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    Penryn E8200 available at my favorite store...

    FYI, I live in Thailand. I just spotted a price listing for the Core 2 Duo E8200 on the website of a store I frequent. It's listed at exactly the same price as the E6750. Let's hope E8400 gets an early release too...
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    Mobo or RAM?

    I turned on my PC this morning and it gave me one long beep and three short ones, the signal for a memory problem. It then boots normally. World in Conflict benchmark performance dropped from 24fps to 14fps at 1680x1050, everything maxed out in DX10 mode. Experienced sharp performance drops in...
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    One CPU core 'disappears' after overclock...

    I have an E6600 running on an ASUS P5B-E. Today, I decided to push my rig a little and pushed the CPU to 325x9 at 1.4v. Somehow, the BIOS message "Core: 2" was gone and Device Manager reported only one CPU. 3DMark06 CPU test score dropped from 2080 to 1300-ish, essentially proving that only one...
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    Sound card recommendations, please...

    I just built a new rig a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, getting a 8800GTX meant no sound card. Now, with muffled sounds in Oblivion on anything higher than basic acceleration, I think I've had it with this SoundMAX ****. Any tips? I use a headphone, BTW. Plays lots of games. A bit of music...
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    Some 8800GTX cards recalled by NV

    http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4253
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    7950GX2 in Oct/Nov vs G80/R600 in 2007

    Got around $1,900 for a new system. I thought that maybe I'd be able to put together a G80 rig by October. However, with NVIDIA's Q2 conference call devoid of any G80 talk, I'm no longer optimistic. So should I buy a 7950GX2 in October/November (waiting to see nForce 500 and RD600 Conroe...
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    Water cooling: worth the money?

    I'm going to build myself an E6600 rig soon. Of course, having seen the numbers regarding Conroe's overclocking capabilities, I'll be OC'ing this thing too. If I'm aiming for, say, 3.5GHz, what sort of cooling equipment do I need? Is liquid cooling worth it? And why have I heard so many bad...