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    Windows 8 "Core" *OR* Pro Retail Upgrade $69.99 Newegg

    I use win8 + start8 on my laptop. It is ok most of the time, but i still find bugs that windows 7 didn't have and there are some annoyances.
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    7970 crossfire artifacts and other stuff

    Test the MSI card on its own to see if you get any more artifacting. GPU-Z has a log to file option that you can use to check the clocks after playing and there is a log viewer floating around it you goole for it. If you have no issues, then it's problem solved.
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    7970 crossfire artifacts and other stuff

    Artifacts usually point to a VRAM issue.
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    Asus 7950 DC II (Literally) Caught Fire

    It's good of you to chime in. I hope it gets sorted for the OP. I don't think the OP is venting, the community is. It shouldn't have gotten to this stage and Asus needs to have a good hard look at either it's policies or the employees that follow them if it wants to restore any kind of...
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    Asus 7950 DC II (Literally) Caught Fire

    I just helped someone put a build together. From a $1200 PC, not a single part was Asus.
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    Strange Overheating Issue HD 7870

    You might want to look at using Trixx to make a custom fan profile. 84 seems kinda hot for a pitcairn chip. My Tahiti LE only reaches 71 in Heaven overclocked and overvolted and it's known to be a particularly hot card with a single fan cooler..
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    Asus 7950 DC II (Literally) Caught Fire

    It good of Raja to give his input here and not really his fault the RMA process seems to be pretty flawed. I'm sure he's passed this thread to his PR and RMA department and hopefully we can see a change in policy at some point. Asus are a BIG company and sell more than just video cards, you...
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    Asus 7950 DC II (Literally) Caught Fire

    I'm pretty sure any power surge would have effected the PSU first and even if there was a surge on the 12 V line, there would have been more things affected and really shouldn't have caused a fire. ESD could not really cause that kind of damage either. It looks like a connection somewhere has...
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    looking for article on capacitor pop

    There are plenty of websites around that will review products properly. HWS is one of the best that I have found for PSUs. If you look on the newegg product page, you will also find tons of bad reviews (about 50%) for that specific PSU. The capacitors just do not seem to last more than a couple...
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    [Hesitate} PSU for my rig

    Both the Antec and Corsair units you linked are very solid. As the 560ti is a very power hungry card, some models using an average of 200 W, I would go with the slightly higher rated 750 or 850 W unit by Corsair though.
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    UPS Question

    ^^ This
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    Ergodox mechanical keyboard kit $200 @ Massdrop ~1 day left

    A YouTube video of the assembly. Definitely something for the enthusiast! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1irVrAl3Ts
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    looking for article on capacitor pop

    The Coolermax ZU series are terrible PSUs they have an extremely high failure rate with capacitors randomly popping after a few months. For the same price, you can get a corsair builder series which are much much better. Edit - Here is an example of a (non-ZU) coolmax PSU...
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    looking for article on capacitor pop

    With bad luck it can. The psus should have a manufacturers warranty so you can send them back. Which capacitor is popping btw? one inside the PSU, right? What brand PSUs were they? Edit - If they are using a 115 V AC supply and the PSU uses active PFC, then a voltage spike should not make the...
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    looking for article on capacitor pop

    But there is no way to prove that the capacitor was blown by a spike and not a manufacturing defect.
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