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    Video Game Characters are Cheap Dates

    I've muddled my wits in Lord Of The Rings Online many times! Woke up in random places, sometimes without my pants. No really. I have!
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    Pocket the extra or put it into another component. They -should- overclock about the same, chip by chip differences not withstanding. Plus if you decide to overclock, they should plateau at about the same level. The C3 stepping is the new revision of chips. They tend to overclock higher than...
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    Real-life Mario Kart

    The teabagging was the coup de grace!
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    Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 Vapor-X

    The extra cooling is the reason the $10 extra won't matter. Forget the tiny little factory overclock. Very nice!
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    The Official "I'm Pumped About Battlefield 3" Thread

    Ok, now that I've finally unlocked a few sniper goodies, I'm full on in love with this game! It's not nearly as frustrating as Call of Duty: Black Ops but then again, it's comparing apples to oranges as far as I'm concerned. CoD:BO is like an arcade racer and BF2BC is like Gran Turismo. I...
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    The two aren't even in the same price range though. In my opinion, if you have the fans to start out, the HAF 912 is the way to go.
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    Hmm...a 5770 would be a cheap performance boost and the card based on the reference design can be had for about $135 Canadian. Of course, if you have the cash go for an upgrade. Crossfire, like SLI can be problematic at times.
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    BIGGEST STEAM SALE I HAVE EVER SEEN

    Wow...Final Fantasy Tactics is worth that much in my opinion. It's still one of my favorite games of all time.
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    I'm mighty jealous, Doomsday. Yes, using the two onboard SATA 6Gbps ports will be fine. I'd look at a bump in your video card after that. The 560Ti's are a good place to start. There is a lot of buzz about Biostar's XE P67 board but it only has 2 onboard SATA ports and I need at least 3 so...
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    I like the Antec Three Hundred but it's a bit more than the Centurion. It has EVERYTHING that I could ever need in a case, especially with the refresh with the SSD mounting point and CPU back plate cutout.
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    I agree. The 212+ is average size for a tower cooler compared to some of the monsters like the Megahalem, V8/V10 or a Scythe Mugen. Oh, the Mugen. Big, heavy, ugly, wonderful!
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    ^^^Give that man a cookie! I had one of those and they're great! Dirt cheap, excellent performance but my fan was VERY noisy when it spun up to full speed although that could just be a one off thing. I really think the bearing was bad on it from the factory. You could also check out the...
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    Looks like a solid system to me. Those Ripjaws are awesome! I had a chance to play around with them before I bought my ECOs and ended up very close to 2000mhz at 1.65v. The 560Ti is a screamer too with a ton of overclocking headroom provided the airflow is there. I think you'll be mighty...
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    Crysis 2 Leaked a Month in Advance of Release

    ARRRRRRRRR!
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    BC2: Heli Versus....Humvee...

    If a war breaks out in Canada, I'm driving!
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    BC2: Heli Versus....Humvee...

    :eek:
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    $700-$800 first time build need suggestions

    What do you plan on doing most with it? Gaming, video encoding, photo editing, etc? Also, are there any must have qualities like Blu Ray capability, large storage capacities, USB3.0, etc? Another thing is whether or not you have space requirements. Could the build be full tower or a small...
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    Duke Nukem Forever Gets 'Balls of Steel' Edition

    The Duke bust is awesome but it should have the typical sneer and cigar out the corner of the mouth.
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    Fixing the Windows Floating Context Menu Item Problem

    I have yet to have an issue with any of my keyboards dropping characters and I have gone from a crappy generic PS2 connection up to a Microsoft media USB keyboard and now I am on a Razer Arctosa. I usually top out at just over 100 words per minute but settle into 85-90 so near as I can figure...
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    Cooler Master Set to Launch A-L2 Water Cooling Unit

    Break it out. You can go nostalgic and slap it on an E2180 on a P35 board with 2GB of DDR2 and an 8800GT!
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