU's in question are: E6600 Overclocked to 3.6ghz. E8400 Overclocked to 4ghz would there be a difference, when using sli, between 4ghz and 6MB's of L2 cache (e.g. E8400...
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    eSATA versus Firewire 400 versus USB 2.0 on External Hard drives

    I'm going to be needing to buy a 1TB External hard drive in the near future to back up my 2 RAID arrays I have planned to make. Heres the deal: I'm running an EVGA 680i SLi Motherboard. There are NO ESATA ports on it. all 6 internal SATA ports are going to be filled with Drives (5...
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    Mounting my 3 WD Raptor 36GB WD360ADFD's in 5.35" bays with 3.5 brackets

    I figure raptors run hot, and right now I'm running this case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811146025 so, i can get this Thermaltake icage hard drive mounting system for $24 [http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811999141 Or I can get 3 of these for about...
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    Thermaltake Icage or just regular 3.5 HDD Brackets?

    Ok so i can get this Thermaltake Icage hard drive mounting system for $24 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16811999141 Or I can get 3 of these for about $10 after tax, micro center is right by me, and only 3% tax. http://microcenter.com/single_...tml?product_id=0223371 is...
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    International versions of software?

    are there any limitations to them? I just bought far cry 2 yesterday, and I realized just now that its an international version. I NEED the online play, should I cancel my order?
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    DX10 in Gears Of War PC

    How do I enable Direct X 10 graphics in Gears of War? I googled all over the place and there is nothing on how to actually turn it on... :(
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    8800GTX Overclocking, shaders linked versus shaders unlinked...

    What is better? I'm thinking linked, just like when you try to OC your CPU with the RAM unlinked it screws things up. what do you guys think? oh, and for those who overclock their 8800GTX cards, you NEED to read this: http://www.thetechrepository.com/showthread.php?p=446 Right now...
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    what can i expect OC'ing an Intel Celeron D 331 on an MSI 915P Combo motherboard

    whats the deal with this lock i've read about, and the fact that you can get around it by floating the PCI express bus? does the lock kick in after you reach a 10% overclock of the current chip, or 10% higher than an 800mhz FSB overclock? pelase help. other specs are a 160GB IDE hard...
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    want a good TN panel reccomendation under $400

    Prefarably shipped. So far I'm looking at: BenQ V2400W Samsung 245BW Westinghouse L2610NW Anything?
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    why do i need an MVA panel over a TN for a 24 inch LCD?

    I mainly play games, and since i'm going to be upgrading my hard drive, i'm going to start ripping movies to my PC (ones that I rent), so i'll probbaly be watching movies as well. I just upgraded to an 8800GTX, and i'll probably be SLi'ing that card in a month or two, so i can run every game...
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    sister needs an upgrade...

    Shes running the following: DFI Lanparty UT Nforce 4 Ultra-D Opteron 146 OC'd to 2.9ghz 512MB's RAM (value RAM, and yes I'm upgrading this for her to 1GB) Radeon X850 Pro Audigy 2 ZS Value 80GB IDE Hard Drive (upgrading this to SATA soon) she only plays call of Duty 4, at 1024 x 768...
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    680i SLI Motherboard with Crucial Ballistix 4 x 1 GB configuration

    I have not tested it yet, BUT... I've heard from a few people that 680i SLI boards arent stable with 4 sticks of RAM in them. I currently have 4 x 1GB Crucial Ballistix 1066 RAM. I popped 2 in already, the other 2 came back from RMA. I'd like to sell the sticks, but nobody wants to buy...