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    Swiftech Launches CPU Water-Block with Integrated Pump

    http://www.techpower...rated-Pump.html This is interesting. Would love to know how it would perform as it could have some great potential for water cooling ITX cases as well as making cleaner looking loops in other cases too. Wonder if it would be good enough to use with a GPU block in the...
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    Sandy or Ivy? 1155

    I'm gona build a rig for a friend but haven't put one together since Ivy bridge got released. She wants a smallish PC so going to use one of the Asus gene boards but the reviews don't seem to rate the Z77 too much over the Z68 version. As for the processor, I was going to recommend either a...
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    Which SSD?

    Hey guys. Looking to buy a SSD for my Brother for his birthday and was wondering what to go for. He's running a X58 mobo so he limited to sata 2 atm so I'm thinking should I still go with something like the OCZ solid or agility, or should I go for one of the older drives like a Kingston...
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    It looks like it's running but nothing's happening

    Round at my mates today cus he wanted me to take a look at his storage server because he said all he was getting was a blank screen. It was off when I got there so I turned it on and all the fans started spinning but there was no beep to signal that it had started and nothing was coming on...
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    Who wants to see some LGA2011 boards?

    The Gigabyte GA-X79A-UD3: http://www.techpowerup.com/146582/Gigabyte-X79-UD3-LGA2011-Motherboard-First-Shot.html ASUS C1X79 EVO: http://www.techpowerup.com/146583/ASUS-C1X79-EVO-LGA2011-Motherboard-Pictured.html
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    mismatch memory timings

    Hey guys. Currently only got 2GB of corsair xms2 ddr2 memory in my PC and looking at getting another 2GB of ebay. The RAM I have is 5-5-5-12 and the stuff I'm thinking of bidding on is 4-4-4-12. I'm thinking there will be no problem in using them together but just wanted to check. Cheers guys.
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    Data centre cooling - sea water

    http://www.tomshardware.com/news/google-seawater-cooling-data-centre,12808.html#xtor=RSS-181 Possible solution for anyone living in a beach house maybe?
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    ASUS working on duel GTX 580 card

    Do we all remember the MARS? http://uk.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/MARS2DI4GD3/#overview Well ASUS are now doing the MARS II which will be using two GTX 580 GPU's. Some may think NVIDIA already did this with the GTX 590 but as most of us know the GPU's on that card are nerfed where...
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    PowerColor creates dual 6870 GPU card

    http://www.techpowerup.com/145453/PowerColor-Readies-Dual-HD-6870-Graphics-Card.html I like how we're getting some inexpensive dual GPU cards now as it means those with mid range 1155 can have better multi monitor performance as the two GPU's don't have get split to x8/x8 bandwidth. For those...
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    Corsair H80 & H100 otw

    Break out your Swedish translator: - http://www.sweclockers.com/nyhet/13985-corsair-forbereder-vatskekylarna-hydro-h100-och-h80 Can't say they really look any more impressive than the last but Corsair have there fans.
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    MSI's N580GTX Lightning Xtreme Edition

    http://vr-zone.com/articles/exclusive-first-official-picture-of-msi-s-n580gtx-lightning-xtreme-edition/12247.html Right now the only thing that we know is different from the original lightning card is that it has 3GB of RAM and that it's black and blue, but thought you guys might be interested...
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    Intel Ivy Bridge Feature Set Detailed

    Some time in the first half of 2012, Intel will release its next generation of desktop processors for the LGA1155 socket, based on the new Ivy Bridge silicon. Ivy Bridge is a 22 nanometer die-shrink of Sandy Bridge, with a few features added/improved. Ivy Bridge's smaller die size will allow for...
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    Two new 6xxx releases from PowerColor

    Radeon HD 6990 LCS http://www.techpower...phics-Card.html Radeon HD 6950 Vortex Edition http://www.techpower...phics-Card.html As well as the normal comments lets here what setup you would use to cool that 6990
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    Intel to Bid Farewell to LGA1366 with Core i7-995X Extreme Edition

    Intel is preparing its next high-end enthusiast desktop platform for release in Q4 2011. That platform will be driven by a new socket, the LGA2011, and the new Intel X79 Express chipset. Before that, Intel will give its 2-year old current enthusiast platform, the LGA1366 and X58 Express, a...
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    GIGABYTE First to Market with AM3+ ''Black Socket'' Motherboards

    GIGABYTE INC., a leading manufacturer of motherboards and graphics cards today announced a new line of 16 "Black Socket" motherboards previously unveiled at CeBIT 2011 that offer support for AMD's next generation , 32nm AM3+ CPUs and are based on current generation AMD 800/700 series...
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