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    Fry's Intel E8400 $139.99

    Does Fry's ship backordered items.? If I order the chip knowing it's out of stock will they ship it later?
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    TankGuys

    I ordered an Intel E8400 yesterday (sunday) in the afternoon 3/30 from tankguys and used Google checkout. $209 +reasonable shipping. I had a tracking number and shipping notice within 4 hours on a fricking weekend which really impressed me. They show a solid 10 on resellers ratings. You can't...
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    e8400 @ Mwave Box $209, NE $209.99 Box (in stock)

    Ordered an OEM 8400 from tank guys for $209 + shipping on Sunday afternoon 3/30 and had a tracking number and shipment notice within 4 hours (on a weekend!!). Their reseller ratings are a solid 10. While on the website I aso saw the OEM processor had a year warranty. Check before you buy but I...
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    IS E3110 okay to get instead of E8400 ?

    Ordered an E 8400 from Microcenter yesterday and got an email today "backordered"....
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    ** Antec Nine Hundres Case $89.99 at Frys.com **

    I've done 3 Antec nine hundred builds. All core2 duo machines with decent mobos. I don't think the build is difficult but certainly agree with those of you that say this isn't a perfectly engineered case. THe Lian Li is wonderfully manufactured case but with no airflow, at least the models...
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    ** Antec Nine Hundres Case $89.99 at Frys.com **

    I was using a lian Li 65B (if you were remarking about my post) The LL is a beautiful case but if you add an 8800 series video card the airflow is diverted from the CPU and the beautifully constructed case becomes a "George Forman chicken cooker". Add an overclocked core2duo interior and the...
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    ** Antec Nine Hundres Case $89.99 at Frys.com **

    It makes a nice computer, it's a little tricky to set up (not 3 hours) but the cooling makes the case well worth the money. Dropped the temps in my Oc'd E 6700 rig from 53C to 38C in a heartbeat.
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    Antec 900 case

    Excellent case with great cooling, a little tight for good cable management, snap out a plactic fan bracket to use the large 8800 video cards. Takes an extra hour of work when compared to other cases but it makes a beautiful , cool running computer. My temps are 3-5 C lower than the cooler...
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    CPU upgrade with Vista

    I'm going to upgrade CPU's this week and am running vista home prem upgrade. I know that vista senses hardware changes and reacts to hardware changes. Can somebody give me a hint of what kind of horror show I'm facing and maybe some advice about how to upgrade hardware on a vista computer.
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    WARM:ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 for C2D - $25.83 AS

    Thanks, Just what I was looking for. Now I've got to find an OEM E6700 conroe cheap.
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    **Expired**Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower $89.99 AR - Free shipping

    I just built one today with a Asus P5W, Intel E6700 stock cooling, OCZ GXS 700W PSU, EVGA 8800 GTX w/ dual PCIe connectors and one 400G SATA III hard drive. It makes a great looking computer with good cooling but it was tight as hell with my minimal system but it dropped my temps by 10...
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    **Expired**Antec Nine Hundred ATX Mid Tower $89.99 AR - Free shipping

    Try this 1-800-22ANTEC They helped me out on a cheap PSU. Had to talk to a supervisor to get butts moving.
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    ~~~~ Brag & Moan ~~~~

    No, newegg has always treated me fairly but I can tell you that resellersrating.com is a strong motivational tool for newegg and if they sacked me for 15% for a DOA, I'd damn sure write it up.
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    DEAD: Flaming HOT: Antec 500Watt EarthWatts Power Supply..$39!

    My Antec PSU arrived from Fry's yesterday in a damaged box. I didn't open the box and immediately called Frys and was suprised that Fry's gave me a hard time about a replacement. I couldn't speak to a supervisor and the first customer Service agent hung up on me. I called back and was...
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    DEAD: Flaming HOT: Antec 500Watt EarthWatts Power Supply..$39!

    Thanks, always can use a good power supply at a great price!!
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    Windows Vista Ultimate UPGRADE Retail 169.99 + tax @ CC AMIR and Coupon

    I have a full verison Vista Ultimate so I can take advantage of the family discount plan (2 vista activation numbers for $49 each). But there is something that I don't understand. Do the 2 home premium edition numbers have to be used over installed XP programs or can you "tango"the...
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    You dig vista?

    I did call and got the revalidation robot and sucessfully revalidated the program on line but on the lower corner of my screen were the words "this is not a valid program" despite an apparent revalidation. I called back and pressed "o" trying to get a live person but was unable. Microsoft has...
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    You dig vista?

    With XP, I would have to call and re-register the numbers. The difference in XP and Vista is that Vista can literally disable your computer if it detects someting different and XP doesn't have that power. I read somewhere that anything over a new video card will require you to re validate your...
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    You dig vista?

    I was suprised too but fortunately I bought the program at Staples. After the installation disaster, I called and talked directly to the store manager and he admitted that he'd seen problems with Vista. I got a full refund without questions. I think that Microsoft will even refund their...
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    US residents: If you had to leave the US, what country would you go to?

