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Moving (semi) deactivated Google account to new Android tablet

I just purchased a new Android tablet and am trying to copy over everything from my previous tab. Here's the issue I'm facing: the account I used when I set up my old tablet is a work account from which I lost access in mid January (retirement ftw). In spite of the superficial deactivation, the...
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- Jun 17, 2022
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Question Do I need to hook up all the connectors on my Asus Prime X570-P?

I'm running a 3900X in an Asus Tuf Gaming with only the eight pin attached. It's overclocked to 4.25 on the first ccd and 4.4 on the second. The limiting factor on my overclock is my cooling as I tried 4.5 and 4.45 on the good ccd and the voltage required to get there wasn't manageable with my...
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- Post #28
- Feb 1, 2020
- Forum: Motherboards
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Intel Core i5 4670 vs i5 3470

If you don't mind a little overclocking . . . the 3470 can be overclocked while the 4670 cannot. It's not a huge overclock, mind you (you can bump the stock from 3.2 to 3.6 and it will turbo to 4.0 on one core, 3.8 on all four), but it's enough that it should be roughly equal to the 4670. It's...
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- Post #17
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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msi cube

Fry's isn't what it used to be, sadly, but they still run some pretty good deals. I'm nowhere near a Microcenter so I know the pain. Everything I've read about the various Brix units has scared me off of them. I nearly bought one over the summer but the reviews (noise and heat) convinced me to...
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- Post #5
- Nov 15, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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msi cube

If you're really interested in that model, and you have a Fry's nearby, sign up for their coupons and check out them out every day. That exact model of the Cubi has been on sale (after rebate) for $170 twice and, a week or so ago, $180. I've damn near bought one each of the times it's gone on...
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- Post #3
- Nov 14, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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Fry's: 5820K $277, MSI X99A Raider $150 AR

When I was on the fence back in August over Skylake or Haswell-E Fry's made it a lot easier: they had the MSI X99S Krait for $109 one week and the 5820K for $288 the next. This motherboard is probably not quite as nice as the Krait, but it does have USB 3.1 if anyone cares. You have to receive...
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- Oct 31, 2015
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Most cost effective Haswell

If you have a Fry's nearby they have the i3 4170 for $77 today if you subscribe to their email codes.
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- Post #10
- Aug 31, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Will changing the thermal paste help with the GPU chip failure? Also, "GPU Reflow".

I recently replaced the mSATA drive in my Inspiron 15R, though I have a 7520 instead of the 5520. The youtube tear down video was the same for both laptops, if I recall correctly. The video was actually of a 5520 disassembly and mine was pretty much the same. They both have heatsinks that are...
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- Post #10
- Aug 24, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

My wife has stories of that kind of heat from her days in Arizona as an undergrad. I hate the heat, but I'd take higher temps and no humidity over what we have here. I figure that probably a slight voltage increase would be ok, but you're right: start pumping it up and efficiency suffers. I have...
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- Post #24
- Jul 30, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

I recently retired an old monitor because of that! You could feel the waves of heat coming off the back and front of that thing - it was ridiculous.
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- Post #23
- Jul 30, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

Haha!!! I've thought about doing just that, but my wife would KILL me. She would, and rightfully so, point out that the simple solution is to NOT BUILD A MACHINE THAT REQUIRES SUCH MEASURES!! Since I don't really need the power I was just trying to get a sense from people who already have such...
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- Post #22
- Jul 30, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

Yes. In the first place, I live in Texas. In the second place, the room has one vent for climate control. As I noted above, it's a small room. It can get out of control in here in a hurry. I kid you not, in the winter time that Q6600 kept this room nice and toasty and when spring and summer came...
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- Post #18
- Jul 29, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

Goofing off most of the time, but, like I said above, some audio manipulation, some transcoding, I run a VM or two for kicks, it'll mostly be idle, so it may not be that big of a deal. My current 4770K doesn't really create any issues for me and I'd like to keep it that way. As noted above, the...
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- Post #17
- Jul 29, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

I don't need it, I want it! Messing with computers is one of my hobbies, but I neither game nor rely on them for my livelihood in any way. I do some audio tinkering and a bit of transcoding and both of those would benefit from more cores up to a point. The fact is this has nothing to do with...
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- Post #14
- Jul 29, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Oh no, another Skylake or 5820K thread!

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was thinking.
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- Post #9
- Jul 28, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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