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We all know that tech reviews mean one thing and that real world experience means something completely different. Nowhere did I witness this phenomenon more than in my experience as an IT tech. Virtually every computer I have ever built with a hard drive has experienced a hard drive failure...

Cool! I didn't know that the 900 series boards had been released yet. What is the benefit of going with the Crosshair when I can pick one of these up for $85 less? Asus is also selling the Sabertooth for $50 less than the Crosshair. ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 A...

Do you still have the GTX 260 full-card coolers? Thanks

Think that it would work better if I get a northbridge water block, bump the voltage up on that, and increase the cpu voltage to 1.55? I guess that I should keep an eye out for a used motherboard... I do not feel like purchasing a brand new board right now when Bulldozer is right around the...

Erocker, I've updated my specs. I would be very disappointed if I ended up getting a less-than-stellar processor lol. This was the most expensive one on Newegg at the time (about 2 weeks ago). Thanks again for the help. I'll upload those bios screen shots in a few hours.

Hey Tpu members, What has happened here since I took a vacation a couple years ago? I've come back here because I doubt that any other forum could help me with this issue. I am hitting an overclocking wall at 3.8 ghz with my m4a78e motherboard and 1090t cpu. I've only been raising the...

toastem, thanks for the information. I didn't see any indications that my M4A78-e motherboard is compatible with the Revodrive and it appears to be a less reliable solution. Therefore, I elected to pick the safe and quick road. I ordered a Corsair Force F120 since it appears to have gotten the...

This morning, my desktop crashed. Not suspecting anything, I rebooted my pc. Unfortunately windows would not boot and the access light for my hard drive would not stop flickering. I ran a series of hard drive tests and my drive failed all of the read tests. I haven't been on the forum for a...

What about the 2900xt with an Accelero Xtreme? Edit: Asrock, you got to this before me! Anyway, +1 for the accelero xtreme and 2900xt!

I too would recommend the model M. In fact, I am typing on one at the moment and it is perhaps the best typing experience possible. I know that I can sit down for an entire day and hammer out 3 1000 word essays without my hands getting tired. It would be perfect if my desk were larger or I had...

Windows 7 is faster for me and more stable as as well. Vista gets very laggy over time whereas windows 7 stays quick no matter how long you use it and applications open much faster as well.

Most LED's today are not really white but blue. The result is less than perfect color reproduction. White LED's are actually white and are a big breakthrough. I do not believe that they are referring to the cabinet color.

The mouse looks ok, but the keyboard is in my mind nowhere near superior to the IBM model M from the 1980's. I'm typing on a new Unicomp model M and it has a much better typing experience than a G15. In short: mouse- good but VERY expensive (my $45 Sidewinder is perfect for my needs)...

Windows 7 should be worth the price, especially for the OEM version. Even the beta was far faster and more polished than Vista.

I'm wondering if it's better to build a new server with two E5410 quad core processors on socket 771 or one skt. 1366 E5520 Nehalem based processor. I'd like to build this server and not have to upgrade it again for a few years. I would like the best bang for the buck now, however I don't want a...