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    SOLVED. trouble with RAM? Speed seems down...

    SOLVED - I misunderstood the data. Thanks ShintaiDK and aaksheytalwar! Can someone help pinpoint why my RAM appears to be running much slower than it is capable? I ran geekbench to get a quick baseline for comparison to another system and noticed that the RAM is running at 672MHz, yet is...
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    Photographer: i7QM with TN or i3 with IPS?

    I am looking to purchase a low budget laptop of light editing in the field - nothing hardcore. I will use Lightroom for some batch processing and that will most likely be the extent of my photo editing. My budget is in the $600 range. Lenovo has a good deal - 30% off on Thinkpad laptops which...
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    DECISION MADE: Lightroom and PS use: More speed or cores?

    Just a quick intro... Looking to do a quick, budget friendly upgrade to one my PCs. It currently has a slightly overclocked 7750BE Kuma. This PC is primarily going to see Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop use. I know that Lightroom will use any available cores. My question is an x4 at a...
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    Best way to be sure a new CPU cooler will fit?

    Not necessarily a compatibility question, but rather a space question. I have a AMD 7750 BE that I have been running with the stock cooler. It's currently running OK at 3.0, but I have a few instances under heavy load that it has shut down on me. Figure that it may be a case of overheating. I...
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    Stuck between the Asus 1201N, Acer 1410, and Dell 11z

    Trying to decide which route to go in replacing my Asus 1000HE (w/ 2GB). Overall, I have been quite happy with the 1000HE. I am a photographer and this is where the 10" screen comes up short. I realize that is to be expected with any 'netbook' - 95% of any post processing happens at home on...
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    Trouble deciding how to configure HDDs...

    I will try to make this as short and to the point as possible. I am currently struggling with how to configure the drives on my PC. The PC is primarily for photo editing. Never mind how it is set up currently. I'd prefer to use what I have, but I am open to the possibility of a SSD for Win7 64...