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Is Intel having a shortage of the 3770K? Can't find it anywhere for decent price..

Let me just say that I ordered my new Ti4600 and AMD XP1800+ processor from Directron and they were great to deal with. I stopped shopping with them when I moved to Texas but they always had good products, good prices and good service back in the day...
- davidrees
- Post #35
- May 15, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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32gb Micro SD Class 4 $65.24 Free shipping

Thanks for the info. I tried that app on my Evo and got 5MB Write / 9MB Read. Good enough for me.
- davidrees
- Post #10
- Dec 9, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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32gb Micro SD Class 4 $65.24 Free shipping

Mine just arrived and I was pretty annoyed to find that it is a CLASS 2. Still a good deal, but I was holding out for something better than class 2. Grr Upon further inspection, it looks like they sent me the wrong one. Packing slip says Class 4 and the UPC code seems to be different...
- davidrees
- Post #8
- Dec 8, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Latest and greatest gaming monitor?

I have the 2ms LG 27" W2753 (in device manager) I was a CRT hold out but I love this monitor - it has absolutely no ghosting and no detectable input lag. I am going to pass it to my wife when the 27" 120hz screens come out.
- davidrees
- Post #6
- Nov 5, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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Considering GTX480 SLI - silence required (Arctic Cooling? Water?)

I have a single GTX480 right now, and I would like to go SLI - partly for performance, and partly so I could do the multi monitor stuff. So first off, I know I need a new motherboard - my P55-UD3R does not do SLI. My existing GTX480 is a little louder than I like, but it's not what most would...
- davidrees
- Thread
- Oct 20, 2010
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 480 Ultra Charged tested

Yeah, I will see if I can do that. I use Everest and a Crystalfontz LCD display to monitor temps, but it's such a pain to configure properly that I have not bothered to get it going since the recent OS reinstall. I run BC2 at 1920x1080@60hz with 16CSAA, HBAO off, high everything, etc. I...
- davidrees
- Post #46
- Sep 23, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GTX 480 Ultra Charged tested

Earlier this year, I bought a used 4870x2 and the stock fan (which may have been going out) sounded like a dustbuster. I added the Arctic Cooling HSF and it became inaudible - like the rest of my system. The 4870x2 died a month ago and to replace it (and for my birthday), I got an MSI 480. I...
- davidrees
- Post #35
- Sep 22, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Critique my gaming build please

I think it is a reasonable system, but I think you are over spending on your motherboard and CPU and the PS is not enough if you decide to add another 480. This is what I run: i5/750 8GB RAM Gigabyte P55-UD3R MSI GTX480 So a couple comments. 1. Your monitor - I don't know that particular...
- davidrees
- Post #4
- Sep 10, 2010
- Forum: Computer Building
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Logitech Headsets.

I have had the G35 since January and I love it (them?). I am not sure I would want them just to listen to music, but for gaming, I have not found anything better. I run an i5/750, 8GB, Nv 480, Vista 64. I mostly play BC2, but I have used these on a lot of games and they always sound great. A...
- davidrees
- Post #2
- Sep 10, 2010
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Laptop with docking station to drive 2 monitors?

I had the most insane, unreal chat with one of the Dell chat people trying to get a specific answer to that exact question. The chat lasted over 2 hours - mostly because they chat with a ton of people at once and take 1-3 minutes to reply every time you say anything. The settles on a mid...
- davidrees
- Post #5
- Jun 17, 2010
- Forum: Laptops
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Seagate Momentus XT 500GB $114.39 + ship w/bing

My guess would be that because the SSD portion is so dynamic when compared to a normal SSD, that the much higher durability aspect of SLC would be needed and because the amount of flash used is so small, the actual cost difference is not that bad. Remember that on a normal HD or SSD, the data...
- davidrees
- Post #19
- May 27, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Which color for illuminated keyboard?

I have the G110 and I keep it red. I love red and I had the original G15, but I am of the opinion that blue just does not offer enough contrast. I am also partial to red because all my gear has red LEDs and I am a little but rigid about things coordinating. You should look at the Alienware...
- davidrees
- Post #12
- May 20, 2010
- Forum: Keyboards
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21st century keyboard

I don't get why you think one person with very strongly held ideas about unusual designs is someone that a mass market company would be interested in listening to. And are you REALLY a Logitech "customer"? Because I am. I have used the G15 and I currently use the G110 because I like the...
- davidrees
- Post #15
- May 20, 2010
- Forum: Keyboards
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Recommendation - Silent case

I am not here to knock the case - if people like it, they should use what they like. My personal preferences on building computers are highly unreasonable compared to most people. However, a lot of people want to build quiet computers and the most common response is "get such and such a case"...
- davidrees
- Post #8
- May 20, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Recommendation for after market cooler?

