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  1. Tifosi248F1

    Which brand R9 270X is the best option?

    Looking for a new GPU and have decided to go with a 270X, unless there's a major deal on something vastly more powerful for roughly the same price. I have no plans on spending more than $220, and I will not deal with rebates, so don't try and tell me to choose something else that doesn't fit my...
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    Samsung 840 non-Pro: Sufficient for my intended usage?

    Due to the sudden unforeseen death of my rig, I'm scrambling to decide on parts for a new one. I'm going to need a new OS drive so I figure it's best to just go SSD from the start. The main usage for the system will be photo and video editing, with some gaming. I've got lots of high capacity...
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    New Build - Temp Issues?

    I just put together a 3570k system with a 212 EVO and I think my temps are a touch high. The ambient in the room is not the best, sitting at 28c. At idle, the cores are 34c, 38c, 37c, and an anomaly at 28-30c During Prime95 the max temps are 67c, 72c, 68c, and 64c I've gone through an hour of...
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    Concerns about Sapphire 6950 2GB...

    So Newegg has this Sapphire 6950 2GB for $200, down from $250. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102987 It seems almost too good, which makes me wonder if there's something wrong with it. I really don't want to spend more than $200 on a video card, so I was pretty much looking...
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    Z77 or Z68 for budget i3 build?

    I'm trying to put together some parts for a budget i3 build and I'm stuck on which way to go with the motherboard. I can go with the ASRock Z68 Extreme3 because it looks like a solid choice, or go with their Z77 Pro4 for the USB3. Plus it's slightly cheaper than the Extreme3. The Z77 Extreme4...
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    Best all around case $100 or less

    The final piece of my planned build is a case, and I have no idea what to look for. It's been years since I've looked into new cases and I'm lost on price/performance. The parts going in it will be: i5 3570k ASRock Z77 board 650w PS AMD 6870/6950/7850 video card at least 4 hard drives...
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    Need to buy a new storage drive...

    Is there any reason not to buy the 1tb Seagate that BestBuy has on sale for $66? I've read about some questionable reliability from the Seagates. I know all components have the possibility to fail, I've just always used WD drives and had no problems...
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    Trying to spec out a PS for a new build

    I'm trying to decide on a PS for an i5 2500k build. With the components planned I could get away with around 550W and I don't think I need anything above 650W, but I want to be sure. I'd also like to get the best one for the money. Components are as follows: i5 2500k a Z68 MB gtx 460 or hd6870...
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    Which Intel NB suits my needs better: P67 or Z68

    I'm putting together a list of parts for a new build and I'm trying to figure out what series board I should go with. The main parts will be: I5 2500k 4GB of mem at least, possibly 8 Either an Nvidia 460 or ATI 6870, or higher if within budget Power supply capable of running everything...
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    Looking for P55 board for i5-750

    I'm looking to upgrade to an i5-750 from my current Prescott P4. I'm going i5 because I want to keep cost down and I don't really need the extra performance of a socket 1366 i7. I could get the i7-860 if I need more since it's an 1156 CPU. I'm trying to decide between the Asus P7P55D, P7P55D...
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    Looking for NHL 10 EASHL team on PS3

    I'm looking for a casual style team that is in it for fun more than glory right now at least. I would love to play goalie if you can stand to lose a few because I'm just not on my game. Of course I'll let in a few bad goals but I try my best to be in good position. You can hit me up on PSN...
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    Which TB route to take...

    I'm looking for a 1tb drive for backup purposes. I do a lot of video editing and work with huge files that just eat away at my space. What I want is a drive to use to move all my completed projects as temporary (4-6 months) storage so I can free up space on my RAID array that I use while I'm...
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    Memory questions about DDR2-800 and older motherboard

    I have an Asus P5AD2-E Deluxe motherboard which is based on the Intel 925x chipset. I need to upgrade to 2gigs of memory and I was looking at a set of 2x1gig ddr2-800. The thing is the motherboard supports, to my knowledge, ddr2-400/533/600 with an 800mhz fsb. I was messing with settings in the...
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    Aftermarket cooling for 7600GT

    What I'm looking for is an aftermarket cooler for my EVGA 7600GT. There are a few brands to look at like Zalman, Arctic Cooling, etc. but I'm unsure as to which will fit properly. My main criteria is that it installs without any modification. Secondary to that is the cooling performance. I am...
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    Any NEC LCD2070NX Beige cabinet owners?

    I'm looking at buying this monitor, and I should have got it a week ago when the black one was under $500 at NewEgg, now it's like $20 more so I could just grab the "beige" and save some cash. All the pictures I've seen of it show it as almost white, and zipzoomfly calls it silver (and an MVA...