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  1. NicePants42

    Buying new pc, opinions would be nice.

    If you read the reviews of the RAM, you will see that it overclocks like crazy. G.Skill is a good brand, with a lifetime warranty. As for how good the CPU is, it is exactly the same as the E6600, same speed, same cache per core, but it has two more cores. What's not to like? My first post...
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    Buying new pc, opinions would be nice.

    WOW. You are paying too much, my friend. First off, here's a great deal posted only moments ago that will get you two mores cores and a better motherboard. For memory, how about 4gb of this, for less than you're paying now? Your PSU looks good after checking this review, but at $200, you...
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    In the market for a Quad core upgrade? Check this deal!

    $520 USD for those parts will still be a good deal come July 22, and is a fantastic deal right now. No rebates either. Thanks for posting!
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    Blu-ray or HD-DVD?

    Agreed, however the ability to put cheap drives into OEM PCs implies the ability to put cheap drives into the living room. While I agree that cheap players in the living room will win the war, I don't want to underestimate the power of leading-edge PC enthusiasts who are often asked for...
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    MWC60 still kicking [ass].

    I recently read a nice writeup comparing the cooling performance of the MCW60 vs the DangerDen full-coverage block on the 8800GTX. I am blown away by the temperature difference here, over 10C in some cases. (I was also surprised at how loud the reviewer's water systems were, but that's another...
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    Putting my rad in the TJ09

    I'd like to know how effective you consider those RAM blocks to be. I had a couple of X1800XTs running under MCW60s a while ago, and guess how much RAM cooling I needed. Answer - None. So I'm left to wonder if those RAM blocks are worth it. I mean, each RAM block costs ~$50, and has a very...
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    Blu-ray or HD-DVD?

    Well here's a somewhat interesting story. Oooh, and here are two more fairly interesting stories. I don't really care which format wins, but I think that it could be decided by simply getting cheap drives into OEM PCs before the other guys do.
  8. NicePants42

    help

    I have NO personal experience with either of these products, but looking at pictures in reviews (here and here for example), I would assume that the two controllers are identical. The power regulation circuitry appears to be contained in the subwoofer housing, so there shouldn't be any need for...
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    CoolIt Freezone cooler

    For $350, my opinion is that you can do better. I'm especially skeptical of a TEC water chiller that doesn't use any insulation, yet doesn't seem to have the 'brains' to keep temperatures at or above ambient - maybe Greg's room really was at 13C (in November), or maybe he has dryers installed...
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    Future Proofing My Gaming Rig

    Honestly, if you read some of the reviews available for the 8800 Ultra, they all seem to indicate that an overclocked 8800GTX will perform 99% as well 99% of the time - thus there is a general consensus that the Ultra is not worth it's current price. However, it's also been noted that the...
  11. NicePants42

    $3 Gadget Produces Safe Drinking Water

    Link to story Sounds like a neat company, with a great product. Desalination isn't mentioned, but I guess you can't have it all for $3.
  12. NicePants42

    Microsoft Habu Gaming Mouse

    The only 'gaming' mice for lefties that I'm aware of are the ambidextrous Razer mice of yesteryear. (Diamondback, Copperhead) After a quick Google search, I now know that Logitech makes a lefty version of the MX610.
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    How-To: Not Finish a Race

    What keeps me laughing is the number and variety of things that the events in this video can represent symbolically.
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    Asus bringing water to chipset cooling?

    You did see my link, right? It's the 4th picture down. As far as 'the right block', it doesn't look bad except that it's got 3/8" fittings.
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    Giant Robot walks you around

    Yeah, at first I thought it might be a hoax with some hunched over dude walking around.
  16. NicePants42

    Giant Robot walks you around

    My favorite comment on the video: "ZOMG GUNDAMZ" I'll be impressed when they demo it with DDRMax2.
  17. NicePants42

    Barcelona, NOT looking that Good!

    I'm aware of the price per 1000, and I think Intel will issue the price cuts. Again I disagree. I think this article pretty much covers the relevant conclusions. While I understand where you're coming from here, comparing an Intel fiasco with an AMD fiasco of equal severity and duration will...
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    Barcelona, NOT looking that Good!

    That doesn't change the fact that it's AMD's problem now... Here's some Barcelona news - get ready to be surprised - it's not good.
  19. NicePants42

    Future Proofing My Gaming Rig

    Future-proofing at this point is futile, you've got Quad cores for under $300 coming in July, DDR3 out already, X38 next month, and Nvidia's GPU update before Christmas. Who needs to be future proof when you can just sell your old hardware on forums? But as for a recommendation, I'd heartily...
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    Asus bringing water to chipset cooling?

    Asus had an interesting cooling system at Computex. These days, either the mobo comes with an 'optional' 40mm fan (gee, that's great.. :( ) or you're told to supply your own additional cooling in order to keep those OC'ed temps down. OR, you could simply remove the NB heatsink and water cool...
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