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    2tb Western Digital Portable Hard Drive @ Fry's

    Just a possible word of caution ... I have gone through two of these drives and lost a ton of data in the process. Been using WD Passport drives for years with no issues .... These seem to have bit flimsier shell. Just be careful with yours, I've had bad luck and am waiting for the next redesign.
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    GTX 680 Superclock for 459.99 at Amazon

    Card just arrived and Amazon just sent me the Borderlands 2 code. Never saw anything about Dirt 3 on the site though... Was it mentioned somewhere?
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    GTX 680 Superclock for 459.99 at Amazon

    Really tempted by this deal. I have a 580 that's starting to overheat (93 degrees under load and noisy) and glitch out a lot with my dual-monitor setup (one of which is 2560x1600), but wanted to wait until the next round of video cards to upgrade. Argh.
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    Corsair VX550W problem?

    Thanks, I figured it was plenty but getting it to post properly by just removing the DVD-RW seemed really odd. Will have to keep hunting. Seems to be working okay now.
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    Corsair VX550W problem?

    I've put together a hand-me-down system for my mom, using some of my old left over parts. Since she was going from a first-gen Athlon to an Intel C2D E6600 at 3.2, it was kind of a big jump. But she also needed a new PSU. I'd used the Corsair HX620 for a long time with no problems, so when I...
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    Is x58/core i7 performance that much better?

    I just upgraded from a C2D overclocked at 3.2ghz and an 8800gtx to a core i7 overclocked to 3.8ghz (could go higher but keeping voltages and temps low) and an overclocked 285. Windows Vista is definitely a slight bit snappier, and working in Solid Works and Photoshop is noticably faster...
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    6GB OCZ Intel Extreme DDR3 Triple Channel Kit for $101.77 AR

    I think you're referencing the G.Skill 6GB 1600 kit that goes for just over $100 now, but that one has some slower timings.
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    6GB OCZ Intel Extreme DDR3 Triple Channel Kit for $101.77 AR

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001MWRUZ8 $141.77 with a $40 rebate. Been searching for ram and after the OCZ Platinum kit that reviewed so well went up in price suddenly I noticed this deal over on Amazon.com. It's currently around $170 over on zipzoomfly, and though the timings aren't...
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    Do 10,00 rpm hard drives really make a DIffernec?

    No. It's not worth it, as FPS typically have nothing to do with HDD speed ... unless you're talking when content is streamed from a new area to the next seamlessly, and even then only a few games have big open worlds like that, and even then it might only smooth out the very occasional "stutter"...
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    raptor 300GB eta ?

    I've got to give you the benefit of the doubt, that you posted this then realized how logic had momentarily escaped you. Just because something isn't announced doesn't mean there are no plans for it. And just because there have been no press releases or "leaks" in internet forums doesn't mean...
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    Combination Bluetooth+WiFi PCI card

    Does one exist? I've seen references to something by MSI but it's not available anywhere. Anyone know of anything that combines WiFi for a desktop with Bluetooth? Much appreciated.
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    Macbook Pro 4gb Ram Upgrade

    that's precisely the problem ... conflicting stories about their policies. went into the 5th avenue apple store in nyc this afternoon to return the 30gb ipod i bought with the student deal online, and had the counter clerk say they replace even 1 dead pixel, a "genius" say it had to be 5, and...
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    Macbook Pro 4gb Ram Upgrade

    Just to update, I finally got my new MacBook Pro last night. Waited 2 weeks for it to ship, and Fedex said it shipped straight from China. That should have tipped me off right there. It arrived, I excitedly opened it up, powered it on, and immediately noticed two stuck pixels in the middle of...
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    Macbook Pro 4gb Ram Upgrade

    Thanks for the replies guys. I do most definitely need 4gb ... I'm an art director so the kinds of files I'm using are often quite a bit larger than anything you could take on a consumer camera. Plus I've heard Parallels eats up tons of ram. I bought the laptop with the stock 160gb...
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    Macbook Pro 4gb Ram Upgrade

    I have the upper-version Macbook Pro coming in the mail, and I'm seriously considering upgrading to 4gb of ram. Been looking at newegg and am a little confused. Hope you guys can help. I'm going to be running Parallels and Bootcamp/Vista a lot, and figure I'll need the extra ram. I'm just...
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