Why do you want to buy a new car at all? The "cheapest car on the market" is certainly not a new model on a dealer's lot. There are few good arguments for buying new. After spending way too much money on cars as a teenager, I've settled on this principle: buy the cheapest safe car you can find. Safe...

My suggestion: Sell the Accelero cooler and recycle the 8800GT. It's lived a full life. You can get a passive HD 6570 for $45, similar performance, it uses 30W less power at idle and 50W less at load. Next year, even Intel's iGP will outperform the 8800GT. A full life indeed. I'm hoping the 660ti g...

In case anyone doesn't already know, Newegg's free "Egg Saver" shipping can be a royal pain. I bought a pair of these, and in my case they are coming to me via DHL Global Mail who hands off to US Postal Service for final delivery. I assumed this is how they would ship so I had them shipped to my hom...

Saw this on slickdeals this morning:

4GB (1x4GB) Samsung 1.35V DDR3 1600 Desktop Memory (MV-3V4G3/US) $17 + Free Shipping

Save an additional $2.55 after promo code EMCJNHE45 = $14.44 with free shipping

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820147094

Bumping for lowered price.

** Nov 1 2012 EDIT: Offering Accelero heatsink by itself. Originally, I was trying to sell this attached to my trusty old 8800gt. Better wisdom advised that I try to sell the HS by itself, thus the edit. Accelero S1 Rev 2. It's a classic. Asking $16 shipped to you in the lower 48, assuming UPS/FedEx...

Well well, maybe this is the simple solution...

RightMark Audio Analyzer

http://audio.rightmark.org/index_new.shtml

What I am trying to do: measure/test electrical specs of an old home audio preamp ( Acurus RL-11 ) that I have not used in over 10 years. What I have: Win7 PC with onboard Realtek ALC883 audio. Mini-jack to RCA patch cords. What I need: advice on selection and use of analysis software! For example: ...

Ok, that Samsung RAM is the stuff. Changed OP to the 2x4GB kit.

Thanks for all the replies. Although they cost a bit more, you would be better of considering the MSI GD series, such as the GD45 if you intend to overclock. The MSI Z77 GD boards have better quality power supply components, so they are a better bet for overclocking and are more power efficient than...

Looking to bring my gaming PC out of the dark ages - moving from core2 to Ivy Bridge. Right now, I am looking at the core components: CPU, MB, RAM. Target principles: high-value / bang-for-buck and durability. Low-power consumption is not a major concern for this system. This is in my Newegg cart: I...

Seems you're set against it, but today's Newegg email deals included this Asus DD-WRT capable router / wireles AP: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833320076 ASUS RT-N12/B1 SuperSpeedN Wireless Router with 2x5dBi Antenna / Open Source DDWRT Support Reg price: $49.99 Your Price: ...

Just to clarify things, which monthly fee are we talking about? How much for the phoneless options among which you can choose (24/2 and 50/5)? Phoneless ADSL options: 768k/384k = $30/mo 1.5M/384k = $38/mo 3.0M/512k = $43/mo 6.0M/768k = $48/mo (I have the POTS subsidized version of this service - I ...

It would probably be better to completely deregulate the industry and not force private companies to serve rural areas, and then remove the tax on everyone else to pay into the USF. Are private ISPs forced to serve rural areas? It may differ by location. My experience is limited, but my parents and...

I take a slightly more cynical view. It's not that politicians ... like to please their cronies ... they will do whatever is necessary to please their campaign contributors. They are always interested in reelection first I don't think you're talking about smalltime contributors. So what distinction...

Attempts may have failed in your locale but they have worked elsewhere. Generally, the reason why private ownership is the rule and that most successful attempts have been abandonned is that politicians like to sell off publically-owned stuff, to please their cronies or because they're ideologicall...

No technological innovation is involved in consumer-level Internet access, especially not in backward countries such as the USA. Korea has been the world leader in domestic broadband for quite some time. What organization do you think brought that about? Hint: it aint' Samsung. You are confusing de...

Ladies and gents, please keep it civilized. This sub-forum is full of threads that devolve to personal attacks. Including TV in this discussion is counter-productive. TV/cable is the industry darling because the content and commercials (ie, revenue) is so controlled and predictable. That we have 4 c...

If infrastructure duplication is not be allowed, or made cost-prohibitive, there would be no technological innovation because it would be too expensive to compete with government subsidized/regulated infrastructure. We would never have gotten fiber to your home as Verizon (FiOS) and AT&T (U-verse) ...

In any given market there's only one provider of a cable or DSL system. Obviously, you can't have competition with respect to these, for it would mean duplication of the infrastructure. So these providers are monopolies, and unregulated ones at that. And, no, they aren't in competition with satelli...

I assume that you live in the "Styx" to have such a bad selection of choices with lame speeds I live in a metro area with over 1.7million people. I can buy 24/2 from AT&T, and 50/5 through TWC. I choose 5Mb because it satisfies home needs and I was sort of grandfathered in at a very reduced price. ...

Just curious if anyone here has tried silencing a projector? I know you can make a hush box for projectors but I was hoping there might be a different solution. Replacing the fan? Remove the projector housing? Etc? I have a waaay-out-of-warranty Optoma DPL projector, so I was not hesitant to open i...

I have enjoyed stable and adequately fast (5Mb down) ADSL from AT&T for many years. It has been reasonably affordable paired with (and subsidized slightly by) my POTS home phone service. My household is dropping the land line before year-end, so I am starting to investigate my options for phone-less...

cyberspyder wrote:Oops, forgot I started a topic here, got my AP working for a while now...

Good to hear.

Smallnetbuilder.com has a great primer on bridging / repeating: Everything You Need To Know About Wireless Bridging and Repeating

Check that you're on latest firmware (v2.0.5.3, May 2012). The first Newegg review reports the following: Cons: Supplied firmware has issues, lockups, and dropouts. Does not work well in bridge mode with current firmware. Other Thoughts: Cisco confirmed issue. Solution was to install version 2.0.2.3...

Any IT businesses out there? Or hard-core home enthusiasts? :D The company I work for is trying to sell two new, unused APC Smart-UPS 5000VA RM 5U 230V battery backup power supplies. APC P/N: SU5000RMI5U We have 2 of them. They were never used, are in original boxes, were opened only to verify the c...

The Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream and Gainward GTX 670 Phantom non-reference coolers look interesting. The Palit makes just as much noise as the reference model, Asus seems to be the quieter one. Oh, well I assume they're ALL too loud for SPCR standards. Those non-reference coolers interest me fr...

The Palit GeForce GTX 670 JetStream and Gainward GTX 670 Phantom non-reference coolers look interesting.

Crucial M4 128GB 2.5" SATA III Solid State Drive (SSD)

$109.99 + FREE SHIPPING

http://www.buy.com/prod/crucial-m4-128g ... 50373.html

Another board, but I guess you need more SATA ports. Actually, I only need 2 sata headers: - mSATA for the OS drive - SATA0 for a bulk storage drive - SATA1 for an optical drive There are a bunch of thin ITX designs out there. Retail availability is another story. Regarding Intel's DH61AG, I notice...