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    fractal design define r4 motherboard standoffs not drilled out

    I recently got a define r4. It looks so nice and seems to have a really high build quality. The first thing I go to do is to screw in the motherboard standoffs, and lo and behold they would not go in. Upon closer examination with a flashlight, it looked like the motherboard standoff...
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    Tea Party to Obama: "Put the Quran down" and "You want a White President again"

    Our country's saviors, Palin and Cruz, went to speak at this nutjob event in D.C. Here's what was said there: http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/10/13/at-tea-party-like-rally-obama-told-to-put-the-quran-down/ Add to this what Joe the Plumber said...
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    Antec Earthwatts EA430 in Core i7 920 System

    Hi Guys, I'm in the process of building a new PC. I've gotten the first few parts: Gigabyte EX58 UDP4 Mobo Core i7 920 130W CPU 3x2gb OCZ Gold DDR3-1333 Ram I'd like to test out the RAM with Memtest86+ and the CPU with Prime95 while I'm waiting for my other parts which should get...
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    Help with new build

    I've built several systems in the past but it's been over 4 years since I've built my last one. I'd appreciate input on whether for a long term gaming point of view it's better to go with an AMD X3 720BE based system for around $600, or whether I should increase my budget to ~$850 and go...
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    Help with Build/Rate my Build

    Hi Guys, I'm looking for suggestions on this build. Thanks! EDIT: 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, office programs, internet 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20%...
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    John McCain: It's tough to be proud of our country

    The repubs have been attacking Michelle Obama over her comment that she's proud of her country for the first time in a long time. Those comments were taken out of context and blown way out of proportion by the media. The question is: will John McCain get a free pass for saying it's tough to...
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    Can a reversed polarity outlet damage a power supply?

    I recently destroyed the power supply on my computer. There was a 2 prong outlet that I used a 2 prong to 3 prong adapter on (this usually works by using the screw of the socket as ground). However, the outlet turned out to have the live wire and neutral wire swapped. This 3 prong adapter...
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    Power Supply smoked out

    Story: I just moved and am renting out a pretty old house. I plug my computer, monitor, etc. in to the surge protector, plug the surge protector into the outlet. Little did I know that this old circuit line had reverse polarity outlets, which means death for the computer. While I'm fiddling...
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    Verizon hits the Daylight Savings bug?

    My celly is reading 12:30 here when it's actually 1:30. There's no manual time setting on this phone, it all comes from the tower. Is anyone else having this problem? The tech people over there must suck.
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    Computer dying a slow death

    OK. Chaintech VNF4 Athlon64 3000+ Quality Corsair DDR333 512MB Ram + Kingston DDR333 512mb ram So, about a week ago I was playing UT, and got some weird error and it crashed. Then the whole computer just randomly rebooted. When I rebooted, the computer just gave a serious of long...
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    Home Depot Scam!

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    McCain: The fifty second flip-flop on Iraq

    It took McCain all of minute to flip-flop on the US's commitment to Iraq. It's amazing how low he will go to be considered a true conservative - he'd even put our troops on the line for the sake of his political career. He has no clue at all. First, he says that we can't expect any real...
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    Blu-ray Cracked

    It didn't take long for HD-DVD to be cracked: http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=38&threadid=1982009&enterthread=y http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=119871 Now the same thing has been done to Blu-ray: http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=120869...
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    Motion to ban Googer

    http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...&STARTPAGE=1&FTVAR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear and this one as well http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1699047&enterthread=y&arctab=y
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    GET OUT AND VOTE!

    Please get out and vote. Whether you are Republican, Democrat, Black, White, Yellow, Green, it's important to exercise your right to have a say in government. It's sad that young people don't vote much, because in the end everything that's happening today can come and bite us in the arse...
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    Google wants to court Republicans

    http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Roll_Call_Google_eager_to_work_0914.html Google just shed some of their image in my eyes.
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    Doing an AIDS walk, need a team name

    I'm doing an AIDS walk with a group of people and we need a cool/funny team name. I'm too exhausted to think...any ideas?
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    Reinstalling Windows w/o recovery cd

    i have an old laptop (hp zt1000 ~4 years old) that is loaded full of crap and needs a fresh install of windows. but, unfortunately, i've lost the recovery cds. is it possible to just use another copy of windows home OEM when reinstalling, or is using the HP recovery cd necessary?? thanks!
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    Karl Rove to Lose Oversight of Policy Development

    http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/04/19/D8H33SG00.html It scares me to think that he was handling part of policy in the first place. Still, only a minor shakeup, I wish he had resigned. He's going to focusing on elections, which probably means more corruption and abuse of power coming...
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    White House related politicians jammed phone lines on Election Day 2002

    http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=1829056 Looks like there's no limit to how low republicans can go. Of course, this is right in line with Bush's character - unethical and immoral down to its core. The fact that the White House is implicated, that is pretty goddamn insane...
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    Sam Adams Summer Ale

    ok this is a repost, but the last thread was so old i couldn't bump it. i just had this beer after a long while - i forgot how good it is, how smooth it goes down. Whats your rating, on a 0 to 10 scale? I give it a ten.
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    Gamers: Can you compete with this?

