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    Window Blinds 11 doing the lords work.

    I noticed that windows blinds 11 has been out a while. Been waiting on it for some time. Found this theme eXperience11. For what ever reason I can keep track of my files in the explorer and open applications in the task bar far more effectively with this type of ui than I can with the modern...
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    TIM Pumping out/Drying Quickly. - 7950X

    I am having a strange problem with my AM5 build. 7950X / EK 360 AIO / Kryonaut Extreme TIM On fresh application my idle is ~38C. Web browsing and general windows usage temps are 40-60 depending on boost. I noticed my idle was in the 50s and my all core boost that was holding at 5.45-5.5GHZ...
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    Case refurb paint suggestions.

    Some background: My son is using my Cooler Master C700p. The aluminum rails and some of the plastics have scuffs on them now from his use. I upgraded to a 4090 yesterday, so I gave him my AIO cooled 3080. While installing the 3080 I forgot how much I loved that case and it can be inverted to...
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    What are you playing on your deck?

    Right now I am playing: Devil May Cry 5 - 60fps max settings Wizard of Legend Hades - I have beat the story but jump in occasionally. FF4 Pixel Remaster I installed the heroic launcher last night and tried: Subnautica - runs poorly, 30fps Control - 40 fps at native, 60 at 540p Cyberpunk -...
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    File sharing through Anydesk.

    I am working remotely 95% of the time now and remoting in with anydesk. I see that it has tcp tunneling. Do you guys know if you could use that to access a file share on the same network as the pc that I am remoting into?
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    Anyone use HD-6XX with SBZ?

    My HD-6xx came in a couple of months ago. I've been driving it with my soundblaster z. It sounds fantastic, but I am left wondering if I am missing out. I hear the HD-6xx scales well with better amps. I was wondering if anyone has had a similar setup and moved to head phone amp like one of...
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    Help adding ip address from another machine using a gre tunnel in linux.

    Its a long shot but I was hoping someone would know how to do this. I have a machine hosting a server. Lets call it <server>. I have another machine <ip host> with an ip that I want to put on on <server> Both are on centos I used to do this 9 years ago and can't find my notes and my memory...
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    My MSI GTX 970 died today

    So, I was sitting here playing reign of kings and the computer shuts off. When I get the side of the case off. It smells like the power supply burnt up. So I take that out and start testing parts in another pc. Come to find out its 970 that's dead... Smells like burnt electronics. I cant...
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    Adaptive voltage question

    I have a 4670k and a z87 Sabertooth. I have the cpu set to 1.275 volts. During normal usage at idle it goes to .9 volts and at load 1.275 volts like its supposed to. Though if you run aida it will go all the way to 1.37. Has anyone else seen the behavior and is there anyway to fix it?
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    What do you guys think of the original surface pro?

    So... I getting my two boys the $99 HP stream 7 for Xmas. Its got me thinking. I like the idea of full x86 windows on a tablet. If I get one it would mostly be for audio, ebooks, playing video files through the Xbox one and the general PC tinkering we all do here. Ive been looking around and...
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    Good price on XPS M1730?

    Hey guys. I just picked up a m1730 last night for $600 Specs Core 2 Extreme X9000 2.8ghz can overclock to 3.4 in the bios 4gb ram 320gb hard drive 8800M GTX SLI 17" 1920x1200 screen. What do you guys think ? :P
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    Frys Video Card Return Policy?

    Do you guys know how long they give on video card returns? I bought my gtx 470 sli setup the 28th of november. It has been randomly dropping to desktop every hour or two. One of the cards was a open box return. (Didnt have any choice. Only 2 were left.) Im thinking that might be my...
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    Add another 5870 or go 470 SLI?

    I have my eyefinity setup going and love the crap out of it. Im looking to get a little more performance in bad company 2. Right now I have a 1gb 5870. Would you guys buy another 5870 or pickup 2 gtx 470s or even 460s to replace it? I can afford to go either route as I would sell the 5870...
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    New build woot!

