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    Buzzing noise coming from ASUS GTX 970 Turbo -- is this normal?

    Yeah I'm thinking that might just be the case. I might try to stick some foam in the case to dampen the vibration.
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    Buzzing noise coming from ASUS GTX 970 Turbo -- is this normal?

    So I just got this video card (ASUS GTX 970 Turbo), and it's emitting a sort of buzzing noise from the fan at any speed. If I put my hand on the plastic casing, the noise seems to be dampened, but not eliminated. The pitch of the buzz appears to be related to the fan speed. Here's a video I...
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    Can you list reasons why Windows 8 is bad other than UI?

    I've talked with one guy who really loves Windows 8, and that basically summed up how he used his computer: because he launched apps purely by searching or favorites, he could use Windows 8 just as fast as Win7. That's the one hope I see for Windows 8 -- if people realize that keyboard...
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    Can you list reasons why Windows 8 is bad other than UI?

    This exactly. Windows 8 is all around improved, except for the usability nightmare that is the UI changes. I'm hoping that someone releases some software that restores the start button to normal functionality.
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    SATA to IDE solutions?

    Thanks -- it sounds like the adapter is the way to go! I'm focusing on keeping the drives because this is an exercise in seeing how few components I could get away with upgrading (I was thinking only Mobo+CPU+RAM). The Newegg reviews seem do seem pretty questionable -- are you familiar with...
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    SATA to IDE solutions?

    I was looking into upgrading my older micro-atx desktop on the cheap, and it looks like the AMD Fusion A8 processor would give me a nice dollars to performance ratio. Every socket FM1 motherboard I can find, though, only provides SATA connections, and I don't want to just get rid of my old...
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    Hard time deciding between Macbook Pro, and HP Envy 14. Anyone have the Envy?

    I tried one once -- at B&H Photo in NYC, they had Envy laptops you could try. I remember it being made of metal, though it didn't have that weird/cool solid feel of the MBP.
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    Hard time deciding between Macbook Pro, and HP Envy 14. Anyone have the Envy?

    It's mostly non-performance related stuff, so if you're just planning on booting into Windows to play a quick game you'll be fine. However, for normal use, there's a bunch of things that don't work *quite* right. Let's see... * Windows can't adjust the brightness of the backlight, so there's...
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    Hard time deciding between Macbook Pro, and HP Envy 14. Anyone have the Envy?

    I have a Macbook Pro 13. The battery life is pretty good -- I get about 4-ish hours out of it with normal use. But DEFINITELY not the 10 they advertise. You'll be able to stretch it to 6 if you really try. One thing to remember is that the MBP is no good for running Windows -- the computer...
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    Help finding a notebook for Adobe CS5

    So I take it the Envy 14 is out of the question?
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    Looking for a minimalist netbook

    Hey all, I'm trying to find a netbook. I'm mainly interested in it as a secondary computer, so computing power isn't a huge issue. Since the main things that I want are battery life and durability, I'm looking for something with around 8-10 hours of battery life, and a solid state drive...
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    Trying to find a multitouch laptop (or tablet) with a lot of touch points

    I've found a bunch of "multitouch" laptops online, but most of them seem to have only 2 touch points (though a couple had 4). Does anyone know of one that supports more? Thanks!
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    Blank screen during Windows install

    Hey all, In the exciting continuation of my quest to install windows on an old tablet pc (Fujitsu Stylistic LT C-500), I now can't get Windows to install. I successfully booted the computer's internal drive into DOS (the Windows 98 version), and copied the i386 directory from a Windows...
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    Windows XP Pro - Remove 'Jump to URL' from html helper?

    Well, this doesn't quite answer your question, but you could just restrict all internet access from anywhere by editing your Hosts file. Alternatively, I suppose you could delete hh.exe in the Windows directory, and just eliminate access to the HTML help viewer altogether.
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    Installing Windows Over a Network

    Ah, no, the tablet is still booting off its internal HD...I just used a "Make your USB stick bootable" tutorial (specifically, this one: http://www.thepcspy.com/read/bootable_usb_flash_drive) to make the tablet's HD bootable. (The drive was in a USB enclosure, connected to my laptop.) Once I...
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