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    [Hot] Samsung 840 250GB SSD $149.99 + $100 Restaurant.com GC

    It's almost $.50/GB which, as far as I know, if pretty great. ebay links removed I almost want to buy 2 of these and return my Samsung 840 Pro 256GB I just got for $209 :( No ebay links please. admin allisolm UPDATED LINK...
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    [Warm]SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 256GB @ $219.99

    MacMall: http://www.macmall.com/p/Samsung-Rem...24~pdp.iabehfc Not as hot as the $199.99 Egg deal a few weeks back but it maybe for those who dont mind the extra $$ over the regular 840. Samsung 830 128GB @$119 is luke warm also...
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    Causes for Freezes in Win7

    I have been experiencing some hard lock ups in Windows 7 x64 Professional during gaming only. I am assuming it is a GPU issue as it only happens when gaming, nothing goes wrong watching hours of video or general use, just gaming in World of Warcraft or Modern Warfare 2. The symptoms: When...
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    Bootup Issues

    I have been experience some issues as far as booting up my custom built PC. I hit the power button and it powers on but it seems the BIOS or mobo, doesn't load up. The tower is all light up (Antec 900 Case) but the keyboard and monitor are still in hibernate mode or appears that way, so it...
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    Format HD after Torjan

    I just finished cleaning up my PC after a nasty spyware, a Trojan/Rootkit - uacinit.dll, planted itself in my system32 folder. After removing it and several scans later I have no longer detected it in my PC, for now. From what I googled this type of Trojan/Rootkit fully compromises the...
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    8800GT 512 vs. 9600GT SLi

    Prices are dropping left and right and with rebates it is making upgrading video cards fun. I think it is about time to swap my Sapphire X1950 Pro 512MB out and getting either (1) 8800GT 512 or (2) 9600GTs 9600GTs are hovering around $100-125 mark and 8800GTs are around $130-180...
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    Gigabyte P965 DS3 Rev 3.3 gone bad?

    Has my Gigabyte DS3 gone bad? It seems like a mobo problem to me. So I built my computer, ran it for 8 hours Orthos and Prime 95 stable to burn it in. Everything was stock. I leave for 8 days on vacation, come back and its crapped. The Specs are: Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 3.3 OCZ PC8500...
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    Stablity Lost! Ahh!

    So I built my computer, ran it for 8 hours Orthos and Prime 95 stable to burn it in. Everything was stock. I leave for 8 days on vacation, come back and its crapped. The Specs are: Gigabyte 965P DS3 Rev 3.3 OCZ PC8500 1066MHz DDR2 (2x1GB sticks) C2D E6420 (2.133 GHz 4MB L2 Cache)...
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    Memory, Vid Card, Mobo? Boot problem

    So I come home the other day to boot my new pc and it turns on just fine except there is not video output. The monitor just stays in the sleep mode. I test it on the old pc and it works just fine, like normal. The new pc doesn't make any beeps or sounds, just all the fans turn on and the LEDs...
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    New System confusion...?

    I just assembled my system: Intel C2D E6420 (2.13GHz) 2GB OCZ DDR2 PC8500 Gigabyte P965 DS3 Rev 3.3 CPU-Z is showing me @ 1650 MHz (275x6) CPU-Z SiSandrasoft has me @ 2130 MHz SiSandra I am not sure which one is correct. The gigabyte mobo program has me at 2133 MHz. I wanted to...
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    4x1 GB sticks not too effective?

    Is running 4X1GB sticks of memory (PC 8500) not that good? I remember being told to avoid using all the memory slots. It's not that good? or doesn't let you OC that well? I was wondering because I kind of went nuts on the OCZ ram sale and the Crucial sales... I bought 4GB of OCZ @...
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    4GB of memory

    is it still not that good to run all the memory slots on the motherboard? I remember being told to try to avoid using all the slots, use either 1 or 2. If you wanted 2 GB, buy two 1GB sticks, etc. So is this still true with motherboards today?
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    Dead video card

    So my 4 year old Sapphire 9800 Pro 128MB card blew up this weekend. It was on my old Falcon Northwest desktop that I let my girlfriend play WoW on. The 9800 pro was a great card, it will be missed. Now I am wondering if I should try to replace it again on the old PC (Stats are: AMD...
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    E6420 vs E6600, price vs performance....

    The E6600 is 2.4GHz 4MB for $199 BUT supposedly the new batches stink and hit the 3.2 to 3.3 wall. I heard its not necesarrily the batch just the location where made? Not too sure about that. The E6420 is 2.13GHz 4MB for $189 So far most users have had rave reviews hitting 3.1 to 3.4...
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    Solid System for $1300?

    Time to replace the antique and I figure this looks like a solid setup thats somewhat 'future proof'. Mobo: Gigabyte DS3 Rev 3.3 - $130 CPU: Intel C2D 6420 ~$183 CPU Cooler: Thermalright XP Ultra 120 Extreme - $55 Memory: OCZ 2GB (2x1 GB) PC 8500 - $170 PSU: Seasonic S12 Energy+ 650 HT -...
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    Which RAM is better?