    I just sold my rig in sig, got about $1500 to work with. I been looking all over and it looks like the best deal is microcenter. Heres what im looking at: i5 760 http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0341729 $169.99 P55-GD65 MOBO...
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    Advice on Alienware Laptop

    Hey guys, Im selling my desktop to my cousin and I am gonna order a laptop off the dell outlet tomorrow. Im looking at a few configs of alienwares. My main coice is Alienware M15x Laptop...
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    4ghz Xeon W3520 5870 rig FS FT

    I want to sell my setup to get a laptop. Specs Xeon W3520 @ 4ghz 1.26volts ex58-ud3r mobo Corsair Dominators 6gb cas8 1600mhz 1tb Samsung spinpoint f3 Haf 932 Case OCZ 850watt power supply XFX Radeon 5870 1gb Xfi Dlink pci wifi lite on dual layer burner Im looking for $1100 for just the...
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    Trade Gaming pc for Macbook Pro

    Hey guys, It is entirely too hot in my garage to use the computer, so I want to trade someone for a macbook pro. Its the rig in my sig. Ill let the 28" monitor go with it. I can get some pics if you want. The wiring is neat and clean,
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    Got my Sony CPD-G520P Last night

    Picked the montor up from a guy about 70 miles away. Got it home and plugged it in and it was overbright on 0 brightness and had banding. I left it on 30 minutes and ran image restore and it looked perfect after that. Fixed banding by changing vga cable. Still need to get a new cable...
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    Looking for BC2 server admins in dallas area.

    We need help moderating our server. There are 4 of us in the clan but we arn't always on. Once you drop below a threshold of people you stop getting people to join. So we need some regulars to stay on. Ill give you rcon and voice server admin Its DALLAS - [r00t] 24/7 RUSH We were...
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    Mitsubishi vx1120 CRT

    Do you guys know anything about the mitsubishi vx1120? Found one on craigslist that I want to pick up this weekend. They said the picture is still vivid and sharp. Do you guys think its worth a 70 mile drive and $15? I have been playing bad company 2 on a 17" dell with a trinitron tube...
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    Effects of large monitor on gaming performance

    I have a hanns-g 28" monitor and I was wonding if any of you guys that game on larger screens have noticed any reduction in reaction time or aiming accuracy? I noticed after I moved up to it from my old 22" that my kdr in cod4 went down considerably. I attributed it to replacing my entire...
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    Sound Card for Midi interface

    I need sound card with a midi interface. I picked up a used Johnson JM150 Guitar Amp and need to upgrade the firmware and copy new presets to it a midi interface. I haven't ever hooked anything up to the computer with a midi cable before. I was hoping you guys could steer me in the right...
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    MX 610 Left Handed $29.00

    I found one of these at frys over the weekend for $50 This one is $29.00. With next day air it cost me $39. I cant wait to get a proper left handed mouse. My game has went into the toilet since I got my razer lachesis. http://www.microxusa.com/cgi-bin/page_main.cgi?HOT.ELC&&9315710403
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    Vdroop question

    I got a really good question for you guys regarding vdroop. Does vdroop affect any other voltages other than the cpu core voltage? For instance on my ex58-ud3r board if I set 1.3 volts for the cpu i got 1.264 Is the same thing happening to my memory and qpi voltages too?
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    X58 Cooling

    Has anyone put a fan on their x58 ioh? I have a Gigabyte ex58-ud3r and the heatsink on it get pretty hot to the touch. I was having some stability issues at higher memory and cpu speeds and was wondering if that could be the culprit.
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    200 CFM fan

    I saw a few high speed 120mm fans online today. They are around 200cfm of air flow. Has anyone put one of these on their heatsink and saw any big temp decreases? Here is one for reference http://www.directron.com/pfb1212ghef00.html
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    Diamond 5870

