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Question about GTX 970 non reference models

I've got a Corsair HX 850. That should be solid, I assume?
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Sep 22, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Question about GTX 970 non reference models

Hi guys, So I'm currently looking at purchasing either the Gigabyte GTX 970 G1 gaming or the ASUS Strix GTX 970. Here are the links below to each: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-684-_-Product http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-899-_-Product The ASUS is $30 cheaper and...
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- Sep 22, 2014
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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[wccftech] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 Official MSRP Will Be $299

Seems like another 8800GT moment.
- stipalgl
- Post #4
- Sep 17, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Laptop screen dark after startup

Hey guys, So I have this 2012 VAIO laptop that uses integrated Intel video and a GTX 240M video card (optimus tech.) The problem is that sometimes, especially after a restart for updates or whatnot, if I flip the lid open and click a button to bring the laptop back from sleep, everything...
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- Oct 13, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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30" monitor vs 27" monitor

Thanks for all the replies, guys. Piklar, thanks for posting the pic. It really puts into perspective the difference going from 27" to 30". By the way, you have a very sweet set-up. Based on the responses, it seems I'm leaning more towards the U3011, but now the only hesitance is coming from...
- stipalgl
- Post #25
- Sep 25, 2013
- Forum: Displays
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30" monitor vs 27" monitor

Hey guys, I have a chance to get either a brand new LG 27EA83R for $700, or a used but in excellent condition Dell U3011 for $700 as well. The LG is a 27" monitor @ 2560 x 1440. The Dell is a 30" monitor @ 2560 x 1600. I'd just like to hear what people think would be the better choice...
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- Sep 23, 2013
- Replies: 29
- Forum: Displays
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Need a new monitor

Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade from my 24" Benq G2410 monitor. I'm looking for something in the 27" - 30" range (higher res: 2560 x 1440 or 2560 x 1600) and great for both gaming, general usage, and watching movies. Although I've been intrigued by 120 Hz panels, I'm not a hardcore gamer...
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- Sep 14, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Displays
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LG 27EA83 Monitor

5150Joker: Thanks for the link. Just a couple of questions. I read a review about the monitor (the 10-bit version) and they mentioned it's great for gaming and can even overclock its refresh rate. Have you tried this? Also, is the input lag high on your version? I know there was a firmware...
- stipalgl
- Post #8
- May 29, 2013
- Forum: Displays
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LG 27EA83 Monitor

Hi guys, I'm looking to upgrade my existing 24" TN panel to the LG 27EA83. I've read up a bit on it and it seems that there are two versions, the 27EA83, which uses a 10-bit color gamut, and the LG 27EA83R, which uses an 8-bit display. I'm in Canada and it seems like no online retailer...
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- May 29, 2013
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Displays
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GTX 680 Question

Really? So it's not a good purchase at all then?
- stipalgl
- Post #4
- Mar 16, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 680 Question

Hi guys, So I have a chance to purchase a used GTX 680 for $350. It's the stock EVGA model and I was wondering your thoughts in terms of price/performance at that value. Would I be better off purchasing something else brand new or should I pull the trigger? Thanks. Rest of the system...
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- Mar 16, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Dual channel question

So any possible performance boost from dual channel (4 x 4 ) will be negligible? Some other forum users are saying that with an extra 8GB stick, the first 4 GB will be in dual channel, while the unused are single. So does that mean that any applications using less than 8GB RAM will keep the...
- stipalgl
- Post #5
- Oct 15, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Dual channel question

Is this for sure? Can anyone else confirm this because some of the posts in the link state otherwise. http://www.overclock.net/t/1197405/4-2-6gb-in-dual-channel
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Oct 14, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Dual channel question

Hey everyone, So I just purchased a VAIO laptop with one 4GB stick soldered in and I'm looking to upgrade the remaining slot with either a 4 or a 8GB one. So my question is this - if I choose the 8GB option, will I forego dual channel capability on account of the sticks not matching size...
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- Oct 14, 2012
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Concentrated mass