    http://pna.pricenetwork.ca/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=49466 Check out this insanity. Could you possibly have more games and consoles? And whats with the Crap tv to go with it?
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    New Bush Gallup Poll Numbers

    http://poll.gallup.com/content/?ci=21808 Amazing: 53% of independents strongly disapprove of Bush! The only thing he has is his base, i.e. zendari like people.
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    Rate my Home Theater System

    1) Samsung 42" DLP 720P HDTV ($1850.00) 2) Denon AVR1705 Dolby Receiver (248.00) 3) Sony DVD Upcoverting Player (150.00) 4) HDMI, Optical Audio, Component, Digital coaxial audio cable (~$100 total) 5) 2 Artisan SketchSL Tower speakers (w/ built in center speaker) ($700) 6) Monster...
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    Do you visit the front page of this site first (www.anandtech.com)?

    Do you visit the front page of this site? Ever? (www.anandtech.com) Or do you come directly here? I come directly here I've come to the forums every day this week, but haven't visited or read any of the articles on the front page in the last week...
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    Bush authorized NSA to spy on private citizens

    http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/15/polit...5314000&partner=MYWAY&pagewanted=print Amazing. We now have the NSA spying on U.S. citizens also. How can we not trust law enforcement to do this? What happened to needing a warrant? What happened to our rights as U.S. citizens? I'd also...
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    Pentagon admits keeping a database on U.S. citizens

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/usmilitaryi...;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl It's unbelievable that the Pentagon is doing this. The pentagon can and should not keep files on innocent U.S. CITIZENS. If this was the F.B.I., maybe it would be somewhat understandable, but it still would be...
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    Time for Revenge - RIP APART MY RESUME

    http://www.coldlava.be/ATOT%20-%20resume.pdf Any ways I can improve my resume? Stuff I should take out? Thanks for the help!
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    Filehosts

    Hey people, I'm trying to send a ~130mb file full of digital photos. Do you guys have any ideas on how I can send something so big, other than through a cd by snail mail? Thanks.
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    Corzine Wins, Kaine Wins, Democrats Win.

    The Resurgents of the LIBERALS has started! Beware you conservatives. Even the flaming liberal candidate for lt. gov. in Virginia garnered very very high numbers for below the Mason-Dixon line (she still lost however). We have Kaine & Corzine in, and in 2006 we're coming for MORE...
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    YABISJ

    <@ChrisH> Donald Rumsfeld is giving the president his daily briefing. He concludes <@ChrisH> by saying: "Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed in an accident" <@ChrisH> "OH DEAR GOD NO!!!" George W. Bush exclaims. "That's terrible!!" His <@ChrisH> staff sits stunned at this display of...
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    And it Begins.

    http://newsmax.com/scripts/printer_frie...om/archives/ic/2005/10/22/142646.shtml This is just the beginning guys. If there are any indictments, prepare to see more stuff like this coming out of the conservative press.
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    Will Anand ever sell AnandTech?

    edit: added new poll
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    Great Rap Cover by Ben Folds

    This is really old news...but if you haven't heard the song, it's awesome. Perfect Ben Folds - satirical, funny, good music, nice flow. http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/071897/071897_01_01_full_100.asx
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    Got my MCAT scores today...

    Got a 39Q! 12V, 13B, 14P!
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    yankees lose, RED SOX WIN MFs!

    red sox will win right now & tie up the division.
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    Why was this thread locked?

    Why was the thread locked? I can't think of any justifiable reason myself. Let me add that it was a poll, not a commentary. I specifically said that. We understand your thread, and it's intentions, but some members around here are so immature, that the Fire Marshal Mod declared that...
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    Would aid have gotten to people fast if they had been all white?

    Basically, is fear of blacks responsible for the delayed aid to NOL? For the people who answer Yes to the first and No to the second, why do you think the aid was delayed to black people?
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    Katrina Disaster Recovery: A test for WMD response in the U.S.

    Am I the only one worried at how completely inept the Katrina relief effort has been? IMO, this natural disaster is akin to a similar disaster that would be created by WMDs like a dirty bomb. i.e., a large scale recovery effort will be needed, water will be contaminated as well as food, there...
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    Does the Right attack the Left instead of helping Katrina victims?

    It seems to me that the Right wingers here and on blogs are wasting their effort attacking the Left over Katrina coverage in the media, rather than dealing with the actual destruction itself. Shouldn't the Right focus on helping the victims rather than attacking the Left? Example: nowhere...