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    Education Why am I always so last minute?

    I used to be terrible for this, starting essays no more than two days in advance of a deadline, etc. By honours I realized I couldn't keep on...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 27 Apr 2011 in forum: General
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    Storage What size SSD do you have?

    Is there a general consensus on what the 'best' SSD is? It seems like the Vertex is really popular, but I was wondering what you owners thought.
    Post by: The_R_Man, 26 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Hi Kroy, Nvidia did something far worse than hurt my cat, they've had the gall to sell me several non- or barely-functioning GPUs down the years....
    Post by: The_R_Man, 24 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Final Questions So, just one or two things to get a little more advice on. PSU: is my selection good enough? What's the lowest wattage I...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 23 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    That is the card in the build, or am I missing something? Also, no Nvidia. I don't trust them as far as I can throw them!
    Post by: The_R_Man, 23 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Hi Javaman, thanks for the input! The case is designed to take the slim drives. Similarly, it has two fans to blow specifically on the GPUs when...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 23 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    I've been reading about memory and just don't understand timings and latencies and the effects they have on real world performance. The low...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 23 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Hi Kroy, thanks for the help! Crossfire is part of giving me an upgrade path. Right now, the games I want to play on a 1080P HDTV probably would...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 23 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Digerati, I genuinely appreciate the advice. I'd like everyone on this thread to be civil to each other. Whether you agree with him or not I'm...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 22 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    I found the Asus P8P67M-Pro which seems to be able to do everything I need. Crossfire, able to take a card the size of the 6950. Thanks for the...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 22 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Thanks for the warm welcome! "c." is short for circa in Latin, which means around. I was being lazy and didn't want to write more on this...
    Post by: The_R_Man, 22 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Will I get more replies if I mention cheesecake and that I know what a dremel is? ;)
    Post by: The_R_Man, 20 Apr 2011 in forum: Hardware
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    Build Advice Lapsed Builder back in the fold.

    Having been sat in a Japanese hospital for a month, with little to keep me busy beyond my iPhone, I've decided I would like to get back into...
    Thread by: The_R_Man, 20 Apr 2011, 48 replies, in forum: Hardware