I have heard mixed reviews: (take this as more or less hearsay and do your own research) 1. Pump is grindy/noisy sounding 2. Thermal performance is not on par with high end air coolers 3. Failure could be catastrophic (and these kinds of things do fail occasionally) The main advantage of...
- davidrees
- Post #2
- May 20, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Recommendation - Silent case

If you want silence, the stuff you put inside is far more important than the box. I don't know about you guys, but I have never seen a truly noisy case. Noisy power supply, fans, hard drives - sure, but never a noisy case.
- davidrees
- Post #4
- May 18, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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heatsink/fan for core i7 965 on Asus P6T, in Cosmos S case

Are you using the stock side fan configuration? That limits you to coolers of about 154mm where as most tower coolers are about 160mm. You need to either remove the side fan (I got the windowed panel) or get a cooler with a lower profile. There are a few good ones, but it can be a challenge...
- davidrees
- Post #5
- May 6, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Supreme Commander 2 PC, $32.99. FS! @NewEgg

Thanks for the tip. Bought TA the day it came out and I like SupCom a lot. I almost bought SupCom2 a couple times on an impulse, but I better try the demo.
- davidrees
- Post #9
- Apr 26, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Breaking news: Smart kids in high school have less sex

My experience was that I did not socialize well until I was out of High School. It may be that some really smart kids rely so much on their rational functions that they never need to lean on their social skills. I see my son having a hard time socially because he is more concerned with what...
- davidrees
- Post #39
- Apr 25, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Breaking news: Smart kids in high school have less sex

My experience was that I did not socialize well until I was out of High School. It may be that some really smart kids rely so much on their rational functions that they never need to lean on their social skills. I see my son having a hard time socially because he is more concerned with what is...
- davidrees
- Post #38
- Apr 25, 2010
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Supreme Commander 2 PC, $32.99. FS! @NewEgg

Funny, but I love steam and I don't like to buy boxed games if I can get them on steam. It sounds like what they did with Just Cause 2 - you buy it at the store and it adds its self to your steam account. For me, that is a feature, not a bug, but of course "YMMV"
- davidrees
- Post #4
- Apr 25, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How often do you clean your case, cpu, and fans?

Positive case pressure and filters on your intake fans will make a huge difference. On the Cosmos S, the front bezels are actually filters for the front intake fan/fans - I will use canned air on them once or twice a week as I notice it turning light gray. Beyond that, I am in the case every...
- davidrees
- Post #15
- Apr 21, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Full Tower Case Choice

I am highly partial to the Cosmos S, but that is just because I have one and I built a fast gaming system that is very very quiet (inaudible in a normal room). Here is what you need to keep in mind: 1. There are cases, quiet cases and "quieting" cases. By that I mean that some cases are...
- davidrees
- Post #13
- Apr 21, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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What's the best case you have ever seen or used? Looking for something nice.

I really like my Coolermaster Cosmos S case. It is absolutely enormous and holds my 4870x2 with the Arctic Cooler HSF with plenty of room to spare. I think this case could hold 3 of those. Stock, it is very quiet and has incredible air flow but the main problem is that you are limited to CPU...
- davidrees
- Post #16
- Apr 12, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Looking for a $50 joystick

The mentioned FPS games contain aircraft. Aircraft tend to be more effective when flown with a stick.
- davidrees
- Post #3
- Apr 4, 2010
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Just Cause 2 PC $29.90 @ GoGamer.com

good price. this game attaches its self to your steam account - same as when you buy a Valve game from a retail store. very fun - it has managed to detour me from BC2 for a while.
- davidrees
- Post #2
- Mar 31, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Is suspending my hard drives worth it for silence?

