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    Most Influential/Cutting Edge Rap Songs Ever Written

    Explain why you think it's so influential/cutting edge or it doesn't count. I'll start it off with an old school tune: Song: So Whatcha Want? Artist: Beastie Boys Reason: The distorted beat, the rhyming style, the music video, all of it was way ahead of it's time. I still listen to this...
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    Northbridge Temp Reading on the DS3

    Can anyone tell me how to find the temperature of my Northbridge on this Gigabyte DS3? When I look in the BIOS, Everest and EasyTune5, the only option I see that could possible be it is "Motherboard Temp" but that's always at like 30 degrees which seems low, more like an ambient temp.
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    Mistake or Carefully-crafted...something?

    Google Front Page Is the stem of the strawberry supposed to be the "L"?
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    CNN's coverage of the Utah Mall Shooting

    Is it just me or is it a little tasteless to be putting pictures of the victims on the front page before they've even been publicly identified. I mean, kids could see this ****** as well. Front Page Capture Is there a point where news is only news if it involves people dying violently...
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    My First Overclock

    Config Case Interior Details on the setup are in my sig. Thanks to every person who helped me with all the retarded noobish questions I've had. Very happy so I just had to share!
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    Dixie Chicks Win 5 Grammys

    Discuss. I personally think it was a decent album but the Grammy voters totally sold out in the name of making a political statement. Plus, I totally hate Natalie Maines for being absolutely fug and louder than the loudest redneck. Are the Grammys even relevant anymore? Have they EVER...
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    Antec Flexible Spot Fan Question

    So just out of curiosity, I threw one of these into my case so that it blows over the memory, CPU and Northbridge of my DS3. I'm running a Core 2 Duo E6400 that was loading under Orthos at approx. 56-58C. With this little spot fan installed, I seem to be loading at 46C. Is it possible that...
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    E6400 3GHz stock voltage--not stable?

    So, my E6400 on a DS3 mobo is not at all stable at 3Ghz on stock voltage. I seem to fail Orthos around 2-3 hours each time. I'm not comfortable raising the voltage on the CPU yet but I've read in numerous places that the E6400 should get 3GHz on stock voltage without problems. Any ideas...
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    Coke Commercials

    I've just been noticing lately that just about every Coca-Cola commercial I've seen has been absolutely fantastic. They must have some awesome new marketing people. Here are a couple examples: Grand Theft Coke Awesomely Weird And no, I don't work for Coca-Cola. I actually prefer...
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    Temps HIGHER with Arctic Feezer Pro 7

    I've taken off and put it back on like 6 times, applied Arctic Silver 5 each time and it STILL runs almost 8 degrees hotter at load than the stock fan when my E6400 is at 3GHz.
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    C2D E6400 Running hot after install

    C2D @ stock with an Arctic Freezer 7 HSF on a DS3 is idling at 42c-45c about an hour after I built the PC. At full load in Orthos each core is hitting between 55c-58c. Is this normal? I'm totally freaked out about what's going to happen when I start to overclock this puppy. Should I turn...
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    DS3 Grounding Question

    So, the DS3 is a fairly small ATX board and when I get it in my case, the back screw holes don't line up over anything. They're over a part of the back panel that is recessed and has no riser mounts. Is this a problem for grounding or can I safely ignore putting screws in? It look like only...
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    Well, I did it.

    So, a few weeks ago I ordered a new PC and figured, hey, I should go check out what all the tech guys on the Anandtech forums think of what I bought. I bet I got the best stuff EVER! Wrong. I bought an Athlon X2 4600+ instead of a Core 2 Duo, oops. So, a few eBay auctions later and...
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    Checking in before I buy this time

    I'm getting ready to place an order for these items. Any criticisms or kudos before I hit the "confirm order" button? Hiper 580W PSU Logitech G7 Zalman AM2 CPU Cooler (CNPS9500)
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    Everest Benchmark Scores

    Can anyone here take a look at this and tell me if it's decent for the setup that I have? I'm using Everest Ultimate Edition 2006 for the benchmarks AMD X2 4600+ 2GB (2x1GB) GSkill DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 WD 250GB 300 SATA BFG GeForce 7950GT OC 512MB DDR3 Soundblaster Audigy 430W Antec...
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    Everest Displaying Incorrect Memory Timings?

    In Everest my memory is showing up as being rated 5-5-5-15 @ 400Mhz under the Motherboard/SPD section. I've changed the timings to 4-4-4-12 in my BIOS and it reads that correctly under the Chipset section of Everest... The sticker on my GSkill RAM says 4-4-4-12 at 1.9-2.0V, so I'm assuming...
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    Bigger Hard Drive, Slower PCMark05 Score?

    I just bought a WD 250GB SATA 300 7200RPM drive with 16MB cache and I'm actually getting about 20 points LESS on PCMark05 than I was with my old Maxtor SATA 100GB. Same exact build and hardware, otherwise. Is that normal? I went from 5842 to 5820...
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    Harddrive speed-testing app?

    Is there anything out there to test hard drive speeds? I want to make sure my new SATA 300 is actually moving at 300 instead of 150. (I heard you can screw this up with incorrect jumper placement?)
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    R.I.P. Blu-Ray

    Porn Industry Chooses HD-DVD Discuss.
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    Seagate vs. Western Digital

    I'm looking at SATA drives and it seems like the prices are about the same between the two brands...anyone have a performance preference? I'm leaning towards this one: Seagate but this one has caught my eye as well: WD
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    Best DDR2 800 for the money?

    I currently have 2GB of Samsung DDR2 667 and I'm considering upgrading to DDR2 800 but I don't want to spend a ton of money. Can you guys recommend some RAM that runs around $200-$250 for 2GB that will be an improvement over what I currently have and has some future overclocking potential?
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    3DMark06 Score Seems Low

    I'm scoring around 5300 on 3DMark with the following setup: Athlon X2 4600+ 2GB DDR2 667 GeForce 7950GT 512MB Forceware 93.71 Drivers 100GB Maxtor SATA Drive That seems a little low to me? Any suggestions short of overclocking or upgrading?
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    Asking this time before I buy : P

    Thinking about picking up these items on Newegg: To house my old computer (just upgraded my main PC) Rosewill R103A Case To cool my new Athlon X2 4600+ Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 and Arctic Silver 5
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    Which Heatsink on X2 4600?

    I have a choice between the stock heatsink and fan (idles at 44C, seemingly) and an Antec CPU fan that I bought a while ago with a larger mm fan and a copper core. Should I stick with the stock AMD cooling or go with the Antec? I ask because I'm not sure that Antec makes a decent heatsink and...
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    PC Parts Arriving Tomorrow

    What I'm wondering is if I'll see a pretty substantial performance increase in newer games like F.E.A.R., NWN2 and Oblivion? New Setup: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ Windsor 2.4GHz BFG Tech GeForce 7950GT 512MB DDR3 PCIe MSI K9N Platinum Mobo 2GB DDR2 667 430W Antec TruePower2 PSU Antec...
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    What Does Your Forum Nickname Mean?

    Thought it would be interesting to see how people came up with their forum nicknames. -Why did you pick it and what does it mean? -How long have you been using it? -Do you use the same nickname on every forum you visit?
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    Overclocking the AMD X2 4600

    I've done some searches but can't seem to find anything. Can someone point me in the right direction? I've never overclocked a dual-core CPU before and have no idea where to begin (other than which testing software I need to verify that it's stable)