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[DEAD] EVGA GTX480 1.5GB video card - $215FS@Tigerdirect

Definitely not a side grade. I went from dual 5870s to dual GTX 480s and the difference was substantial. I had three of these in tri-SLI at one point, but that rig was blowing the wind of hades out the back. Switched to two of them water-cooled and was one of the highest performing, most...
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- Post #33
- Mar 1, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Borders out of business 40% off in-store and bookstores sales

Liquidations sales like these are for suckers and fat, poor people.
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- Post #21
- Jul 24, 2011
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Book of Mormon Cast Album MP3 download $1.99

FYI, this is free at the npr website. Freaking hilarious show, saw it a couple weeks ago.
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- Post #6
- Jun 12, 2011
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Steam weekend deal: Amnesia 50% off

Can't say enough good about this game: you owe it to yourself to play it. Of all the big name game I've played in the past year, this was the most immersing and, by far, the scariest. I'm betting this game will be on most reviewers' underrated for 2010 list.
- Harmattan
- Post #8
- Dec 9, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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6th Ave has a 50" 1080p Panny Plasma $697 shipped

Simply moving from LCD to plasma (aside from the power, weight and brightness drawbacks) will be a big step up. Moving from a Vizio to this Plasma will be night and day. I moved from a mid-range Samsung LCD last month to an LGPK550 (comparable quality to this model) and would never go back...
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- Post #8
- Oct 11, 2010
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Rumor: No NV Surround with the late 256. Driver?

^This^ Props to NoQuarter for hypothosizing on (one of) the likely issue(s).
- Harmattan
- Post #15
- May 11, 2010
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Wolfenstein....Poor Sales

I was excited about this game considering its pedegree. After the lukewarm reviews, however, I had to ask myself "do I really have time for another run-of-the-mill, console-ported, plot-you-can-see-a-mile-away nazi-shooter?" This game's bad sales isn't because of piracy, the recession, Mars...
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- Post #29
- Sep 12, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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Mad Men Season 2 blu-ray $22.49

The best show on TV imo, destined to be a classic series. I remember that scene with the picnic and laughing my a$$ off. I remember my dad telling me about how people would just throw garbage out of there car while driving and how the highways were discusting. Makes you think about some of...
- Harmattan
- Post #6
- Sep 9, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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rainbow flip flops @ 50% off

MIT then Sorbonne: Paris IV for post-grad... embarrassing. I guess it's just a matter of class (pun intended), but many of my profs would have been appalled if I had worn sandles and I'm pretty sure my grades - or at least my opportunities to work on projects - would have suffered. I suppose...
- Harmattan
- Post #21
- Aug 12, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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rainbow flip flops @ 50% off

Just don't wear them to class. Many profs subscribe to the "half a grade off for flip-flops and pajamas" rule.
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- Post #18
- Aug 11, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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anyone played the ghostbuster game?

Good game. Too bad about the multiplayer not on PC, but worth $30 clams, especially if you're a fan of the movies.
- Harmattan
- Post #7
- Jun 22, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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Assassin's Creed II: E3 Trailer

Exactly. Hellgate has pretty CGI movies too... Hopefully, it will be less repetitive and nicer graphics. Also, would be nice if theys didn't pull that "we're still polishing the PC version" BS and release all versions simultaneously.
- Harmattan
- Post #13
- Jun 2, 2009
- Forum: PC Games
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Dell XPS1730 SLI 9800GT 985$ Free Shipping

FYI- according a a good number of reports over at SD, they're pulling a bait with this one and replacing the 9800 GT SLI with a single 8700 GT. If you do get a confirmation message, be sure to check the specs carefully.
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- Post #9
- May 18, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Three Wolf Moon T-Shirt, 75% off at AMAZON

This deal regards my interests as all of my favorite bands by default have "Wolf" in the name. I'm in for two. 1. Wolf Parade 2. Wolf Eyes 3. We Are Wolves 4. AIDS Wolf 5. Wolf & Cub 6. Tiger Bear Wolf 7. Fox & Wolf 8. Howlin' Wolf 9. Guitar Wolf 10. Wolf 11. Wolfmother 12. Los...
- Harmattan
- Post #3
- May 6, 2009
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How are these i7 temps?

Those temps are not irregular at all. You should try clocking it higher. I haven't tracked metrics yet, but the i7 can be strange with temp: seems counter-intuitive, but temps may be higher at lower speed. My i7, for example, runs 50c idle/76c load at 3.6ghz with 1.32vcore; it runs 45c...
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- Post #5
- May 4, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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