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    Cryptocoin Mining?

    I have a fairly/really basic understanding of this mining craze and am interested in jumping on-board, but I don't understand profitability. Would someone here be able to shed some light for me? Say I am able to buy three R9 290x video cards and throw a mining rig together for ~$1,500. Am I...
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    Wiring my house for Ethernet - Any advice?

    The basement is finished, though there is an unfinished storage room where I was thinking of putting everything (patch panel, router, modem, etc...).
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    Wiring my house for Ethernet - Any advice?

    I just closed on my new build home and I (stupidly) did not get the house wired while the walls were still down. Now it is up to me wire it so I am looking for some advice to make things easier. Any general advice? There anything that I should buy to make dropping the lines/locating the lines in...
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    Question about AIO Liquid Cooling Kits

    Well, the new offering from Swiftech is expandable... was not sure if the same thing applied to it or not. Anyways -- thanks for the answers!
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    Question about AIO Liquid Cooling Kits

    I understand with a regular, custom liquid cooling setup that one must drain the loop every so often. Is that necessary with the AIO kits from Corsair and the upcoming Swiftech? OR are they basically a mount of forget like air cooling?
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    The Microsoft Surface Tablet thread.

    Not sure if this is allowed, but here is a link to a thread on Reddit where the userbase could ask the Surface team at MS various questions -- http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/11kyja/iam_panos_panay_gm_of_microsoft_surface_amaa_ask/
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    Tablet for Anime Watching?

    I'm in the market for a tablet to watch anime on. My main source is usually .mkv files, though I do occasionally encounter .avi files for older series. As for streaming services like Netflix/Crunchyroll/etc..., I do not use them very often (for anime), though I imagine Netflix will get much more...
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    Best Android Phone for Sprint

    Hello everyone, I am completely unaware of the current phone market, so please bear with me. I am looking for a new phone and would like to stay with my current provider, Sprint, since they have unlimited data. Switching to Verizon is a no-go unless you know of way to get unlimited data and...
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    Tablet Choices?

    Hello everyone, I'm looking at purchasing a tablet with in the next couple of months and am not really sure what to get -- the only thing I can say with certainty is that I do not want anything Apple. I'm not entirely sure what is all out there; the only one I know about is the Motorola Xoom...
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    Well, I can't really wait for the new GF104 line to roll out since I need this card for work. Thanks for all the input though -- I went with a GTX 260/216 SC. Got it for $130, used. Here's to hoping I won't need the warranty it doesn't come with...
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    So here's what's on the table: GTS 250 GTX 260 GTX 460 (no release date?) GTX 465 I don't know much about the 400 series and the GTS 250 appears to be a rebranded 9800...
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    Well, I'm not exactly looking for something more powerful although it wouldn't bother me if it were something more powerful assuming I can get it on the cheap.
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    Guess I'll bump this up to see if there's any other opinions.
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    Alrighty, thanks everyone. I'll probably wait to see what the 460 has to offer before making any decisions. In the meantime, feel free to post any more comments/suggestions.
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    Which graphics card is right for me?

    Right now I have a 4870. Great card for Windows, don't get me wrong, just horrible drivers on Linux. That said, I'll probably be moving back to good 'ole NVIDIA. Things to note, I'm running two monitors, one at 1920x1200 and the other at 1920x1080. I plan on getting another of the 1920x1080...
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    Radiator placement on Antec 1200?

    One of each, might throw in another HDD down the road but that won't be for a long while. It is a little odd but I've been wanting to watercool for some time now and seeing as I already own the case, I'd rather use it than shell out $200 on another. Yeah, I could mod some cheaper model but...
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    Radiator placement on Antec 1200?

    Ehm... bump?
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    Radiator placement on Antec 1200?

    I was wondering where would be a good spot to place a radiator in an Antec 1200? It'll only be a 2x120, will upgrade to a 3x120 when I get a new case or feel like modding. That said, I DON'T want to mod my 1200 at this point in time. I'd prefer to keep it all internal but the only spot I can...
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    How's the QC on the TRUE Black Edition?

    Well, the general consensus will be that lapping is required and after a quick google search, it doesn't appear to be too expensive so I might as well lap both the processor and heatsink. That aside, I still have two questions, one being unanswered from the OP - what is the best fan to put on...
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    How's the QC on the TRUE Black Edition?

    Well, I know the performance is the same compared to the regular, only difference is the color and included TIM. My question is, is it like the regular TRUE where you'd HAVE to lap it to get the best performance to make it worth the price? I decided to go with air cooling this time around and...
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    Water Cooling in a CM Stacker 830 Evo?

    Ehm... bump?
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    Water Cooling in a CM Stacker 830 Evo?

    Well, this is a fairly simple topic. I have two cases, an Antec 1200 and a Stacker 830. I'll be using the Antec 1200 simply because of the two rear exhaust fans - easy enough to put a 2x120 radiator on there. My question is, how would one go about setting up a loop in the Stacker WITHOUT any...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    Good to hear. Last thing, would you recommend I order everything now and get a head start on testing everything? To be honest, I have no idea when I'll be building this computer of mine so this loop could be without a home for upwards of two or so months...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    The board all of this will go on is the DFI LANPARTY DK P35-T2RS http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813136043
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    Apologies for the double post, just wanting to figure some things out. Would you recommend this CPU block over the Dtek V2 with the same pump/res? http://www.frozencpu.com/produ...ml?tl=g30c85s141#blank Questions from my last post still stand but on the T-line, if you do recommend one, could...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    I'm not really impartial to any brand, just whatever happens to offer the best performance for the least amount of cash. Back to the T-line though, would you recommend I have one or is it really just a "if you feel you want one then go ahead" sort of thing? Distilled water is easy enough...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    So, just to simplify things for me, will this be all that I need? CPU Block: http://www.jab-tech.com/D-tek-Fuzion-V2-pr-4155.html QuadCore Insert: http://www.jab-tech.com/D-tek-...re-Insert-pr-4154.html Pump: http://www.jab-tech.com/Swifte...v-DC-Pump-pr-3510.html Radiator...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    I haven't built my own PC before but I have changed the stock PSU, GPU, and RAM out of this pre-built I'm on now. I know, no where near the most complicated of tasks but it's a start. To back it all I have two buddies who've been building computers for awhile now, only problem is they've never...
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    Thinking about taking the plunge into WC

    While never actually building my own computer, I've been researching for almost two years now and feel pretty confident in my selection of parts and assembly of them. Now that I've come into a good chunk of money (graduation) I feel that now would be a good time to build. The computer itself...