    San Martin de los Andes, Argentina and buy a farm. I learned to speak spanish a few years ago and could enjoy the lifestyle and beautiful country.
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    You dig vista?

    I would say it really sucks. This weekend I innocently upgraded to a faster hard drive after the vista performance advisor gave my hard drive a low grade. I had recenty, despite a bad gut feeling, purchased and installed windows vista home prem full version for a short time I figured...
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    Anyone have experience with Epox tech support?

    My experience with epox has been good as far as building a stable machine that keeps on running forever for a little money. I've emailed a couple of tech support questions and always got a satisfactory answer in a day or so. ...but..... The real test of a company comes when something really...
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    Case List for 8800GTX/GTS

    The eVGA 8800GTX measures 10.5 inches X 4.37. I use Cooler Master Centurion cases that the cases have 12 inches of clearance. THere is lots of space for the card. I get better chipset and video card cooling with Cooler Master + an extra 80mm fan than with my lian li that is sitting empty now. I...
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    *** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

    I've been using the 1602 bios on my P5W DH Deluxe and would consistently score near 111,000 on AquaMark 3 benchmark. For no good reason I flashed to 1707, reset the mem speeds correctly and noticed a decrease in performance to around 103,000. This morning I went back to the 1602 bios and am...
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    *** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

    I have a few extra bucks this month and want to upgrade my video card in the P5W DH deluxe (see singature) I currently have an evga 7800GT and would appreciate any suggestions for a good upgrade card. The 7800 seems to be running ok but would like to have something more powerful without...
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    Anyone that has Issues with Monarch Computer Read This !!

    I ordered an expensive power supply from Monarch and all went perfectly but that was several months ago. It seems like a company is great when a simple order goes well. The true test of a company is excellent customer service when things go wrong, Rma's, refunds, order cancellation etc. I've...
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    *** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

    Thanks for your help Phil, I've swapped good quality PSU's, OCZ GSX 700/OCZ powerstream 520 SLI and the problem occurs with both. I did another dual channel mem test all night last night and had zero errors after 12 passes. THe only thing I can think of that is different is changing Ram...
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    *** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

    The only error that I am getting in the event viewer is "ipnathlp", I think it is a network file/error but am not sure if this will cause spontaneous reboots.
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    *** Official ASUS P5W DH Thread ***

    See Sig below: I have an non overclocked ASUS P5W DH that will occasionally reboot (like pushing the reset button) own it's own. Temps are fine 37C/43C So far I've done an overnight mem test with zero errors, changed power supplies, re-cased the motherboard and components, changed the video...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    Well, I enjoyed the DP965LT while it lasted. I did memtest in dual mode last night and almost immediately started getting errors. I switched to single mode and tested each stick with no errors for 5 hours each. I retested again in dual mode at midmorning and had many errors within 15 mins of...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    I'm not a fan of corsair but bought 2 gigs of Corsair XMS2 Twin2X2048-6400" DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) and it works just fine but the price is going up daily. Today $284.00 - $40 rebate.@ newegg. ZZF has the same for $276.00+ free shipping -$40 rebate. The same Ram was about $30 cheaper a few days...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    It seems that the cpu temps are more accurate in "core temp" than in the bios. I wonder if the desktop utilities would be functional after upgrading to the newest bios? Did anyone get a manual with this mobo? Intel is a good company but it's so out of line to ship a mobo without...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    Sorry for dumb questions but I'm still learning, How do you tell that your memory can run at 800 mhz? THank you
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    CoolerMaster Centurion Cases $29.95 Today Only

    Are you a sponsor too? I see you have an ad. About newegg: Sponsor or not, it seems this thread should show special deals etc and not worry about sponsors. I bet I've spent 10K at newegg this year and I don't think they will be the least bit upset over $29.50 cases. Newegg/GreatValue is all one...
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    CoolerMaster Centurion Cases $29.95 Today Only

    No Idea, I was unable to add a working link but can go to the website with explorer. I thought I was doing something wrong!!
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    Upgraded the Bios also. CPU Temp=52.8 Cpu Fan=984 Mobo temp 44, 43, 50- Why three values? ICH temp=63 (this number is completely static in the bios while the others fluctuate a little. Maybe that means it's not accruate. ) Is the chipset temp? Sorry for dumb questions. MEH temp-47 ...
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    CoolerMaster Centurion Cases $29.95 Today Only

    TODAY ONLY Sept 07 2006---ChiefValue has CoolerMaster Centurion computer cases for $29.99 +10.00 shipping. I think it's a "gift" for that little money. THey had a similar sale a couple of weeks ago. I ordered one case not expecting much for the price but was really suprised when the case...
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    *** Official Intel DP965LT Thread ***

    Can someone suggest a mem test program to use with the DP 965 LT? THe mobos that I've used in the past have the mem test in the bios. I upgraded ram today and want to do a memtest before returning my old ram. BTY, talked with Intel tech support today and the tech told me that they should...