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    Soundbar recommendations for family room TV setup...

    new vizio line any good? Wireless satellites I would consider. Could easily slide the flat sub behind my couch to connect to them.
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    Soundbar recommendations for family room TV setup...

    avoiding satellites is part of the reason I'm looking at a sound bar solution. Yamaha YAS-203 is fairly highly marked on various sites. https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-YAS-203-Bluetooth-Wireless-Subwoofer/dp/B00MIYEJ9Y/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Thoughts?
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    Soundbar recommendations for family room TV setup...

    Need something for our main living room TV that i'm about to add an Xbox One S to. TV is a Samsung 55" JS8500. Will be running TV (FiOS) through the xbox one S. Trying to stay under $600. Mainly just want something for better movie watching/gaming sound, especially since the Xbox One S will...
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    Are you buying a GTX 1070/1080?

    probably going to add in another 8GB ram while i'm at it. Maybe even a new Samsung 256/512 GB SSD to replace the 128GB crucial M4.... No idea where to start with the monitor.
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    Are you buying a GTX 1070/1080?

    anyone with thoughts/experience with these cards and a slightly older system based around the i5? Also would love a 27" monitor, or 34" wide....
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    Are you buying a GTX 1070/1080?

    Seeing as you are a fellow i5 2500k owner, is the 2500k going to be a bottleneck to this card? I have the same ram as you also, 8gb corsair vengeance. I was thinking of getting a 1070, and upgrading my SSD from a crucial M4 to an 850 Pro, maybe adding another 8GB of RAM. Worth it? I'm also...
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    Upgrade for x1900xtx

    and then there is always the possibility of just biting the bullet this year....
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    Upgrade for x1900xtx

    Lot's of good stuff in here. Thanks guys. Now I am questioning the 5000 series card since if I am going to do a new build next year, why bother with a DX 11 card this year? Though on the flip side, I'm not sure the 4000 series cards are less $ to the point where it would be worth it...
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    Upgrade for x1900xtx

    any other thoughts, or is the XFX card the way to go?
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    Upgrade for x1900xtx

    I've never owned an XFX card before, and have had pretty good luck with sapphire over the years. XFX I would assume is pretty decent and reliable in recent years?
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    Upgrade for x1900xtx

    I am looking to upgrade my current machine instead of doing a new build. Easiest would be the video card and Ram to 4GB. What would be a good card to replace an x1900xtx? This is to hold me over for a year or so until I can justify building a new box with an i7 proc most likely...
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    Replacement for ASUS A8R32-MVP

    I need to RMA my A8R32-MVP, but if the price is right, I wouldn't mind just replacing it with another 939 motherboard. Any reccomendations? If the price is right I would rather just buy a new one than suffer 3-4 weeks or more of downtime waiting for ASUS to ship a new one back. Current...
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    System drive about to kick it...XP or Vista after replacement?

    I actually do not have a DX10 card anyway, and don't think I am going to upgrade at this point. However, with this development, I am actually considering buying a 150GB WD Raptor from newegg on sale this week for $164 shipped: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16822136012 This...
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    System drive about to kick it...XP or Vista after replacement?

    I have a 74GB Raptor HD that is beginning to show early signs of failure. I use this drive as my system drive, so when I get it replaced (under warranty hopefully), a reinstall is going to be necessary. The question here is, do I go with XP Pro SP2 or Vista Ultimate? I ask because the...
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    750GB Seagate FreeAgent Pro - $199 @ BestBuy

    Hopefully will have my eSATA cable in today. Can't wait to try this sucker out. I didn't want to cheapen the experience with USB 2.0 ;)
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    750GB Seagate FreeAgent Pro - $199 @ BestBuy

    I too found that odd that the internal was right next to it and significantly more expensive. I am definitely glad I didn't jump on the My book 500GB deal they had going on last week.
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    750GB Seagate FreeAgent Pro - $199 @ BestBuy

    750GB Seagate FreeAgent Pro - $199 @ BestBuy Take an additional 10% (or 12% with Reward Zone) off with coupon available here With the coupon it comes to 175.12 if you have reward zone. Not a bad deal at all for 750GB w/ USB2.0/eSata. Enjoy.
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    Freelance PC repair/assistance...Equipment/rates?

    Should I get the seagate 120GB portable or the WD passport 120? They are both about the same price.
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    Freelance PC repair/assistance...Equipment/rates?

