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My wife wants her own desktop, so I'm building a new one and giving her my 2500k machine. I haven't built a new machine since I built the 2500k when it launched, so I'm out of the loop. The only parts I am salvaging from my 2500k machine is a 980 Ti (the wife will get by with a 7970) so ignore...

Looking for some suggestions on the best way to set up this network. Short version: I have Cat5e wired through the house to the basement where the lines terminate. Can/should I install an unmanaged switch in the basement and put a four-port router/switch elsewhere in the network for the rooms...

Newegg has the Kingwin LZP-1000, a 1000 watt, modular, 80 Plus Platinum PSU for $171.50 with free 3 day shipping using promo code KWPSU25. Link. Cheapest price I found elsewhere was around $200 before shipping. Received HardOCP Gold earlier in the year-...

I have a Corsair TX 750 that I have been using for a long time and has now moved over to the computer in my signature. I recently upgraded to a reference 7970, and since then, my USB ports have been acting strangely--my USB 3.0 ports will not function period, and my other ports are finnicky at...

Diamond HD 7970 - $311.99 AC/AR w/ FS @ Amazon. Amazon matched Newegg's price, which has gone OOS. Still in stock at Amazon right now. So torn between this deal or a 670.

When the Diablo 3 beta came out, and everyone was hating on it, I defended the game. I defended what others called a "dumbing down" of the mechanics, of the leveling, of the choices, etc. When they announced the RMAH, I defended it. I defended the idea of "just not using it," or "taking the gold...

So, the game that came out in Japan over two years ago, and Europe a year ago, finally makes its way to North America this week. http://www.metacritic.com/game/wii/xenoblade-chronicles The reviews make the game sound amazing. Has anyone already played/beat the other versions of the game...

I've been following this game somewhat because it looks like a cool take on the MMO genre, but the way they are monetizing the game is pretty damn excessive. You have to pay $49.99 for the game, and it has a monthly fee. It also has a cash shop for items, so we are already through the looking...

I live in an apartment where my only internet option is offered by the complex. I have cable internet access, 10/1, and the speed and ping are actually fine. The problem is they are running this all through their own domain, and when I throw my Linksys e2000 router between my devices and the...

Hopefully, somone can help me out here. To make a long story short, my camera on my phone died while on vacation, and I lost my Blizzard Authenticator app when it was replaced. I am now trying to remove and replace the authenticator, but having zero luck because (1) they think my ID is not valid...

A "sequel" (same universe, different setting and characters) has been announce to Amnesia, titled Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Basically, it's an inustrial revolution setting in London. Looks really cool. http://www.joystiq.com/tag/amnesia-a-machine-for-pigs/

I have no idea what I am doing wrong, but everytime my system reboots Afterburner refuses to run my 6870 fan profile and it screams like a jet engine. I have to go into the program and manually lock the user defined mode back in. Nothing else; the profile is saved. Running the newest Catalyst...

Anyone pick this up? I hated FF13 with a passion that still burns, despite liking almost all of the previous non-MMO entries (including 12). The reviews seem to suggest it is a better game for the most part, but not a return to the fantastic FF games of the past. I'd be interested to hear...

Amazon is having some sort of daily PS3 game deal, the standout of which appears to be Uncharted 3 for $40. They also have Resistance 3, Dead Island, and Infamous 2 for $30...

Stolen from SD. http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3671458 35% off at Logitech's website, excluding Revue products and Alert items, with coupon code 791191repp. 25% off Revue products with coupon code 321584repp. http://www.logitech.com/en-us/home I can confirm this works...

Best Buy is offering early access to Black Friday deals for Reward Zone Silver members. As much as we like to bitch about Best Buy, there are some good deals on here provided you can still snag them. I grabbed a Nook Touch, a 2gb micro SD card and free shipping for $79.99. Stolen from SD...

Stolen from Tech Bargains--today only, get 31% off of one Dell Refurbished Off-Lease product with code Halloween31P. I was hoping to find a third u2311h monitor, but no dice. They do, however, have plenty of 22 inch monitors for around $100 after coupon, and the usual rack servers, switches...

The most recent 11.10 preview has some fix for Rage via an OpenGL dll (Rage isn't content with wrecking the lives of just the people who bought it) Of course, this crashes every single other OpenGL program causing a video driver error and recovery. The Logitech Gaming Software uses OpenGL...

I had the bf3 "is not installed" issue last night, and had to do a system restore to fix it. Today, when I turn on my computer, I get an immediate BSOD when Windows is trying to load. So fast that I cannot read it. Then, I get into the startup repair screen, and after it spins it's fucking...

Battlefield 3 has more keys than fingers and some are in especially bad positions (M and N to fix the map?) and I cannot for the life of me fly a plane or helicopter, so I figured this thread was needed. Got any keybind / flying tips? I broke out an xbox 360 controller and that sort of helped...

