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    The Humble Indie Bundle (Pay what you want)

    which is one pretty but FRUSTRATING game...(oh, sorry, was i yelling? ;))
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    The Humble Indie Bundle (Pay what you want)

    i dropped in $10 too, it is an awesomely sweet deal :)
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    PSP 3004 - Piano Black

    installing CFW voids the warranty, btw. @OP, good pricing :)
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    Ordering from Amazon, how expensive/tedious?

    i just got an Audio-technica studio headphone delivered via borderlinx. They took around 5 days to deliver from US to India The total shipping + customs cost was around $40, which is pretty reasonable. so big :hap2: to those guys :)
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    Storage Solutions Another case of dead wd 1tb hdd

    well hope the new one works out OK :) in any case, it is extremely rare that a HDD spontaneously corrupts all over except if it was physically violated in some way ;) mostly its the boot record or file allocation table which decides to take a hike somewhere. but anyway, offtopic, but how's the...
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    Storage Solutions Another case of dead wd 1tb hdd

    Sounds like a corruption of the boot record table, since the BIOS is detecting the drive. Was the drive on FAT32 file-system or NTFS? if you can access the RAW format disc via Partition Manager sw, try this Access your disc via a Partition manager software like Paragon Partition manager...
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    CPU/Mobo Intel Core i7 920 or AMD PII X6 1090T

    Re: i7 920 or PII X6 1090T Bench - CPU - AnandTech :: Your Source for Hardware Analysis and News short story - i7 beats the thuban X6 easily in most scores. however, the difference is way too minuscule (in real-terms) to really make an impact
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    List of Directx 11 & 10 games

    damn, why does CivV need Dx 11 anyway? Its a bleddy simulation game :((
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    Weird Screen blanking problem with Dragon Age: Origins

    well, the game decided to crash my whole OS this time. am consistently getting BSoD whenever i try to boot up windows :( I do face similar problems while playing older games though. my monitor just blacks out and refuses to recognize any input? am i doing the Catalyst control settings wrong?
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    Weird Screen blanking problem with Dragon Age: Origins

    hey guys i sometimes encounter a weird problem while trying to launch Dragon Age: Origins. The game loads and then the LCD monitor just goes black and refuses to recognise any further inputs (alt+tab or ctrl+alt+Delete). Usually this is followed by me resetting Win XP and the associated...
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    Cooler Master HAF 922 Computer Case Review

    isnt a top-open cabinet kinda bad in Indian conditions...my current cabinet collects dust like anything when kept idle overnight
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    motherboard + CPU buying advice

    thanks, i had considered this combo as well :) however, i must be honest. i know next to nothing about motherboards...how does one go about selecting one over the other? The naming conventions from hell don't help either ;)
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    motherboard + CPU buying advice

    hey guys obligatory starter thread :) i am in a bit of a fix in deciding the motherboard + CPU combo. the details are as follows: 1. Q: What is your budget? • 20k for (CPU + mobo) 3. Q: What is your existing hardware configuration (component name - component brand and model)...
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    PC Peripherals Razer Deathadder or Razer Abyssus

    check it out...all the values that you see on screen can be saved in profiles 1 through 5, which can be cycled by pressing the button
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    PC Peripherals Razer Deathadder or Razer Abyssus

    DA is also ambidextrous & has a switch in the back to change DPI. both of these are software-driven features. but yes, DA is more expensive HTH Ankush
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    Edifier S550 + ASUS Xonar DX

    hey buddy, i am interested in the Asus Xonar DX :) this is the one with a 1 yr warranty, right?
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    Razer DA (3500 Dpi)for 2350 Shipped via BLUEDART INSURED

    received my mouse + pad today :D and has it opened my eyes to gaming equipment or what :D great buy ..heartily recommended am waiting for a good deal on the keyboard now ;)
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    AMD X 2 5200+ Gigabyte GA-M51GM-S2G

    would have been interested, but my motherboard is socket 939 only :( yeah, i am still living in 2004 ;)
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    Airtel digital TV Recorder Launched

    @Praks the USB is disabled so you can't access your HDD via a PC. Also, the HDD content itself is encrypted with the NDS middleware CA system, so you can't view the stored videos even if you physically disconnect the HDD from the PVR and connet it to a PC directly. So, nope :)
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    Ordering from Amazon, how expensive/tedious?

    ^^ anyone's tried the aramex shop & ship? any review?