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I have been thinking about my privacy and how private and secure all my data and communications really is. Snowden and NSA has really exposed how open our data and private information really is, not that I or most people have something to hide but do I really want the government ready my steamy...

I work at a small hospital, and we are starting to embrace bring your own device (BYOD), but more because the doctors are demanding that they be able to use their smartphones and iPads to send patient info quickly by text message or email. The problem is that HIPAA laws mean that sending...

I am thinking of the following mobo/CPU combos: 1) Z77 LGA 1155 with Core i7-2600K CPU or 2) X79 LGA 2011 with Core i7-3820 CPU The LGA 2011 combo will cost me about $50 more then the LGA 1155 solution. I will be doing some gaming, photoshop and video creation. My question is...

Again, thanks for the input. I think because I am planning to run stock, with one graphic card, the X-79 LGA 2011 might be unused overkill.

Hey, thanks for the comments. A couple of things, mostly using it for video creation, music, games and Photoshop CS5. I have bought several electronics on eBay, but it is rare to get things like this for less then 10-15% off the real-life selling price. The guy said it is new and unopened and...

I am looking at upgrading my motherboard and CPU. I am looking at the Intel Core i7-3820 for the LGA 2011 socket. So the question is motherboards, and I decided that I want a good one. I just found the ASRock Fatal1ty X-79 'Champion' on E-Bay, but I can't find it on NewEgg yet...

Yeah, but it still comes back to the same thing - people can be happy with such a product, if it gives them what they want and expect. I see that someone mentioned cleanpcnation.com in the thread. I went and looked at it, and it is basically a variation of the Cyberdefender anti-virus. Many...

To people who actually understand something about computers, this stuff looks like a scam because we know of better stuff that is usually free, and we understand the limits of what any type of this kind of software can do and what it really does. The majority of people are like my Dad. Don't...

Sorry, you are correct - for some reason I thought is was Core 2.

Thanx guys. I think the Q6600 is my best bet for now. Many thanx!!

They seem to mostly come from different servers, although 1 or 2 seem to come through gmail's server.

I use gmail, and I have others who use gmail, and they are getting spam from my gmail address, even when I have not logged on for a couple of days. Does this indicate they have me on a list with my friends, vs. a bot or something? What can I do about this? Change my password? Or is there...

I have an old ABIT Fatal1ty I9HD motherboard that I want to use to build a Small Form Factor gaming rig. http://www.abit.com.tw/page/en/motherboard/motherboard_detail.php?pMODEL_NAME=Fatal1ty+F-I90HD&fMTYPE=LGA775 It has a LGA775 socket and I need a processor for it. I have used a 955...

In my girlfriends computer, I used an ABIT Fatal1ty IN9 SLI and a 955 Core 2 Duo processor. She plays alot of games on it and has been very happy with it ( and I guess that is why she still keeps me around :p ) - I know ABIT is not around anymore, but they made great boards and you can probably...

Thanx for the info. Any ideas on the performance of two 9600GT in SLI? - would that be better then two 8800GT in SLI? Would the price difference be worth it?

I have been looking at a new graphics card, and been reading about the new 9600GT by nVidia. It looks like the 8800GT and 9600GT have similar performance with the 9600GT showing great performance with antialiasing enabled. I went on newegg and found these cards: XFX - 9600GT 512MB 256-bit...

I only had one nVidia card experience - it was a card my friend bought (XFX 7900GT) and I installed in his machine. A couple of days later it stopped working. Next I had an email exchange with XFX customer service, check a few things with them, and they told me to send the card back. 4...

I was originally looking at the 8600GT series, and everyone told me to really consider the GTS series. I got some extra money and I think I can come up with another $150 so I am looking at $300 8800 GTS cards, which should be twice as fast as 8600GT and handle any game that I am playing. I...

I have 3DMark03 and 3DMark06. I got them to work on my first computer, even though the scores were very low. Now I am building up a new computer, and I can’t get either benchmark to run without an error. Card is a ATI 1900 XT – I have installed the latest drivers and the computer/graphics...

I have been working on a friends system, and it is the weirdest thing, I tried to install WinXP Pro on to the system, and right after reading the files, it gives me a BSOD with SESSION3_INITIALIZATION_FAILED. Now, I used the same disk on a different system (Older ABIT KV8-MAX3), but used an...

