Recent content by Recycled

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    Looking for a laptop that supports virtualization

    mayankchadha, I am sorry that I can not answer Your question. I'm not sure how many VMs You are going to run at one time, but even if I knew that, I could not estimate the RAM used in Your hypervisors. I'm not sure about the max RAM either. I will say that if I were going to start out with...
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    How hot should a laptop get?

    Never apply "extra" thermal paste. Replacing the thermal paste may be OK, if You know what You are doing, but adding extra will be a disaster.
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    What antivirus do you recommend

    If it's full of viruses, I would reinstall Windows. If that's not an option, I would go to another PC and burn a group of (free) bootable CDs with virus scanners on them. Here are a few articles reviewing such discs...
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    setting up good recording software for games

    Screen capture programs are going to be limited, since they suck Your computer's resources. I use a stand-alone box from AVerMedia. It takes a component video input, so I used an HDMI-to-component converter box. Here's a much better box they are selling now...
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    bookshelf speakers with wireless remote

    I'd look in the "free" section of CraigsList, and pick up an old bookshelf stereo with cassettes and a CD changer (both of which are broken) but that has a working Axillary Input.
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    "Unsupported Mode" With HDMI

    There's a button on the receiver's remote labeled "HDMI" - press it once, wait a second. If nothing comes on the screen, press it twice, then wait a second. If nothing comes on the screen, press it three times, and so on. STOP when it shows something. Pressing that button will cycle through...
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    Good sounding microphone to attach to headphones?

    Whatever You do, get a noise cancelling mic. I would replace my headset with a Logitech ClearChat headset with a noise cancelling mic built in: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=clearchat&N=-1&isNodeId=1 $34 with free S/H
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    Cooling for hole-less laptop

    A cooling pad for a laptop without holes on the bottom will still blow (or suck) air across the bottom. There are little things that keep the laptop up off the cooler, both on the cooler on on the laptop. I tried varying the height between the cooling pad and the laptop one time. It turns out...
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    RazerBlade 2014 questions

    I would not try swapping the SSD on an ultra-thin laptop. That's coming from me, as I type this on a laptop I built from spare parts gathered off FleaBay. The thinnest laptops use mSATA drives or 2.5" drives that are significantly thinner than the traditional 9.5mm. If You get a 5.5mm SSD, it...
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    Asus XC550CA Clean Install of Win8.1

    Asus' service sucks. I will remember that.
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    Is that really bad? I am a customer, bought a overpriced Laptops and Dell said I can't complaint?

    If this is withing 60 days, dispute the charge on Your Visa or MasterCard. Ship it back (preferably with an RMA number.)
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    RazerBlade 2014 questions

    Not a good idea. The USB hard disk is a PAIN to keep connected.
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    Asus XC550CA Clean Install of Win8.1

    I'd contact the manufacturer and ask for a recovery disc. What brand/model is this?
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    Laptop connected via HDMI switching when opening lid.

    There's a magnet and hall effect sensor in there. Some people would pull out the magnet. I'd leave it open.