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    Who is still using intel Core 2 duo processors for gaming?

    I'm still running the E8400/GeForce GTX 285 system in my signature. It had been fine when I was playing TF2 heavily, and more recently for Minecraft under Linux. But Guild Wars 2 has me looking to upgrade. Even cutting the resolution from 1920x1200 down to 1680x1050 and all settings on low...
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    Ivy Bridge Core i{5,7} vs. Xeon E3

    At first Quick Sync looked good: But then I saw these, which are deal breakers: The machine is dual boot, spending most of its time as a workstation running Linux, sporadically booted into Windows for games. Since I've discovered that ArenaNet checks Guild Wars 2 for WINE compatibility and...
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    Ivy Bridge Core i{5,7} vs. Xeon E3

    In planning to upgrade the aged system in my signature, I'm trying to understand Ivy Bridge chip pricing: Price Price Intel CPU NewEgg Box Tray Core/Th L3 GHz TDP Graphics Unlocked Core i7-3770K 330 342 332 4/8...
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    Building servers for PHP/MySQL web hosting

    I found this to be a very useful summary of the current state of hosting options: The Five Stages of Hosting Via Hacker News.
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    Getting Wife into gaming

    Nobody's mentioned Minecraft? Minecraft is a good intro to FPS games, since it's first person and uses WASD. It's a great way for novices to get used to navigating 3D environments. It's now easy to play co-op; no server is needed, players on the LAN can join your single player game...
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    LCD TV or PC LCD monitor?

    If all you'll be doing with the monitor is gaming, then as SJetski71 said above, input lag is an issue. But attached to a PC you need to consider how the resolution and size affect the pixel/dot pitch of the panel. Pixel/dot pitch and distance interact: fine dot pitch up close is similar...
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    SLI broken on mobo? (P5N-E SLI)

    Hey all, I've got a new system (see sig) based on the Asus P5N-E SLI. I haven't started overclocking yet, everything's running at stock. SLI worked for maybe 20 seconds at first and not since. I first fired the system up last weekend and the nVidia driver saw the 2 video cards and...
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    Raptor 150, 650i, only SATA Gen 1 speed?

    Ahh, good to know, thanks! One less thing to have to tweak :)
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    Raptor 150, 650i, only SATA Gen 1 speed?

    Okay, I've got a Raptor WD1500ADFD on an Asus P5N-E SLI (650i) with BIOS 0202. I've installed the latest Forceware drivers yet Device Manager is calling it an nForce 430/410 controller and the transfer mode is set to SATA Generation 1. Unchecking "Let BIOS select transfer mode" only gives me the...
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    How to quiet PSU fan?

    With a name like GameXstream I'd expect that power supply to be loud. What size and how many fans are in it? I'm sorry, but I think it's pretty hopeless to try to quiet a PS that wasn't designed from the start to be quiet. I've tried foam and ducting, but I've found it to be much more...
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    Dual Core Reliability

    Yes, go with AM2 if you're building new. The new energy efficient (65 watt) versions of the X2s are only for socket AM2. While these CPUs aren't really of interest to overclockers, they're better for just about everyone else. Another advantage to DDR2 is that it's compatible with Intel should...
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    65W energy efficient CPUs?

    What's the deal with the 65 watt CPUs? They're the ones with the OPN starting with ADO instead of the usual ADA. For example, there are 2 flavors of X2 4400+, both using 90nm SOI: ADA4400CSBOX, 89W, 1.30V/1.35V ADO4400CSBOX, 65W, 1.20V/1.25V Do the 65W processors overclock better? Run...
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    s939 AGP mobo recommendation?

    I'm currently running a Barton 2500 and I'm looking to upgrade to a socket 939 mobo with an AGP slot to better match the AGP 6800GT i've got. The box will be running Win XP for gaming (WoW, BF2, etc). I plan to outfit the mobo with a San Diego and 2GB RAM. I've been considering the Asus...
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    Color Correction/Display Optimization Wizard?

    I'm looking for info on how to use the NVidia Display Control Panel to adjust colors and gamma on my LCD (2001FP). In particular, I'm looking for info about setting up at least two profiles: a normal day-use profile, and a night-use profile with reduced brightness. What I'm not sure about is...
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    Anyone bought 2001FP recently?

    I just got one last week. I had been a little concerned over the backlight leakage and pixel response issue I'd read about. No dead pixels on mine. It is quite bright, as people have noted. There is some backlight bleeding in a dark room, but it's not at all noticeable during use -- I have to...
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