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  1. roid450

    Classified ABS Black pearl

    Well, just finished another update on my Black Pearl, added the Classified today and changed the tubing to white. I don't really see myself getting any new motherboards in the future since this is pretty much the top of the line there is for socket 1366, even if another motherboard comes out in...
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    Tagan ABS Black pearl complete

    I have been working on this for a few weeks, doing a lil bit of work here and there, and all the sleeving. I thought I would share this here, I already have it on another forum but I hadn't been on Anandtech in a while. (sorry for any bad lighting, I don't have anywhere good to take pictures at...
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    Looking for a payroll specialist or anyone involved with working on Payroll for companies

    My father has a problem, as well as all the workers, with this company that hasn't been paying them what they were supposed to. They do electrical work for street lights and put up stop lights and traffic camaras in San Diego. 2 people that work with my father have tried to get the owner to pay...
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    Core i7 4ghz and Bloodrage

    i wasnt sure where to post this, but I just wanted to share my build that I finished today, and overclocked to 4 ghz on 1.32 Volts, did 20 passes of Intel burn test on high no problems. max load temps was 68C on core 1 http://i70.photobucket.com/alb...%20i7/bloodrage027.jpg...
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    Antec 1200 Dual radiators

    Well some of you may know I was cooling a Quad core at 3.4 ghz with 1.44V and a video card UBER Clocked with only a dual radiator, with built in Reservoir. So I came up on a good deal for a triple Swiftech on overclock.net The fit was absolutely PERFECT, I couldn't have asked for any better fit...
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    Help me understand my download speeds and advertised speeds by the ISP

    So I just called my ISP cause I was wanting to upgrade my connection since the MAX download speed I ever see on torrents, websites, whatever, is 200Kbps, rarely does it go to about 210 or so, but its hardly ever above 200kbps. Now, they told me that my connection is supposed to be 1000kbps down...
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    Windows Vista faster boot up tip

    This will only work if you have only one username with a password on it. When vista is loading and u get that short video of the vista logo RIGHT before the log on screen, enter ur passsword and hit enter as soon as you see that 2-3 second logo splash screen begin to play. You will skip right...
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    may be a longshot but, anyone with a Samsung Blackjack

    I gave my sister the Blackjack and put a 2gb micro sd in it, formatted it it, installed Active Sync and Windows Mobile Device center, all that works. But in Media Player when I Click Sync, it only shows the 54mb internal memory of the phone, not the 2 Gb card, when I had the phone it always...
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    Name this song

    Please help me out, you need internet Explorer to open the audio, or you can download it, but its the 4-24-09 9:30 Break/news one here: at the bottom After the Drew Ford advertisement, its like a 10 second clip, I was thinking it might be The Killers, or a band similar to them...
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    Theres no animals section, so ill put it here

    Our kitten is 6 months old now, and I noticed that a few weeks ago, she got in my closet and was chewing at the foam that my antec case came in, i kept her out for a while but she got in again today and was chewing on it. I was wondering if that might possibly be bad for her health to chew and...
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    Laptop HDD

    So something happened to my laptop where it said the Boot Manager or MBR was not present blah blah. So I stuck in the Vista Premium DVD and it wouldnt get past the Vista Loading Files part, said to insert the Installation DVD and restart :shocked: :confused: :confused: :confused: So I...
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    Octomom reality show?

    What do you all think/feel about this new supposed Octo Mom reality show where she will also attempt to find a bachelor to have a relationship with aka feed her children and leech off of. heard about this on the radio and saw it on Perez Hiltons site and Dr. Phils site. Let the hating begin :D
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    Question about a few graphics settings and the benefits of having them on or off

    First of all I play Crysis, Crysis Warhead, GTA4, FC2 and GRID racing. My question is about some of the settings in the nvidia control panel that I have never known what they are for but always turn on, or don't know how much they affect performance. So I'd like to know if anyone can tell me...
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    Anyone watch the new Osbournes Reloaded show?

