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Looking for a Laptop

Wow, this one looks amazing. 256GB is actually plenty for me. Some people complained about the keyboard, have you used this one before? Probably going to get it anyway but just wondering.
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- Post #4
- Aug 5, 2016
- Forum: Laptops
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Looking for a Laptop

Hi everyone, I'm trying to find a suitable laptop to buy for the upcoming semester. Primary use will be for programming, reading pdf's, and web browsing. The only real requirements I have are 9+ hour battery life and an ssd drive, and probably not being too large and bulky. My budget is...
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- Aug 5, 2016
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Laptops
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New Build Wont Boot, fans and LED's turn on

Sorry for the delay in updating, I wasn't able to work on the computer for a while, but it looks like everything is okay. Here's what happened: -First I took everything apart, and then tested the power supply just with the 24 pin thing posted above, and it worked. -Then I did the external...
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- Post #8
- Feb 1, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Wont Boot, fans and LED's turn on

Ok, thanks. I'm going to test the PSU anyway when I take everything out just in case. I'm 99.9% sure everything CPU wise is plugged in the right place. The 4 pin fan of the cpu is plugged into a 4 pin connector labeled CPU Fan1, and there's a notch that it has to go through to make sure the...
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- Post #5
- Jan 25, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Wont Boot, fans and LED's turn on

Oh, one more thing. This is really the only thing I could think of that I may have screwed up. I was very diligent overall about making sure everything is plugged in and things snapped into place etc, but there was one thing I wasn't sure about. The PSU came with a 24 pin cable that I plugged...
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- Post #2
- Jan 25, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Wont Boot, fans and LED's turn on

The nightmare begins. I finished putting together a computer for the first time tonight, and when I press the power button, nothing happens on the motherboard; no beep (didn't add any speaker and the mobo may not have one i suppose), the cpu/gpu fans don't turn on, no lights. The case fans, the...
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- Jan 25, 2015
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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Attention Mid-Range System Builders - Updated 08/01/2015

Hey mfenn. I think you accidentally wrote the old date for the 10/26 update. Cheers.
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- Post #983
- Oct 29, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Noob question about bottle-necking cards

Will do. Thanks, gents.
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- Post #8
- Oct 25, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Noob question about bottle-necking cards

Yes, I'm going to get a 256GB mfenn-approved SSD from the sticky :P
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- Post #6
- Oct 25, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Noob question about bottle-necking cards

Okay, I understand. Thanks for the explanation. :) I live near a microcenter so I can get the 4590 for $160 which will save me around $40 for other parts (maybe bump up the video card), and I guess I'm just too chicken to mess with overclocking the first time around :D.
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- Post #4
- Oct 25, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Noob question about bottle-necking cards

Would an i5-4590 bottleneck video cards like a R9 290/R9 290x/GTX 970 (non-overclocked)? If so, what non-overclocking processor should I get to avoid bottle-necking? I'm not really computer savvy so I wanted to avoid overclocking for now. Thanks!
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- Oct 24, 2014
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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:Update: Bad things confirmed. ASUS GPU RMA started, heard bad things.

Thanks for sharing this unfortunate experience. There is no chance I'll buy an ASUS GPU for my next rig after seeing this.
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- Post #76
- Oct 18, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Planetside 2..Free to play..and looking awesome so far!

What?? Do higher rank BR players get more damage or something? Or do you just mean they have better guns?
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- Post #1,552
- Oct 1, 2014
- Forum: PC Games
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Adjusting Mid-Range Build

Looks like I'm ready to get started. Thanks a lot guys - I would be completely lost and confused without you folks. :)
- TFS93
- Post #9
- Jun 21, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Adjusting Mid-Range Build

Ok great, that helps a lot. One question about the ASRock H97, there's only 1 review on newegg, and it's a 1 star rating that says an R9 270 gpu failed to fit in the motherboard. Is that a known problem or would I probably be okay? "Pros: Looks nice. Cons: The PCI-E slot seems to be placed...
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- Post #5
- Jun 20, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Adjusting Mid-Range Build

Hello. I was going to build a PC based on the guide at the top of this thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2192841 Here are the parts it lists: i5 4670K + GA-Z97X-SLI combo $345 AR Team DDR3 1600 8GB $65 PowerColor R9 280X 3GB $258 AR AP PNY XLR8 240GB $100 AR Seagate...
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- Jun 18, 2014
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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Attention Mid-Range System Builders - Updated 08/01/2015

Ok cool, thanks for the info.
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- Post #906
- Jun 18, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Attention Mid-Range System Builders - Updated 08/01/2015

I'm assembling a computer for the first time using the parts in this guide, so first thanks for this very useful resource. I just had a quick question about fans. Is it still a good idea to get a big fan for the whole case? If so, do you guys have any recommendations for one that would work with...
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- Post #904
- Jun 18, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building

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