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Stacking two Fractal Design node 304 cases?

Hi, all Has anyone tried stacking two node 304 cases, one on top of the other? I need to use two computers concurrently. Due to lack of space, I wonder if I can put a second node 304 atop the existing one. Both will be air-cooled. Neither uses any high-powered display card or CPU...
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- Apr 25, 2015
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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2D: Intel HD4400 vs HD4600?

Thanks, all, for your feedback. Good news for someone on a limited budget. :)
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- Post #5
- Feb 10, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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2D: Intel HD4400 vs HD4600?

Hi Is it fair to say that, for 2D applications, Intel Haswell's HD 4400 performs just as well as HD 4600? Thanks in advance for any feedback.
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- Feb 9, 2014
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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MSI B85I mobo I/O shield color?

Hi Any MSI B85I mobo user here? Is its I/O shield black in color? Thanks in advance.
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- Jan 3, 2014
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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Running a program installed using "hidden" Administrator account

Thanks for your prompt reply, Cerb. Neither. The program installed itself under the Administrator account (whilst logged in as hidden "Administrator"). It doesn't even appear under "Programs and Features". 1. Tried this already. Didn't work. 2. Will investigate.
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- Post #3
- Dec 18, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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Running a program installed using "hidden" Administrator account

Hi I had to install a program by enabling and logging into the Windows 7 "hidden" Administrator account with super users rights. Earlier attempts to install it in the normal account as well as "Run as administrator" both failed...
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- Dec 18, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows
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CM Elite 110

Does the front mesh of the Elite 110 act as a dust filter, given the intake fan? Would it be straightforward to clean? Thx!
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- Post #9
- Dec 8, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Intel Pentium G3220 - idle total CPU usage averages over 20%?

Thanks, everyone, for your helpful feedback, pointers and suggestions. I uninstalled drivers one by one to troubleshoot and found the culprit to be the Intel HD Graphics driver. I tried the latest version and the problem stayed the same. Finally, I installed an older 9.18.10.3257 and CPU usage...
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- Post #12
- Dec 2, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Intel Pentium G3220 - idle total CPU usage averages over 20%?

Thanks for your feedback. Using Process Explorer in Safe Mode, the System Interrupts hog disappears. However, the high CPU usage returns even after a clean boot. Without running Hwinfo64, CPU usage still exceeds 20%, as seen in the task manager. Reading up on the subject and trying to find a...
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- Post #4
- Dec 2, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Intel Pentium G3220 - idle total CPU usage averages over 20%?

Hi, all I just built a basic computer for a friend whose needs are modest (web surfing, MS Office, etc) using a Haswell Pentium G3220. It runs Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit with 8GB RAM. Even when idle, according to HWiNFO64, the "Core #0 Usage" averages over 40% whilst "Total CPU Usage"...
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- Dec 2, 2013
- Replies: 15
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Three displays with Vista?

Thanks, all, for your feedback. palladium, did you have a working triple monitor setup using Vista and an AMD Radeon card with a DisplayPort (out of three outputs)? If so, was the standard AMD Catalyst driver all that was needed to power them? Which AMD display card did you use with Vista...
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- Post #5
- Nov 25, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Three displays with Vista?

Hi Any forum member here uses Windows Vista to run three displays (not EyeFinity) on a Radeon HD6570 card with three outputs, including a DisplayPort? My friend still uses Vista, and it's certain that Windows 7 powers three monitors, but he wants to know if Vista can also run three...
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- Nov 24, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Zap's SFF LAN box

Do you mean your ISK 300 rig? Have the problems been identified and resolved?
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- Post #48
- Oct 4, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Silverstone ML05/6 - vertical orientation?

Hi, all Has anyone considered whether the Silverstone ML05/6 can be used in a vertical orientation? This would make a superb alternative to the dated Antec ISK-300/310. Thanks in advance!
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- Sep 24, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Windows XP after April 2014

Hi, all If a Windows XP machine is deployed only to run a few legitimate programs, say, stock trading software from eTrade, and never used to browse the internet, would it be safe to continue running it after April 2014? The computer is behind a hardware firewall and connected to the...
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- Sep 22, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Cooler Master Elite 130 - air flow questions

Thanks for your reply. The diagram highlights the hot warm exhausted via the PSU in both watercooling and aircooling configurations. It's be interesting to see whether the Elite 130 uses positive pressure to exhaust hot air like the Silverstone SG05, and how efficient the process is, given...
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- Post #3
- Sep 6, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Cooler Master Elite 130 - air flow questions

Hi, all Can someone explain how air flow works in this new case? Are both the 120mm fan and the side 80mm both in-take fans? The recommended setup for a non-water cooled rig is to mount the PSU with its fan facing up. If this is the case, how is hot air going to be exhausted from the case...
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- Sep 5, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Finished my cooler master Elite Build.RC-120A-KNN1 Photos posted!

Cooler Master listened. Kudos to you!
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- Post #29
- Aug 29, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Precautions before selling a phone/tablet

Hi, all Before selling a smartphone, I wonder if a factory reset will be adequate for privacy protection, due to the nature of electronic data storage using ROM/NAND. I've in mind info like personal data, Google Wallet, bank account and other passwords. I use TrueCrypt on my PCs but no...
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- Feb 19, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Software to shrink 3TB hard drive partition?