Thanks for all the cool replies. Very informative. And from my very limited understanding on the matter, I think something of that nature would be quark degeneracy and not neutron degeneracy, no?
- stipalgl
- Post #16
- Oct 10, 2012
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Concentrated mass

Interesting replies so far. So objects scattered around would actually be impacted by something so small. That's pretty cool. I was basing the material in question on this article I recently read...
- stipalgl
- Post #5
- Oct 5, 2012
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Concentrated mass

Kind of a ridiculous question (I'd rather not go into detail why I'm asking it) but I figure if any collection of bright minds can give some reasonable answers, it would be here. In a purely hypothetical sense, if you took something the size of a tennis ball and it weighed roughly 6x10^18kg...
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- Oct 3, 2012
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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How do you disable country specific URL redirect?

Hey guys, So I'm trying to take a look at newegg.com but it keeps auto redirecting me to newegg.ca no matter what I type in the URL box. Sometimes this happens for other sites too like MSN.ca vs MSN.com. I'm using Google Chrome. Is there a way to disable this so I can manually determine the...
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- Thread
- Aug 16, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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10 Year Old Girl Made to Lick Her Own Urine

Sounds pretty messed up right? It is. You can't make this stuff up. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/articles/361333/20120710/girl-forced-lick-urine-quit-school-s.htm "The 10-year-old girl, who was made to lick her own urine by a school warden, has decided to quit her school. The warden, Uma...
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- Jul 11, 2012
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Politics and News
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GTX 480 question

The rest of my specs aren't too bad: HAF 932 Case i5 750 @ 4.1 GHz Corsair HX850 PSU P55A-UD3P motherboard 16 GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1600 MHz 120 GB FORCE GT SSD 2 x 3 TB WD Green HD's Oil is saying too much. You're saying otherwise I assume? I'm just wondering if the heat will really be...
- stipalgl
- Post #5
- May 27, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 480 question

Hi, So I have the opportunity to purchase a GTX 480 from someone for $180. I'd be upgrading from a GTX 260, which has been having trouble playing Witcher 2. I'm familiar with the 480's heat and noise issues but are they really that bad or is a lot of the criticism hyperbole? What do you...
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- May 27, 2012
- Replies: 35
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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SSD install problem

How do I update this stuff (firmware, RAID) if I can't install anything and have no alternative drives on the desktop? This is coming from my smartphone.
- stipalgl
- Post #8
- Feb 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD install problem

Motor, no I haven't. Is it something I need to install regarding this type of motherboard? Can that be done even with no drive recognized at all at the moment? Also, I'm actually trying to run Windows 7. Not sure if that would affect anything in anyway or not.
- stipalgl
- Post #6
- Feb 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD install problem

It actually doesn't support AHCI though. I checked and ASUS confirmed so. Furthermore, there's simply no AHCI option in the BIOS as well, further verifying their claim. I'm just not sure why it doesn't show up under the Windows 7 screen where it asks "where do you want to install windows?"
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Feb 19, 2012
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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SSD install problem

Hey guys, I just bought a crucial m4 64GB SSD for an OS drive and I'm having a little trouble installing it. So the PC I'm putting it in is an old school Core 2 system running on an ASUS P5NSLI motherboard. Now this motherboard doesn't support AHCI so I figured the SSD would be running off...
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- Feb 19, 2012
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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What if there was no sunlight

Interesting, thanks Cyclo. I wasn't aware of the term and looked it up on Wikipedia. Unfortunately (as expected I suppose), they explain the process but nothing online goes into detail about what would happen to the biological life cycle. I'm more interested in a scenario where the Earth...
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2012
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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What if there was no sunlight

Hey guys, I don't know if this is the right forum but with all the scientific minds circulating about, I thought I'd give it a shot. A young nephew asked me this and it left me baffled (kind of embarrassed to admit it): What would happen to the planet over time if sunlight was blocked...
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- Jan 10, 2012
- Replies: 28
- Forum: Ask a Technical Professional
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Radeon 5850 vs 6870

