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    Post your "Ghetto Mod" pics

    i butchered a cheap case i got at frys too. kept an external raptor nice and cool. then i discovered that thermaltake made a really nice usb 3.0 enclosure with fans.
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    Corsair 600T owners I've got a quick question

    i had the 600T and i had 2 fans on the bottom 2 spaces and the small mesh causes a lot of fan/wind noise. i needed it to keep positive pressure in the case.
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    ASUS - Official AMD 9xx Chipset Series Motherboard Support

    hi guys im new to AMD processors and motherboards. my spare system is a FX-4100 with a Sabertooth 990FX with 16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR2-1866. everytime that i go to the memory profiles and select the 1866 SPD the system won't boot into Windows, before and after the install. any tips? i thought...
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    "Real world use" performance between OCZ Vertex 4 1238GB vs Samsung 830 128GB

    the 4K performance of the 830 is better than the Vertex 4, more or less depending on the firmware, usually means the day-to-day use the 830 is faster. but at <256GB there isnt much difference. when i went from the Vertex 3 120GB to 830 256GB there was a big jump. but there would have been a...
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    Desktop Trinity Soon, or Am I Dreaming?

    im interested in why AMD hasnt released it to the public yet. or maybe they are trying to limit supply so that they dont end up with truckloads of Llanos and end up giving them away like they did at quakecon.
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    Has anyone fit a 6970 inside a Mid Tower Case? If so, which?

    not ideal but it does fit in a Antec 900. the drive bays directly behind them cant really be used. ssds will fit but not 3.5" drives. plus its a older case and cable management isnt great.
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    Santa Clara Microcenter Closing

    ^THAT x100000000. always trying to up-sell when you know exactly what you're looking for and never helpful when you have a question. we also have central computers. not the best prices and not as wide a selection, but at least the service is good there.
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    Has anyone fit a 6970 inside a Mid Tower Case? If so, which?

    i've have 2 R6970 Lightning's in my 600T but i wouldnt consider it a mid-tower. i've put a reference 6970 in a Antec Solo 2 but the airflow isnt too great in that case. i've also put a reference 6970 in a Fractal Arc Midi and it fits quite nice. pics for reference. 600T antec solo 2. ive...
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    Crazy slow speeds on a WD SSD...

    that sounds a little slow. but since SSDs have great random performance, the bump from a mechanical to SSD makes the computer feel faster anyways. did you do a fresh install of Windows? did you enable AHCI/RAID mode in BIOS? my little ASUS eee will rip ~100MB/s sequential on CrystalDiskMark...
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    Interested in Newegg's First from Asia BiWin SSD

    at those prices i would get the agility 3. most have free shipping and mail-in rebates. i would use these as an external to test out reliablity/speed before dropping it in my main rig.
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    Crossfire bridge problem

    [SOLVED] i looked at the CF bridges and it was marked with a date from 2006. i replaced it with a bridge from my main rig and everything worked. i think the bridge was from my very first rig and maybe ATI/AMD changed the pins or something. i feel stupid that i didnt try this earlier.
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    Crossfire bridge problem

    yup latest drivers for everything. i just put this build together. mobo BIOS is latest also. ive reseated everything twice now and im still getting nothing. weird.
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    Crossfire bridge problem

    just bought another HD 7770 for my second system and im getting this message when i try to enable CrossfireX The AMD CrossFireX internal bridge interconnects linking your graphics cards together are not properly attached. Both bridge interconnects must be attached. For more information, see...
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    Question on A8 with dual graphics

    ^ true but if you already have both pieces of the puzzle like the OP does i would go ahead and give it a try. for me i have the 6670 but no Llano which is why im in a weird place still thinking about whether or not to go do the Hybrid Crossfire.
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    Question on A8 with dual graphics

    ive been looking into this for a while for a SFF/HTPC i am planning. from what i read you turn it on in Catalyst and CF's the IGP in the A8 and the compatible card. from the reviews around it looks like it will bump the performance a bit. youre not going to get monster performance but its a...
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