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    Four Weeks of Galaxy Give-Aways!

    my 280 is gettin old... 580 would rock!
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    Bill Gates Gives $1B For Vaccinations

    As much as I respect the generosity of giving away vaccines for four years - I have to question the long term bnefit of getting people's systems used to vaccines (for free) and then taking away that 'free part' after four years... Western societies have a long history of creating temporary...
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    Jedi Knight Jedi Outcast & Jedi Academy

    :) I still keep a P3 rig around, too - since even with xp some old games wouldn't run on my new hardware. As many others... I liked outcast better than academy, but this thread inspires a need to revisit them both.
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    Steam & New Games: Buying Digitally vs Hard Copy

    Considering most new games are forcing you to log into some server or another, the value of owning the disk is mostly gone. I used to prefer having the disk, but if I can't play it without logging in first what's the point? Steam rules the online purchase market. I've bought from gog and...
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    I don't understand $2000 cd players...

    Building audio stuff isn't that different from harcore modding. You have to understand basic electronics and how to use a soldering iron w/o burning yourself... I've never heard a $2000 cd player, but my home built tube amps sound great to me. :-) Paying $2k for a cd player is like paying...
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    New App Uses Old Racer Trick For Cheaper Gas

    I used to be able to fill up with 112 octane small ariplane fuel at a little station near the local ariport. My high compression sporty loved the stuff! But some of the lower compression strokers didn't run well at all with that stuff...
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    XFX Radeon HD 6990 Drawing!

    gotta love the warranty, it'd probly outlive either of my 13+yo cars... :)
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    Dragon Age 2 Gameplay Performance Review @ [H]

    I hope so... it sucks having to play this in a window. It's a fun game - but definitely released before it was ready. I almost gave up running it before trying the window toggle out of desperation. (i7-920, p6t deluxe, sli'd gtx280's)
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    Storing watercooled systems

    That seems reasonable for the waterloops. One other thought - is it covered storage? Depending on where you're at, the cab of a car in direct sun could melt plastic...
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    MSI N560GTX Ti Twin Frozr II OC Give-away!

    the usual wussy drivel ;-)
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    Should i sell my dac and get soundcard?

    Without looking up the specs of your dac its hard to be 100%... but I doubt a two-channel dac is going to translate a 6 channel (5.1) input feed. You'll end up depending on some other device to translate 5.1 into true stereo. If I were you I would find a reasonable sound card that will feed...
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    Games that made you upgrade your GPU/Monitor

    My first custom rig was built to support GTA3... went from a P2 and 8Mb vid card to a P3 and a radeon 9500pro :-) what an improvement it was! I've still got that old radeon card in a different P3 rig, its fun for old games now and then. Years later here I am with a watercooled i7, 280gtx SLI...
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    Question about Parallel Flow/Galvanic Corrosion

    That does look a bit like corrosion, but I'm no expert. Parallel flows can be a pain to balance, and in my opinion aren't worth the trouble. For the flow rate through each branch to be equal you need each branch to have the exact same amount of restriction. Pulling that off usually involves...
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    3x120 Radiator enough for i7 and two gpu's?

    It really comes down to your desires for noise level and load temp... I would want more radiator and qiueter fans, but that's just me. You could try it with just the 3x120 and see how it goes, maybe add another rad if you're not happy with the temps. I'm running an i7-920@3.6 and a pair of...
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    old school D4 pump

    It's still a common design. Should be good to go as long as it still works (and seals). I'm running an identical pump now sold as a mcp655... pushes fine through 3 blocks and 2 rads :)
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