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    SSD IOPS recently plunged

    I ran the performance optimization, no change. When I watch the performance tab for the ssd in the windows task manager, its barely doing anything. Nothing else is accessing it. I looked through the windows event viewer, I don't see anything at all out of place, certainty nothing concerning...
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    SSD IOPS recently plunged

    I included a spinning hard drive as comparison. Album link in case links don't work.
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    SSD IOPS recently plunged

    I have a Samsung 830 ssd (256gb version) that I have had for a good while now. Recently windows and some games have started to hick-up and run real slow. I ran the samsung magician speed test on my ssd and it takes 10 minutes to complete. I have a sequential read speed of 286 MB/s and...
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    Intel Haswell i7-4770K IPC and Overclocking Review @ [H]

    I have a i7 920 @ 4.0ghz and I would love to see how it stacks up to a haswell. I also have a GTX 570, and I would be very curious what the difference between my 920 and a haswell with the 570 would be. I can't justify buying a titan, and my 570 still works just fine for all my games at my...
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    windows 8 for gaming pc?

    No problems here on my desktop Nvidia computer with windows 8.
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    Windows 8 enable widescreen on basic display driver?

    I have an old Dell E1705 that I still use, and I just installed Windows 8 on it, but I have a problem. The laptop came with a Nvidia 7900 GS GO, which is no longer supported by Nvidia or Dell. Windows runs fine, but using the "Microsoft Basic Display Adapter", I can on go up to 1600x1200...
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    Using DD for windows for disk cloning?

    I'm trying to clone a hard drive from a raid array that is dying, and I think I'm going to have to use DD to do it. Norton Ghost won't install on Windows 8, and Acronis true image won't work because the disk doesn't have a drive letter in windows. From what I've read DD can do what I'm...
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    Team Fortress 2: Mann vs. Machine Mode

    I got around the long wait time last night by playing with some friends and hosting my own server. It was fun, but tough!
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    When to replace tubing

    I noticed some white coating on the inside of my tubing when I was cleaning up my rig last week, but it hasn't made a difference as far as I can tell.
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    4 Beeps on power on, no bios screen, help me find the problem

    Thanks for the replies! Have you tried resetting CMOS? Yes, no change. I've tried using the reset CMOS jumper, and tried pulling the CMOS battery. Booting with just the onboard video? Yes, same thing happens. Same thing also happens if I use my 570 in there. Disconnected the hard drive...
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    4 Beeps on power on, no bios screen, help me find the problem

    I'm helping a friend build a computer, and when I power it on, I get four beeps from the speaker and then nothing. I don't get anything on the display, and it sounds like its not trying to boot up. Here are the specs: Asus P8H61-M LE Motherboard Intel i5-3570k 2x4gb Corsair XMS3 Ram...
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    Underclocking my Nvidia Go 7900 GS?

    I know this isn't very [H]ard of me, but I would like to know how to underclock my Nvidia Go 7900 GS in my Inspiron E1705. I'm trying to get some more life out of it, and even with a cooling pad it will still sometimes overheat and BSOD my system. I know its the GPU, because I watch the...
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    Bill to Tax Violent Video Games Introduced

    Agreed. I know there was a ruling that the Supreme Court made about taxing a newspaper, but I can't seem to find it. But from what I remember, given that they have ruled that video games a speech, the tax would be struck down. I guess I'll have to go on a wikipedia hunt tonight to find the...
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    Question on Neutral Density filters.

    Exactly. But that only works if you have a really powerful strobe; or your flash (speedlight) is like 4" from your subject. A normal on camera flash, or the camera built in flash, won't be able to put out that much light (for you to be able to light a subject from any resonable distance with a...
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    Question on Neutral Density filters.

    A ND filter isn't necessary for that. Just lower your ISO and raise your shutter speed to compensate. For example I took some pictures of some leaves at F2.8, ISO 400 and a shutter speed of 1/8000 and that was perfectly exposed. If you can't get your shutter speed up that high, and are...
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