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    SATA HD- get 2 500GB? Or 4 250GB?

    For video files mainly. The perfromance from setting up a RAID array is not important to myself, the redundacy or increase in speed are not a priority. These are Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 SATA's OEM from New Egg. The media files (approx 3.5 GB to 10 GB in size) are backed up to DVD's when...
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    Hard drive failure- some facts from Google's server farm

    Engadget Things that may increase failure: 1. Correlated to manufacturer, model, and age (But they do not specify which manufacturer!) 2. Failure rates did not correspond to drive usage except in very young and old drives 3. Drives that are cooled excessively actually fail more often than...
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    Toshiba HD-A2 - HD-DVD High-definition DVD Player , $369 shipped

    Beach Camera- HD-A2 Beach Camera Reseller Rating- 8.1 Add to your cart and it becomes $369 shipped. Not a bad price. I have had mine for 4 weeks now and really enjoy it. I also have a PS3, so the format war is not troubling to myself. Beach camera actually shipped it from NJ to Georgia in...
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    Roll Call: Vista Users, who are not taking Advil?

    Vista computer and XP computer with a KVM switch between them. Using Vista more and more for day-to-day things, still use XP for some taks. Mainly wanted to poke fun at the other thread about proclaiming "I'm sticking with XP". I remember there were threads about sticking with Win98 when XP...
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    Do you treat your floppy drive with respect?

    All this talk of the "The floppy drive is dead' and "Long live the USB flash drive" went by the boards when I looked at the FAQ from the gigabyte MB site. They had posted a rescue file for the Gigabyte P65-DS3 board for folks having trouble with installing Vista on their MB. And guess what, you...
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    Foxconn 8800GTS, $299 + $6.41 shipping- Retail

    Newegg Too good to be true. Newegg has the wrong description, this is a 320MB, check out the Foxconn product page: foxconn Model Brand Foxconn Model FV-N88SMCD2-ON Interface Interface PCI Express x16 Chipset Chipset Manufacturer NVIDIA GPU GeForce 8800GTS Core clock 500MHz...
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    OCZ 700W GameXstream PSU, $107.99 after MIR, free ship-ZZF

    ZZF-OCZ PSU $132.99 - $25 MIR = $107.99 free shipping or $1.99 for 2 day ship. The MIR has to be postmarked 10 days after purchase date, so I chose 2 day shipping to be safe. Retail Description: GamerXStream Power SLI PSU SLI: Certified Cooling: 12CM Blue LED Ultra Low Noice Fan...
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    Is "sexy" an appropriate adjective for hardware?

    I'm seeing the word "sexy" used to describe hardware more and more these days. I believe it first was used by auto makers and now has spead to all sorts of hardware. IMHO, if you believe a peice of electronics or mechanical hardware is "sexy" then should you not be seeing a...
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    Women with network hardware

    Paradise? Did you see the inputs those women have? Now this is what I call networking! Thanks to mattwilson on digg.com, Think these photos have been around a while according to the comments. Digg
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    J&R has pre-order prices for Vista listed

    J&R Vista list Basic upgrade dvd =$99 and ranges to Vista Ultimate upgrade DVD for $259. The one which will be most popular IMHO is the Home premium upgrade for $159: # Windows Vista Home Premium will help consumers use Mobile or Desktop PC functionality more effectively while enabling...
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    SONY DSC-H5 Black 7.1 MP Digital Camera 12X Optical Zoom 2X Digital Zoom

    Newegg-Sony DSC-H5 One day sale, lowest price I have seen from someone I wish to do business with. Click on the Combo Deals, nice tripod and bag for an extra $15 and $3 added to shipping. DP Photo review Steves Digicams review The 3 inch LCD is very bright and clear, works nicely...
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    Pioneer 111D DVDRW w/ 50pk Verbatum 16X DVD, $31.99

    Pioneer 111D@Newegg Click on the Combo deals and you get to add a 50 pack of Verbatum 16x DVD for free, with free ship. Look on CDFreaks for a review, excellent burner for DVD +/-. Verbatim 4.7GB 16X DVD-R White Inkjet Printable 50 Pack DVD Media - Retail Pioneer 16X DVD±R DVD Burner...
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    Weird Memory Problem

    My main computer: Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe MB AMD X2 3800 CPU Patriot Signature DDR400 PC3200 2 GB kit Antec Smartpower 2.0 500w PSU MB and CPU temps get up to 46-48C under a load. I started noticing a few intermittent memory errors while video processing/compression. Ran Memtest86. Showed...
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    Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 + ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Overclocking

    X-bit article "However unfortunately, our expectations didn?t come true. The thing is that the clock frequency multiplier of Core 2 Duo E6300 processor is locked at 7x. That is why we would have to increase the FSB frequency to 571MHz in order to hit the 4GHz core speed. And this isn?t...
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    State Tax Holidays- most start 8/4, 3 days until 8/6

    Taxadmin.org It seems the stores ease off on their discounts on that weekend, so the savings may not be that good. But for example, ordering from Monarch Computers and you live in Georgia, you may be able to save a good amount. Or from New Egg and you live in Tennessee. Looks like the...
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    Intel Pentium D 940 LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor BX80553940, 3.20 GHz, 800FSB, 2x2MB L2 Cache, Retail Box-$225

    ZipZoomFly This is an Intel Pentium D processor 940. This is a boxed processor with an unattached fan heatsink. This processor does not support Hyper-Threading Technology. This is a dual-core processor. Platform Compatibility Guide for this processor is 05B. This processor supports Intel...
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    For Windows Vista- CA antivirus- 12 month free trial

    Whilest perusing a newly installed Vista ensconced on my computer, I per chance did notice a warning that my antivirus program was missing. Thereupon, I did download AVG free edition, which sadly did not work. So I opened the Vista Security Center, and clicked upon the hyperlink which sayeth...
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    Out of curiosity......

