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    Why do USA citizens call themselves 'Americans'?

    I know the historical reasons for that, but i don't understand why nobody has made any efforts to change this. I still see your media calling USA citizens "Americans" and calling the USA "America". I also haven't seen anyone doing differently. Can't you see that it makes your people look...
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    Recommend me some Familiy Guy episodes

    Never watched this show, but a friend sent me this video of the man trying to speak italian, omg i laughed so much, can't remember the last time i laughed so hard at a video. Since there are already 7 seasons and i want to watch it casually, i need some recommendations. By the way, the show...
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    What is the max anti-aliasing you can on CCC with a 4870x2?

    I am completely confused. Today i got an error with Catalyst, my screen froze, i reset the pc and when i logged into Windows i found out Catalyst driver was no longer working. I formated Windows and installed Catalyst again, everything worked normal, except that before i could set 16x...
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    Downloads not showing up on browser

    For some reason my downloads aren't showing up. That happens in both FF and IE. After i click the download link, the download page just hangs "loading" and apparently the download starts on the background without my consent. If i wait a bit the download box will show up and ask me where i want...
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    Splinter Cell Chaos Theory - AA + HDR?

    Has anyone figured out a way to enable both AA and HDR in this game? I am using an ATI card and already tried renaming the .exe, but i get video glitches when doing this. Here is what it looks like when i rename the .exe and force AA in the driver, while keeping HDR enabled...
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    AOC 17'' 712sa LCD monitor - What panel?

    Does anybody know what kind of panel this LCD has? I've been looking all over and haven't found an answer yet. Thanks
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    Nehalem and future proofing

    I am in the process of building a new rig and i can't wait till Nehalem comes out. With that said, i would like to know if Nehalem cpus are going to offer any big performance boost to GAMING over the current quad cpus avaliable on the market like the Q9450/9550/Qx9650. Also i would like to...
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    How long an overclocked Qx9650 would last?

    How long would it last running 24/7 at like lets say 4ghz? What about higher like 4.5ghz?
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    Best 200$ digital camera?

    I'm buying a digital camera for my father's birthday, i have 200$ to spend and i want to order it from Newegg if possible. What should i buy? Thanks
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    Pain after sex/masturbation

    Here is the thing: i am 26 and occasionally after i ejaculate having sex or masturbating, i feel a light, yet very bothering pain inside my anus that lasts for about 15 minutes, it is not frequent and just to give numbers lets say i feel that every 15 times i ejaculate. Yes i know i should...
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    Which case?

    Well i can't decide if i pick a Lian Li PC-P80 or a Lian Li A77, they are both amazing cases. I'm gonna stick to air cooling, already bought a TRUE. Which do you think i should get? Also feel free to recommend other cases, any help is really appreciated. PC-P80 pictures...
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    Is the overclocking guide correct?

    I thought a 1600mhz ddr3 ram allowed systems to run with a FSB of up to 800mhz?
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    Is WD3200AAKS as fast as WD6400AAKS?

    Is the 320gb version as fast as the 640gb?
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    Sound card to go with a Z5500?

    What sound card do you recommend?
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    Multiplier question - learning to oc

    I know most of the cpus have locked multi so you can only overclock them by increasing the FSB, but what about the cpus that have unlocked multipliers like a QX9650? Can you just raise it as much as you want? If not how do you know how much you can raise it? And does it really make a big...
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    Which monitor?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16824001234 http://us.lge.com/products/mod...0monitors_W2452T.jhtml Which one would you pick?
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    Motherbord advice

    I am building a new build, what motherboard (intel chipset) would you recommend? I'm going to use a QX9650 and plan to overclock, DDR2 1066mhz corsair dominator ram. I was considering to buy a DFI LP LT X48-T2R, what do you think? Do you think i will have trouble with it since i'm new to...
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    DDR2 ram wo go with this processor?

    What ram should i get with a QX9650? I plan to overclock it @ like 4ghz
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    Help choosing PSU

    Here is my future system QX9650 280 GTX (gonna get when it comes out) 2x2gb 1600 ddr3 ram 1x raptor 150gb 1x wd seagate 640gb gigabyte x48t DQ6 7 fans Thanks !
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    Is water cooling needed for this?

    I'm buying a Lian Li PC-P80 case and gonna run my system with air cooling, i want to know if air can handle a moderated OC'ed QX9650 at like 4ghz and a GTX 280(gonna get it when it comes out) with high quality coolers or water will be needed? I'm not a benchmarker but a gamer so i don't plan...
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    How good is Lian Li PC-80 for air cooling?

    Any owners out there to opinion?
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    CPU and Video Card coolers?

    Hey, i need high end coolers for a Qx9650, a 9800gx2 and a 8800gt what would you recommend? If you can recommend me fans to use on them would be nice too Thanks for your help :)
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    Help me pick my first mobo :D

    Hey guys, can you give me some advice on what mobo to pick? I'm still deciding if i will use ddr2 or ddr3, but i won't be using SLI so i want a x38 or x48 chipset So what you recommend to get if i get ddr2 ram? What if i get ddr3? I have never overclocked before or played with BIOS, so a...
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    Is Akasa 1000w a good PSU for this system?

    This is my system 9800gx2 qx9650 4gb ddr3 ocz reaper 1333 3 HDD's
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    Where to buy a qx9650 at Rochester-USA?

    Anyone knows? Sorry, this is not the place to ask questions on hot delas. esquared Anandtech Senior Moderator
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    Is 9800gx2 the best option for now?

    I can't really wait 3 months for the new series, i am on a shitty computer with onboard gpu and really wanting to play good games, with 600$ the gx2 is the best thing i can get now?
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    Mobo for a beginner?

    I am building my computer for the first time, all the other ones were bought ready in stores and i never had to open or to configure anything. This is the configuration i have in mind QX9650 9800GX2 4gb ddr3 1333mhz ocz reaper I have no idea what motherboard i should get tho, as i...
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    Need help choosing a mobo

    This is the system: Qx6700 8800 GTX 2x1gb corsair 1066mhz 500gb hd 7200 rpm Im going to OC the CPU and maybe the GPU, they both will be water cooled
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    Air Conditioner for PC?

    Is it good? Is it better than water cooling? Which is the best? Where can i buy one? Thanks to anyone that can help me
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    Need help with water cooling

    Ok, i gave up on getting a pre-built kit and i wanna buy the parts to make my custom water cooler. Here is the system: Processor: Qx6700 Video: EVGA 8800 GTX factory overclocked 2000mhz Motherboard: Asus P5N32 680i RAM: 2x1gb corsair 1066 or 800mhz HD: sata 500gb 7200rpm...
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    Water cooling, can someone help me on which kit to get?

    Hi everyone, this is my system: geforce 8800gtx 2000 mhz qx6700 asus p5n32 680i 2gb ram dual channel corsair 800 mhz hd sata 400gb 7200 rpm Ill use this computer just for gaming and i plan to do a bit of overclocking on it, so im thinking of getting a water cooler...The problem is that...
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    QX6700 & Overclocking

    Well i bought a QX6700, but i want to overclock it to get a better performance on games, just like the QX6800... How long a brand new QX6700 would last being always overclocked at 3.2? I never overclocked anything before and i have no idea how to do it, where can i learn it?