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Recent content by Seizure Explosion

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    Swapping HDD PCB's - Anyone tried this?

    A power surge recently killed my system. The CPU and PCI devices lived, but the mobo, CD/DVD drive, and two Hard drives fried. I bought a new DVD drive and RMA'd the Mobo, but I absolutely NEED the data on the hard drives (college portfolio was on there) I'm pretty sure the problem was the...
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    Power connectors

    Well this is the 20+4 connector...
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    Power connectors

    Okay so I'm gonna be putting this motherboard...
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    Compatible?

    Well in that case either I've had two DOA units in a row randomly (mobo works with my older, lower wattage unit so that's not the issue) or could there just be a bad production run that I hit the middle of?
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    Compatible?

    Are this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006 and this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128345 compatible or am I missing something terrible? I'm on my second of these PSU's right now and am no longer eligible to return. Is there...
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    Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3R or Asus P5Q-E?

    I have almost the exact same system as you, with the Gigabyte mobo. Got all my parts from the Egg yesterday, but Im having issues (no signal, no beeps, no post). Right now I think its an problem with the BIOS but I can't be sure, and it could just be that something's DOA. If anyone else has had...
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    E8400 Vs. E8500: Does it really matter?

    Not entirely. First off, for the resolution I'm playing at the 4870's GDDR5 is what's overkill. Benchmarks tell me that high-quality poorly-optimized games like (okay, only) Crysis may still see frame dips with a single 4850 to 15 or 20 FPS, and I do so hate it when I drop below 25. For the same...
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    What's left for LGA775?

    I wouldn't discount Nehalem just because of nVidia's activities. GPGPU, if it's succesful, probably won't see real mainstream action until Nehalem has been phased out, which means the performance you get from a Nehalem configuration could still have utility for as long as it's current. More...
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    E8400 Vs. E8500: Does it really matter?

    Okay right now I think I'm looking at the 8400 with a nice big WD drive and throwing in an extra 4850. I don't think I'll see much gain out of 4870 seeing as to how my maximum resolution is 1650, and the main difference between the two cards is the GDDR5 RAM that really only gets a workout at...
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    E8400 Vs. E8500: Does it really matter?

    Fair enough. And now the next big question: do I take all the money I saved on the processor and MIR's and go out and buy a velociraptor? Hmm....
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    Intel 2 > 3 ad

    I wish they'd put this in magazines and billboards but they won't because too many people wouldn't get the joke. That said, I lol'd.
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    E8400 Vs. E8500: Does it really matter?

    I realize that the P45 won't run Nehalem, which is why I'm not springing for the $200+ motherboards, but I do intend to overclock to as much as 4GHz if necessary to keep up before an affordable but powerful Nehalem CPU/Mobo combo in late 2009-mid 2010. Ideally this rig should last me through the...
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    E8400 Vs. E8500: Does it really matter?

    I'm making a rig to hold me for a good 3 years or at least until Nehalems have a decent price/performance ratio. I'll be gaming with this but I want to constrain the price as much as possible to have money left over whatever may come up in college. So far I'm getting a 4850 with a P45 Mobo that...
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    4850 Manufacturer warranty smackdown

    I intend to overclock a bit (probably not to its breaking point, but within reason), hopefully to push it up to 4870 performance levels (I'd rather push the clock higher than get the DDR5 because I've got a max res of 1650, so I wouldn't reap much from better vid ram) The main thing I want...
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    4850 Manufacturer warranty smackdown

    I'm basically locked in for getting a 4850 for my new rig. I'm buying an NZXT "Hush" case because it has sound isolating features (Rubber padding on everything, sound-insulating foam), but it's cooled only by two 120 mm fans. Given that the 4800 series cards seem to have a propensity to run hot...
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