    Site http://download.windowsvista.com Domain windowsvista.com Netblock owner Akamai Technologies IP address 80.67.87.41 Site rank unknown Country US Nameserver ns1.msft.net Date first seen unknown DNS admin msnhst@microsoft.com Domain Registry register.com Reverse DNS...
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    OUCH! Office 2007 Ultimate- $679, Vista Ultimate- $450

    For $1179, I can buy a nice computer, a commercial release of Linux with the non-opensource packages included, use Open Office (which is really nice to use compared to Microsoft Office) and have at least a couple of hundred dollars left over. I realize we will probably not pay out for both...
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    Triple boot on Apple Intel Mac

    Triple boot on Intel Mac Triple Boot via BootCamp
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    ATI Radeon X1900 XT Video Card $439 after MIR, free ship

    Directron $30 Mail-In Rebate & Free UPS Ground* ATI Radeon X1900 XT Video Card 100-435801, PCI-E, 512MB GDDR3, 256-bit, w/ VIVO, Dual DVI, Supports HDTV Part Number: VD-X1900XT-ATIpad$469.00
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    $50 more than MSRP but they do have them- Directron.com

    Directron I wonder if they are licking their lips? Part Number: VD-512-P2-N570-AX $548
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    Intel's Next Generation Microarchitecture Unveiled

    Real World Tech
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    Socket F AMD CPU- no pins, some pics of the CPU

    Inquirer has some pics.
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    $299- ViewSonic VA1912wb Black 19" 8ms Widescreen LCD Monitor - Retail

    I have this LCD monitor, it has been a joy to use, no dead pixels. I got mine at Office Depot a while back with a MIR. This is a very good deal with free ship and no MIR. Once you go WIDE, you will not go back. FAR CRY looks absolutely gorgeous on this monitor. Have not tried FEAR yet. I...
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    A+ 1/3/5/7/10/15/25/50/100 FT RJ45 Cat (6E) 550MHZ Molded Network Cable on sale

    Take an additional 30% off by mentioning ?TechBargain30%A+? in the client?s comment box during checkout and they?ll manually deduct 30% off. (Valid through 3/7/06 on A+ Cat6 cables only. ) Free ground shipping via USPS. PCMicrostore Techbargains I orderd a 14 foot black cable, final...
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    Akasa Red or Silver All-In-One 21 Function Panel

    Just ordered one to try it out, looks pretty and I was bored. Need another toy to play with. I am impressed by their fans and thought the control center would be something to try. Does this make me a member of the Akasa "Fan" Club? Get it? Huh? Pretty good joke if you ask me. I will write...
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    Important fact for cooling- WinXP setting

    I had just put together a nice computer, Asus 8N32-SLI Deluxe motherboard AMD Athlon64 x2 3800 Manchester CPU Ninja Scythe heatsink, Artic Silver Ceramique paste Akasa 120 mm fan attached to the Ninja blowing throught the fins toward the back of the case. Antec Tri-LED 120 mm intake fan...
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    A-DATA 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Card Model SD 2G 50X - Retail $68.99, no MIR

    Newegg has, A-DATA $68.99 Add item to Cart A-DATA 2GB Secure Digital (SD) Card Model SD 2G 50X - Retail (limit 10 per customer) * Model #: SD 2G 50X * Item #: N82E16820211029 * In Stock * $4.81 Three Day Shipping (Not available in HI, AK and PR)...
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    Intel Pentium D 805 LGA 775 Dual-Core Processor BX80551PE2666FN, 2.66 GHz, 533FSB, 2x1MB L2 Cache

    Directron "Boxed 2.66GHz GHz Intel PentiumD Dual Core"Socket T". LGA775 socket, 2 x 1MB on-die cache, 533FSB. This Processor includes Intel's Execute Disable Bit Capability. Specifications: Boxed Product Code: BX80551PE2666FN. Manufacturer: Intel. Series: Pentium D. Processor Number: 805...
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    Epower Tagan versus Tagan

    Epower Tagan TG-530U15 530W SLI Ready Unplug Power Supply- $89 "Mfr Part Number: TG-530U15 TAGAN Features Black Metal Chassis 120mm Fan 20+4Pin, 4+4Pin, 4Pin Slide-In Connectors Patented 12V combine & split switch Tagan Silent Control Technology (TSCT) 22dBA at 60%% load Special...
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    Viewsonic VA1912wb 19" widescreen 1440 X 900 LCD 8ms DVI/Dsub @OD , $270 after MIR, coupon

    Viewsonic product page Fatwallet link I picked one up for $349, the $50 rebate form prints out at the register. Or there is a link to it on FW. I ordered online with the $30 coupon and picked it up in the store. There is a $40 coupon someone found after I had ordered mine. 1440 x 900 @...