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Asrock 4CoreDual-SATA2 + ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA + ASRock 775Dual-VSTA

I actually pulled my retro rig off of the shelf last night to take some pics to show off the old Asrock rig. Its quite a rare bird with the AM2 riser card (Asrock 939Dual-SATA2) housing an AM2 5000+ Black Edition and a 7950gx2 video card. Also have one of the Ultra X-Connect 500w PSUs tossed in...
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- Post #956
- Mar 31, 2021
- Forum: Motherboards
How old are you? ATOT is for old farts. Youngun's don't come here anymore!!! They go to dem ireadit or something.

51 ... still didn't get my 19" Hitachi CRT from Buy.com ... bastards. I'm holding out hope they will FINALLY ship them tho.
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- Post #64
- Jul 2, 2019
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
Question The Division 2 - anyone into it?

I hit lvl 30 last night, and it seems like DZ offers very little lately after the latest patch other than to piss off the vets, so I gifted a clanmate a key and I'm thinking I'm just going to start a new character and start over playing with him with both of us at lvl 1. I'm sure I'll be able to...
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- Post #41
- Apr 18, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
Question The Division 2 - anyone into it?

Yea, it retains the massive loot system of BL and infuses the cover system like Rainbow 6. I too never tried Div 1, so its quite new to me to play, and I avoid AAA titles at release like the plague. I wasn't even planning on playing it, as I was trying to sell off my key/code to whoever wanted...
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- Post #34
- Mar 27, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
Question The Division 2 - anyone into it?

Just started playing the game last week and I read that you gain an XP bonus if you are a member of a clan (clans are capped at 4 players). I've been able to complete every mission I've been up against except for downing the tank named Pebbles on the library roof. That guy just wears me out...
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- Post #31
- Mar 27, 2019
- Forum: PC Games
Question Rear speakers quit working

Same here .. I think mine are the Z5300s, but both of my rears failed years ago. Plugging them into the front outputs, the speakers work fine, but the rear ports on the sub have gone bad.
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- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2019
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
Questions about RGB fans

Just installed my first set of RGB fans last night, a set of 3 120mm fans for only $36 from Amazon - Pccooler 120mm fans - Moonlight series So many connectors !! I hate to admit it, but I did refer to the manual (briefly) to make sure what I was doing was correct. I did in fact have it hooked...
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- Post #5
- Mar 1, 2019
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
Whom is still rocking an Athlon / Phenom II (even X6), or a Core2Duo/Quad? X58 users too.

I have an HP s3020n Slimline that I've had on the shelf for a few years. It was initially diagnosed with a bad PSU (an odd Flex-ATX size) but I nevertheless sourced a replacement, then upgraded its x2 3800+ to an x2 5400+ I had in the parts bin. It's just too cool to scrap, and I just can't find...
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- Post #176
- Feb 27, 2019
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Microcenter B&M Ryzen (1st-gen) CPU deals - in store only! (Ryzen 5 1600 $79.99!)

Killster1 - correct on all counts. The B450 boards typically offer the lower end onboard audio components, but for most users it would suffice. Back on to hot deals topic now - If you are strictly on a budget build, the 2600/B450 combo for around $200-225 is just too good to pass up. The only...
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- Post #11
- Feb 26, 2019
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
Microcenter B&M Ryzen (1st-gen) CPU deals - in store only! (Ryzen 5 1600 $79.99!)

I did what I usually do when I went to MC last month - go in with a tiny budget (2600/B450 combo for $215) and by the time I walk out the door, I blew the hell out of the budget and bought more than I had planned on (2600x/x470 combo), spending $330 in the process. Was the extra $115 worth it...
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- Post #9
- Feb 25, 2019
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
Solved! B450 vs X470

Larry, take a look at the MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon - very well regarded, hits your price point and the latest F/W offers up the only thing that held this board back - the lack of LLC control in the BIOS. MC has them listed for $140, but they are perpetually OOS due to their popularity. It...
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- Post #15
- Feb 21, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
Question After 20 years, I finally got a GPU with HORRIBLE coil whine

Yet another Fury owner here reporting his coil whine issues. I haven't purchased video cards like I had years back, when I got a new card every 2 years, so I've been running behind the curve for years now. I'd read a lot of threads on coil whine, and until I ran the Heaven benchmark on my cards...
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- Post #27
- Feb 19, 2019
- Forum: Graphics Cards
Question Which AM4 motherboard?

I read that the Asus board lineup uses a 256MB BIOS as opposed to the more common 128MB BIOS found on other lineups, so they can better accommodate an updated chip. It's probably market speak for a feature that doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things, but at least worth mentioning...
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- Post #16
- Feb 19, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
Review buildzoid video: MSI b450m mortar vrm voltages with comparison to x470

Which is such a non-MSI thing to do. They really can make a solid board if they so choose, but their entire lineup is very solid this time around, from the Tomahawk to the Mortar, to the Gaming Pro Carbon boards. You honestly can't go wrong, at least since they fixed the lack of LLC with a BIOS...
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- Post #13
- Feb 19, 2019
- Forum: Motherboards
Question Question about storageMi

I just set up a StoreMI on my build 2 days ago. I have a 512GB HP EX920 NVMe as a boot drive (Asus Prime x470 Pro - love its heatsink for the NVMe drive) and a 4TB WD Red as storage. The Red was an 'upgrade' from a Seagate 2TB Constellation that was faster than the Red, but good God it was LOUD...
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- Post #9
- Feb 16, 2019
- Forum: Memory and Storage

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