    I guess this forum doesn't allow uploader.ws links. Anyway its a pic and pricing of the following: -OZC 4GB USB flash drive -Bytecc USB HDD adapter that takes regular HDD, Laptop HDD, and SATA HDD connections -WD Passport 120GB portable HDD for data backup purposes -Belkin 30$ toolkit
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    Freelance PC repair/assistance...Equipment/rates?

    Link works for me. You at work? It is probably blocked at your establishment.
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    Freelance PC repair/assistance...Equipment/rates?

    http://uploader.ws/upload/200704/tools.jpg It is a slight investment, but it is stuff that would be helpful for PC troubleshooting at home and on the side. A job or 2 would probably pay for all of the above anyway. Any other equipment that would be a "must have" for sidework in my spare...
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    Freeware Security Applications Thread

    This thread is a PC technicians dream come true.
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    OCZ Rally 2 Flash Drive USB 2.0 Issues.

    Steve, It seems the 4GB version is receiving reviews on new egg reporting a good amount of failures. Is newegg still allowing newegg to sell the defective drives or has this problem been resolved? I would love to buy this drive but the reviews are worrying me. Any advice?
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    OCZ Rally 2 2GB Flash Drive - $18.99 after $5 MIR + 4.99 shipping now

    Hesitant to jump on the 4GB due to reviews...any word on if OCZ will replace it if it fails? I'm not worried about if it dies except for the pain in the butt of getting it replaced.
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    2 months until my yearly format/reinstall...Vista or XP?

    Now I would do that, however in 2 months when I actually do this I think Vista driver support should be in better shape.
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    2 months until my yearly format/reinstall...Vista or XP?

    At this crossroads of an operating system reinstallation, I am going to RMA my motherboard due to cold boot issues, and upon receiving the new motherboard install a fresh OS and try my hand again at a stable overclock on my opteron 170 (at least to 2.5ghz). System stats in sig. My main...
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    Office 2007 Installation Error...

    I installed Office 2007 on my laptop just fine, but when going to install it on my PC, from the same disk, it tells me that the Language of the installation package is not supported by my system. I have XPSP2 in english... why wouldn't a language neutral installer be supported by my OS...
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    Cold boot issue: Ambient Temperature effects ability to boot????

    When I heat up the PSU with a hair dryer immediately prior to boot it doesn't help. However, when I heat up the mobo for a min and then boot, it comes up fine. I think I am going to put in a warranty request to ASUS today.
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    Cold boot issue: Ambient Temperature effects ability to boot????

    Right, but capacitors on the mobo, PSU, or video card even?
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    Cold boot issue: Ambient Temperature effects ability to boot????

    I'm pretty sure it is either the MB or PSU at this point, it is just narrowing that down that is the issue. I would be suprised if it is the PSU because it came highly reccomended. However, tonight I will try heating the PSU with the hair dryer instead of the MB and see if that makes a...
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    Cold boot issue: Ambient Temperature effects ability to boot????

    Ok, so I have been having a cold boot issue that when my PC is off for a while, it takes a reset or two to get it to post. Once it comes up though, it is fine. Now, this becomes increasingly noticable, and more resets are required as the ambient temperature in my room decreases. Yesterday it was...
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    "NEW" A8R32-MVP BIOS 0502

    I haven't tried this yet, but I'm hoping it will fix my cold booting issue. Probably not though.
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    Best 1GB USB Flash drive?

    1GB SanDisk Cruzer Micro: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820171119
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    Best 1GB USB Flash drive?

    Corsair 2GB: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820233009
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    Best 1GB USB Flash drive?

    I need to get a 1GB USB flash drive that is durable and reliable, as I will be carrying it with me everywhere while at work. I prefer it is able to connect to a keychain, but I can always get a small keyring to attach it to my keys. Any advice is appreciated. So far I am leaning towards...
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    "NEW" A8R32-MVP BIOS 0502

    bump...is there really no one else using this board anymore?
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    "NEW" A8R32-MVP BIOS 0502

    no one else has tried this that was previously using 0404?
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    "NEW" A8R32-MVP BIOS 0502

    Haven't tried it yet, but thanks for the heads up that it is available. I am eager to see how it effects this board.
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    Logitech Z-5500 speakers from ZipZoomFly?

    http://img.rapidsharing.com/img/guest/complete.JPG http://img.rapidsharing.com/img/guest/z5500sub.JPG