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Define R6 case personal review or... what's happened to PC cases for the last 10 years?!

Thanks for the reviews. I'd been just about to click buy on the Define R6 Blackout but after reading about thermals elsewhere and here, I'm gonna just try to repurpose an ancient Antec P180 sitting in the garage with some new Noctua 120s. i9600k/1060 build all stock so hopefully temps will be...
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- Post #23
- Oct 6, 2019
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
GPU for mITX 1060 or 480?

Wow, lots of good info guys, thanks. I had originally ordered a 480 for around $200 (ASUS 4GB OC Edition), but after reading some comments about fan noise and heat, I reconsidered and cancelled. Since then I've actually been leaning towards the 1060 6GB mainly for the compact size, lower power...
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- Post #23
- Nov 4, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
GPU for mITX 1060 or 480?

Just using the integrated graphics currently. Probably am using the stock cooler since I think I picked up a retail box processor, but will check and explore other options. Have a good rec to replace?
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- Post #8
- Nov 2, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
GPU for mITX 1060 or 480?

Yeah, I've been eying this Zotac, but trying to decide if dropping $275 (after tax) is going to give me a noticeable performance increase, or if my CPU will still be screaming despite the dedicated GPU.
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- Post #6
- Nov 2, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
GPU for mITX 1060 or 480?

Any recs on smaller cards for my limited space? Prefer quiet and cool since the box is up top next to my monitors.
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- Post #4
- Nov 2, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
GPU for mITX 1060 or 480?

Lots of deals lately on 1060 and 480 cards in the $200ish range and I'm thinking about finally dropping one in because my system (specs below) sure gets noisy playing Civ6 or running Photoshop Elements on large batches of photos. Then again, not sure if it's the CPU or onboard graphics that's...
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- Thread
- Nov 2, 2016
- Replies: 58
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Shopping for weights- recommendations?

Check out Ironmaster. Versatile, and should last you forever.
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- Post #6
- Feb 27, 2015
- Forum: Health and Fitness
Does Chinese software make you nervous?

Was just about to comment on the hardware as well. There's likely not an electronic device I own that doesn't include Chinese components. I prefer my devices not include factory-installed backdoors but pretty much assume that it might all be compromised. Then again, just the basic OS, firmware...
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- Post #13
- Dec 30, 2014
- Forum: Security
Do you guys do most of your reading on a smartphone?

For books, I usually order the old school kind made of trees. I also don't mind reading those on my ancient kindle and might upgrade that some day. For anything online, definitely not my phone if I have another option. Even a 5" screen is uncomfortable unless the text is so large that I have...
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- Post #27
- Dec 30, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Best Method for Secure yet Convenient OneDrive Usage?

Crap, I thought it would mimic OneDrive and basically keep files selected for "offline access" encrypted locally as well. Are you using the paid or free version?
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- Post #6
- Nov 25, 2014
- Forum: Security
Best Method for Secure yet Convenient OneDrive Usage?

Thanks for the two suggestions. I have and use 7zip for limited manual encryption and archiving, but what I'm looking for is something that operates transparently, as in, any files I drop/save into particular (or all) folders in my OneDrive are automatically encrypted on the way in and...
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- Post #4
- Nov 24, 2014
- Forum: Security
Best Method for Secure yet Convenient OneDrive Usage?

Is there a way to store sensitive documents in OneDrive such that any authorized machines (i.e., mine) are able to open/edit them transparently, while they remain secure/encrypted against access by others? I know OneDrive supposedly encrypts in-transit, but not sure how they're handled at...
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- Thread
- Nov 21, 2014
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Security
iOS 8

I went from 7.1.2 to 8.1.1 on my iPad 2 this morning. Awful! Slow as molasses and everything stutters about. It ran fine on 7.x and I mainly upgraded due to security concerns (and thinking the second iteration would address all the slowdown complaints). Guess this will just help me migrate...
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- Post #276
- Nov 18, 2014
- Forum: Apple
New Lumia 830 launching on AT&T

That's my understanding as well. The L830 has Cortana, but not Hey Cortana with the passive listening. Supposedly the 400-series processor is the reason. Personally, I haven't yet figured out how to utilize Cortana in a meaningful way, and I'm not really sure how I feel about the "passive...
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- Post #16
- Nov 12, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
Best Battery Life on AT&T?

If I had stuck with android instead of giving windows a try, the Z3 compact would have been top of my list.
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- Post #10
- Nov 11, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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