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    New HD (SSD)

    I chose a Corsair Force Series 3 and have been tweaking my system a lot. None of the hanging issues like other people have reported with the sandforce controllers... Just be prepared to spend a lot of time optimizing your system, and a ton more time if something doesn't work right. Read up on...
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    Which skt775 mobos have a 2 x pciex16

    That both operate in x16 mode, or at the very least x16 and x8? I'm looking to upgrade my Asus P5B deluxe wifi to a dual PCIe mobo that will operate at x16 and x8 or better - mine will not do that currently. Got a dell perc 6/i raid card and that requires at least a x8 pcie to give the...
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    Best Fast Food For Weight Loss - healthinlife.com

    Shouldnt be eating any of that if you're serious about losing "weight." Anything with bread in it really is a junk calorie source. Sure you can pick up some decent breads at the grocery store, but its still far away from an optimal calorie source for burning fat. One shouldnt care about losing...
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    Which duel socket mobo and processors?

    Whats your price range? Under 2800 bucks US?
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    Global Internet Speeds

    I like to call comcast and yell at them. I do it all the time. Next time they try and act like they're doing me a favor I'll let them know how far we are behind the rest of the world, then I'll blame it on them.
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    Free software from school FTW

    I used to have MSDN AA access when I was in school. They only gave it to the CS or Engineering students. I graduated right when was available for download. I have multiple copies of XP which I lost the key numbers for...weak. Nothing is really *free* guys. How much you guys paying for...
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    Which duel socket mobo and processors?

    I would buy an openGL optimized card - after effects is an opengl based program afterall. If you go with an nvidia with cuda support your video card will help with the rendering.
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    Which duel socket mobo and processors?

    Windows XP x64 is limited to 128 GB of physical memory and 8 terabytes of virtual memory per process. What are you doing that requires that much processing power and memory?
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    Building New PC for Game Design & Gaming

    A gaming graphics card will perform poorly for 3ds max and a workstation graphics will perform poorly for gaming. You're between a rock and a hard spot. Gaming Versus Workstation Performance : Radeon HD 4870 Versus FirePro V8700 - Review Tom's Hardware : AMD FirePro V8700: High-End Workstation...
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    What You've Just Bought!

    Re: Tech-forums Official What You've just Bought thread! prenups. You might lose the dogs though. I just bought this case: http://images.tigerdirect.com/SkuImages/gallery/large/Q131-1053-01.jpg gonna build a hulu box
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    Recommendations for CAD modeling high end comp.

    These are the best cards for solidworks in order of your price range: 1. Newegg.com - PNY VCQFX580-PCIE-PB Quadro FX580 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card - Workstation Graphics / Video Cards 184.99 (cheaper somewhere else than newegg) 2. Newegg.com - PNY...
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    Recommendations for CAD modeling high end comp.

    What CAD programs are you using?
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    High performance PC vs Mac Pro

    driver mod? It doesnt look like it worked if those are the numbers you are getting.
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    High performance PC vs Mac Pro

    Apokalipse, Would you be interested in running some SPECapc benchmarks for me?
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    High performance PC vs Mac Pro

    Apokalypse, How well do you think that works? Have you tried running Maya? I've heard of some serious lagging using this soft-mod in maya. What about CAD programs? Solidworks by any chance?
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