In August I started this post, now I am bringing it up again, because I did the XFX Challenge qualifier and I had a great time at it (just now got around to posting it). I thought it better to resurect this post then make a new one. So, we totally got owned - no surprise being n00bs at...

Well, we probably will get pwnd, because we are n00bs. We are thinking about entering a competition, for the fun of it, even if we lose our first match. Gotta start somewhere. This XFX Competition looks interesting cause it seems more no-pro more marketing kinda thing. Show up at the...

I am thinking about entering this Counter Strike Source competition: http://www.igames.org/XFXqualifier But I read on another forum, that for the on-line CSS tournaments that it is all about the hacks, he who hacks best wins. Is this true? The XFX CSS Qualy is held at LAN centers, do...

I am working on a network problem. First the stats: We have a Broadmax Tech LTD. (Linkmax HSA300A-2) DSL modem, that is wired directly into our phone box. (See below). We then had the modem plugged directly into a D-Link DSS-16+ Switch. http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=71 We...

I mostly play Quake3 and 4, so I guess I am concidered an FPS gamer - Toxjq rules!! OK, I tried an RTS game – Command and Conquer (C&C), and liked it but wasn’t ready to spend $40 on it. Now I heard about Company of Heroes : Opposing Fronts and that it was a good RTS game. It seems...

A friend of mine works for a company that supplies PR agency's with printing, anyway he told me that they were gearing up to do some printing for the '9000 series' graphic cards from nVidia; scheduled for September, but that it was postponed. No new date has been given to him. Seem like...

I think what is mid range is a little subjective. For me: <$100 is low end $100 to $200 is mid range $200 to $300 is hign end $300+ is hardcore Obviously, this shifts upward for those with more money.

I got my system together, but when I plug some usb devices into the USB port, it some times says that it would be faster if pluged into a 2.0 USB port. My mobo is supposed to have USB 2.0, so what could be my problem?

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I have noticed that there are several programs, that promise to hide ones public ip address and other personal infromation. Are these programs legit? Do they work, or do they do something that is easy to do yourself? I have a kid, who is starting to use the web, and I don't want some...

I have a Win XP system, with IDE and SATA HDD capabilities. I have done some searches looking for answers, and got some good information but not what I am looking for. My system is currently using a single IDE HDD loaded with WinXP on IDE 1 and a DVD on IDE 2. I have a SATA HDD with a...

Wow, lots of food for thought here. I am thinking that I will get the Fatal1ty 8600GT and use it to build a silent light gaming system for my sister. For my own machine, I will wait some more to see what ATI comes out with in the few months.

I have an ATI x850XT 512, I am thinking about a nVidia 8600GT. I found these on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130091 EVGA http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150238 Fatal1ty Both are about the same price, the Fatal1ty...

I have a FX-55, which was a high-end processor about 3 years ago. A friend of mine wants me to help him build up a new system using a Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane 1.9GHz 2 x 512KB. So, my questions are: Do does this processor compare to my FX-55? Are there any motherboards that really...

A friend of mine told me about this. XFX is looking to make a gaming team, which looks like they will tour and compete and promote XFX. I can’t tell if they might compete at CPL or WSVG or others but maybe its just shootouts: http://www.xfxteam.com/teams/ The only thing is, they don’t say...

I am moving back and forth on getting a DX10 card right now, or waiting. I am running XP not ready yet for Vista, and not many DX10 games out - so I think I am going to wait, but if I could find an 8800GTS for $200 then...

I second this - I think this would be very interesting.

What I am wondering is what would be the price range for a Mobo with the on-board 2900xt GPU - cheeper than a Phenom + 2900xt card?

Well, first, I am not saying every product from Fatal1ty is great. A friend has a Laser Pro and I used it - I like the shape, quality is not that good. The mouse is clearly something he had his hand in (pun), which mean they would not have made it with out him. I think the design is great for...

Not so much a fan of the person, but I got the Sound Card due to the great reviews, and be damned - it lived up to the hipe. F-ing great sound card, so then I decided to try the Mobo, and again be damned if it wasn't a really great Mobo. So I am a fan of the product, or Fatal1ty branded...