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    GPU comparison sites?

    Thanks for those sites, there are some there that I didn't know about, but what I don't see is one that also drills down into resolution capabilities. For example, will GPU X handle resolution Y at 60Hz over HDMI, that sort of thing. Nvidia's own site is even very incomplete with that...
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    Dell U2715H follies (two RMAs later), help?

    Is it a general quality control issue with recent UltraSharps or that one in particular? Would your experience have differed appreciably if you bought from Dell and not Amazon?
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    WD Red drives?

    Good experiences twice in a row with Amazon earlier this year. Double boxed, with the inner box the OEM one with the drive suspended.
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    WD Red drives?

    It's too bad scyntre didn't mention how they were packaged.
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    WD Red drives?

    I can't speak to NCIX, but for HD packaging, I have a better feeling about Amazon than Newegg these days, that's for sure. Interesting temperature and power charts for a 3TB Red vs a host of other drives. It's a clean sweep. http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/wd4001faex-4tb-review,3368-6.html
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    Best software to make regular backups of 1x HDD to another (data not system)

    I came across a nice guide to several of these tools today, including RoboCopy: http://www.overclock.net/t/1125994/seans-data-backup-guide/0_40
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    Best software to make regular backups of 1x HDD to another (data not system)

    There are also useful front-ends for RoboCopy: RoboMirror and WinRoboCopy.
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    Western Digital Red 4TB HDD

    Is that DFL-WD or something else? Is 30 seconds WD's standard? I've read comments about minutes or even hours, but I don't know to which manufacturer that was referring.
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    Western Digital Red 4TB HDD

    I've seen threads debating the relevance of leaving TLER limiting (which is 7 seconds) enabled or not in a desktop environment; opinions differ, but it's moot since it can be adjusted or disabled with smartctl (it doesn't survive power-cycling, but it's very easy to schedule a startup task to do...
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    WD Red drives?

    Yes, by inference: if your HD Tune is maxing at 125, when you know you're on a port that allows more, it's not 1TB platters. Direct evidence (these are the bare-drive weights for drives with 1TB platters): 1TB: 0.99 lb 2TB: 1.32 lb 3TB: 1.40 lb If your drive has any more (e.g. if a...
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    Western Digital Red 3TB HDD

    Some interesting facts(?) from the review: 1) Hard drives that are not properly balanced may cause excessive vibration and noise in a multidrive system, reduce the hard drive life span, and degrade the performance over time. What does "balanced" mean? Is this arguing for drives to always be...
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    Western Digital Red 4TB HDD

    Hilarious. I was looking right at "FYYZ" in the pics knowing full that it should be EFRX, but it still didn't set off any alarms. I guess I never thought anyone could publish a review for one thing and have it actually be for something else.
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    Western Digital Red 4TB HDD

    I don't really understand the low access times from the review (~13 ms). The 2TB and 3TB ones I've ever seen had HDTune figures at around 20 ms.
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    New hard-drive stops Windows from booting

    Can you get into Safe Mode (F8 when booting) at least?
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    How do you test your HDDs for reliability?

    We think alike! I gave up on it at that point too, not wanting to endure the next two passes. We did pretty much the same thing otherwise: I ran the 3 tests in GSmart first though, since they're much quicker, and if the drive is bad you'll probably know it then without having to suffer through...
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