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    Holy crap! New Xonar DX 5.0 for $89!!

    Looks like Asus is really looking to bring it - EAX 5.0 support and even the ability to simulate the location of player voices in multi-player games. Dailytech link Hope you're paying attention, Creative.
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    ECS A780GM-A AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard $59.99 AR, plus combo deals!

    Newegg link $69.99 - $10.00 MIR = $59.99. Rebate and combo deals expire 3/31. Check out the extensive selection of combo deals including several Phenom CPUs, HD2400XT, HD3450 and HD3470 video cards, and a Media Center Remote. This is currently one of only three 780G boards available, and the...
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    Ideazon MERC and FANG, some other BB clearance stuff

    Last night I was at BB and noticed that they seem to be clearing out the FANG gamepad and MERC keyboard. FANG was $11.88 OTD, MERC keyboard was marked at $19.99. Also, I've seen some reports of the original G15 being cleared out as well, but the prices vary. The new revision G15 was marked...
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    Photonic Thruster concept appears to be proven

    This is some amazing stuff. Dailytech article EE Times Bae Institute 100km/s. 1 week to Mars. Can we say: 'Please fasten your safety belts'? I'm going to enjoy reading new science fiction novels as time goes on, just to see how the authors cope with all the fiction that is steadily...
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    More OCZ rebate madness. 2x1gb DDR2800 for ~$50!

    Thanks to Annaconda at [H]. First, ClubIT has OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2x1GB) DDR2-800 CL 4-4-4-15 for $57.99 AR, and promo code EBL09124308301 takes another $8 off for a total of $49.99 with FREE FedEx ground shipping. Then, Newegg has OCZ Reaper HPC Edition 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2...
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    Woot's Zune Product description

    Today Woot.com is selling the 30gb Zune for $130. While this may be a good deal, the real gem here is their product description. I expect MacMan will be particularly impressed by it's comedic genius. Since Woot.com changes their products on a daily basis, I will link to the woot blog entry...
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    Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1000W $179 AR @ ZZF. Other models too.

    I just got this thing in yesterday and had a look at it. In case you aren't familiar with this PSU, here's what the expert had to say about it. To summarize, it's quality was at least comparable to if not slightly better than the TT Toughpower 1200W, with the only problem being that it...
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    Taking my TJ07 to the watcooling extreme

    Last January I was lucky enough to get my hands on a second-hand TJ07 and some water cooling gear. The first owner had setup up a dual loop system, which I kept with only aesthetic changes until yesterday, when I started work on this project. First I'll show you what I'm starting from...
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    Now taking preorders for pepper-bullet gun

    Dissatisfied with the range on your can of pepper spray? Sick of the tedium of reloading your Tazer? Is your tiny, ineffectual bone structure unsuitable for properly applying joint locks? Then why not buy a gun and stop your attackers in their tracks - with pepper-bullets!
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    CoolIT Freezone CPU cooler $269

    CrazyPC is having a pretty good sale on the Freezone, as well as some other products.
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    Intel Price drops - Don't overlook the Xeon!

    While loads of people are in the process of building their new quad-core systems based on the now-cheap-as-hell Q6600 @ $289, I hadn't seen any mention of the Quad-core Xeon line until I took a trip to Slickdeals.net The least expensive Intel Quad-core CPU is actually the Xeon 3210, @ $230. It...
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    Cheap new flexible solar panels you'll be able to print with an inkjet

    Science Daily article Looks like it might be easier to get off the grid in a few years. I noticed that the one thing not discussed in the article was relative efficiency.
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    Why do fancy fan controllers only control 4 fans?!

    Maybe I'm not in touch with the majority of PC enthusiasts, but it seems to me that of the people who would pay $40 or more for a fancy-schmancy fan controller, most of those people would want to have multiple fans on a single channel. But I must be wrong, because the only controller...
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    Prius drives 400,000km in 24 months and pays for itself in 12.

    Matt should like this one. I wonder what you get when the car company wants to take your car back for research? A new car and a gold star sticker? Edit: 400,000km = 248,600 miles.
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    AMD Dual core price cuts

    Link to Dailytech article. Cuts aren't too deep $-wise, but are pretty big %-wise.
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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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    $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.
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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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    Intel Quad Core Price cuts for 7/22/07

    Many will be interested in the Q6600, priced at $266 (per thousand). A sub-$300 Quad Core 2 is going to be a tough hurdle. Even if Barcelona is faster, the history of AMD and pricing doesn't get me thinking of sunshine and lollipops. I hope, for the sake of consumers, that AMD makes it. Link...
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    Help setting up multiple sound cards in a single Windows box

    Ok, so I've got on board sound, and X-fi, and a USB audio device for a VoIP headset. The problem is, Windows seems to want to use the most recently installed solution by default, and the only way I know of to control what audio device actually outputs the audio is to enable/disable audio devices...
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