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  1. Kougar

    EVGA Shows Off Drool-Worthy SR-2 Enthusiast PC

    I could always be wrong, but I'm going to say no. I don't think EVGA is willing to have their name branded on the coolers, case, graphics cards, and power supply as that sort of product placement takes an investment. If they went to that an extreme they might as well brand their own RAM and sell...
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    Installing two different RAM

    Those modules are about as similar as can be. As long as you manually set the main timings and correct voltage it should be good to go. Just be sure to use the timings from the slower kit. I don't recommend setting them tighter until you are sure everything is functioning normally with all 12GB...
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    OCZ Vertex 2 100GB

    Thanks for your post! And so do I, of course! ;) Indilinx's Jetstream controller was supposed to have been sampling already, so it's already behind schedule. Delays are fine as long as it means the product has any last bugs worked out and performance optimizations completed, but it does mean...
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    OCZ's Revo Brings Affordable PCI-E SSD's to Enthusiasts

    I agree. I am still not certain I would trust a RAID 0 SSD array, let alone with that much data. I still don't know why I had one SSD abruptly cease working and isn't even registering in the BIOS, and I hear enough reports of similar issues from others that I'm keeping stricter backups of any...
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    EVGA Shows Off Drool-Worthy SR-2 Enthusiast PC

    It does. The case does look more like an ATCS 840. The kicker is none of these cases except the HAF-X have the required 9 PCI slots to fit the SR-2 (or Gigabyte UD9). It requires a major redesign of the case to add these slots, it's no simple mod! :eek: But now that you said that, you may...
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    EVGA's Hydro Copper FTW GTX 480 Promises 40C Temp Drops

    Oh wow, it's amusing you should post this right now. :D Hmm, decisions decisions... We all know XFX decided to not release any GTX 470/480 products due to various reasons. Not many places have directly acknowledged this, but EVGA only sells the "FTW" edition of the GTX 480 as this...
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    OCZ Vertex 2 100GB

    Thanks for your comment! It's a good question. Generally in any given model family, the 100-128GB models are the sweet spot for SSD performance. The 50/60GB Vertex 2 is going to lose a little performance off the top, but I do not believe it will be significant. Even though I do not have...
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    "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

    Ah, alright. Thanks for your input Madmat, it's certainly possible and it does look like one pin failed first causing the rest to follow. From the results I've seen the 980X draws the same power as a Core i7 975, at least at stock. I've been running the 980X at the exact same overclock as my...
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    "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

    How many? For every month I don't mess with it, there probably was another I performed multiple installs. The connector fit tightly, it's always the most difficult one to remove partially due to the positioning in the case/board., and partly because it had such tight tolerances. So your...
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    Official OCZ wallpapers

    Seconded. Nothing can be extracted. The built-in zip extractor in Windows says the file is invalid.
  11. Kougar

    "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."

    I'll be honest. My quest for PC power has corrupted my PC, perhaps irreparably. If you're a serious computer enthusiast then you have certainly heard at least one horror story from someone you know that was using a cheap power supply, that often end up not being so "cheap" in the end. This...
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    SMP limited by memory controller

    Ah, then I misunderstood your post to an extent. I thought you were using their information to prove as to why this SMP bottleneck might be the case. Unfortunately I can't prove it beyond showing that my point-of-view aligns with the article and that the facts match. Looking directly at the...
  13. Kougar

    New Folding GPU3 Beta for Nvidia Cards

    True, but I believe they were recommended someplace... maybe I'm just getting confused. 257.15 updates the CUDA installation from 3.0.1 to 3.1.1 (vs 197.45), which is a small increase. Supposed to optimize CUDA performace a little bit.
  14. Kougar

    Blizzard - Focus on Content, Not Piracy

    Every last game I pre-ordered I got burned on... but I may pre-order this one. It is irritating there is no demo, and the beta is only available to those that ALREADY pre-order the game...
  15. Kougar

    Corsair Unveils Feature-Rich Mainstream 600T Chassis

    Looks like a good case for those that don't want or don't need a big brute of a chassis. :)
  16. Kougar

    Corsair Goes Pro with AX Series Power Supplies

    I never skimp on a PSU, but it sure hasn't helped me over the past three months as I have had two units fail in a row for different reasons. I guess I'll make a detailed thread on it rather than hijack this one. It is always interesting to see customized heatsinks in any power supply. The...
  17. Kougar

    Computex 2010

    Heh, I was about to ask where all the traffic was, until I got to your later photos! To bad you can't airmail some of that weather over here, we still need the rain! Already getting freaking hot here though, this year has already been warm enough to break more records. :) Judging by the...
  18. Kougar

    Intel Core i7-870 and Gigabyte P55A-UD7-Thanks Techgage

    Looking good Raja! That beast looks slick, and the purple tubing is nice... looks like it might be UV-reactive? Enjoy your new rig, bud!
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    Thinking about getting this

    Looks good, glad you got a better system than that prebuilt one you were looking at. :)
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