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    New build, looking for pointers on a few things

    Usage is gaming primarily Needs are speed and silence.. Overclocking: Minimal - only what board does automatically pretty much. Case: Lian-Li PC-V351 Motherboard: Asus Maximus III Gene CPU: Lynnfield i7 860 Cooler: Need input. Silence is king, but needs to be efficient as well...
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    2*4GB kits or 1*8GB kit

    So I'm upgrading to a P55 setup, and I'm a little worried on the memory front.. Now I'm not going to overclock it manually, but will probably try to check out what my board can do for me automatically ofcourse.. So I suppose I should get memory with a little overhead.. I was thinking PC3-12800...
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    Case recommendations needed

    So here's the deal.. I need case recommendations.. The specifics are: Must hold full size PSU (160mm plus modular cables) Must hold a 11,6 (12inch) graphics card in the first slot. It's 4870x2 w. AC 4870x2 extreme cooler.. Will be mounted with a mATX mobo with a low profile cooler...
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    Shrinking my pc

    Okay, so we moved around in the house a bit due to a recent addition to the family, and now I don't have the room for my big tower rig any more.. I need to build myself a "tower worthy" gaming rig.. I play games mainly, and I do it on a 1900*1200 24" monitor.. And I don't want to overclock...
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    Silverstone SG02 and NT-06 cooler combination question

    I'm looking at building a pc in a Silverstone SG02 case, and using the Silverstone NT-06 cooler for it.. Now this cooler states that it can be paired with a psu with a 120 buttom mounted fan for extra cooling power.. Now my question is: Has anyone here tried using this cooler with something...
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    Most slick mousepad

    Right now I'm using a Steelpad S&S, but I'm not too satisfied with it.. It has a nice control to it, but I think the friction is too high.. I have been reading tons of mouse pad reviews, but they are all very biased by the reviewer.. What I'm really looking for is a decent sized pad with as...
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    Leadtek 6800GT with Arctic Cooling cooler

    Didn't really know which forum to put this in, so I'm just trying the general one :-) I have a DFI UT sli board, and a Leadtek 6800GT.. I unfortunately saw too late that the Leadtek card is too high with it's heatsink to be able to fit 2 of them on a DFI board.. My question is if anyone has...
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    Finally my final system build

    This is what I ended up with: DFI UT Lanparty SLI motherboard AMD 3500+ Winchester Coolermaster Hyper48 Cooler NorthQ 4775-500 500W Silent PSU Leadtek GF6800GT to be overclocked to Ultra specs 1GB ram.. 2*512 of whatever quality non-value, well priced memory that is in stock...
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    Cooling on MSI K8N Diamond

    Hi, I need a good silent cpu cooler that fits on a MSI K8N Diamond NF4 SLI mobo.. I had originally chosen a Thermalright XP-120, but according to Thermalrights homepage it's not compatible with my motherboard.. I'm using a XP 3500+ and I don't overclock.. Noise is my main concern...
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    Pretty final system setup - did I miss something

    Hi! Yes yet another system build thread, but I spice mine up with comments for my choices, and I'm really just lookiing for "holes" in the system or better alternatives in the price range. Usage is gaming, and I don't overclock. I rate stability and low noise very high AMD64 3500+...
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    Nforce4 pro for gaming?

    That 2*PCI-E 16 slots on the Nforce4 pro boards look mighty nice for a gamer that wants to have an SLI system, but would it really have a dramatic impact on performance? Is it worth the extra cash, and do you guys think that the rest of the Nforce4 pro chipset is something for a gamer in...