    From what I heard on a local rock radio station about it, they made it seem like it was a stupid lame show, and they didn't seem very enthusiastic about it. Well I wasn't gonna watch it but decided to go to fox.com/fod and watch the first episode, I actually enjoyed watching the whole show and...
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    Looking for a Disk wipe utility

    I have my main HDD for vista/storage and a spare 500GB WD Caviar that I want to wipe out so the data is irrecoverable before I sell it, I'd prefer a program that can run while in windows that way my PC isn't rendered "useless" while in Dos mode. I have used Dban before but evne quick erase took...
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    engine oil milky

    I jad been working on my truck quite a bit trying to figure out a vacumm leak, and there was one hose I had to unplug each time and it had coolant, the coolant always spilled right over engine, next to the throttle body but not onto it, the water would most likely land where the underside of the...
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    Water cooling updated

    GPU idles around 36ºC right now at 78ºF room temp. Used to idle around 61-64ºC and go to ~80ºC or less while gaming Vid card OCd to 720/1480/1220(2440 mhz) I ran out of hose but when I get more, I'm gonna move the water pump further down to get that long hose out the way running straight...
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    Anyone in SAN DIEGO CALI near El Cajon or La Mesa

    I need some help ASAP. i just got my mobo back from EVGA RMA today and i went ahead and put my PC back together, went to start it and the motherbord went straight to FF, and a red light is on, EVGA said its either the CPU or mobo pins, there ws thermal paste on the bottom of my CPU on a few of...
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    computer remote

    I am looking for just a remote to control media player and media center. I do not have a tv tuner nor do I wanna buy one, we have normal tv service with 28 channels and there's nothing good to watch anyways. I found these but was wondering if anyone on here had any experience with them or...
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    Windows verifiy and BSOD

    Hello today I got a BSOD saying BAD_POOL_CALLER. from the sites I found, it is either ram or a driver, most likely a driver, the only driver that was reinstalled recently was the nvidia since I moved the card to the other PCI slot, also I've been having a lot of BSOD, some say nothing, some say...
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    how to FORCE a program to NOT run on startup

    I can;t find an answer for this and the most obvious things to do, I have already done. The programs I Rockstar Games Social Club, No matter what I do or how many times I disable it from Msconfig or delete the startup registry, it's always there on boot and makes my PC lag on boot because...
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    Water cooling build done and running :)

    (Leak Fixed) Here's the update. Pics of it, I plan on redoing some of the tubing in the later months but for now I just wanted to build this and get it running in time for summer here. I got this running with the help of my good friend that goes by D3ktrix on here. I did a lot of...
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    download old nintendo and Super Nintendo games

    I've been wanting to download Mario Bros 3 and some other games but most of the sites I came up with on google seemed shady or they just linked to a bunch of other sites. Any help? You are being warned, No posts about piracy involving "how to" - PC Gaming Moderator DAPUNISHER
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    B&W everyday?

    This just ran across my mind as I was showering. I got some garlic bread from Vons for 1.88, its about 18 inches long, probably 4 inches tall, like an oversized bagget. The spread in the middle is some butter/garlic/herbs mix. I was thinking, If I ate only that and water everyday would it be...
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    So my cousins husband got jacked in mexico...

    He just called me up about it and to find out if it's much of a hassle to get a new license and Soc Sec card number. I assume he will be getting a new license with a new number correct? and a totally new Soc Sec number (if they re issues one) ?
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    Anyone here ever use Danger Den blocks?

    The Swiftech APogee 350 Drive (pump/block) combo is out of stock and no ETA so I;m looking at getting a block and pump seperate. I will probably get the MCP350 but am looking for block alternatievs. I found a few reviews on this Danger Den http://www.petrastechshop.com/dadenmcun1.html and...
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    **UPDATED PICS** Modded my Atec 1200 window today

    The first side panel that came with my Antec was all scratched up and I got a new replacement for free. So last week after seeing Tjharlow (youtube channel) do a window mod on his 1200, I decided to do it on my spare side panel that was deemed "trash" by me since the window had all kinds of...
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    anyone with an Antec 1200 ever mount a double Swiftech