Hi I need to shrink a non-OS 3TB hard drive's only partition to create a second partition. Is Windows 7's built-in facility reliable enough, or is it better to use a third party tool like Parted Magic? Your feedback and suggestions, please!
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- Dec 25, 2012
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows
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Internet Temporary Files on SSD

Chrome for Business allows installation on a non-OS drive. http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/business/browser/
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- Post #28
- Oct 2, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD Green - 1TB platter drives

This post says that WD20EZRX-00DC0B0 is the 2TB Green with 1TB platters. http://anago.2ch.net/test/read.cgi/jisaku/1346641994/27
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- Post #15
- Sep 27, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD Green - 1TB platter drives

A program like siw can be used to check the drive's full model name under "Storage Devices". http://www.gtopala.com/
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- Post #14
- Sep 27, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Hot-swap Drive Bay - Cabling Question

Hi, all I'm thinking of getting two Silverstone FP57 hot-swap drive bay adaptors, and noticed an unfavorable review on the egg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817997036 "The power cables are not protected from the sharp edges of the steel enclosure. Eventually they rub...
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- Sep 24, 2012
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

Joe isn't necessarily American.
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- Post #30
- Sep 19, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

It doesn't work that way. When an iPhone is bought anywhere in the world, it feeds into Apple's bottom line and enriches its shareholders. No more, no less. To think that Apple vs Samsung translates into US vs South Korea is wide of the mark.
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- Post #28
- Sep 19, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

I hate it, Wozniak said when asked about the patent fights between Apple and Samsung. I dont think the decision of California will hold. And I dont agree with it -- very small things I dont really call that innovative.
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- Post #14
- Sep 19, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

If IBM had been able to patent the PC in its early days, imagine what the world of personal computers would be like today.
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- Post #11
- Sep 19, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

U.S. Patent System is Broken, Declares Judge in Android v. Apple Cases http://www.dailytech.com/US+Patent+System+is+Broken+Declares+Judge+in+Android+v+Apple+Cases/article25116.htm
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- Post #8
- Sep 19, 2012
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Apple Goes for the Jugular, Asks Judge to Triple Samsung Damages to $3B

http://www.dailytech.com/Apple+Goes+for+the+Jugular+Asks+Judge+to+Triple+Samsung+Damages+to+3B/article27737.htm In view of Apple's "strategy", I promise myself that I will never buy an iPhone.
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- Sep 19, 2012
- Replies: 144
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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3 tb drives turning to RAW

Would anyone care to recommend a good external USB 3.0 enclosure, and alternatives to the JS539 chipset? Thanks.
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- Post #14
- Sep 18, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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"WD My Book Essential": NOT using hardware encryption

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, this isn't the case. I got the answer. http://community.wdc.com/t5/External-Drives-for-PC/NOT-using-hardware-encryption-on-quot-My-Book-Essential-quot/td-p/471448
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- Post #3
- Sep 15, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD Green - 1TB platter drives

3TB Green WD30EZRX-00DC0B0 with 1TB platters. :) http://akiba-pc.watch.impress.co.jp/hotline/20120811/ni_cwd3tb.html
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- Post #4
- Sep 15, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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WD Green - 1TB platter drives

Hi The model name of the latest WD Green 3TB drives which use 1TB platters is WD30EZRX-00DC0B0. Does anyone know the equivalent for the Green 2TB drive? Thanks.
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- Sep 15, 2012
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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"WD My Book Essential": NOT using hardware encryption

Hi I wonder if there might be any forum members who use the WD My Book Essential 3TB USB 3.0 external drive. I was about to buy a My Book Essential 3TB USB 3.0 drive when I noticed the problems its hardware encryption causes when the enclosure's PCB fails. My question is thus: by NOT...
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- Sep 14, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Ivy Bridge - Three Displays (Digital Output)?

Thanks for your reply, IntelUser2000. Unfortunately, the DQ77KB is Thin Mini ITX, but I'll keep this in mind.
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- Post #3
- Jul 2, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Ivy Bridge - Three Displays (Digital Output)?

Hi, all I've been looking for mini-ITX and mATX mobo's that can drive three displays via DVI, HDMI and DisplayPort in real use. Although Ivy Bridge in theory supports three displays, I've yet to find one that actually delivers. For example, the ASRock Z77E-ITX has three such outputs, but...
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- Jul 2, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Motherboards
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MBR question - deleting Windows XP volume

Thanks for your reply, Dahak. I wasn't clear in my post on one detail. I short-stroked the second drive and installed XP in a small partition at the front. Now I'd prefer to delete only this partition, and to keep the data in other partitions, without formatting the whole drive.
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- Post #3
- Oct 14, 2011
- Forum: Operating Systems
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MBR question - deleting Windows XP volume

Hi My PC has two disks, one with Windows 7 and the other Windows XP. I took care to attach only one drive to the mobo when installing each OS and Windows choice can be altered via F12 during booting. I now decide to finally let go of Windows XP completely on this computer, and would delete the...
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- Oct 14, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Can garbage collection work in conjunction with over-provisioning?

Given the nature of garbage collection, I wonder if over-provisioning an SSD will contribute to better write performance in the long term. I plan to use a Crucial M4 64GB as a boot drive on a PC running Windows XP. In everyday use, this machine does a lot of small, random writes as part of a...
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- Aug 3, 2011
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Memory and Storage

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