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    z5500 and HT omega claro halo. good combination?

    Hi. I currently have z5500 and yesterday I ordered ath-m50 headphone. Now I am trying to buy a soundcard that can offer better sound quality over my x-fi extrememusic. I was determined to purchase Omega Claro halo but it seems like it doesnt have a subwoofer jack. I do hear customer...
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    Will addinga new HDD affect the speed of Raid 0 HDDs?

    I am currently thinking about configuring my system into followings. Option 1 Primary HDD - SSD ( will be installing O/S and games ) Secondary HDD - HDDs ( Samsung Spinpoint 1TB) ( will be putting movies, musics,data ) or Option 2 Primary HDD - RAID 0 ( Using two Samsung...
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    Relationship between speaker and headphone

    I currently have Sennheiser HD 280 headphone ,which is plugged into headset slot in my 5.1 logitech speaker. ( the speaker itself is plugged into Creative x-fi soundcard.) here is my question. if I hook the sennheiser headset onto new 2.1 channel speaker's headset slot, will I be able to...
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    Best gaming headset under $100?

    What headset do you think is the best?
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    P5Q-Deluxe vs Foxconn P45A-S

    So which one should I go for? I was gonna go for P5Q pro but it seems like there are so many issues with that mobo so Id probably choose between those two. Foxconn P45A-S http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813186148 Foxconn p45a-s seems to offer good oc capabilities and...
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    How do you determine whether CPU or GPU bottlenecks?

    How do you determine whether CPU or GPU bottlenecks? Is that based on clock speed?
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    CPU bracket for Xigmatek s1286

    Im trying to get xigmatek s1283 from newegg. But I see tons of complains on how the heatsink should be installed. ( mostly pin problem ). Ive never installed a healsink of Intel's 775 socket before and it seems the installation procedure is extremely painful. So.. I am going to buy this...
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    Two partitions better for gaming?

    I am getting WD 500gb harddrive along with win vista 64bit I know that win vista takes at least 15 gb so I am thinking about dividing the drive into two partitions ( 100gb / 400 gb ) So 100 GB segment will have Windows Vista 64 bit with all other system files and remaining 400 GB...
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    How do you know whether TIM is properly applied?

    Hi. This is my first time using TIM. So do you actually have to remove the heatsink to check? How do you know whether TIM is properly applied?
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    PhysX worthless with ATI?

    So if I buy 4870x2 card... will there be any chance that I can take advantage of PhysX? Looks like motherloads of developers are on PhysX bandwagon but it looks like physx works on the card that actually supports it. Even if Nvidia and Ati cooperates, do you guys think it will be...
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    Best method for applying TIM?

    Grain of rice / size of BB / Drawing a line in the middle. It seems like there are so many methods. Which methods do you guys use and why? Does it spread evenly on your first try?
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    Physx support for non-Nvidia card

    So how will PhysX become compatible with existing hardware in the future? ( Including Ati card, Xbox360 which uses ati chipset, ps3 which doesnt seem to have physx support yet ). I've heard the news that motherloads of game developers got on the PhysX bandwagon. ( including console develops...
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    The way overlcking reduce the life span of CPU

    I know that high voltage reduces the life span of CPU. But what if you overclock and can still safely stay on stock voltage? Will that still reduce the life span of CPU? even if you are on stock voltage? I once read an article saying that CPU is sold on market at its most stable speed...
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    Good Motherboard for Overclocking?

    I am currently trying to oc Q9550 ( 2.8 ) to 3.4ghz using sunbeam core contact cooler. Now only thing i need is motherboard. I have P5Q pro in my mind at this point but any more recommendation would also be welcome.
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    What do you guys think of G15?

    I just purchased G15. I like all the backlightening and LCD screen and all but the biggest problem is that I can't seem to press more than 4-5 keys at once. ( unbelievable considering this is supposed to be a gaming keyboard with high price ) Though this is a critical problem for any FPS...
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    Thermal paste necessary for Q9550?

    I am currently trying to get Q9550 and I have a feeling that I might need to overclock it to 3.4ghz so it can achieve 1:1 ratio with ddr800. At the same time, I am also trying to get Arctic cooling freezer pro 7. I was informed that Artic cooling freezer pro 7 comes with preapplied thermal...
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    how much is average for spending on case?

    I am currently trying to build a new gaming machine. But im not sure which type of case I must buy. First of all, it will be ATx and the max I am going to invest is $150. Can anyone recommend me a good case for gaming? Also what kind of things should I consider when I buy a case?
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    price of core 2 duo/quad after Nehalem?

    What will happen to the price of core2 duo/quad cpus after the release of nehalem? I hope it would drop but considering the fact that Intel just cut the price of their high end CPU ( after Aug 11), I am not certain wether they are really going to drop their price again. What do you...