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    Reasons NOT to buy Windows 8

    Windows 8 blocks users from hiding Metro Start Screen after logon With the announcement of Windows 8 reaching its RTM milestone, the final and polished version of the OS has been finding its way to various unauthorized channels of distribution. According to...
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    Vanishing WU's?

    Broken down simply, Picked up a large(ish) WU early hours wednesday morning (can't remember project number) quoted 1.18days to complete at 17k points. Left computer folding all day (and night for a change) woke up this morning (as was due to finish overnight) project has finished, yet got no...
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    avast ye hearties!

    first off sorry, couldn't resist the topic title. right onto business, i was for my birthday bought a years subscription to avast internet security (version 7). all went well then i started noticing the prolonged periods of time it took for my rig to shut down. eventually the rig refused to...
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    670, was folding yesterday, now its not

    as the topic infers, yesterday my 670 was folding as well as can be expected (given its not technically supported yet), scoring about 17k ppd. i turn on today, and its apparantly stuck on "download" for a new work unit and is sat doing nothing. no setup perameters have changed, its just kinda...
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    out of curiosity?

    knowing that i have swapped over to nVidia for graphics on my new rig. my question is this, is it possible to have my old HD4890 in a separate pci-e express slot and use that for folding or would two different "brands" not cooperate at the same time. no video output would be drawn off the...
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    Palit Jetstream 670GTX

    simply put, is 1250mhz graphics core a good result? not pushed it any further due to cpu change
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    Overclocking n00b advice

    just built my new rig based around MSi Z77a-GD65 and i7 3770k, played around with a few settings (ratio is set to x47) but when i get into windows it is ALWAYS at x41 and will not budge beyond please help
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    ASUS ZEUS Combines X79 HEDT with Dual-GPU

    Saw this on VR-Zone. whilst it'll probably never happen, i was nonetheless impressed ASUS ZEUS Combines X79 HEDT with Dual-GPU Reported by Tarun Raju on Monday, June 4 2012 11:35 pm ASUS has an enviable amount of engineering potential and resources. Often, the two come together, to create...
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    Samsung 256Gb 830 Series Under £150

    http://www.scan.co.u...-write-400mb-s- i've already ordered mine, as the only difference i can see is that its the "laptop kit", but that'll just be the mounts and fixings and any decent recent case should already be able to fit the drive lol
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    My desktop area

    figured i've been here long enough to share my setup now lol sorry for image quality, took it with my SGS2 in pretty poor light also ignore the clutter, been busy repairing xbox controllers lol
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    Project Vengeance

    The aim of this build is to pack some grunt into a smallish case, it is also my first ever build in over a decade to feature an Intel CPU. Major "new" components i7 3770k - ARRIVED MSI Z77A-GD65 - Samsung 256Gb 830 Series (Sata3) - 2x Seagate 3Tb 7400RPM 64Mb Cache (Sata3) - Corsair H100 -...
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    Preferred Suppliers?

    Sorry if this topic has been done before, couldn't find one. Looking to build a new rig, but decent components are pricey, so figured would gauge peoples opinion. I'm looking for uk suppliers preferably. I am aware of Scan, Dabs, Aria , but would be also interested in peoples opinions on them...
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    New case advice

    looking to start putting together my new rig, but cannot decide on the new case. I would love a CM Cosmos 2, but the budget simply won't stretch to it. Looking at several cases online i found these ...
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    Maybe a silly question?

    I am looking at a new Z77 board as part of my upgrade path, but have noticed that most seem to be shipping with 2x lan ports, what can i do with the second?
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    Which to choose?

    Looking at putting together a new rig seeing as my motherboard has decided to break, (cpu retention bracket) its time to upgrade as well. was looking online and saw a "pre-built" bundle. the question is, the mobo choice offers either : Gigabyte G1 Sniper3 using Z77 (IB compatible) chipset...
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