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    new mon - 24" or 27" dell ultrasharp?

    hi all, i am looking to upgrade my mon. currently i use a 20" dell (2005). New mon will be run with sli 8800gtx. main uses will be gaming and perhaps mon doubling up for blueray dvds, in the future. some questions for u all, is 24" the ideal size for everday use? is 27" mon too big for...
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    EK 780i block

    hi all got a nice pressie from royal mail this morning. thought i would share the moment:rolleyes:
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    new cooling needed new case

    hi all, my previous case which was built around the lubics kit, but it was to compact in design for my new cooling setup which would include 2 thermochill 120.3, to cool cpu, n/b, s/b and gpu. so i had to strip down case, extend height and length to fit the rads,which were rather large!!. so...
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    8800gtx + liquid metal pad

    hi all, some advice/help in the following, have 8800gtx stripped down to fit EK full cover block and have purchased Coollaboratory liquid metal pad to use. on opening the pack, i find the size of the pad is only 20mm square and the 8800 gtx die size is about 40mm square. it is recommended...
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    pa120.3 shroud + fan

    hi all, i have 2 new pa120.3 rads and i am not sure about using the shrouds with them and also fan choice. can current users tell me please whether they use the shrouds and there choice of fan. i will be cooling cpu, n/b, s/b and gpu. thks
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    active or passive rads

    having upgraded to c2d, evga board and 8800gtx,air cooled at present. i am finding that both the 8800 and board downsides are the amount of heat generated, i have 2 sets of alphacool maxi cora passive rads and 1 passive res left over from previous system but giving the heat issues, now...
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    basing new system on amd?

    hi all, I am in the process of upgrading initially c2d but is it worth basing a new system with an opteron 1212 2ghz? have been offered a brand new one at under £100. already got 8800gtx and 4gb ocz 6400 mem thks in advance
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    drawing software

    hi i am looking for help with finding a drawing software like autocad. would prefer something less costly, would even settle for it too be free!. i would like to put some designs on disc mostly square and some round shapes, so i could get them cut by cncd. ideally novice level (drag and...
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    vista upgrade help

    hi i am trying to work out which would be the cheapest way to upgrade to 64 ultimate edition either to buy oem complete version or buy 64 oem basic version then go online and get upgrade from ms. but i cannot find a breakdown of upgrade cost to do this. has anyone got any info on this please...
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    feser one liquid

    anyone used this? was considering this over my fluid xp?
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    upgrade choices

    which would give me the most performance/balance would all be w/c 6300-8800 gtx or 6600-8800 gts? asus m/board-which model? 2gb or 4gb? would the 8800gtx be slowed down by the 6300?
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    cutting alu sheets

    have pc housed in lubic case (small cube)which now has to be covered. what is the best way to cut alu sheets? have got a dremel which has the attachment for straight cuts in plasterboard etc. was going to use this with carbide bit. is this the easiest way to do it?
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    aquacomputer 8800 blocks

    planning on new 8800 card prob gainward 8800gts golden sample-undecided about which block. I like EK polished, DD bit too pricey but had a look at aqua computers. opinions please.
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    cleaning copper

    looking for a good cleaner to clean inside my alphacool cpu and n-bridge blocks as they are tarnished inside. been using fluid xp for a year now,anybody have same prob or is this normal build-up
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    Abit IC7 to Asus P4RD1-MX

    hi have existing 3.2 sct478 system which is all w-cooled, but if i want to upgrade graphics to 8800 have to upgrade m-board.had read column in custom pc regard to dual core having little impact in game playing. so i am debating whether going c2d based or switching boards and only replacing...
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