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skier wrote:Important Info:

• Launch Socket: AM3 with *Rumored* possibility of new AM3+ System

Where did you find this info? So far, I haven't been able to ascertain this from other articles.

Can a power surge take out Ethernet cables? I'm not sure about cables but I know for sure it can take out modems, etc. I'm actually surprised you don't have extra cat5e/cat6 cables lying around. I've got bunch of patch cables of various lengths (bought from Monoprice) on-hand in case I ever need to...

Corsair H50 with the pump off a molex connector - dual fan, the corsair as exhaust and a high power, high flow intake 1055T 3.9GHz (or 4.2GHz depending what i'm doing) was at 1.65vcore 1.5v NB, now at 1.5vcore 1.4v NB 4GB 2x2GB DDR3 1600 CL9 1.5v @ 1488 CL8 1.5v GTX 260 Black -overclocked shaders, ...

the better +higher wattage the unit the less it Actually draws Not true. AC power draw is dictated by the efficiency of the power supply. Heat also plays a factor. In general, the hotter the PSU runs, the lower the efficiency. Power supply efficiency curves often peak at around 40~60% and trail off...

I don't know that I buy into that - at least in the short term. I'm betting that the manufacturing process is more expensive and until there is plenty to go around to meet demand, the costs will be at a premium. I'm actually inclined to think MSRP would be close to what Anand speculates. The Intel ...

Hmm, if the block placement gives any indication as to price, it would seem the X25-M 160GB 25nm would be priced slightly higher than the current X25-M 80GB, probably around $250-300. Oh well, better than the current $400-450 I guess. If the X25-V 80GB retails for $100-150, I might finally get aroun...

Tom's actually has a pretty nice series on building a balanced gaming PC. It basically varies per game but all in all, no, you don't need a Core i7 nor a 1090T for a single GPU configuration. From the results, the Thuban worked the same as Deneb clock for clock. No benefit whatsoever from the two ad...

My vote's still on the Corsair 400CX . The Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus , while decent enough, just doesn't have the same quality. Cooler Master's higher end series such as the Silent Pro are excellent. Alas, their budget models can't be held to the same standard. You get what you pay for, I gue...

the celerons have lots of disabled features so you gain some cool stuff like lower power use (C1E & EIST) and support for "virtualisation" The newer Wolfdale Celerons don't. I think the only Core 2-based Celerons that had C1E disable is the Celeron 4x0 Conroe-L. The Celeron Allendales...

I doubt they would put a POS in their computer and call it a day. You clearly underestimate the lengths people would go to in order to cut costs. :P @bandieramonte Again, a lot of generic PSU's work well enough. If they didn't, there wouldn't be a market for it. I've seen a lot of PC's 10 years or ...

So, if you personally would pick at least 600+ of a brand name PSU, do you mean that this generic PSU would cause hardware damage and/or system instability while gaming? Maybe, maybe not. The issue with generic power supplies is the lack of quality control. It's likely you won't ever have a problem...

Darkstar wrote:not really....

http://en.prayaya.com/index.html

Huh... Never heard of them before... It's more like a sandbox of some sort rather than full virtualization software.

for that i believe you would have to install a virtual operating system on the USB drive. But you'd need to install virtualization software on the PC anyway which kinda defeats the purpose. Unfortunately, for apps that won't let you install on removable drives, your only option is to look for alter...

After accidentally coming upon the article "Starcraft Competitive Keyboard" by Tasteless, plans for the G19 or G110 have been scrapped. Buying a cheapie wired USB Logitech Internet 350 and one of those large-print keyboard overlays instead (and maybe a cold cathode for illuminating the key...

Depends on the application. Some apps let you do that, some apps don't. However, you can usually find a portable equivalent for those that don't. I actually use Firefox Portable as the browser on my primary PC. I like having my apps self-contained instead of leaving traces in obscure folders. http:/...

Sporg wrote:I received an email from Blizz the other day with a key for the Beta. Got it downloaded on 2 machines but haven't had a chance to play on either yet. Maybe tomorrow.

Beta closes today...

Phase 2 of the beta is closing today. Unfortunately, I wasn't lucky enough to get invited but I'm still getting the game on release day. Anyone else here getting StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty come July 27?

well i have now been hit and knocked down to 1MBPS as the 100GB bandwidth is maxed :evil: Ouch. I actually installed Tomato firmware on my router (Linksys WRT54GL) so I'd be able to monitor bandwidth going to and from the modem. I highly suggest you also have some form of bandwidth monitoring set-up.

and people say that digital downloads will be the end of physical media. 100gb in a month, if you think about it, can go real quick with 4 people in a house all pulling email, youtube, hulu, ect.. Hell I had 500mb in email alone in the last week from the email groups I belong to for drawing/art, th...

Additional question, how much difference does a gaming mouse make when it comes to precision control? Right now, I'm just using regular wireless keyboard/mouse to play (Logitech EX-100) and I do get frustrated at times when the screen starts scrolling in StarCraft (original) because the pointer move...