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    VZN false advertising on new data plans?

    Well, it looks like their Marketing Dept moves relatively fast... Last Sunday, the Family Plan page read: Family SharePlans® Bring the power home. Share your pool of minutes, texts, data and more on up to five handsets. Now: Family SharePlans® Bring the power home. Share...
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    VZN false advertising on new data plans?

    I wish it was just a discrepancy between the website and telephone ordering. Unfortunately, the staffers on web chat and at the toll-free number were both oblivious, pushing me to order a separate data per phone. The phone rep even put me on hold for a few minutes while she "checked with her...
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    VZN false advertising on new data plans?

    Haivng just tried to work through their website to order replacement phones and upgrade our plan, I'm a bit miffed at what looks to be false advertising from Verizon about their FamilyShare plans. With the recent change in their pricing/data caps, one message that was part of the promotion...
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    5870/5850/5770/5750 stocking status

    FYI Sapphire and Asus 5850s in stock at Newegg for 309,99 12/1/09 5.40pm EST I'm hoping the Sapphire I ordered makes it to me! Sapphire - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814102857 Asus - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121349
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    HSF that will fit a GA-EP45-UD3R

    I used a tuniq tower 120 on my UD3R - it almost fits ;), I just had to dremel off two bits off of the I-bracket (bits that stuck out for screw holes not used on the intel boards). very very quiet - moderate oc (400fsb, e8600). the fan is on mobo control, almost never nudges off of low...
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    Do P35 MB support P4?

    ok, so 2.8 with HT (and assuming LGA775) makes your chip one of these SL7J4 2.80 GHz 520 1 800 MHz 90 nm D0 1 MB LGA775 04A SL7J5 2.80 GHz 520 1 800 MHz 90 nm D0 1 MB LGA775 04A SL9CG 2.80 GHz 521 1 800 MHz 90 nm G1 1 MB LGA775 04A SL8HX 2.80 GHz 521 1 800 MHz 90 nm E0 1 MB LGA775...
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    Do P35 MB support P4?

    it also depends which p4 you're talking about. The last time I looked at P45 boards, I noticed that they still support some LGA775 P4s - on this list, the P4s that had a PCG of 05 or 06 would work with the boards that I looked at. also, from this page, the definition of PCG is...
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    What's the best quality RAM?

    Hey Zoinks - I have that 4GB kit (2 x 2Gb) kit in one of my desktops atm and have been very happy with it - CAS4 DDR2-800 at only 1.9V. edit: Doh! It was $50 when I bought it, but it's up to $75 now!
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    Mobo fried, any suggestions on new mobo?

    no brainer - Gigabyte EP45-UD3R if you don't want xfire; or Gigabyte EP45-UD3P if you do.
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    Gigabyte EX58-UD5: what to turn on and off in the BIOS...?

    i don't have a long answer to your post - just two items you specifically mentioned. 1. the Gigabyte SATA ports (in addition to the other SATAs) - I agree with your comment about disabling stuff you don't use - I also disabled these ports (and just use the SATA ports that connect directly to...
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    Intel chipsets number many

    actually, there are P45/G45 boards out there that support your P4D just fine. for example, two uATX boards that do are: the asus p5q-em has a good reputation as an oc-able uATX board that would support both your current CPU, and a C2D or C2Q down the road. it's a G45 board - you'd just...
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    Virtual Memory 5.0

    lmao
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    Full Tower vs Mid Tower?

    what you list would make a great computer that i think would do fine in a mid case. you were asking about heat load in a mid versus full atx case. what i was after is: you list a single dual-core processor (not a quad, not a dual-processor board), you have one hard drive, and you have one...
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    Full Tower vs Mid Tower?

    the specs you give for your planned rig list only one hard drive, one video card, and a dual core processor - there's not a huge heat load there. a mid case with decent airflow would be fine. (i'm not in favor of the antec, particularly, i just don't see the point of a full case given your...
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    Strange system issues

    if I read your original post correctly, the video card was not a new part? Just the mobo, memory, and processor? other than checking the memory with memtest, what about your power supply? is it the old one from your p4d system? an 8600gt should't be hugely demanding, but I'd guess that...
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    Strange system issues

    assuming that it's not the ram (which it totally could be - test it, ram is cheap right now ($50 for 2x2gb cas4 1.8V ddr2-800!) i had random crashes and screen corruption in games until i enabled vdroop correction on my board (a gigabyte ep45-ud3r, "Load Line Calibration" was the setting)...
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    C2D 7300+ Gigabyte UD3P wont overclock ?!

    if i recall, when you save bios changes to that gigabyte board, it does seem to do a power cycle reboot, not a quick reboot, so i think that part of your post is normal. To pick up on a point that RaptureMe made - if the powersaving features on that gigabyte board are on, CPU-Z will not...
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    Is there any point in overclocking if i have Cool N Quiet enabled?