    I just got my Swiftech double 120 rad in the mail today and noticed that its not gonna bolt up to the back of my case with ease, might require redrilling a few holes. I just sort of eyeballed it tho. So I was wondering if anyone with that case has installed one of those Swiftech double rad, and...
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    1998 F150 V8 5.4 with 104K miles stalls

    SO my truck recently started sometimes shaking a lil bit as if the idle was too low once in a while while stopped at a light or stop sign, feels more like its on the verge of stalling, but today I was at the gas station waiting for a car while I was in neutral (which makes the truck always idle...
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    EVGA 750i 2b error= Initialize Video erros on boot

    I have been having this problem for the past 3 days now and finally decided to post about it. Yes I have over clocked my system, yes I have overclocked my card, but i reset them all to stock a few days ago before i got the problems. So here it is. I boot up my PC, and 3 seconds later I...
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    ok I've looked all over for good Work at Home jobs

    I've seen people here and there post that they work at home, but never specify what kind of work it is. I'd like to see if there's some kinda of work that doesn't involve physically seeing an employer (what I mean by that is not having to go a work place and apply in person but work from home)...
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    Any help or Input appreciated about this OC

    Ok I have a Q6600 G0 B stepping currently set to 3.4GHZ (says 3401.2) and 8gb Gskill 1066 DDR2 I have tried quite a few times to even get it to Post at 3.2 and above and finally the other day I got it to post and actually run Prime for 19 hrs until Core 3 and 4 had Fatal Errors. Cpu ran...
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    Overclocking while using 8GB ram

    Do you guys think it makes it much harder to try to get a stable OC while using 8gb ram (4 sticks of 2 gb) I have 4 sticks of GSKILL DDR2 1066. I was having massinve problems and instability when I first tried to run all 4 sticks. I ended up running memtest on them all on seperate slots and...
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    181.22 drivers out now

    Just thought I'd let you all know they were released today, the 181.22 WHQL version I finally found a driver to keep. I had been using the 180.84 and 185.20 back and forth because they handled the best for me. Now the 181.22 are back up to the performance I was looking for. Here are some...
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    did some OCng to core 216

    i ran the Warhead bench on all Enthusiast except motion blur on performance (wanted to turn it off) here it is at stock clocks 576/1242/2000 DirectX 9.0c CUSTOM 1X @ Map: ambush @ 0 1680 x 1050 AA 0xx ==> Framerate [ Min: 12.53 Max: 25.88 Avg: 21.39 ] OCd to 700/1430/2350 DirectX 9.0c...
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    GTA4 weird graphics problem

    :Q :Q :Q wtf is wrong with the shadows http://i70.photobucket.com/alb...8-12-1812-45-07-70.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/alb...8-12-1812-53-21-12.jpg http://i70.photobucket.com/alb...8-12-1812-56-28-26.jpg
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    video card hissing while starting Crysis or loading?

    I have been wondering wtf that is or why it makes that noise. My friend just told me his 8800GT does it too, and its worse in SLI. I get it everytime during the intro movies or loading the game, but just today I was curious enough to ask if anyone else gets it.
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    removing plexi glass scratches

    Got too many results in google and everyone claims that their product removes scratches ann that the others do not. So I was wondering if anyone here has had success at removing plexi glass scratches, I want to remove the fine long ones on my Antec 1200 case. I bought it new but for some...
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    help troubleshooting NMI Parity Check error

    I've been getting BSOD with that error message on it, and nothing more. Also i get some with nothing at all except **The system Has Halted** My CPU is OCd to 3 ghz (9X333.3) and I have ran prime 95 a few times, once letting it go to about 18 hrs with no errors on Blend and once on Large FFT...
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    anyone tried Vista SP2 Beta yet?

    There already is a sp2 beta thread in the OS forum bsobel It made my PC all kinds of fast :D :evil: http://technet.microsoft.com/e.../library/dd335032.aspx *Adds new capabilities to Direct X Graphic display reliability. The graphics experience has been greatly improved for users...