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05-12-2014, 07:07 PM
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#3276 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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05-13-2014, 05:52 PM
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#3277 | | Wunder? Wonder?? Wander???
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Looking to build a gaming rig, don't know too much about all the fast tech updates, so maybe someone here can shed some light for me. Looking to spend 1500~, any help appreciated!
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05-13-2014, 11:35 PM
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#3278 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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i'm purchasing most of my parts this week!
CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($254.99 @ NCIX)
Motherboard: MSI Z87-G45 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($162.50 @ Vuugo)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($88.19 @ DirectCanada)
Storage: Seagate 600 Pro 240GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($148.32 @ TigerDirect Canada)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.99 @ NCIX)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 770 2GB DirectCU II Video Card ($369.50 @ Vuugo)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Arctic White) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ NCIX)
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 650W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply ($99.99 @ Memory Express)
Optical Drive: Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer ($19.75 @ Vuugo)
Total: $1303.22
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05-15-2014, 04:10 PM
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#3279 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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anyone know where to buy a female sata connector locally that i can use to replace the connector on my ssd? a year+ ago i broke the connector off my brand new kingston hyperX SSD and i managed to super glue the broken pieces off to make it work up until recently. i pulled the HDD out and it stopped reading so i suspect the connector may be at fault. I just want to make the drive readable to retrieve some data. 
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Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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05-15-2014, 05:36 PM
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#3280 | | My dinner reheated before my turbo spooled
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uh oh... how did you manage to do that. It wont be easy... you have to take the ssd apart which will void the warranty and change the header.
buy the part here http://www.digikey.com/product-detai...555-ND/1207097 | |
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05-15-2014, 06:00 PM
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#3281 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Maybe buy a dead laptop HDD off someone?
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05-15-2014, 08:17 PM
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#3282 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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Originally Posted by Recon604 uh oh... how did you manage to do that. It wont be easy... you have to take the ssd apart which will void the warranty and change the header.
buy the part here Invalid Request | warranty is voided for sure already since its self inflicted damage, i already ordered some headers off ebay but wont be here until mid june... so was wondering if theres anywhere locally that i can purchase
turns out, if u google ssd sata connector, the results seems to point towards kingston ssd most, so im guessing kingston used a cheaper quality header for their ssds vs other brands. i managed to break it when doing cable management, the power cable was tight so when i tried to pull it off it came out at an angle which snapped the plastic backing
as for pulling one off an old hdd, thats doable i guess, havnt really thought of it
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane I had some girl come into the busser station the other day trying to make out with every staff member and then pull down her pants and asked for someone to stick a dick in her (at least she shaved). | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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05-17-2014, 01:33 AM
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#3283 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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so i took apart the kingston hyperX SSD thinking of replacing the connector/hearder but something else caught my eyes. 
it seems like those 2 square things r burnt/fried
i think its those 2 components causing the drive not working, not the connector/headers
google seems to point them to "power inductors", anyone know anything or know anywhere to get some replacements locally? or know of a way to test them with a multimeter?
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane I had some girl come into the busser station the other day trying to make out with every staff member and then pull down her pants and asked for someone to stick a dick in her (at least she shaved). | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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05-17-2014, 01:45 AM
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#3284 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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You probably fried them when the connector broke
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05-17-2014, 01:50 AM
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#3285 | | Trollollolloing RS sine 2005
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Originally Posted by SkinnyPupp You probably fried them when the connector broke | thing is, the connector broke a year ago n was super glued back together, the ssd worked all along, i suspect it might've been the external dock that fried it when i pulled it off the dock
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Originally Posted by MajinHurricane I had some girl come into the busser station the other day trying to make out with every staff member and then pull down her pants and asked for someone to stick a dick in her (at least she shaved). | Quote:
Originally Posted by 1exotic Vtec doesn't kick in on Reverse. | Quote:
Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma its like.. oh yeah oh yeah.. ohhhh yeah... OOoooOohh... why's it suddenly feel a bit better... ohhhh yeahh... ohhh...oh..fuck... it probably ripped. | | |
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05-17-2014, 02:00 AM
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#3286 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Even with a glued-on connector, it probably wasn't lining up properly and the connectors just got crossed. Sucks  | |
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05-19-2014, 01:17 AM
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#3287 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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A coworker is offering me his XFX 7950 in pretty much brand-new condition for $250 plus my 7850 1GB.
I could either give him $250 plus my card for his 7950, or keep my card and upgrade my Phenom 965BE OC'd to 4.0GHz to an FX-8350 and crossfire with another 7850.
In terms of increasing raw fps in games, which one would be the more cost-effective upgrade?
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05-19-2014, 01:53 AM
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#3288 | | Hacked RS to become a mod
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Originally Posted by Akinari A coworker is offering me his XFX 7950 in pretty much brand-new condition for $250 plus my 7850 1GB.
I could either give him $250 plus my card for his 7950, or keep my card and upgrade my Phenom 965BE OC'd to 4.0GHz to an FX-8350 and crossfire with another 7850.
In terms of increasing raw fps in games, which one would be the more cost-effective upgrade? | 7950 = R9 280. It should be $250 brand new... They just lowered the price last week, so canadian retailers may not be caught up yet, but they will be.
Even without the price drop, it was $280 so you were still getting ripped off having to give up a video card on top of paying $250
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05-19-2014, 09:36 AM
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#3289 | | Say! Say! Say!
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I paid $250 for a used 7950 during the LTC craze.. shouldn't be worth that much now.
