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    Best Anti-virus for a PC Gamer

    Hi. I want to hear your opinions regarding which Anti-virus software is the best for a PC Gamer. The same goes for Anti-malware and firewall. And finally, whats your opinion regarding Advanced SystemCare.
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    Can you access www.razerzone.com ?

    Hi. It seems the webpage is down and it's been that way for some time. Can any of you access it? I can access razersupport.com but I can't access their main site and when I try to download drivers/firmwares it fails. I need to get the latest firmware (v1.40 DC) and driver (v3.03) for my...
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    3 best brands for "regular" HD 4890 1GB?

    Hi. Which one do you consider are the 3 best brands for a HD 4890 1GB and specially "why?". I guess Asus is on top because of their voltage tweaker, then it would be XFX because of double lifetime warranty which is good if I plan to re sell the video card (and I will) later on. Right?
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    2x WD360 Raptor in RAID 0

    Hello, I have the opportunity to buy 2 WD360 Raptor used (with warranty) for less than 80$. Is this a good solution? will this speed up my load times and make gameplay smoother overall? I've never done RAID 0 before and never had a 10K RPM drive. I know they dissipate a lot of heat, any tips?
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    What's the best SSD for a "Gaming only" rig?

    Hello, I'm planning to build a very cheap but super effective Gaming PC and considering using SSD exclusively for DX9/10 Gaming. This PC would have 2 hard drives as well as 2 operating system, the mechanical one would hold Win XP SP3 and would be used for storage and every day computing and old...
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    XFX 8800 GTS 320 MB vanilla @ 650 MHz / 1512 MHz / 2 GHz... Is it safe?

    Hi everyone. This is my first time overclocking a video card and I wanted some tips for what I've done and how to improve it. First of all, I'm using 2 programs: ATITool 0.27 beta 2 and Riva Tuner 2.03. The first one if for overclocking and the second one for monitoring and controlling the...
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    Which one runs cool @ 400MHz

    Hi. I would like to know which of the following mobos run cool @ 400 MHz FSB under load: * Gigabyte P965-DS3 (estate which version) * abit IB9 QuadGT * Asus P5B-E Plus (now @ newgg :Q) In case you know another 775 mobo under 200$ you can post it too!
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    Testing FPS in Oblivion

    Hi. I know that I must use a program called FRAPS for that, but where can I get a savegame where the gpu suffers the most for testing purposes?
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    Best CPU cooling solution for 30$-35$

    Any suggestions? So far I like Scythe's offering, but even then I can't decide between the Katana CU and the Mine Revision B.
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    Overclocking with ASUS P5B-E

    Hello. I want to know at wich point do I have to make additional cooling to the P5B-E's NB when OCing. Some people say they have reached 500 MHz FSB. Is this with the stock ASUS fanless heatsink? is it really that good? Thanks!
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    Is the XCLIO A380 Silver extraordinary or no?

    XCLIO A380 link in newegg - Comes with 2 fans (250mm LED fans) at 30 dba and 150 CFM each one. - Made of SECC 1.0mm thickness - Support an additional 120 mm fan (exhaust) - Priced at 109$ But it weights almost 24lbs (12 Kg). Am I the only one that thinks that is great for...
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    Overclocking ASUS P5B-E

    Hello. I want to know at wich point do I have to make additional cooling to the P5B-E's NB when OCing. Some people say they have reached 500 MHz FSB. Is this with the stock ASUS fanless heatsink? is it really that good? :Q Thanks!
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    Has anyone reached 3.6 GHz with E6600?

    Hello and Happy New Year to everyone. I wanted to know if anyone has reached 3.6 GHz or 4 GHz with a Core 2 Duo E6600 (400 or 450 MHz FSB) with air cooling. Is it nearly imposible? If so, what system was used? mobo, ram, HSF, number of fans, Vcore, etc... Oh! I have a rather dummy...
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    Wholesale or 'volume saving retail' online stores

    Hello everyone. I was wondering which online store (either wholesale or "volume saving" retail) do you guys know (bought there) and got what you expected. I'm interested in buying stuff like: - USB Flash Drive memories - MP3/MP4 Players - Digital cameras - LCD TVs - Notebooks Any...
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    8800 GTS without Vista

    Hello everyone! I was wondering if it was worth buying an 8800 GTS without planning to buy Vista? You see I don't really want to switch to Vista until it reaches at least SP 1... which is in about a year and a half I think... And without Vista, there will be no DX10 for me and no DX10...
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    PSU for a 8800 GTS

    Hello. I saw this on the EVGA product page and I wanted to know what this really means: "Requirements Minimum of a 400 Watt power supply. (Minimum recommended power supply with +12 Volt current rating of 26 Amp Amps.)" Does this mean that I have to buy a PSU with 12V@26A per rail...
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    Problems with a Pentium D 805

    Hello everybody. This is my first post. I'm from Venezuela. I just bought a Pentium D 805 thinking that I was going to be able to overclock it a little (3.33 GHz) to test my abilities... The problem is that I intendended to do it without buying any additional cooling and buying only...