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4.4GHz OCed system

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Here are the components for my buddy’s new 4.4GHz OCed gaming system, pretty sweet and quite a nice price! Begin quote: ASROCK Extreme 4 Z77 Motherboard – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293 $90 via NewEgg with Open Box deal Core i5-3570K Unlocked Processor – http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Core-i5-3570K-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B007SZ0E1K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1389275068&sr=8-1&keywords=core+i5+3570k $199 via Amazon G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB Kit – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 $79 via NewEgg Zalman CPNS9500LED-A Cooler – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223 $39 via NewEgg Lite-On SATA DVD Burner – http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106289 $14 via NewEggg I reused my Antec P180 case and my Antec 550watt

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Antique secretary laptop desk and cool retro PC mod!

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I routinely use my laptop setup in my grandma’s vintage secretary. It is a gorgeous piece of furniture. Every time I sit down at it I think fondly of her. The secretary is very functional with its fold out desktop surface. I would eventually like to build (or have built) a slightly larger version that could accommodate a full PC but keep the old-school antique look. 🙂 Curious about what exactly a secretary desk is?! Secretary desk – Wikipedia, the

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Daily Update: Creek Running and Sandy Bridge

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One of my favorite things about modern life is the ability to daily experience the ancient and the cutting edge. Case in point: Our creek started running again this morning. I helped my buddy build a Sandy Bridge 2600K system this evening Elaboration: This lovely little creek often runs year round, but when Missouri is dry the creep sometimes dries up. Then one day the rains and water tables will cooperate to start the creek running again and clear out

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