Hey guys, Got a little decision to make, nothing big. I've just been offered an upgrade from my GTX 260 to either a 5850 for $100 or a 6870 for $120. I looked at benchmarks which seem to indicate marginal superior performance from the 6870 but overall, the results seem to be inconsistent and...
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- Dec 4, 2011
- Replies: 22
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Question about adding extra hard drives

Unfortunately, I don't believe my motherboard has an IDE slot. So judging by what I'm hearing, am I correct to assume that I'm simply out of standard options and am relegated to to simply having to deal with it?
- stipalgl
- Post #5
- Nov 25, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question about adding extra hard drives

Would that mean that I would just have to deal with the SSD being externally located then? Is that my only option? Thanks.
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Nov 25, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Question about adding extra hard drives

Hey guys, So I've currently got 6 internal SATA2 ports on my Gigabyte P55A-UD3P motherboard and all 6 are used up with 4 spindle drives, 1 DVD-RW and 1 connector to the case. Now I'm looking at purchasing an SSD and keeping everything else, which would move me up to 7 SATA2 connections...
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- Nov 25, 2010
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Any current/upcoming rivals to Sony's Vaio Z?

Hello snewdle, 1. The only laptop that rivals the Sony Z in terms of specs and size is the Acer 3820TG, not to be confused with the 3820T, which is a more stripped down model. The 3820TG is a 13.3 inch and weighs just under 1 pound more. Although it doesn't offer the same high end...
- stipalgl
- Post #2
- Jul 18, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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Hard drives taking long time to seek.

Hey guys, I've been dealing with this "issue" for the past two months and ignored it until now. My system contains 2 1TB hard drives and 2 500GB drives. One 1TB is used as the primary drive, while the other three are all for storage. The issue is that when I click on either secondary...
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- Jun 1, 2010
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Asus ul30jt

It's been a while since any news has been posted regarding the UL30JT, but here's one early review: http://allabouteeepc.com/asus-ul30jt-13-incher-with-extra-muscles-and-good-autonomy/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Expect them to hit stores in North America soon apparently. It seems that...
- stipalgl
- Post #35
- May 12, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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any word on SU models of i3?

Double post.
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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any word on SU models of i3?

Good news taltamir, There are indeed low voltage models of the i7 variant, labeled the 620UM and 640 UM, running at 1.067 GHz and 1.2 GHz respectively. They will have turbo that will send the 620 to 2.13 GHz, while the 640 will achieve a maximum of 2.26 GHz. Both have a TDP of 18W, and...
- stipalgl
- Post #2
- Feb 4, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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Pricing of the OCZ Agility EX vs. Intel X25-E?

I'm not sure the X25-E needs TRIM at all. It's based on SLC technology so I'd have a hard time imagining why it would require it.
- stipalgl
- Post #5
- Jan 20, 2010
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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ATI Radeon Cards: So Easy A Monkey Can Do It

Apparently, Louie the monkey has more technical computer prowess than several people I work with. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DPQW0e9ufM http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=17409
- stipalgl
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- Jan 14, 2010
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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what is the Best Heat sink for the 1366 socket

Another good air cooler right now is the Noctua NH-D14. Of course, it's also a monster when it comes to size but reviews seem to indicate that it's a champion when it comes to performance. http://www.guru3d.com/article/noctua-nh-d14-review/6
- stipalgl
- Post #11
- Jan 13, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Best 13" laptop?

To be honest, I'm not sure about any 13" laptop carrying a decent discrete graphics card although perhaps someone will prove me wrong. There has been word of a Dell/Alienware model at 11.6" called the M11x (I know it's smaller than what you want) and it supposedly comes equipped with a G335M...
- stipalgl
- Post #3
- Jan 12, 2010
- Forum: Laptops

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