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    hec XP1080 1080W - Should I buy it?

    http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817339035 Newegg.ca has it for $99.99 today with free shipping down from $159.99 regular price. Is it a good PSU? Should I get it for my i5-750 @ 4.0Ghz with a 5870 and probably 1 more in crossfire? Thanks in advance.
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    Highest-End rig suggestions

    Hi, I thought I was on top of the world when I built my i5-750 and 5850 setup. How very wrong was I. A friend of mine, quite wealthy, recently got addicted to Crysis. He said it looked better than real life, and fortunately has asked me to build him "The bestest ultimate gaming computer...
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    Radeon 5830 Released (Paper launch)

    Some reviews: http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3750 http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-hd-5830,2564.html A quick summary for those of you too lazy to read everything: - It is identical to the 5870 in physical design, meaning at 11 inches, you won’t be able to fit...
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    Radeon 5850 so so hot

    Specs: Biostar T5 XE i5-750 @ 3.6ghz 4 GB XM3 DDR3 1600 HIS 5850 @ stock Seagate Baraccuda 750GB Now, I bought a Cooler Master H212 plus, and the i5 runs at 24C idle and 36C load, I'm loving it. Best $30 I've ever spent. I wish the same could be said for the Radeon, but it running...
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    Windows 7 Gaming Performance

    According to this benchmark http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3666&p=14 Windows 7 is supposed to have better gaming performance than Windows XP. However, upgrading from XP to Win7, Fallout 3 performance has dropped from 45avg FPS to 16 FPS!!! I have all latest updates...
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    Is my power supply good enough?

    Currently running: Biostar T5 XE i5-750 @ 3.4ghz no voltage tweak on stock Cosair XMS3 DDR3 1600 Evga 7900GS (from old setup) Seagate Barracuda SATAII 750GB Maxtor Diamondmax IDE 250GB Enermax Noisetaker 485W PSU (18A dual 12V rails, 32A total) Looking to get a Radeon 5850 this week...
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