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    Why I will buy an EVGA videocard again

    Why would I purchase another EVGA card again? It is simply because they have support staff that care. After a shady rebate submission process, eleven months of delay, two missing rebate cheques, and losing hope I would get my rebate, I finally got my $30 rebate cheque. In this case my rebate...
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    Installing COD:4

    I finally picked up a copy of COD:4 from my local computer store and I read on the bottom of the box which says, "This game contains technology intended to prevent copying that may conflict with some disc and virtual drives." I've read somewhere that if you install COD:4 on a machine with...
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    Maximum Die Temp For Celeron 400A Slot 1

    Does anybody remember what is the maximum die temperature for a Slot 1 Celeron 400A? I'm thinking of building an IPCOP box out of some old parts, and would prefer if it were completely fanless. The processor is a Slot 1 SEPP package Celeron (23.7 W TDP, Vcore = 2 V). The only thing...
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    Discharging a PSU

    As we know, a PSU even when unplugged can carry sufficient charge in the caps to seriously hurt somebody if they accidentally touch the terminals. Is there a safe way to discharge the PSU before working on the insides? I guess it's possible to leave it unplugged for several days to let the...
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    PC DVD drive region code

    To my understanding all PC DVD drives have a fixed number (5) of changes that are allowed before the drive is locked to a specific region. I was wondering, how does the drive determine the region to lock itself to? Is the region determined from the DVD discs that are inserted into the drive? (I...
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    Geforce 9 Series Coming in February 2008

    Digitimes has a tidbit on Nvidia's intention to launch the Geforce 9 series GPU (D9E) coming February 2008. The D9E high-end part will be fabbed in 65 nm and will support DX10.1 and SM4.1. It also looks like they will also be releasing a mid-ranged D9P part in June 2008 using a 55 nm...
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    Asus P5K Deluxe Chipset Voltages

    I was wondering if any owners of the Asus P5K Deluxe motherboard know what the default FSB Termination Voltage and North Bridge Voltages are. In the manual it says for the FSB Termination Voltage there is a choice of [Auto][1.20V][1.30V][1.40V][1.50V] For the North Bridge Voltage...
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    Putting an EVGA 8800GTX into a Thermaltake Aguila case

    As promised, this is a follow up to the thread I posted a couple weeks back in the forums asking about the 8800GTX length (thanks to all the people to replyed to me!) Anandtech, Nvidia 8800 GTX length I'm posting this seeing that there don't seem to be any owners of both a Thermaltake Aguila...
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    8800 GTX idle GPU temperature high?

    For all the 8800 GTX owners out there, what temperature does your 8800 GTX GPU idle at when at stock speeds of 575/900 MHz with the stock HSF? And what is the fan RPMs? According to the nTune tool my GPU idles at 75C with a fan speed of 224 RPM. I suppose that is the normal idling...
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    Nvidia 8800 GTX length

    I need a measurement from a 8800 GTX owner (preferably for a regular eVGA 8800 GTX but a card of reference design will do too) to determine if that video card will fit into my case. The measurement I need is the length of the PCB from end to end (up to but not including the metal backplate)...
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    Thermaltake Aguila + EVGA 8800 GTX fits?

    I was wondering if there are any actual owners of the Thermaltake Aguila case with a single 8800GTX video card installed. The EVGA card is based on the reference design and measures 26.27 cm (10.5 in) in length. I was wondering if this card fits into the case. I have been reading the...
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    Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Installation Advice Needed

    I'm looking for installation advice for the Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme heat sink from somebody who has installed it before on a LGA775 system. The motherboard I'm trying to install it on is a Asus P5K Deluxe. After inserting the backplate, I was wondering if it's easier to first install...