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Originally Posted by 89blkcivic Did I tell you guys black is my favourite colour? My Ridgeline is black. My Honda Fit is black. Wish my dick was black........ LOL. | | |
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05-19-2014, 09:48 AM
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#3290 | | ninja edits your posts without your knowledge
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Or you could buy my Gigabyte 7870 for $180.
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05-19-2014, 11:14 AM
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#3291 | | I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS
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pc crapped out lol. fans spin for about 10 seconds then turns off. thought it was a psu so i bought a new 750w hx corsair to replace my old tx650.. still didnt start.. 
living on my net book now till i justify spending on a new mobo, cpu, and ram (still on lga 775)
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05-23-2014, 12:45 PM
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#3292 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Originally Posted by dn53 pc crapped out lol. fans spin for about 10 seconds then turns off. thought it was a psu so i bought a new 750w hx corsair to replace my old tx650.. still didnt start..
living on my net book now till i justify spending on a new mobo, cpu, and ram (still on lga 775)
i miss you counter strike | HAHAH Same thing my MB broke last month (Video card, RAM, HDD still work) debating should I just use my laptop or get a new PC again. I don't play games much (expect D3 and Heartstone mostly and maybe Dragon Age when it comes out) other than that I do mostly just web surfing and watching video.....
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05-23-2014, 12:53 PM
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#3293 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Hey guys, Intel summer deal is out... just wait for the flood of i7-4770k CPU's to hit the market. 
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05-26-2014, 10:16 PM
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#3294 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Scored two 7950's for $260 off Craigslist, damn good deal. Both still have warranty. My computer totally demolishes battlefield 4 now lol
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05-26-2014, 10:48 PM
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#3295 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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Any suggestions on building a new PC? Looking to build a PC budget is around $500 to $650. Mostly for watching movies and sometimes light gaming in medium settings (mostly play D3, PoE and Dragon Age when it comes out). Only is I want one of those Mini Tower case. Any suggestions?
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Fractal Design Node 304 mITX Compact Case 6X3.5INT No PSU Front Audio 2XUSB3.0 - White 99.99
Intel Core i5 4570 Quad Core 3.2GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail 215.99
ASUS H87I-PLUS mITX LGA1150 H87 1PCI-E16 DDR3 SATA3 DVI HDMI USB3.0 Motherboard 124.99
EVGA Supernova NEX650G 650W Fully Modular ATX EPS12V Power Supply 80PLUS Gold 89.99
Corsair Vengeance Black CMZ16GX3M2A1600C10 16GB 2X8GB DDR3-1600 CL10 1.5V Dual Channel Memory Kit 169.99
What do you guys think of this ITX build? I have my own SSD, HDD and a E-VGA GTX 660. The only concern I have is that the case might not be big enough to fit my video card in........
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05-29-2014, 02:26 AM
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#3296 | | & Associates Inc.
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So my computers power button started acting up a couple of days ago. Finally today it stopped powering on completely. Used the jumper method on the motherboard to jump the computer. It works perfectly fine.
As a temporary fix I'm using the reset button as the power button(swapped connectors on the mobo)
Anyone know how I can fix this? I traced the cabling from the power button to the mobo and there aren't any issues, so I believe its just a broken power button.
Any DIYs on swapping out a power button.
Here is the case, Zalman Z9 Plus http://www.ncix.com/detail/zalman-z9...57910-1016.htm
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05-29-2014, 12:28 PM
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#3297 | | #deephouse
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05-29-2014, 12:37 PM
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#3298 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming ATX LGA1150 Z87 3PCI-E16 4PCI-E1 CrossFireX/SLI SATA3 4K HDMI USB3.0 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 4670K Unlocked Quad Core 3.4GHZ Processor LGA1150 Haswell 6MB Cache Retail
Both for 419.99
EVGA Supernova NEX650G 650W Fully Modular ATX EPS12V Power Supply 80PLUS Gold http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supe...77496-1016.htm
89.99 with a $20 MIR
G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 Memory http://www.ncix.com/detail/g-skill-r...b-ff-57953.htm
$92.45
Zalman CNPS9900A LED CPU Cooler 120mm Blue LED Fan LGA1150 1366 1156 1155 AM3 AM2 754 939 940 W/STG2 http://www.ncix.com/detail/zalman-cn...r-61-47564.htm
$44.99
I already have a case, SSD, 1TB HDD, EVGA GTX 660 so I am pretty much all. I could have save a bit more by using my old PSU and RAM but honestly the PSU is not Modular and is a pain to connect and do cable management and the RAM is pretty outdated (4x2GB RAM). Hopefully this build will last me a while.
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05-29-2014, 01:22 PM
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#3299 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
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Updated bios, (you guys with Asus boards really should do this update, the new bios has a new much nicer and more streamlined layout, very modern) and had to upgrade my power supply to 1000watt before I added another 290, and scored really nicely on 3Dmark, almost 17k....
But I'm having issues with this Afterburner software, worked fine with only one card, now with two it's glitchy as fck, having some issues and for some reason now I can't up the voltage, it's greyed out, when there was only one card in there I had that option. Any suggestions ? maybe different OC software ??
once I'm able to OC cards properly I think I can do 18k, but what I really want is to break 10k on the extreme test AMD Radeon R9 290X video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-3930K Processor,ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. SABERTOOTH X79
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05-31-2014, 01:41 PM
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#3300 | | #deephouse
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Hey guys which 780 gtx card should i get???
asus or giga or msi or evga?
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