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    Couple of WC Questions

    Hi all, In cleaning out my WC loop on Friday, I unfortunately punctured a hole in the radiator. Before I order a new radiator and rebuild my loop, I wanted to just clear up a few questions I had to ensure my WC setup is as efficient as possible. To begin, my loop consists of (in the...
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    Initial Overclock Results: E6600 @ 3.6 Ghz

    Hi everyone, First, thanks for the help and advice given with building my new PC. Things have been excellent so far. After building last week, I'm now over-clocking the system. My setup is: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 w/ Tuniq Tower evga nForce 680i A1 motherboard 4 Gigs of PC-6400 RAM...
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    EVGA nForce 680i On-Board Audio any Good?

    Hi all, Quick question. I have Vista x64 installed with a Sound Blaster X-Fi card. Fortunately, the card works with the latest drivers without issue, but much of the feature set that was present in XP is missing in Vista (and who knows how long it will take for Creative to bring it back.)...
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    Temp at first boot (E660 w/ Tuniq)

    Hi all, I just finished assembling my new "dream" computer. At it's core is an E6600 with a Tuniq Tower attached (which was quite a feat to install.) The MoBo is an EVGA nForce 680i and the case is a Silverstone TJ-09 (w/ no additional fans added.) This is an SLI machine w/ two 8800 GTXs...
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    New Build Finally Purchased -- Dream Machine!

    Hi all, After weeks of research and gathering opinions (and an oversees business trip,) I've finally purchased my new dream machine rig. Thanks to all who helped out with comments and advice along the way. Here it is, for $2800: Case: Silverstone TJ-09 w/o window (it'll be placed in a...
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    Opinions on Build, Ideas for PSU and Cooling

    Hi all, Thanks to everyone who shot out ideas on a new system build for $2500-$3000. While I still may wait until the R600 is out before buying, I'm looking at a configuration right now. (After seeing the pictures of the R600, I'm not so sure I want to deal with something that big.)...
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    Best Parts for $3,000 Dream Machine

    Hi all, I'm gearing up to build a new "dream machine" PC to replace my current, 3.5 year old computer. I'm definitely looking for leading edge here, but by transferring some parts from my current PC, I'd like to keep the price between $2,500-$3,000. The parts I plan to transfer: -...
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    Recommendations

    Hello all, I'm a software developer and long time PC hobbiest and I'm planning to build a new rig in April or May to replace my now-aging Dell Dimension XPS Gen 2. My current setup has been surprisingly good, thanks in large part to a deal-link provided by this site in its review of the...
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    9800XT to X850 XT PE ??

    Hello all, I posted a few days ago asking for advice on upgrading the 9800XT in my 2 year old Dimension XPS Gen2. The computer has kept up remarkebly well, but I'm beginning to feel that the 9800XT is getting on in years, especially with newer games such as FEAR. The only downside to my...
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    ATI 9800XT -- Upgrade?

    Hi everyone, I'm a long time reader but first time poster (in fact, I can thank an amazing deal found on this website for the computer I have now.) Anyway, I have a Dell XPS w/ a 3.0Ghz Pentium4 Northwood HT, 2 Gigs of RAM, and an ATI 9800XT 256MB AGP 8x video card. The computer has kept...