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Buy 920 now?

OK, thanks all who replied. I think I'll hold off and see what the i5's have to offer.
- MrMilney
- Post #8
- Sep 4, 2009
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Buy 920 now?

I'll be building a new system in November or December and I'm wondering if I should buy a Core i7 920 now before they are phased out? Does anyone really think that either the i5's or the i9's will offer the same kind of bang-for-the-buck that the i7 920 does today?
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- Thread
- Sep 3, 2009
- Replies: 12
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Suggest some fun Christmas music!

Try Gary Hoey's Christmas albums: Ho Ho Hoey, Ho Ho Hoey 2 and Ho Ho Hoey 3.
- MrMilney
- Post #4
- Dec 20, 2008
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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XP on an i7 system

Both EVGA's and MSI's sites list drivers for both WinXP and Vista for their X58 boards (here and here, respectively). I didn't check any others, but I'd be willing to bet they do too. Given Vista's relatively slow uptake it would be foolish for motherboard manufacturers not to support XP.
- MrMilney
- Post #2
- Nov 25, 2008
- Forum: Operating Systems
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New Build Critique

Thanks for the tip. I was looking at their air flow/noise rating ratio (ala newegg) and it looked good, but I have no experience with the company. Thanks for steering me clear of a noisy fan. My current system sounds like a jet and I'm really looking to make my next one quieter.
- MrMilney
- Post #16
- Jun 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

Thanks for the suggestions, I've edited my system above to incorporate most of them.
- MrMilney
- Post #14
- Jun 12, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

Does anyone have any opinion on the Asus P5Q Deluxe (newegg)? I'm reading reviews online now...
- MrMilney
- Post #11
- Jun 11, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

The DVD-ROM and DVD burner is just old habit from the days when burners were too expensive to think about putting burners in a system and you wanted to use it as little as possible to extend its life. You're right that they're cheap enough today that there's almost no reason not to have two...
- MrMilney
- Post #10
- Jun 11, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

Thanks all for your input. I don't tend to be an incremental upgrader so I generally try to buy semi-high end components to try to stretch the lifetime a bit before my next re-build. I will take a serious look at the suggested motherboards.
- MrMilney
- Post #9
- Jun 11, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

Another good suggestion, thanks. I specifically went looking for a case with no window. While I like to keep things neat inside the case, I don't necessarily want to look in there. I had read that the case was tight between the MB tray and the side, but I didn't realize it was that tight! I...
- MrMilney
- Post #5
- Jun 10, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

Thanks for your input. I'm glad to hear you had good experiences with boththe case and MB, I've read a lot of good things about both. I edited the list to include the VelociRaptor (I should have caught that myself) and the extra cooling fan, good call on both!
- MrMilney
- Post #3
- Jun 10, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Build Critique

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Windows & web development, some Camtasia-style screen capture and video editing (for use in my classroom, I'm an instructor at a community college), occasional gaming. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price...
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- Thread
- Jun 10, 2008
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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Game Theater XP and Vista

Wow, I'm sorry to hear this. I'm fond of my Game Theater XP too.
- MrMilney
- Post #2
- Feb 3, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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So this random "girl" IMs me on AIM and sends her pics to me...

She's gonna need more fake cleavage.
- MrMilney
- Post #23
- Nov 28, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Problems with itunes7 skipping/stuttering?

The latest versions (7.0.2) seems to have cleared up the stuttering problem. 7.0.0 and 7.0.1 were horrible in my experience.
- MrMilney
- Post #2
- Nov 13, 2006
- Forum: Windows

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