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I have 3 keys... PM me if you want one.

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So it WAS worth spending $30 extra for 4 GB instead of 2! Not that I will be playing this game...

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godforsaken wrote:
thanks, got it with 19 minutes to spare, definitely would have missed it otherwose

19 hours actually... but I guess you still could have missed it otherwise!

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I would suggest looking at the advanced settings of your router, apparently newer ones have this feature built in.

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I would say the most likely thing is that your 120 GB is almost filled up and that is slowing things down a little, how much free space do you have?

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I just assembled my new rig: i5 4590 GTX 760 4 GB Crucial 480 GB SSD Cooler master hyper 212 plus case: fractal r4 Os: Windows 7 The fractal case is very quiet. Even under load it is barely audible. I highly recommend this case. I ended up using the intel heatsink because my cooler master was missin...

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I checked thoroughly but i did this build one step at a time so i noticed as soon as i pulled the first screw out of the bag.

Thanks for the advice though. I do wish that more manufacturers would take a tiny hit on profits and offer an extra screw just in case.

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I just got all the parts for my new computer after a 2 month process of waiting for individual parts to go on sale. I finish seating processor and cleaning it and then i realize i am missing one of the four screws for my heatsink. Grr! I guess i will pop on the intel one for now but it will be a pai...

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Okay thank you all for all the advice. It is really helping me out. I guess no complaints about the processor, though the motherboard suggestion was useful. To clarify, I do not use dual monitors for gaming as in the graphics are stretched across both screens. I usually have a youtube video open in ...

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Hey Gerbils. I first joined these forums almost 6 years ago because I was building my own computer for the first time. I think I did okay but this time I am hoping to do a much better job. Any advice would be welcome. Main concerns: I need an awesome case since last time I bought a terrible one. Qui...

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It would be interesting to know how many people buy a random game just because it is on sale. I personally wont buy anything thats not on my wishlist... because well, those are all the games that I want. If they made a random coupon for something on my wishlist... now that would lead to lots of sale...

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I personally think that its still too early to invest in XFire/SLI, even as a cheap upgrade. I think in 6-12 months we can be confident that the problem is fully resolved. Keep in mind that super high resolutions is broken right now with 2 cards. http://techreport.com/blog/25399/here-why-the-crossfi...

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Dear Diary, As you know, I have been part of a massive botnet for quite some time now. Between DDOS attacks and emailing spam to every hotmail account in existence, I have been pretty busy. My owner doesn't even realize all the hard labor I am forced to do. The last boot sequence took 847,049,381,01...

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I really empathize with you, I hate the interleaving of google services. My google+ friends and my contact lists are separate on gmail. My youtube page is a separate account, and basically a pseudonym, so it has no friends on it at all, and I don't care THAT much about the google plus profile but it...

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I think the only reason to get more than 2 GB on a graphics card is if you are using texture mods for your games. Like Skyrim can reach 3+ GB of VRAM usage if you load in a bunch of mods. If you play lots of FPS games I think most or all of them get fan-made texture packs so it may actually be worth...

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I don't think you should worry about games being "too boyish" From what I have seen, most of the pink and sparkly games suck. I'll avoid a rant about brainwashing children. Many games aimed at kids have both a boy and a girl character. I think that point & click adventure games were th...

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How about run power to the other side instead of running the telephone line to the other side?

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I use this program called WinDirStat which maps out your hard drive and shows you which folders are taking up the most space. You can look for a similar visual directory browser or use that one to quickly track down the issue.

There are other versions for other OSes too.

http://windirstat.info/

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For my first build, I spent around $1500 and this computer will have lasted me 4 years. I can still carry over about $300 worth of components over to the next computer if I want to throw away my current set up. I think in the future it makes more sense to build cheaper computers, around $700 and upg...

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Depending on what you need, hover.com will let you get a domain + privacy for $15 but they don't offer other services. I use godaddy for the free webhosting, its cheaper than paying $2/mo or whatever you can find elsewhere. In any case, you should google for coupon codes with whatever service you en...

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Just wanted to say that Arctic Cooling did honor the warranty with no problems and they sent me a new fan. Much better than my experience with Zotac!

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I put multi-threading into my game because I wanted the UI to be responsive while stuff goes on in the background. So for example, I put the music and sound effects in their own threads. Turning a self-contained piece of code into a thread is extremely easy, I think you should at least try it? I don...

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Well the connector from the case's power button to the motherboard could be plugged in wrong. Does your motherboard have a light? Mine has one so its easy to tell if its getting power from the PSU. Sometimes just switching on the psu will send a little juice through the system and spin the fans but ...

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Thanks for all your help. I emailed the company asking for a free replacement but I got a cheap cooler from Arctic Cooling for 12 bucks and stoel the fan from that. Its the wrong size so it I kinda just wedged it in there the wrong way (there are some wide fins that are big enough for the plastic cl...

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Hey TR people, I have another problem. I guess im glad it lasted 4 years but its pretty annoying since I need my computer up and running again. CPU cooler is an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro. So my computer just turned off suddenly. I looked over and everything was running accept the CPU fan so I qui...

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Maybe you can build a collection of old computer parts and solder/weld it into a cool robot sculpture

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You probably moved your computer from the TV room to another area/power outlet. Maybe this new power outlet has problems and fried your PSU/Mobo, are you using a good surge protector? This is probably not the problem... but if you are going to test the components, I suggest moving the computer back ...

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FYI i am not 100% sure it will help you out in this case, but I will plug this one anyways. Everyone should have this on their HDD in my opinion.

http://www3.telus.net/mikebike/RESTORATION.html

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I just write it myself. Theres plenty of free references for HTML and Javascript widgets.

I think it is silly that there isn't a comprehensive drag and drop editor for webpages... Is it really that hard to dynamically generate CSS?

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Thanks for the advice... the Dell U2412 certainly looks like the best value. I'm not really in a rush though so I'll keep an eye out.

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