Recent content by Studly007

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    Microsoft: Something Big Coming for PC Gamers

    He's just talking about cloud computing, guys. Microsoft sets up some killer servers, rockin' the 480GTXs and ATI 5970s, makes you sign up for special bandwidth privileges, and VOILA !! More $$$ for Ballmer. Take that Jobs.
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    Gigabyte's VGA Cooling Resembles Car Radiator

    121 degrees C?? Dude ... the possibilities ... Who wants some tri-tip? Just got me a new grill (poking at the meat laying on the radiator) Not to mention the weight: 2 of these + Vertical Mobo = SNAP!! NOOOOO !!
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    Sign Up. Comment Well. Win Core i7 Gaming Rig!

    THG giving back to the community. Bret Michaels would definitely say "That rocks!" ... although - yeah - smart and witty? Aaaagh - I'm a geek, not a comedian. "For god sake Jim, I'm a doctor - not Andy Kaufman."
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    Black|OPS Awesome Gaming Rig Starts at $1,709

    Um Hello ?? Aren't any of you guys on TomsHardware experienced OCers? Look at the BlackOps Extreme radiator setup - that little piece of crap is supposed to keep an OC'd i7 960 AND an OC'd 5870 nice and frosty ??? It barely looks big enough for a 120mm fan. I Don't think so. I have to use a 4...
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    We've Updated Our Graphics Card Charts!

    I have 2 x Asus EAH5870's on EK Copper GPU waterblocks through a Feser XChanger 4 x 120mm Radiator with MCP655 pump. Where are the ATI 5800 series benchmarks? "You're killing me, Smalls!" - Hamilton "The Babe" Porter
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    Report: Google China Hack Might Be Inside Job

    "They dropped two nuclear bombs, invaded Iraq two times, Serbia, Afghanistan, they threaten Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, they have military bases all around the globe, they support war criminals like Saakashvili and their military expenditure account for 40% of the military expenditure of...
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    Report: Google China Hack Might Be Inside Job

    Commies are war-mongers. I wonder if the red flagged "PRC" will use this incident to escalate military tension in the Pacific.
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    PowerColor Radeon HD 5870 LCS: The GHz Limit, Broken

    Hmm - makes me wonder how well my 2 x Asus 5870's will do (properly tweaked), since I have them as part of a water cooled setup through a 4 x 120mm (480) Feser Radiator by a MCP655 pump with an i7 940 on a Rampage II Extreme mobo?
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    Tom's Hardware's 2009 Gift Guide: Part 1, For System Builders

    I just bought 6GB DDR3 12800 1600 MHz Corsair Dominator series from Amazon for $210, 7-7-7-20 Latency. Whoever wrote this article must have missed that one.
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    Contest: Win a Corsair Case, SSD, PSU Combo!

    Oops - I divided by two. I meant 24000.
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    Contest: Win a Corsair Case, SSD, PSU Combo!

    OK - My final guess is 12000.
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    Contest: Win a Corsair Case, SSD, PSU Combo!

    Hmmm - shot in the dark - 37500?
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    Nvidia Predicts 570X GPU Performance Increase

    I think all you guys would be better off following Hynix R&D, press release statements, and scheduled projection. That would be a FAR more Accurate Indicator. NVidia just puts Hynix parts together, whether it's one or two GPU's on one card, or fusing two cards together (GTX 295). Now - the...
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    • 6 Awesome Robot Wars Match Ups

    You guys call yourselves Sci-Fi fans, yet I didn't hear anyone give a shout-out to the darkest movie in the history of Disney - "The Black Hole" with BOB vs. Maximillian. OR - THE GREATEST movie in the history of Disney - TRON !! with the Recognizers ... or big dawg - THE MCP !!! Greetings...
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    Intel Inflates CPU Prices says AMD. We Investigate

    "In the first quarter of 2009, AMD spent a total of $287 million to market (PDF) its products. During the same period, Intel spent $1.2 billion (PDF). Intel also spent $1.31 billion on R&D, while AMD spent only $446 million." Intel has established itself as an upper-tier, slightly higher priced...