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    Upgrade Recommendation Help

    Hello all, I've been away from system building for a while so I was hoping to get some help. My current system is as follows: Asus P5Q-Pro 8 GB DDR2 E8400 @ 4ghz Xigmatek 750 Watt Modular PSU EVGA GTX 470 I don't remember the drive brands / models etc but I have 1 TB Storage and a...
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    Help me get the most bang for my $$$

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. This rig will do nothing but game 95% of the time. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread $500 3. What country YOU will be buying YOUR parts from...
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    Trying to decide if I should upgrade ...

    So it's been a while since I've built my last gaming rig (at least total platform change anyway) and I've been mostly away from the hardware world for a while so I feel a bit confused about just how much gain I would get over my current system. I'm essentially trying to balance whether or not my...
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    x2 4400 ADV Voltage question

    I've been testing the system in my signature for about a week now. I have what I think is a modest goal of reaching 5000+ (2667) speeds and leaving it at that. I can reach this goal and I think it will be stable but I must push my vcore to 1.50ish. I read Zebo's guide and saw that 1.45...
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    No boot issue

    System is as follows: Gigabyte GA-K8N Ultra-9 A64 3200+ 2x512mb Corsair VS DDR 3200 ATI X800XL Antec TrueBlue 480 The back story... I was having slow performance and noticed the HD thrashing quite a bit. Decided to defrag. System rebooted its self during defrag but came back up...
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    Need a nice backpack for a 15.4" notebook

    I'm looking for a nice backpack that will fit a HP DV4000. I swore off HP a while back but I got a pretty good deal on the new revision (w/ x700 ...close to same specs as z70va but about 300-400$ less :) ) so I pulled the trigger. Specs as far as size goes.... Weight 6.45 lbs...
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    Newegg.com and the p180

    I cut and paste the email right into the post so read from the bottom up. I also took my real name out so that?s why you see X's. The second email was kind of repetitive but the first response didn?t actually say if they would carry the case. It only said they did not have it now.....which I...
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    No coverage of TechEd 2005 Anandtech

    Anandtech is covering the apple event that is going on but not TechEd? There are some really cool technologies being announced here and I'm just curious why this site has not mentioned any of them.
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    Free BBQ Sauce!

    Publix has Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ Sauce on sale for $1.99 Buy one get one. There were a few with $1.00 off coupons on the bottle. The coupons have no expiration date and do not say anything about limited quantities. I took two bottles along with two coupons to the register and it worked. I...
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    Any guesses on whether this will be a decent chip?

    Just got this in from zipzoomfly and will be testing tonight... 3200+ cbbhd 0450apfw I've read mixed reviews abou the chips from the end of the year so we will see how it goes. I'm only looking to get to 3500+ speeds so I'm not asking for much (Couldnt get my self to drop the extra...
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    Another HP support thread...

    I have read so much about people dealing with hp and there infamous customer service I thought I would add my story to the mix. Now on to the story... Liking the looks of the ZD8000 (along with its mid level gaming possibilities and cheap price for what you get! :) ) and not finding...
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    WD 36GB Raptor $79.99 at Outpost.com / Frys

    Linkage Seems warm to me. I've seen this as low as $69 but not in a while.