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    Update: Microcenter Barebones Bitspower PCs -- Westmont Illinois

    What's the MF? Never heard of this org stealing IP?
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    Update: Microcenter Barebones Bitspower PCs -- Westmont Illinois

    FYI, for anyone looking at these. I think this is a good deal if the case works for you. There are a few things to be aware of: 1. To get hardline cooling for the EVGA cards, you have to vertical mount it. The waterblock doesn't fit other wise. That's another $270 for the GPU block kit and...
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    3080 tuf repairs

    MSRP no longer matters. ASUS + MSI has been charging much higher prices (to their distributors) than what they did back in late 2020, or selling them to their distribution channel in "forced" bundles (gigabyte seems to do this more). This is a major part of why you see Newegg shuffle having...
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    [FS] PNY 1080 ti XLR8 - new in box

    It's not explicitly stated in PNY's graphic card warranty policy. However PNY's memory's lifetime warranty states: "Lifetime is defined as the lifetime of the product on the market. Outdated technology is not covered by the Lifetime warranty if the item is no longer available on the market as a...
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    Google Suspended Its Modular Smartphone Project

    Both Merriam-Webster and Oxford has already updated their definition of literally to include the informal usage. So literally officially means both literally and virtually. So play nice? Definition of LITERALLY http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/literally
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    FS: Gigabyte Geforce 670

    Used Gigabyte Windforce Geforce 670 2GB. Haven'd used for more than a year. Just realized it's been sitting in my closet. Time to find a new home 125 shipped. o.b.o. heat: bloodyshogun
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    WTB: Asus Sabertooth Z77 or Equivelant

    Not sure quite equivalent, I have a MSI Z77A-GD65 around if interested http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z77AGD65.html
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    WTB: Higher end Z77 board

    Bump from a 2014 Thread? Wow, I have one of these laying around http://us.msi.com/product/mb/Z77AGD65.html#hero-overview if interested. Barely used at all.Used, but in original box and all.
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    What is with the absolute dirge of games for PS4 and Xbox One?

    I think high development cost, and risk / limited upside is part of the problem. I think that game development (not marketing) cost for AAA games has gone from $ 20-50 mil per game to $ 60 mil+ per game. This means 2 things, 1) studios can only make half as many games with the same budget 2)...
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    Nvidia Pick Your Path Bundle! [Assassin's Creed Unity, Far Cry 4, The Crew]

    UCIX has a Canadian Site and US site, which charges in either Canadian Dollars or US Dollars. THe currently conversion fee is usually assessed by your credit card company. So you won't have to pay for it if you get a credit card that doesn't charge conversion fee.
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    Definitive Technology Incline Speakers $249.98 @ BB

    Great speakers for the size and best price I have seen. I think we can all get too caught up arguing the merits of paying hundreds of dollars for a small speaker when an alternative bookshelf style speaker is cheaper and better. While there's no doubt there's no chance this can compete with a...
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    [STEAM] %75 off CodeMaster games

    I actually find the analog controls on a gamepad far easier to use than a wheel / pedal / shifter. it's just far faster to a move a joystick around than turn a wheel full circle. However, that does make using a joystick less realistic. Then, nothing beats the immersion experience of using a...
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    Silverstone SST-SX600-G 600w Gold SFX

    Can't comment on the APC, the Cyberpower actually uses stepped approximation to Sine Wave as well. I have it with the highest capacity, with 900W+ of load at times (3 monitors connected, etc.). My apartment frequently gets 1-2sec of power outage / spikes /dips, and the Cyberpower has been doing...
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    Smallest micro-ATX case with 4 expansion slots?

    Silverstone SG09 / SG10
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    Onkyo C-7030 Audiophile Grade Compact Disc Player $139

    needless to say, the market for a $100 CD player is fairly small right now.
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    Crucial MX100 512GB - $204.99 ($10 off promo code @ newegg)

    FYI, these drives MSRP at $225.
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    Replacing Antec Mini p180

    Silverstone PS07 might work
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    Lian-li PC-Q36

    Lian-li now has an interesting entry into the BitFenix Prodigy layout SFX case market. http://www.lian-li.com/en/dt_portfolio/pc-q36/
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    Intel Retail Edge "Summer Deal" 2014

