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    New build for video editing...please critique.

    I don't work on the business side of a computer everyday. Is the Z270 a better platform than the X99? How will this ryzen play out compared to these systems? Thanks again.
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    New build for video editing...please critique.

    Great information....my takeaway is more quality SSD drives. Right now Microcenter has the i7-6800K for 359 and the i7-7700K for 299.00 For the little more, how can I go wrong with the 6800K?
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    New build for video editing...please critique.

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    Is this a solid layout...Can it be improved?

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    4Tb WD My Books 129 w/FS Good or Bad for NAS

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    AMD Radeon HD 7970 CrossFire Bundle Lucky Draw

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    Galaxy 6 Weeks of Christmas GPU Giveaway! Week 3

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    Lost and looking for stoarage solution.

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    The [H] SpiderOak Referral Thread (Think DropBox, but BETTER)

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    Free SteelSeries Stuff

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    The [H] Dropbox Thread

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    Power supply shutting off during boot

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    Power supply shutting off during boot

    Done that........ I tried with one stick....then with it in a different slot....then the other stick in both slots. Same results. Thanks, Steve
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    Power supply shutting off during boot

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    Upgrading from a 8800 GT to a ???

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