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    Very large monitor for gaming

    Have a model number?
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    Very large monitor for gaming

    The delay is probably my biggest concern with a TV instead of a monitor. Anyone know any TVs with a notably low latency? Sound is a non-issue, I much prefer separate speakers (z2300s w/ z5500 satellites) straight out of an x-fi. The current monitor is 1680x1050, which I'm very comfortable...
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    Very large monitor for gaming

    27" seems like it might be on the small side, and a waste of resolution (resolution = $). But I suppose there's a decent chance I'll end up with something like that if I can't figure out something better. I had thought about a projector, but there are too many windows in the room...
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    Very large monitor for gaming

    I am wanting a really big size, but not too high-res monitor for some medium/light gaming (Diablo, TF2, maybe some BF3, and actually considering picking up something else too). This is the setup (but 8 gigs of ram now): http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=509314 Basically, a GTX 260, SSD...
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    Need new PC speakers

    might I suggest the z-2300s? if you can play the waiting and looking around game, they can be found in your budget. and they're solid and ridiculously powerful. overly bassy if anything.
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    My HOA has gone off the deep end... Apparently I can't let my grill cool down anymore.

    I just got a notice from my HOA of a new rule that says that no "immobile vehicles" are allowed to be parked here, including vehicles with "one or more flat tires." what the hell, that means that if I have a flat tire, i can't park it at my house? these people are out of control. they asked for...
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    Vote me into memedom

    I was thinking the same thing
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    Poll: How old is your current PC?

    different parts different ages. *Single core* fx-55 - 3 years mobo - 4 years, holy crap case - 2.5 years 8800 gts 320 - 2 years still plenty fast for everything I do, not looking to upgrade for a good long time.
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    Vote me into memedom

    http://mine.icanhascheezburger...view.aspx?ciid=4003270 my first attempt at actually submitting something to one of these sites. usually i just read them, but I decided it was time to give back.
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    it was ~1.538. accurate voltages come in jumps for some reason.
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    It's actually closer to 1.65 after vdroop.
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    Ok thanks guys. I'm leaving it at 14x210, 1.7V. i know it's not really faster than 2.9 in real life, but it'll suffice to make me feel like i've not wasted my time switching motherboards and all that. Interestingly, i corrupted the hell out of my windows installation in ways i never realized...
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    Ram's solid, it passed memtest at up to 220 mhz. 2.8 volts. could it still fail one of the other tests? mrsheik, http://picasaweb.google.com/icingdeath88/Xigmathingy# http://forums.anandtech.com/me...id=37&threadid=2237115 there's my cooling setup and the forum where I wrote it up.
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    The release notes of intelburntest say that it's good for amd cpus. and under the previous overclock of 14.5x200, it showed as stable.
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    Overclocking 939 FX-55

    Hello all, I'm trying to get the absolute max overclock out of the fx-55 that i'm still running as my main comp. as you all know i'm sure the fx's are like black editions or extreme editions in that they have unlocked multipliers for "easy" overclocking. Also, just so we're clear, this is a san...
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    College students free Windows Server 2008

    https://downloads.channel8.msdn.com/ it's a pain to get through the process, but it rewards you with a free (read: Legal!) copy of Server 08. This is basically just vista with a lot of the useless, fancy stuff shut off by default, so it's actually faster than vista. Just thought this...
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    Xigmatek HDT s1283 on socket 939 (or AM2) pointed right way

    Gah, can a mod please delete one of my duplicate posts...? First new topic and I got confused...
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    Xigmatek HDT s1283 on socket 939 (or AM2) pointed right way

    This was no small task, if someone's having the same problem as me, then I will post a how-to with pictures and all that, otherwise, y'all can just check out the final product of what I did here: Album So basically, in socket 939 or AM2 boards, the thing can only be mounted in 2...
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    reccomend a keyboard

    That's funny, I just got a replacement for my G15 (blue one) a few days ago. The backlight for the little screen stopped working (apparently although the screen opens and closes, if you do it too often like I did something comes loose all by itself). They sent me the updated (orange) one for the...
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    Awesome Video

    It was filmed on april 5th, and put on youtube on the 21st.
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    Awesome Video

    I think that the number of views doesn't update on the page at each refresh, seems like they record it and it updates maybe hourly or so. because throughout the day it's jumped by a hundred views, while the first view on a comp doesn't add one right away like you would expect. so no way to tell...
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    Awesome Video

    bump
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    Awesome Video

    Again, thanks for the views.
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    Awesome Video

    nope, there's only one video for the class and everyone's grade is affected by it.
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    Awesome Video

    nope. no idea who posted that.
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    Awesome Video

    The whole class put together the project, under the close oversight of the professor (the dude in the beginning of the video).
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    Awesome Video

    Sweet! gonna try that. Wish I knew for sure if it'll work with youtube though, wouldn't it make sense for them to want to thwart attempts like that to gain views?
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    Awesome Video

    damn this off-topic is a fast moving place. bump
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    Awesome Video

    Well, he stops counting on may 6th I think. Also, if we get 50,000 we get a lot of extra credit. Anyone know if there's a way to quickly get hits for something like this without using a lot of computers? B/c I's rather hit F5 all day than spam forums, etc. Also, do the videos have to...
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    Awesome Video

    What?
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    Awesome Video

    also, we need 10,000 hits to get an A
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    Awesome Video

    just let it play in the back. I'm not even sure you have to watch it all the way through for it to count as a hit. I feel bad about spamming this all over the place, but hey it's for the grade, so what the hell?
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    Awesome Video

    The 300 people of my genetics class made a video on protein transcription. Our final grade for the project will depend on the number of hits it gets on youtube. Help us out by watching the video. First part: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOqFlynf8JA Second part...
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    drawbacks of a 939 solution?

    I'm running an fx-55 with 2 gigs of ram, an x-fi, and an 8800gts (320). Same boat as you, except single core. You - and I - can wait to upgrade. Running bioshock at all high just fine on 1680 x 1050, so what's the point?
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    Thanks everyone for the input, you've all been very helpful. What I've learned since last post: I was able to verify that there weren't issues with the psu hitting it's upward limit by testing an even weaker psu (i think 350 watt). The foxconn (also nforce 4) mobo consistently refused to...
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    Oh I forgot: i tried the ram in a foxconn nf4-u mobo with both the 6600gt and the 8800gts. works fine, dual channel at ddr-400 and everything. different cpu and psu though, so it's not exactly proving that it's a mobo issue 100%. I'll try it all out with just the different mobo being the...
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    v8envy: I had set it to PCI-e, so i guess that's not it. Regalk: I tried disconnecting all of the drives, other than the cd-drive which i used to boot a ubuntu disc to do ram testing. no change. The nb hsf is in good shape, i wish i had a working windows installation to check the temps for...
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    bump, any more ideas?
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    I'll do some PSU testing later today, but I'm doubtful it's that. it's only 1.5 years old (got it with the mobo). and has managed a decent (but still very conservative) o/c on both the CPU and video card. The ram slots can't be the problem, because it posts at up to ddr-333, just won't post...
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    A8N-E Being Retarded

    The board itself isn't overclocked, the FX-55 has an unlocked multiplier, so the board is still at stock frequency. Had the board for a year and a half. It's not overclocked now that it's been giving problems. That was what I was hoping it was, it's an easy fix.