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GFI VIPRE® Antivirus Summer 2012 Giveaway

GFI Vipre’s “GFI Vipre Antivirus Summer 2012 Overclocking Event Giveaway” OFFICIAL RULES Sponsored by GFI Vipre (“Sponsor”). NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Promotion begins at 12:00 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) June 29, 2012 and ends at 12:00 AM PT July 15, 2012 (the “Promotion Period”). 1. Eligibility: The GFI Vipre’s “GFI Vipre Antivirus Summer 2012 Overclocking Event Giveaway” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, residents of Canadian provinces and territories... read more

Intel's Maple Crest 330 Series Promotion Contest Terms & Conditions

Intel’s “Overclock Intel Maple Crest 330 Series SSD Promotion” OFFICIAL RULES Sponsored by Intel Corporation (“Sponsor”). NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Promotion begins at 12:00 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) June 8, 2012 and ends at 12:00 AM PT July 20, 2012 (the “Promotion Period”). 1. Eligibility: The Intel’s “Overclock Intel Maple Crest 330 Series SSD Promotion” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, residents of Canadian provinces and territories excluding... read more

Cooler Master 'Load 'Em Up Power Supply' Contest

Cooler Master’s “Load Em’ Up Power Supply Contest” OFFICIAL RULES Sponsored by Cooler Master USA, Inc. (“Sponsor”). NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Promotion begins at 4:00 PM Pacific Time (“PT”) May 30, 2012 and ends at 12:00 PM PT July 11, 2012 (the “Promotion Period”). 1. Eligibility: The “Cooler Master “Load Em’ Up Power Supply Contest” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, residents of Canadian provinces and territories excluding Quebec, aged eighteen... read more

No nonsense approach to a good cooling solution

New to the site. I recently put together a decent gaming rig and am now researching the most efficient way to maintain low temps all around. I need a CPU cooler for a FX 4100 on an ASUS M5a99x Evo MoBo, and probably additional fans. The dilemma is which to get. Sooo many reviews and data to sift through. I don't want to spend a fortune but I won't go cheap. I have a photo of the case uploaded here, as well as my system specs in my profile, to show what kind of room I have to accommodate the cooler and fans. Thanks read more

Quantum computer : The new era of computer

  • by Awieos

y read source. http://www.hardwarezone.com.my/tech-news-end-moores-law-decade http://www.dwavesys.com/en/deep-dive.html read more

A Laymans Guide To What Overclocking Is

[Article] A Layman's Guide to What Overclocking is.. Hi Guys.. Sometimes it's embarrassing to ask questions about things that you think everyone else knows..* So a wee guide of things I had to learn and kinda wish i'd known.. but y'know it's all part of the journey! *Nay fancie pants boastin' here! terms I would *actually* use in my head! Okay, so, your CPU has a 'Wall' a top boundary of how hard you can push it, based on your cooling and motherboard and how well you adjust your settings.. complicated already?? no sweat, we'll take it slow.. The idea is *not* to... read more

Intel Hawley Creek SSD Giveaway

Intel’s “Overclock Intel Hawley Creek mSata SSD Giveaway” OFFICIAL RULES Sponsored by Intel Corporation (“Sponsor”). NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. The Promotion begins at 12:00 AM Pacific Time (“PT”) April 11, 2012 and ends at 12:00 AM PT May 15, 2012 (the “Promotion Period”). 1. Eligibility: The Intel’s “Overclock Intel Hawley Creek mSata SSD Giveaway” Promotion (the “Promotion”) is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, residents of Canadian provinces and territories excluding Quebec, aged... read more

Spotify On Fedora 16

Describe 'Spotify on Fedora 16' here Preparation This is not for the faint of heart. Make sure that you have root access (admin) and have a Spotify account already. Spotify also requires a Facebook account to link to. Installation The installation process is a little tedious - make sure you're careful and don't make any typos. You can copy from here, and paste commands into terminal. You can't use the CTRL+V shortcut inside of terminal, but you can go to the Edit menu and hit paste there. Let's get started. Open up Terminal and enter the following commands: sudo yum... read more

Why you NEED to customize your web browser

Also viewable at a discussion thread   Perhaps I might inspire you all in the process this time around with the newest revision of my web browsing setup. What customizing your web browser (which is best done with the browser Firefox or Waterfox and use of its large addons repository, as well as extensions such as Stylish and Greasemonkey) can do for you is significantly improve your efficiency and ability to browse the web.   To start off, the number one solutions for full-on customization to whatever you desire are Firefox and its add-on repository.  No... read more

Sean's SSD Buyers Guide/Information Thread

What is this? This is for those of you trying to choose b/w which SSD to purchase and for those of you who want to learn a little about SSDs in general as well. If you have any additions or questions, by all means feel free to post a question in the thread on anything SSD related and I will be sure to try and answer it for you. Follow the link below to begin! Sean's SSD Buyers Guide & Information Thread Please Leave all Comments, Suggestions, & Kudo's in the Main Forum Thread! read more

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