It depends on your case and your drives, but if you already have a very quiet system, then suspending the drives is a good move to bring the noise down even more. I think there are some pics in my sig that show my suspension on a Cosmos S case. In that build, I had a Coolermaster HyperTX...
- davidrees
- Post #8
- Mar 25, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Mineral Oil PC - 4/7/2010 Houston, we have liftoff!! *56K Warning*

That is a lot of oil and based on what you have experienced so far - particularly with the way that some plastics react with the oil, a complete, unintentional evacuation of the oil seems highly possible. Possibly even probable. Even if the oil does not hurt the wood on the floor, 7 gallons...
- davidrees
- Post #70
- Mar 25, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Can today's LCD Monitors compete with the BEST CRTs??...?

I was a CRT holdout for screen speed / gaming. As nice as my Sony 21" is / was, it really was getting blurry. I replaced it with an LG 27" 2ms TN monitor and I am extremely impressed at how well it works for gaming. I don't do anything that demands much color accuracy - just office work and...
- davidrees
- Post #7
- Mar 24, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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Mineral Oil PC - 4/7/2010 Houston, we have liftoff!! *56K Warning*

Fantastic documentation. The one thing I thought of was that they make these big tray like things to put under a washing machine so that if it leaks, it will not ruin the floor. Have you considered using some kind of similar mechanism to protect against leakage as you continue to improve your...
- davidrees
- Post #56
- Mar 22, 2010
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Waiting for 3D monitors - good idea?

120hz on a TV is nothing like 120hz on a monitor. 3D TVs may be more like monitors, but your standard TV that says 120hz just inserts an interpolated frame and is not helpful to gaming.
- davidrees
- Post #9
- Mar 22, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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Repost ?? Xbox 360 250GB HD at DX $71.17 + Free S&H

I have a 20GB 360 - the kind with the HDMI port. What I find ironic is that MS really goes out of their way to gouge people for their hardware - especially the wireless network adaptor and the hard drives. I don't really want to pay $150 to get the official wireless connect (I use bridged WRT...
- davidrees
- Post #8
- Mar 18, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Repost ?? Xbox 360 250GB HD at DX $71.17 + Free S&H

Looks like a great deal - just be aware that it does not appear to be a MS brand unit.
- davidrees
- Post #2
- Mar 18, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Pissed off with monitors. I need a decent 24-26" panel.

I was a CRT die hard too - more for the nice refresh rates and lack of ghosting in games. Then I got an LG 2ms 27" (TN) panel. I don't do anything that needs accurate color, but this monitor is extremely fast - honestly, if I had known they were this fast, I would have gone sooner. On...
- davidrees
- Post #22
- Mar 12, 2010
- Forum: Displays
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XFX HD 4890 warm deal maybe hot for some

I actually found the last one of these cards in my city. It is $146.99 plus tax and a good 1 hour round trip. I currently have a 1GB 4850 which has served me well, but I would like a little more power in BC2 (to turn on AA, etc). I can probably get $80 for my current card - I am just trying...
- davidrees
- Post #26
- Mar 10, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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AMD, Intel, and nVidia in the next 10 years

That first statement is pretty ridiculous for several reasons. First, the rendering of a movie is usually done with ray tracing and second, "large super computer clusters" could be a a couple dozen dual or quad core PCs using cluster software - its a completely worthless "fact". It also...
- davidrees
- Post #7
- Mar 2, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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CompUSA 12.5% Bing cashback (2/27/10)

Most online sellers regularly make up margin in "shipping and handling" charges. They sell the 25.5" I-Inc monitor for ~$200 with free shipping, but if you buy the 28" version (well under 25lbs) you pay like $38 in shipping. Way to build a customer base right?
- davidrees
- Post #4
- Feb 26, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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What were the specs of the first computer you ever built yourself?

1985: C-64 + Audio Cassette Tape Drive (games load in 20 minutes!) 1986: added 1571 Floppy Drive (170 kilobytes per side) 1992: Amiga 500 1993: 40mhz 68030 Accelerator and 2MB RAM 1995: Compaq 486 1996: Built a Pentium 90Mhz with 4MB RAM and ~80MB HDD 1997: P133 / 8MB RAM / Voodooo1 card 1999...
- davidrees
- Post #120
- Feb 24, 2010
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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saphire 5850

hmm
- davidrees
- Post #4
- Feb 24, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Great, my eyefinity setup gets me nauseous

My advice is to play through it. This has happened to me a few times - first when I played Doom, then when I played Descent. Your brain will probably get used to it in time.
- davidrees
- Post #8
- Feb 20, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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