    Whoa, let's keep things civil here. I think there's a lot of grey here, and not the learning disability kind. Whether right or wrong, I think a lot of us "technically" violate some terms of services. No need to pass judgement here. For example, I have purchased many OEM copies of windows for...
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    Sapphire Tri-X R9 290 ($369-$10 MIR)

    Do you actually report use tax? Since no online retailer I know generate automated used tax reports. It will be a lot of work to actually report that. Also, since there's no case of consumers prosecuted for evading use tax.... This has also been going on forever even before the internet age...
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    Intel Retail Edge "Summer Deal" 2014

    Cost of Ownership, as far as I know, includes purchase price. You might believe that Cost of Ownership does not include purchase price because many vehicle Cost of Ownership calculators do not outline an item that says "Purchase Price" (e.g. Edmunds, Kelley). In fact, the purchase price is...
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    Too indecisive about cases, need some help

    EVGA Hadron and Lian-li Q08/Q18 are also options that you might want to consider. Those 2 lian-li models will run cooler than PC-TU200B.
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    Asus Z97I-Plus

    I was curious too, so I downloaded the manual. Instead of having connectors on a metal plate connected to the motherboad. You have to screw the connectors on the backplate (there's space next to the optical out port, and then attach the internal wires to the wireless board. It's good for...
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    Asus Z97I-Plus

    Hmm. is this meant to be serve dual purpose enterprise / DIY? - VGA port? The 90s called and they want their connector back. (Again, for enterprise? who's the audience?) - No rear panel Mem / BIOS buttons? - Only 6 phase power delivery? Where's the Asus daughter board? - That ugly circular...
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    VESA official announcement, AMD's Free-sync standard adopted for DisplayPort 1.2a

    So, what's going to happen when nVidia refuses to implement adaptive-sync in their video card drivers? Let's see how this play out.
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    Intel Retail Edge "Summer Deal" 2014

    Like you said, this is only for frontline salesman. Think of it as a form of incentive that has a potentially high value for the employee (I don't even think this is taxable), but doesn't cost as much for Intel. Intel's decision is whether they pay cash or offer a discount as incentives for a...
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    What's the VGA restriction you are referring to? I'd love to get one of those, but the import cost is just sooo high...... Any larger, and we got ourselves another set of BitFenix Prodigy / Caselabs S3
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    Silverstone SST-SX600-G 600w Gold SFX

    Tony, can we get a black SFX to ATX adapter to be included? or provided as an option?
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    It's possible to create a closed loop with quick disconnects. You can bleed the system with an external radiator, and then reconnect the system without the radiator.
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    It was discontinued between that 3D render and M1 production.
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    AsRock VisionX 420D - Decent system?

    I have the sandy bridge version of this, without the MXM graphics card (which would share the same cooling fan with the CPU). THE cooling fan is significantly thicker than most notebook. So, it's quieter than a notebook but louder than say a dedicated quiet PC. I use it as an HTPC and it's not...
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    Silverstone SST-SX600-G 600w Gold SFX

    Amazing! I wish they'd be available sooner than later
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    I don't have slim 120mm fans to test it, but I don't think there's space at the bottom for a 30mm rad at all. and yes. I believe others on the forum have already tried, which lead to the discussion about this Chinese-made 25mm Radiator.
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    Also, Here's the bottom radiator he used http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=a230r.1.14.396.Ppu7kU&id=16866920552 If anyone's interested. there are plenty of US / Europe based Tabao agents who can source it. For those in the US here's a link...
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    Did some more seaching on the chiphell forum. The last I can found is this http://www.chiphell.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=942118&highlight=%E5%A1%9E%E7%88%86%E8%B6%85%E7%BA%A7%E5%B0%8F%E9%92%A2%E7%82%AE and http://www.chiphell.com/thread-947294-1-1.html The poster was able to have 2 rads...
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    Amazon Kindle/Fire $50 off, PaperWhite/HDX $75 Off *Restrictions*

    Short time prime member. I got the offer.
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    NCASE M1: a crowdfunded Mini-ITX case (updates in first post)

    It doesn't look like that person completed the build. The pictures are all just there for sizing. There's no pump, the tubes are not connected. In short, I don't think we have seen any evidence of a running NCase M1 with 2 Radiators.
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    Ncase - nas

    What about the Lian-li Q-18 / Q-25? I think those cases are quite adequate for NAS duty. The strength of the ncase is big cooling in a small package.
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