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    Still running a Radeon HD 7750 and struggling Gibe nao pls
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    Lots of people prefer low fpi rads so they can run fans at lower rpms, achieving quieter operation. If you don't care about that then great but I'd say don't worry about the fpi too much, anything in the 10 to 20 range should be fine.
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    Wow that's a really handy thread, thanks for sharing
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    A keycap set typically costs about USD 20 to 30 so that's like 170 to 250 SEK. They can also come with all sorts of other benefits like cool looks, more durable materials/printing, etc. I have a custom keycap set on my Ducky Zero just for the aesthetics, so I'd say find one you like and go for it.
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    Any case with ATX case with dual 140mm + 120mm rad support will work. PCPartPicker has a pretty accurate compatibility checker, if you add the H110i GTX and MSI card to your part list and then try to add cases it'll only show those (it thinks) are compatible with the cooler. Some options: Fractal Design Define S, ~$80 Phanteks Enthoo Pro $90-100 NZXT H440 ~$100 Any good brand 550 W or more power supply is fine. Seasonic G 550 W (~$80) 80+ Gold XFX XTR 550 W (~$80) 80+ Gold Corsair CS550M (~$80) 80+ Gold EVGA SuperNova 650 W (~$70) 80+ Bronze
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    Basically you're looking at an i3 and not much else. http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i34170 If you can find a cheap i5 on a deal or something that would be great, but for 100 GBP that would be pushing it a bit. Cheapest one on PCPartPicker is 144 GBP http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80646i54460
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    Are you recommending the Xeon for hyper threading? I don't know if that's worth the $70-90 premium over a cheaper Haswell i5 with a similar clock speed.
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    That sounds pretty good then.
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    Since his pc is infected and corrupted already, might as well turn it off and unplug it from the network. Try your best to backup what you can on your PC to an external hard drive or something, and make sure that hard drive doesn't connect to the network afterward. An antivirus doesn't hurt but tbh they don't work too well most of the time. Aside from that there's not much I can think of off the top of my head, good luck
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    Perhaps, it'll be waiting at least till the second half of the year though.
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    Good list of short PSUs
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    Looks good, the Nano S isn't a particularly small ITX case though so if you want to go smaller then something like a Node 304 would be good. If you don't mind the size though then the Nano S is fine. Nano S supports bigger CPU coolers (up to 160mm) so you don't have to go with the smaller NH-C12P, but 160mm is still very very tight for most tower coolers. NH-C12P performs well anyway so eh. Also Nano S only supports up to 160 mm PSUs and the GQ650 is 165mm. Whether or not that'll really make a diference I don't know, but they also recommend even shorter than 160mm for cable management. Perhaps something like this might suit you better (140mm, 650w, 80+ gold).
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    I have a Gigabyte P34Gv2 with similar specs albeit slightly older. i7 4710HQ, 8 GB DDR3, GTX 860M CPU and GPU are similar but slightly older so the Lenovo should perform about 10% better. I can play older AAA titles like AC4 Black Flag at 1080p low settings solid 60 FPS, and ultra can maintain 30 FPS. Newer games will be harder to run ofc but 1080p low to medium should definitely be playable at 30 FPS or above.
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    I'm having the same issue except that I don't have a DP cable and the other ports, DVI and HDMI both don't work on both onboard graphics and my Radeon HD 7750.
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    Obviously if you're talking bang for the buck overclocking your current CPU is better since you don't spend any money at all. Since the base/turbo frequencies of the two chips are very similar (6200 3.8/4.1, 8350 4.0/4.2) you won't see much improvement in games that don't multithread well if you do upgrade. EDIT: You do get an IPC improvement moving to Vishera, but imo it's not worth the investment. Maybe wait for Zen or Skylake.
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    I've been having a very similar problem recently. I tried booting my old PC up again, and it went into the UEFI fine. I changed the boot settings to a Windows install USB, but upon rebooting the computer stopped outputting to the monitor. What's really weird is that I left it for a day, came back to it the next, and it worked. I rejoiced, but upon entering the UEFI and rebooting again, there was once again no video signal. I've tried: - a different monitor (namely my TV) - a different port (DVI and HDMI) - removing the dGPU and plugging the cable into the iGPU - clearing CMOS I really have no idea what's going on. System specs: - i5 2400 - *edit: forgot mobo: ASRock Z77E-ITX - Radeon HD 7750 - 8GB memory - Corsair CX600 PSU
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    Love small form factor PCs, would be really interested in using this as a media center and for Stream in home streaming.
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    I'd be super grateful to get this, would be a baller upgrade to my mATX rig
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    My favourite part is the EDG750 power supply, the 80+ Gold rating, the anti vibration mounts, and the general quietness and quality are super sweet.
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    My favourite thing about dbrand skins is the texture (from what I've heard) and the quality, especially how easy they are to apply. And their website too, it looks really professional especially when compared to some of their competitors ahem ahem. I really want to see more wood patterned skins beyond the two options available (mahogany, maple, teak, etc.) but beyond that their selection is pretty comprehensive for the most part.
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    Both cards look pretty freaking sweet.
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    I'm using a Ducky Zero with Browns that I got for around $75, it's got no additional features over a commodity keyboard whatsoever (except for media keys) but it was cheap and the browns are amazing, they're so much more comfortable and lighter to type on than rubber domes (there's not much I can say about gaming bc I don't really play a lot of games). I've tried Reds, Blacks, and Blues in a keyboard store; reds feel like rubber domes, and blacks are way way way too heavy for me. Blues were pretty nice but I find the clickyness gets kind of fatiguing after a while.
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    tonymacx86 is an excellent resource for Hackintoshing. They have a monthly Buyer's Guide with lists of components that are known to work with few or no problems. GTX 780 is theoretically compatible with OS X 10.9 (with certain issues regarding CUDA or OpenCL or something don't quite remember) but you may have problems with your 780 Classified because it's not reference (should be fixable though). SLI is compatible. Motherboard would be the biggest problem, finding kexts and/or DSDTs can be really difficult. You might need custom BIOSes and other obscure things. As mentioned above (certain) Gigabyte boards are the best for Hackintoshing because they don't require kexts or DSDTs. Everything else should be fine.
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    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/15/comcast_very_embarrassed_by_staffer_who_was_doing_his_job/ Basically, this guy was moving house and wanted to cancel his Comcast subscription after 9 years. The customer service rep harassed him for 20 minutes trying to ask him why he wanted to cancel his subscription and talking about how Comcast is better than other options out there. The guy basically refused to give him answers, and insisted on having his subscription cut. Granted, the guy was being kind of a douche, but this kind of customer service is still incredibly appalling, and really shouldn't be something that ever happens at all. I understand that it's important for a company to understand the complaints of its customers, but if its customers refuse to provide this information the rep should just move on, instead of doing something like this. What do you guys think? Edit (15/7/2014): Thanks to TheSLSAMG for pointing out that the customer Ryan Block is the former chief editor at Engadget, so I would imagine he certainly knows his stuff about how all this works.
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    Smart glasses (and other augmented reality) because I really feel that it has direct implications upon the way we use technology and live our lives (although it'll be a while until I personally get anything of the sort). The Corning A Day in Glass video really illustrates this.
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