If these rumors are true (and they have come from multiple sources on different websites) the new iPhone 5 has what I would call a killer feature in the "Assistant." http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/26/the-new-iphone/ Also integrates with Wolfram Alpha so you can ask your phone to do some...

I'd like to see what your take is on this. I was running CPU meter and network meter gadgets in Win 7. I noticed the network meter was showing a 0.203kb/s upload about every other second. I started doing the process kill and hunt and none of them were the culprit. I ran a netstat -abo and...

Having never played FFX, this is exciting. http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/14/square-enix-announces-final-fantasy-10-remake-for-ps-vita-and/

My Xbox Live account was hacked and used to buy a bunch of shit today. I am apparently not alone. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442986 There seems to be no common thread and the problem is on MS's end. Now, I am locked for 25 days (including my Zune Pass) while they...

This is on Kotaku via Techspot right now. Apparently they don't take into account what the game actually looks like, and just claim that performance at 2560 was "too much to handle" because the 6970 only put up 49fps, therefore this game is just tearing up hardware. This is also pretty lulz...

I have been looking around for a modular PSU to get rid of my cable rats nest and came across this deal. Newegg is selling the modular Corsair HX850 pro PSU for $169.99, with a 10% off coupon code ("CORSAIR10AUG") and a $20 rebate. If my math is correct, that brings it down to $133 plus...

As juvenile as this all is, it looks like so much fun. http://www.destructoid.com/this-saints-row-the-third-video-will-cost-you-up-to-60-204513.phtml

Here comes that competition with Steam we have heard so much about for everyone that loves, hates, or is indifferent about the whole thing. Stolen from Slickdeals. 42 games at half off...

The Spanish police have nabbed three members of Anonymous allegedly responsible for the PSN breach and attacks on Spanish banks. I wonder how these guys hold up under pressure or if they will start spilling their guts. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110610/tc_nm/us_spain_anonymous

Activision Blizzard had their quarterly earnings report, and they said this about Diablo 3: http://www.joystiq.com/2011/05/09/diablo-3-external-beta-coming-q3-2011/ http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/05/blizzard-driving-hard-to-release-diablo-3-in-2011-beta-coming.ars I don't even...

Woot has one of their secret sites up again, moofi, (Woot! upside down, clever girl :D ) and they are selling Razer Mamba refurbs for $59.99 (90 day warranty). http://moofi.woot.com/moofi/fragme Looks like they also have a Razer Orochi refurb for $34.99...

This is driving me nuts. Minecraft runs on the rig in my sig at some ridiculous frame rate, but every so often I get a huge spike on the graph, the game stutters for a second or two, then goes back to normal for a while, then a big stutter. Never had this problem on my old rig with the same...

Not sure how to go about doing this as I always have problems setting up Steam in these kind of situations. I'd like to put the basic Steam files on the SSD, as well as some, but not all of the games in my library. Ideally, I'd like to be able to move them back and forth. Is this possible?

I've seen a lot of different numbers thrown out about what is "safe," and just want to make sure I'm not killing my chip. 2500k @ 4.8ghz. Asus P8P67 Pro. Regular LLC, +0.060 offset voltage (1.33-1.36 load), all other OC bios changes on default. Push/Pull hyper 212+. The max temp I have seen...

I've been putting together a new Sandy Bridge system, and I pulled the latest Catalyst drivers off of AMD for my 6870. When I drag windows on the desktop, I am getting some awful retained images like the screen is not refreshing fast enough or something (edges of windows ghosting, windows the...

I'm putting my trusty Q6600 out to pasture, and all my parts are in hand but the SSD and a PWM Y cable. I have a few questions since I haven't built in a while and want to make sure I'm not forgetting something. Here is what I am looking at as far as parts: 2500k Asus P8P67 Pro 2x4GB...

With two d's, for a double dose of PC pimping. I caught the itch earlier this month, and then I saw the Skyrim screenshots and I am at the point of no return. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc --A little bit of everything. Gaming. Infrequent photoshop...

I am thinking of jumping to Sandy Bridge and jumping into the SSD game for the first time. My biggest question: what are you installing on the SSD besides the OS? I've got a 640GB AAKS and a 1TB Green right now. I assume I would want to install my games on the SSD, but that is going to run...

Mo turkey, mo problems. Come home for a holiday and it is tech fixing time. My parents Dell conveniently decided to act up when I come home. It would not power, so I reseated everything. Then, it would freeze on booting (halfway through the Dell bios progress bar), so I reset the CMOS. Still...

I have never ran a multi-monitor set up at home or at the office, and I am thinking about doing it now, so hopefully the [H]orde can answer a few of my noob questions. I have a 1920x1200 Samsung T240HD right now. I would likely use that one for gaming and TV watching because of the higher...