Recent content by niceguy1

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    Best PC Speakers: From Budget to Audiophile Bliss

    edifier mr4 - better than many on list and on sale i got mine for $99, bonus as a reference monitor. def better than audioengine a2 and the audioengine speakers are twice the price.
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    News Commodore 64 outperforms IBM's quantum systems — 1 MHz computer said to be faster, more efficient, and decently accurate

    the ides of april. i had a vic 20 with 4k of ram (i believe). cartridge side scrolling games and basic programming - i also had a 300 baud modem. yeah im old.
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    Intel & AMD Processor Hierarchy

    Still no love for I3 12100 huh. Us bargain gamers have to extrapolate. At least that is possible.
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    Best PC Builds for Gaming, Streaming and Productivity

    i3 12100f build with a $200 graphics card would do much better than integrated graphics.
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    Review Silverstone PF360 aRGB Review: Big Liquid and Lighting on a Budget

    is it me or does the $20 Gammax 400 outperform this? From Thomas' own review: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-gammaxx-400-slim-tower-cpu-cooler,4460-2.html also seems to outperform coolers on the best list. am I nuts?
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    Best Cooling

    Thomas' article https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/deepcool-gammaxx-400-slim-tower-cpu-cooler,4460-2.html seems to show the Gammax 400 outscoring at least two of these coolers. I have bought for $15, had excellent results, and have installed second 120mm fan with included clips for push /...
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    Cooler Master MasterAir MA410M Review: (Air) Wolf In Wolves’ Clothing

    shouldn't the Gammaxx 400 replace the cooler master ma410? cheaper and cooler. also has clips for second fan for push pull.
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    Giveaway! Seagate Ironwolf SSD NAS #RunWithIronWolf

    I use my #QNAP TS-032X and #RunWithIronWolf so I can back up images of home pcs, store photos, videos and music.
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    Giveaway! It's Hammer Time!

    If I had Tom's Hammer - I'd hammer in the morning I'd hammer in the evening All over this land. I'd hammer out frame rate I'd hammer out gigahertz I'd hammer out speed between my buses in my pc All over the floor. Add music and dance.
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    $500 Console Killer - Best PC Builds 2019

    Maxx Vid boy PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5 GHz Quad-Core Processor ($94.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($68.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Patriot - 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($41.90 @ Amazon)...
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    Why is my new gaming PC running slower than usual all of a sudden?

    Check all of the basics also: anti virus scan, malwarebytes scan, update windows, defragment hard drive, check smart attributes for trouble (i once had a one year old seagate 1tb go bad on me - no more seagate) also web search for similar problems realated to your game, video drivers, etc.
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    Gift Guide for the Hardcore PC Gamer

    Add on 23 inch monitor is always welcome. Good ones in Tom's Deals page almost every day! Get two to splurge OR add on RAM is always welcome. Just match the specs of the proposed giftees rig! Again Best Ram section on Toms will guide you.
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    1080 Ti and Ryzen 7 Giveaway!

    Please could i have one?