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Need Suggestions for Gaming Rig/Virtualization Host

Ah Jeezus, totally forgot. Here you go... 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Virtualization and gaming 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Objective over budget...the...
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- Post #3
- Jan 26, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need Suggestions for Gaming Rig/Virtualization Host

I need suggestions on a rig for occasional gaming and to run a virtual lab. Haven't built in a few years so I don't know what's hot and what's not from a brand perspective. I need to be able to run 3 VMs at a time, possibly while gaming on the same box. So I'll need at least 16 GB of RAM...
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- Jan 26, 2015
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help, PC Overheating After Cleaning Fan Filter

The caked pieces of TIM are from the disintegrated stock thermal paste that came with the H50.
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- Post #7
- Feb 11, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help, PC Overheating After Cleaning Fan Filter

I have the Arctic Silver kit (removal and re-application) coming from Amazon right now. I just want to make sure I'm not throwing good money after bad. So what's new to me is that if you don't use TIM, you might as well not use a HS at all. I usually build once every 4-5 years so I need my...
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- Post #4
- Feb 10, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help, PC Overheating After Cleaning Fan Filter

This weekend as I was playing a game on my PC I consistently smelled that "hot PC" odor. I use an old Corsair H50 in a pull configuration with a front case fan pushing and a top case fan in pull mode. So I shut her down and noticed that the radiator exhaust fan filter was caked with dust and...
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- Feb 10, 2014
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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Have Hard Drive Prices Come Down Yet?

Definitely will invest in an SSD.
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- Post #3
- Mar 6, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Have Hard Drive Prices Come Down Yet?

Haven't bought a platter drive in a couple of years so I don't know what a normal price is. I saw a 500 GB drive for $90 on New Egg. Is that normal or still too high?
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- Mar 6, 2012
- Replies: 31
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need Advice on a New Build (~$300) for My Parents

Damn!!! I didn't even know some of that stuff existed. Thanks. I configured a Llano-based system and came in over $300.
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- Post #3
- Mar 5, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need Advice on a New Build (~$300) for My Parents

I'm replacing an old PC that I built for my parents back in 2004. It was a P4 2.8 GHz ATi Radeon 9600 with 1 GB of memory. It's basically dead (I think the PSU), but even before that it was slow. I think it's time to build them a new one. Here are the details: 1. What YOUR PC will be used...
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- Mar 5, 2012
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Computer Building
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Very slow boot times for SSD

Which driver are you using?
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- Post #9
- Feb 9, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Seagate Customer Support Not Playing Fair With My Bricked 7200.11

Okay, that's pure bullshit. I wouldn't even click on that link unless I had something worth millions of dollars on the disk and lived in the middle of no where. I stopped reading at "soldering tools".
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- Post #29
- Feb 6, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Really slow Windows 7 boot on new SSD

Turns out my issue wasn't related to the device boot order at all. It was related to the Microsoft AHCI driver being the default. I switched to the AMD AHCI driver and the start up from the Win 7 splash screen is much faster. My biggest issue now is my motherboard. I have a SATA3 HDD on a...
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- Post #17
- Feb 3, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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GTX460/6850/6870 now, or wait for Kepler/Pitcairn?

7770 probably won't be faster than a 6870. You should be looking for a 7870.
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- Post #6
- Feb 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Can HDDs be On 24/7...?!?

Enterprise-level (SCSI/SAS) drives are designed to run 24/7/365.
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- Post #21
- Feb 2, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Really slow Windows 7 boot on new SSD

I had this same issue with my new 120 GB C300. I also have AHCI enabled. I'll disable the DVD drive from the boot order when I get home.
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- Post #11
- Feb 2, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage

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