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    Dual Band Wireless

    The choice between a 802.11a/b/g card and a dual band 802.11 a/b/g card, why would I want the dual band card? What do I gain from it? Done several searches and no one says "It's better because...."
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    ThermalTake Armor/Kandalf Graphics Cooling

    Problem: the graphics card area gets really hot. So much that the case door gets warm. Idle GPU temp is 58C load temp is about 82-84C. The 120mm intake fan in the front of the case doesn't seem to move air in this area of the case enough. Looking for a fan kit or bracket that will let...
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    Transistor Count vs. Die Size vs. Process Technology

    My real question is 'does transistor count scale linearly with respect to die size?' For instance: if I had a 100mm^2 die area on 130 nm process with n number of transistors, I could have Xn the number of transistors with the same 100mm^2 die area on a 90 nm process? I understand that...
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    AMD's CPU Road Map: DDR2 in '06, DDR3 in '07

    First, the Linkage. Main Point of this Rant in BOLD down near the bottom for those who aren't bored enough to read this whole post :cookie: I've been using the same computer for over 6 years now. I built it for around $800 plus $350 for the 4+ year old 17 inch LCD display. I consider this...
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    ATI R520 being used by Crytek, problems?

    XbitLabs: Game Developers Experiment with ATI?s R520 Processor.
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    Power Consumption Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB (16MB) SATA-II

    What's the power Consumption of a Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB (16MB) SATA-II? Peak Power would be the best. Can't find the info on the Maxtor website and found no specifics on google searches. Thanks in advance.
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    Need help finding a Quiet, Cheap PSU.

    Friend of mine is looking for a "Quiet" PSU that doesn't cost much (less than $100) Anyone suggest some "silent" or very close to silent PSUs? 300W should cover it. Thanks. (Edited with definition of cheap being $100 or less)
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    Dell 2405fpw and Playable Frame Rates question.

    Anyone running a Dell 2405fpw with high quality settings and getting good, playable frame rates? Would you buy a 2405fpw again? or go with something smaller? Maybe a 2405fpw for work and a 2005fpw for play? I'm building a system to use at home for photo/graphics editing, 3D Animation...
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    Benefits from adding General Registers

    I read a review of AMD's 64bit Implementation vs. Intel's 64bit Implementation at the Tech Report not long ago and it got me thinking. I am always one to think to myself "why didn't they just go all out?" What made me think that about this article is this: and... AMD introduced only...