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    Help me spend some $$!

    You guys rock! I am tempted to go with Ryzen 7 1700 for an extra $100. Is it worth the extra 2 cores? Probably not for the intended purpose?
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    Help me spend some $$!

    That is true... However thats where Aunt Kaspersky (Nanny software) comes in handy. That said, I might have to uninstall it and replace it, in case the Russians are really upto something!
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    Help me spend some $$!

    Thanks much! I am definitely thinking about a Ryzen 5 build. Have not completely ruled out a Kaby Lake for another $75. I would love to support AMD as in the past, but the price difference seems to have shrunk at the top. I might add a power supply from Seasonic. My current rig (not in the...
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    Help me spend some $$!

    They are both nice systems - but I am looking to build??
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    Help me spend some $$!

    Nice idea but I will be using this opportunity as a project that the two of us do together. And I don't want to deal with some dusty old dell. He has been using my aging AMD rig, which on a good day probably still outperforms those office systems. Worst case scenario, I will just upgrade the...
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    Help me spend some $$!

    Hi folks, I haven't built a system in the last 5 yrs. I need to build something for my 8 yr old - for homework, browser based - light gaming (nothing graphics heavy) learning websites and word processing. Budget - 1K Small form factor or better still something interesting case wise would be...
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    Is copy-paste a bad backup strategy?

    Thanks guys! I did not know about this... would have saved lot of frustrating hours manually backing up. Now I just need to learn how to write the correct cmds! One of the questions I have been wondering about is will errors creep in over time from this copying?
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    Win 7 destroyed my SSD

    It doesnt get recognised at all. I will try the OCZ toolbox suggestion and see if I can update the firmware.
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    Win 7 destroyed my SSD

    I did during windows install.
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    Win 7 destroyed my SSD

    I had a 90 GB OCZ Agility SSD that I was using for about 2 years that was replaced by a bigger one from Intel recently via disk image transfer thru Macrium without any problems. I wanted to use this OCZ in my back up rig, with a fresh install of win 7. Well I let the win 7 install format...
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    Is copy-paste a bad backup strategy?

    I have been using external HDDs as my main back up strategy for my home pc with music/movies/family pics etc. The current main data buildup is secondary to my photography hobby. I have added carbonite for cloud based back up for these files as well. I am hoping never to have to resort to...
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    [US] best online store to buy wrist watch?

    Bought a couple not so expensive Seikos from the Newegg marketplace. Great value for money.
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    Any good for entry level headphone tube amp?

    At that budget... I would stay with SS. However if u can get a Little Dot or a Headdirect or even a Darkvoice... u will be in a good shape. Remember the amp is just one part of this equation. U will likely need to spend some money on tubes/cables etc. So think long and hard.... Also look at...
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    Sounds card for Voice recognition

    I have already placed an order for a high end microphone - Boom O. From doing a bunch of reading on the Knowbrainer forum - it seems that the consensus is that on board sound does not do the best job. I have been using the Dragon for the last 5 yrs with the el cheapo mic that shipped in the box...
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    Sounds card for Voice recognition

    Does any one know a good option for this? I have been using on board sound for many years and am out of touch with the current offerings. Just want the Dragon to work well!
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