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    Black Friday Shoppers Destroy Walmart Displays

    ... I think I saw half of them produce a line from Shakespeare and the other half were busy throwing their own poop... Yeah, while this BS was going on, I was sitting back playing BF3, enjoying an adult beverage.
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    Steve Jobs' 'Curious' Lack of Public Philanthropy

    These guys donated on their own so every time someone doesn't "publicly" donate (as much as these two in particular *or any number of un-named*) now we're going to chastise the rest??? What about this... What about how many jobs "THE JOB" created or how many families he has kept and is KEEPING...
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    Tornado Before & After Using Google Street View

    Actually... I work with A certain Govt agency that deals with this sort of thing as an IT Technician... I can tell you that we are here in full force in AL and the other areas like OK that got hit today will be declared disasters and will have the support they need very quickly.
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    Mexico State Congress Asks Ban of Video Game

    Yeah, yesterday Fox was crying about the game Bulletstorm or wtver the hell it's called... I love how having zombies blown away in a movie, or trying to burn a cop alive like in Reservoir Dogs is ok, but put it in a video game and people claim it'll cause a surge in rapes and murders; 1st...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Yeah, I keep hearing about this term TRIM and the word Sandforce... I know jack and #@$% about them... Anyone care to elaborate a very tiny bit so I can start my exploration? And are you sure that RAID0 wouldn't be the way to go... Sure they're fast, but wouldn't a RAID0 config be faster...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    So going back to what my PS consisted of... Does anyone have any thoughts on SSD? IE, what is a good deal... What about a RAID0? Would it be worth buying two smaller drives and running them in a RAID0 since it's more stable, or should I just run 1 larger one as my main OS drive? What...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Well, the only things I've bought so far are the Maximus II and the H70... I think I'll hold off on the CPU upgrade. The H70 wasn't a bad purchase as it will still fit the newer platforms, so once I do build a new system, I can still use the H70, so that's not money wasted. Far as the MB goes...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Yeah I've heard this a few times... But an SSD still ?won't? deliver the speed of a RAID0 config will it (by it's self... Non RAID SSD)? My two RAID 0 HDs = 1.16 TB... *2* Western Digital Caviar Blue WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive Item #...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Hahaha, why do I feel as though I am having a conversation with "The Architect" of The Matrix? All great points and more to the point of what I was trying to get at. Asus Maximus II = $169 H70 = $109 ------------------------------- (this is what I've bought so far) $278 Now, the...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Hahah, yeah... I "ain't" one of those lucky few. I do all my buying/trading on EBAY and yes, the Q6600 is selling around a hundred or perhaps less "short" of what I'd buy a Q9550 for. So... Lemme rephrase... Is the Q9550 worth a hundred bucks or, best case, lets say $80? Far as selling the...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Yeah, but my current system is using DDR2.... It's not a matter of cash saved to purchase a system in the future or not... I'm looking at a small amount of money thrown out after selling the Q6600 if that's my decision. I typically use the same system for 4+ years at a time depending on the...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    No performance limitations that I'm aware of... Even though it's in my signature, here are my complete system specs... MB - Biostar TP I45 --------------- RMA, just got the Maximus II CPU - Q6600 @ 3.4GHz ---------- Considering bumping to the Q9550 RAM - 8GB OCZ Platinum DDR2 1066 GPU -...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    Well, I can run the Q6600 on the Biostar TP45 MB at around 3.4 stable, although it's a bit hot. That's one reason I'm getting the H70 liquid cooler, I know it'll reduce the temps enough for me to probably get it up to 3.6 (possibly higher) stable. But, like I said, I'm getting the Asus Maximus...
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    Q6600 to Q9550 Upgrade?

    The situation... My Biostar TP45 MB recently crapped out and while I'm having to RMA it, I went ahead and bought a used Asus Maximus II MB along with the Corsair H70 liquid cooler. Any ways, I'm debating on upgrading my current Q6600 to a Q9550. I don't have the cash or the desire to upgrade...
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    Why Nielsen Ratings Suck

    Amen brother. Don't get me wrong, I think the networks should rethink their business model because it's beginning to heavily compete with streaming content and many people skip over commercials through use of their DVR. But yeah, most people seem to think we live on Big Rock Candy Mountain where...
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