    Hey guys, I am going to try to pickup a 5870 local. The only one available is the Diamond version. Seems everyone is avoiding them like the plague. The last thing I bought from them was a 3dfx card. If I have any problems... I will just bring it back to the store. Is there any...
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    New i7 Build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1400 3) Where do you live? Fort Worth TX 4) What exact parts do you need for that budget? CPU, RAM, case, etc. Please be very specific. Everything but...
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    Macbook Pro Unibody Overclock

    Hey guys, I just traded my desktop to a guy on craigslist for a 6month old unibody macbook pro. So far... I love it. I installed windows 7 and a 500gb hard drive today. I downloaded the nvidia system tools and overclocked it from 2.4ghz to 2.8. 2.9 would freeze in games. I got the...
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    Where to Find hp mini with 1366x768 screen?

    I am going out of town for work in less than two weeks and I want to pick up a netbook to go with me. I noticed today that hp offers the mini with a 1366x768 screen. Has anyone seen them at any b&m stores. I am afraid that if I order one that it wont come in before I leave.
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    New build help $1400

    Here is my build http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=14817687 I need some help getting the price down. My total is 1569.91 I just lost my computer room to the new baby, so I traded my gaming pc and monitor for a macbook pro. Well I clean out the garage...
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    Guide: How to make Duorb work on 4850

    There has been alot of problems on the net with people with 4850 and 4870s getting high temps with the DuOrb. I got stuck with one because thats all the had at frys and I didnt want to wait on shipping to volt mod. Anyway after installing I had 36-38 idle and load temps that never...
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    Strange e7200 voltage problem.

    Hey guys, I just updated the bios on my 965p-ds3 and swaped my e4300 out for a e7200. Well the good news is that it kicks the crap out of my e4300 that could only get 3.3. because of the fsb wall. I went from a fsb wall of 367. Not sure how high it will go now. I know for sure 450...
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    Upgrade Suggestions

    I need some help picking out my next upgrade. My budget is $175-200 Current Specs e4300@ 3.2ghz @ 1.4volts 965p-ds3 mobo 2gb g.skill ddr2 800 2 320gb 7200.10 in raid 0 300gb maxtor radeon 4850 500watt power supply Cooler master centurion 5 case tuniq tower 120 heatsink I...
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    New Mac Book Pro 8600 kexts

    Hey guys, I was hoping one of you with the new mbp with the nvidia 8600 could help me out. I want to take my 8800 out of my pc and put it in my mac pro. I am hoping the new 8600 drivers that come on the mbp will work for it with titan. The program the pc users are using to make their video...
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    Question about Web Based Security Cameras

    Hey guys, Im looking for some security cameras with a web interface. I need one thats modular where I can have several hooked up and viewable. Anyone know of any good products to do this? I am wanting to record with it as well. It can be wireless or wired. Thanks
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    E4300 Temp problems

    Ok I have a e4300 on a ds3 and a tuniq tower. With the vcore at 1.45 and running at 3300 i am getting temps of the mid to high 80s in tat and idles of high 40s to 50s. The gigabyte easytune program shows 30 idle and 60-70 load. That way too damn high. I just put the stock heat sink on...
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    FS/FT Modded XBOX 360 Premium

    Ok guys, I have an xbox 360 premium console. It has a samsung drive that has been modded to play backups. Heres what you get XBOX 360 PREMIUM Wireless Controller 2nd Wireless controller thats needs repairs (had to glue joystick and got too much glue on it. needs the contacts cleaned...
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    Should I sell laptop to build new system?

    Hey guys I need some advice. I have a xps m170 laptop. 2ghz pentium m 1.5 gb ram 120gb hard drive 7800gtx video card 1920x1200 screen I love the crap out of it. The thing is that it is not dual core and the native resolution of the screen is going to start killing the video card...
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    FT: XPS M170

    I have an XPS m170 that I would like to trade for a macbook pro. I dont care what specs. It can be the 1.83 core duo. I would also consider a core2 desktop system as long as it is overclockable and has a decent video card. SPECS 2.0ghz pentium m 1.5gb ram 120gb hard drive 7800 gtx Its in...
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