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    China Tried Hacking U.S. Firms Even After Cyber Pact

    About as likely as me being the next incarnation of the Dalai Lama.
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    So who will win the performance crown?

    The 780 Ti takes back the performance crown, but those 5 or so fps certainly aren't worth the $150 price premium. At $600 I'd have chosen it as an upgrade for my GTX 670, but not at $700 as I have zero interest in the bundled games. Instead I'll choose between the 290 and 290X once cards with...
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    Does Arctic Silver 5 in a bottle dry out in a prolong time frame?

    I've never used Arctic Silver, but I have yet to find that a properly closed bottle/tube of thermal paste has dried out even after well over than 5 years. I believe I still have a tube which is well over 10 years old, which was included with a Thermalright cooler (if I remember correctly). That...
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    All-in-One Watercooling advice needed.

    Hmmm. Having done some reading, I think probably the Corsair H110 would be a far better choice for me. It appears to be within easy spitting distance of the X60 in terms of performance, while at the same time being far less noisy. It's also a shade cheaper and the PC-D8000 will let me mount a...
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    Prolonging the life of my Q9550 setup

    Those are some very good points. If there's any way you can earn, beg, steal or borrow (well, probably not steal and maybe not borrow) enough money to buy a new system, now really is the time to do it. If you can't, a GPU is second choice. If you absolutely can't afford anything other than a...
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    Prolonging the life of my Q9550 setup

    I would absolutely opt for a new GPU. My old Q9950 machine with a GTX275 (approx. equivalent to your 460) showed hardly any improvement between stock speed and 3.6GHz. Upgrading to a GTX670 on the other hand, gave it a HUGE boost. I can't give you any numbers since I never run benchmarks, but...
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    All-in-One Watercooling advice needed.

    That's what I wanted to hear! I'll keep the dust issue very much in mind, although I have filters fitted to every "orifice" of my Lian Li PC-D8000 and don't expect it to become a major issue despite the dust bunnies which hide here and there. My previous case, another Lian Li, was also fully...
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    All-in-One Watercooling advice needed.

    The only real reason is noise. My Thermaltake Silver Shadow is (usually) the loudest thing in my system and although it's not extremely noisy, it'd be nice to lower the sound level even more. Thanks to everyone who chimed in; it sounds like this might just be worth considering further. Thanks...
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    All-in-One Watercooling advice needed.

    I've never touched water cooling due to the added hassle, but these days, with the plethora of well-performing all-in-one sets available, I've started thinking about getting one of them. The many reviews available are all well and good, but what they naturally never mention is the longevity of...
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    Is Plasma TV Dead?

    I got a Samsung 500 series plasma a couple of years ago and have been extremely happy with it. Panasonics were all the rage at the time (still is, for that sake), but I chose mine after comparing it with two similarly priced Panas hanging alongside it. All were calibrated and because I know...
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    Raid array expansion in ICH9R?

    Does anyone know if it's in there? I have tried to pry the information out of Intel's support staff, but since it appears the ICH9R has not yet been officially launched (huh?) they're not answering queries regarding chipset specs. Bugger. Basically I'm building a new system in just under a...
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    CD Purchase Gap Not Filled By Music Downloads

    Good point by nilepez IMO. To be honest, the music industry and radio was never any better than it is today, except for short periods and due to special circumstances. One example would be Motown and the work they did to promote black artist during an era when radio and the music business was...
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    XP & Server 2k3 X64 experiences?

    I'm building a new system in a month and a bit, finally moving to C2D from my trusty Northwood. I have a little trouble choosing what OS to use though and I could use some input from the biological knowledge base here on the forum. I've been running Server 2k3 for the last 2 years or so and...
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