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    PSU calculator

    I never know how much excess that I am buying, and always hope that I am getting some excess but I refuse to go over $200 for a PSU. I came across this in overclockers Australia. I have seen calculators on the net although lately not too many have been kept up to date. This has the latest...
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    water cooling

    Considering my rant about water cooling ... drum roll ... I am considering water cooling.:rolleyes: My only currently water cooled machine sits here shut off due to failing HDD. The system is 6 or more years old, I think. It has dual Athlons, so what does that tell you? It has been water cooled...
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    Cheap, but completely compatible system?

    I just noticed a $20 socket A mother board and started wondering if any possible system built around it could run Windows 7. I am just entertaining this & don't have a build in mind or specific application ... but lets take a (system) challenging game for compatibility & the the system that...
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    Do you buy ...

    ... parts off the net or thru some local source ... retail or wholesale? How do you evaluate suppliers? For myself I have settled mostly on Newegg. It is kind of like the ToysRUs for many electronics & PC components. They have the best selection conveniently at one location, although...
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    old LGA775 CPU upgrade?

    I have a low ball system with an older P4 560 or (660?) CPU in an ASUS P5Q. This CPU is 800 MHz FSB. I am thinking about splurging & upping the CPU to quad core & faster, but wondering if it will be faster? I do not plan on upping the memory unless I decide to go over the installed 4 GB. I am...
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    CPU cooling solution maintenance ... rant

    I have water cooled and air cooled CPUs & they both require maintenance. For water, that means ensuring that some of the coolant hasn't disappeared over time. To me, this seems inevitable regardless of purchasing a "sealed" self contained system or the obvious assembled system using plumbing...
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    Site design ... a pet peave ...

    ... sort of? When commenting to a thread the "quote" button is more readily apparent to hit than "new reply". I find it mildly annoying that many people quote the message immediately beneath theirs not to mention a "From our front-page news:" and eventually you find their words of wisdom...
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