    CnQ doesn't make OC pointless. CnQ simply slows down your processor when you don't need it (when it's idling). would you keep your car rev'd to the red line while sitting at a red light? as Gillbot said, if you're going for a bleeding edge OC, then ya, turn it off. If you're just a...
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    "kid proof" locking ATX Case Suggestion

    You mentioned no side window - one more consideration that you may want to keep in mind is: No top vent. To a toddler, those grates look like a neat place to pour things, no? Heck, I have the bad habit of using the top of my case as a coaster - the last build I did I used a Lancool K7B...
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    A Disgusting and Humiliating Discovery

    I second Denithor on the WD 640s - I dropped a pair of SE16 640s in my last build and love 'em. The newer Caviar Black 640s are comparable, and both are typically in the top tier in the reviews.
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    good chipset for intel quadcore

    if you want a specific board recommendation, I'll second MTDEW's vote for gigabyte's P45 - I have a e8600, modest OC to 400 fsb (4 GHz) using stock voltage, runs nice and cool (making full use of intel's speed-stepping) with minimal fan speeds on a EP45-UD3R. i did initially had a few crashes...
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    I Need A Case That's Big Inside, But Not Outside

    sorry, but this instantly popped to mind when i read your thread title... T.A.R.D.I.S.
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    P35 or X38 which is better for me?

    note also that Abit is leaving the mobo business (they claim they will support existing boards for 3 yrs, but how hard do you think they'll be trying?!).
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    New ASUS Xonar D2X PCI-e won't fit in my motherboard

    Do you have any room to move the memory over (ie banks 2/4 instead of 1/3, or go single channel and use 3/4) or are they all full? The UD3P is xfire-able, so I assume that the other PCIe slot could be used. Be aware that the specs at gigabyte.us mention: 1 x PCI Express x16 slot, running...
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    Will Tuniq release new mounting brackets for their Tower 120 for Intel i7 chipsets?

    what I've read is that as the Nehalem chip itself is larger than the Yorkfield/Penryn chips, you'll need an entirely new heatsink -- you'd want a larger base that contacts ALL of the chip surface, rather than letting that few mm of the new chip cook itself where it doesn't contact the old...
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    Watercooled my Lian Li PC-A05B

    looks great - I love that case! if you want more air coming in or going out of the back of the case, Lian-Li makes a 120mm fan that attaches to that rectangular grille over the expansion slots - their BS-03 fan. It comes rigged to blow out of the case, but you can reverse the fan to blow in...
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    Which Core 2 Quad

    your pricing is a bit confusing to me, too - I wouldn't have expected a retail Q6700 to be more expensive than a retail Q9400. yup - I'm naughty and added something else! :)
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    I need a recommendation for a silent PSU...

    The enermax 525 would power the components you list just fine, probably without running up its fan, and falls within your price range (at least with the current rebate). it's pretty quiet - heck, with a 4870 in there, you'd be hard pressed to hear much else when that winds up ;) (I have that...
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    Which Core 2 Quad

    a few general responses: clock for clock, the Yorkfields are reportedly a tiny bit (few %) faster than the Kentsfields. You mention noise - the Yorkfield is also a smaller process, so it should draw less power at the same speeds, generating less heat, causing less fan noise... And...
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    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R failing... Replacement?

    assuming that you were happy with your board before your current troubles, the GA-EP45-UD3R is a nice p45 evolution of your current board that falls in your price range (especially with the current rebate). I've been looking at the P5Q boards, too, but the nicer ones are just too pricey for me...
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    portable case recommendation

    Thanks for the tips, Zepper - I appreciate it. I am faced with a relative that was thinking of buying a laptop for the portability, but stated that he would then plug an external keyboard and monitor into it, anyway, because he hates the laptop keyboard and monitor!! I'm trying to point out to...
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    OK, which of these cases to buy

    Just one observation that might help you - I was looking at both the M40 and the V350B for an HTPC case - I ended up going with the V350B because it had the external IEEE1394 (key for easily pluging in the vid camera for offloading videos - saving me from hunting around the back for the plugin...
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    portable case recommendation

    I'm looking for an easily portable case to build a mid-range computer (no fancy cooling needed, not overclocking, etc) for a relative. I need one that is easily portable (ie has a handle on it) and isn't too pricey. Y'all have any recommendations? TIA --EB
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    psu for a 9800 series

    Sorry, luigionlsd, but you don't specify exactly what the problem is. Looking at your system specs, the 500W psu you have is more than sufficient for the 9800 GTX. Also looking at your specs, the problem I can guess at is that you have a very sluggish computer running something like...
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    Aftermarket cooling - cheating the numbers?

    Here's a question for you: Do aftermarket coolers that only contact the GPU cheat in delivering "low" temps? I have a 3850 agp - with the stock cooler, idle was usually high50-low60C, load high60s or so. I replaced the stock cooler with the accelero S1, new thermal paste, and the matching...
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    ATI 4850 TEMPERATURE discussion

    Given the conversation about aftermarket cooling video cards, here's a question for you: Do aftermarket coolers that only contact the GPU cheat in delivering "low" temps? I have a 3850 agp - stock, idle was usually high50-low60C, load high60s or so. I replace the stock cooler with the...