    Which would be optimum for the E6600 I just purchased... Crucial Ballistix 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1000 (PC2 8000) or OCZ / 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 1066 (PC2-8500) NVIDIA® SLI?-Ready Edition... The E6600 can do the full 1066 FSB if I understand correctly. Both pairs of sticks are $185 (Crucial's...
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    Finish this Rig thread!

    Over the last few weeks parts have been coming in, whether it was from Christmas presents and giftcards, but so far I have acquired the following pieces: (using newegg.com to link the items for product info) Case: Antec Ninehundred Hard drive(s): WD External 250GB Dual Option Backup...
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    Antec 900 vs P180

    I love Antec first off, a fan boy I would say. Second, I am pretty much equally down the line on each case, both visually look appealing and both have rave reviews... Just want 1st hand experiences and any other insightful opinions. Also, Price: both are currently for $79.99 P180 @ Bestbuy...
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    www.Lighttounite.org *Help Fight Aids*

    Hey guys the pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb in commemoration of National Aids Day (which is today) with every person that goes to their website and lights their little digital candle they will donate one dollar to AIDS research. It takes like half a second and you get to have this...
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    Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 PRO $89.99

    Buy.com has the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy 4 PRO $99.99 ($89.99*) (*using the google checkout, need a gmail account) http://www.buy.com/retail/Product.asp?s...&Keyword=10386341&Category=Comp&****** Free shipping too!
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    Worthwhile Upgrade?

    My brother is asking me a bunch of questions bout his upcoming upgrade and he plans to go from: CPU- AMD Athlon 64 3200+ ClawHammer (socket 754) to Intel Pentium 4 651 Cedar Mill 800MHz FSB LGA 775 EM64T (I have no experiences with P4s so I dont know much in this area) MoBo- MSI K8T...
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    Example of backlight bleeding?

    I just noticed this when testing dead pixels in a dark room.... http://img484.imageshack.us/img484/1734/dell2405fpwbleed25jv.jpg http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/4728/dell2405fpwbleed31in.jpg look in the corners. When they is discoloration in the top left, bottom left, bottom right...
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    Dell 2405FPW

    Got my Dell 2405 FPW and it is so awesome. No high pitch sounds, like some reported, no ghosting (only tried UT2004 for 1st Person Shooter and World of Warcraft), my Sapphire 9800Pro 128MB is handling it fine too, the frame rate is fine detail levels are still set the same when I have my old...
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    Trojan Horse

    So the other night I go to bed after windows auto updated and restarts. I wake up with a notification from Norton Anti Virus (Corporate Edition) saying Real Time protection found a Trojan Horse (plain old trojan horse according to the virus library on Norton) @ C:\etc etc etc\Local...
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    Just ordered 2405FPW

    I am sure I my video can handle it since I don't game much anymore but I am pretty sure my Sapphire ATi Radeo 9800 Pro can handle it right? The only thing I am somewhat worried about is that it is only 128MB model not the 256MB. I bought it on a whim and I don't want to have to dump a 7800GT...
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    ATI newest drivers...

    So I haven't updated my Sapphire ATI 9800PRO 128MB in months, I think 5.6 Catalyst was the latest one. So i updated it the other day and now i get VPU errors all the time. My WoW FPS went from smooth 40-50 consistently to now being 35-40 FPS with drops to < 10FPS then the VPU error comes up...
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    Two speaker systems, one computer?

    Just curious if you can have like two speaker systems working together on a computer? I have logitech Z5500s right now and I might come across some klipsch speakers. I was think if I go use digital for my Z5500s and SPDIF with the klipsch that they can be on at the same time? I dont think...
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    Huge 7800GTX Card

    ASUS trying to steal some spotlight amongst the 7800GTXs http://ASUS Extreme"]ASUS Extreme
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    New DVD for LCD testing?

    one movie comes to mind when it comes to black levels... SiN CiTY I think that would be a good movie to test a LCD's black levels...
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    Yoshii from TSS

    He is a good case modder. Too bad G4 killed TechTV. :( I guess this is off topic. :confused:
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    I spy...

    The Eifel Tower! http://maps.google.com/maps?q=paris&ll=...294308&spn=0.006706,0.015044&t=k&hl=en *too excited and typed too fast
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    Dell 2405FPW owners, this question is for you

    Is it loud? Is it laggy? I am seriously thinking of buying this monitor but me being me, I scour the internet for reviews on any big purchases. And after a lot of reviews I read the only real review that has bugged me is the one THG reported. THG is usually pretty honest in their...
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    Clearance sale at SVC

    http://www.svcompucycle.com/clearance.html Some good prices on some stuff. --- Thanks for the post. Locked because this has already been posted by another member. AnandTech Moderator
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    Sub Zero computers

    I remember reading an article in like some computing magazine about some company that was selling computers for around $7000, at the time. They were like pentium IIs that were in HUGE cases, like super towers and then some, but the bottom of the case was like a air conditioner on steriods that...