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    Update - Not Resolved - PC won't boot - sticks at "Preparing automatic Repair"

    Hey, we offer lifetime tech support! Just give us a call on Monday to sort this out. (Ask for Scott) Also, I don't know the specifics, but sometimes we offer a warranty period on the system, but the board maker often carries a longer warranty on their own part - in this case, Asus offers a 3...
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    have you gotten your new NVidia/AMD upgrade card yet? Why not?

    The latest status updates we are getting at VM is that supply should begin to ease over the next couple of months. We are currently in stock of all of the 30xx cards at the moment, but they are only available for full systems right now because we're barely getting what we need. Keep the faith...
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    Why not buy premium, expensive motherboard?

    Motherboard/CPU and PSU are the two areas of a PC build to get right the first time. Get a brand you believe to be rock solid (Kyle's review history can answer that) Buy the features you need, skip the marketing. A $120-150 board fits most people's needs, and anything beyond that is typically...
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    SilverStone Raven RV04 Computer Case Review @ [H]

    I know there are a lot of people that love the 90 degree rotation, but it really does not necessarily make for better cooling. I know heat goes up, but even a single fan can totally change the air flow inside a case. I also don't like the wiring coming out of the top, not being able to place...
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    Hi, I'm Randy Copeland, founder and CEO of Velocity Micro.

    Hi, I'm Randy Copeland, founder and CEO of Velocity Micro.
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    Radeon HD 7990 Vs. GeForce GTX 690: The Crowd Picks A Winner

    I meant irrelevant if you go out today and decide to buy a new video card, I would not suggest that anybody buy a 690 in any flavor unless you found an end of life fire sale. It's a great card if you already own one, but at it's current official $999 MSRP price, I would pick something else like...
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    Changing GTX 470

    No contest, the EVGA Superclocked with ACX. Get it from Newegg for $265 here ACX is amazing. The card is not smaller, but it sure does run cooler and quieter. The 470 was/is a power hog and runs really hot! (Actually, most of the GTX4xx was power hungry and hot!) You will not believe how much...
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    New Video Card!

    What games do you play, or what's the planned use? For your budget, I would go with an EVGA 760 Superclocked with ACX cooling system...they are very fast, overclockable, quieter than any other high end card, and Newegg has it for $265 here That would be my personal choice.
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    Radeon HD 7990 Vs. GeForce GTX 690: The Crowd Picks A Winner

    I would suggest that the 690 is end of life, and not really relevant. Also, there are so many flavors and versions of the 690, the particular model is very significant. A reference 690 card vs. an EVGA Superclocked is no contest at all! It's not as simple as this.
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    Which GPU for 2560x1440, budget around $530

    The Sugo SG05 will fit most any full sized cards discussed here. It has a GPU clearance of a little over 10", which is plenty long enough for a 770 or 780, or the higher end Radeon cards. Just make sure you have enough fan speed to get air moving in the case, because the card fans will be very...
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    Motheboard died, need to ugprade from 775 architecture. What's a good mobo/cpu?

    I completely agree with Topweasel. For your needs, a good base Z87 board, like the Asus Z87-A will suit you well if you are going for 1 or 2 GPUs, and IB2 will give bandwidth for 3x or lots of memory, but might not be worth it for your needs. Go with the 4770k and 2x8GB 1866 RAM and you should...
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    Newegg CS & RMA Depts are SCUM...my horror story with a motherboard

    I agree overtightening would probably not bend the particular pins in that picture. You could overtighten and bend pins, but it is usually more pins all together on a side or corner, and then it's at the point that you are also bending the socket frame too. They can be straightened pretty...
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    Who is planning on going from windows 7 to windows 8.1?

    I am one of those that tried 8, but for my personal use I went back to 7 after I finished my testing. If I liked using touch on a desktop, I probably would have stayed, but for a desktop PC user with a fat monitor, my preference was to stay at 7. I'm not somebody that appreciates touch except on...
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    Which Android phone to come back to?

    Too bad the new Moto Maxx was not a choice! I love it, and can use it all day with everything turned on and full brightness and still go to bed with 40% battery life or better. I dig the all day battery, and it's hardly bigger than the X... and Kevlar!
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    Which GPU for 2560x1440, budget around $530

    I would vote for the 770, but the 780 price may start drifting down over the next couple of months if you can hold on for that. The Radeon 9x series has fantastic potential, but still too early to draw final conclusions. Drivers will still need work.
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