Recent content by Aivikrames

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    New home theater setup

    have you taken a look at the pioneer VSX-1018TXH-K receiver? Excellent features for the price point. Check out reviews over at avsforum.com (there comparisons to the avr-254 and many prefer the pioneer).
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    What's your current mp3 player?

    5th gen ipod video.
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    what is the best rad for low speed fans?

    Concur. I have a 120.3 and while it performs well, it is def expensive.
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    Advice on setup for first time WC'er

    out of curiosity, why is that?
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    reinstall o/s with cpu upgrade?

    no, def not needed.
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    24" HP vs 28" Hanns G?

    I just picked up the w2408h from BB (had a gift card) and def enjoying it. It has the samsung panel, which is very nice. Minimal bleed.
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    ITX NO.1

    nice, not too bad at all.
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    Looking for a sexy HTPC case

    personally, I am a fan of the antec. I had a silverstone case for my last HTPC build. It looked nice on the outside, but it was a real pain to upgrade / swap parts out once everything was installed.
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    If you could choose any motherboard for a HTPC, which would it be?

    GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090 This would be my choice, simply on the basis that it can handle the hardware decoding of HD with the onboard video, AMD chip prices are very affordable for all budgets, and the microatx form factor, even...
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    Hows This For a Budget HTPC?

    If I were to purchase today, this is the direction that I would go: GA-MA78GM-S2H http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090 AMD Athlon X2 4850e http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103255 Scythe Ninja Mini...
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    WTB: X1900XT or similar

    ygpm
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    U of M NOT Identifying Students To RIAA

    yeah, very cool. My old school Ohio U, just gave in to the pressures of the RIAA and frankly it pisses me off (ignoring the legal and ethical arguments against downloading music haha).
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    xbox360 on a laptop

    i used to use a ATI tv wonder usb 2.0 and dscaler. Just google the settings for dscaler, and your good to go (pretty much disabling everything, and enabling 3:2 pull down I think - check that though). I had zero lag.
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    FS: TONS of [H]ard Ware + Water Cooling and Misc.stuff

    ygpm
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    Not happy w/temps Swiftech H20-120 Suggestions to current setup?

    Those temps seem a bit high. I made a few modifications to my h20-120, by using a black ice extreme radiator and a mp355 pump (as opposed to the mp350). With my opty I run around 47-48 full load (need to upgrade the fan) at about 1.6 volts, and that includes the video card in the loop. You might...
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