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    [NBA] Buying MacBook Pro 13" retina (Late 2013)

    buy a 2011 or 2012 macbook pro 17" carrying full HD resolution. Remove its hard drive or its optical drive, install one or two SSDs, 16 GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM, and you will have a very fast computer. You wont regret the decision.
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    Need advice on Motherboard

    RAM clocks sparingly make a difference above 2400 mhz. If processor is not overclocked, it is even more useless to buy overclockable RAM. Check your RAM and mobo's QVL to make sure the board has been tested for a given ram kit. I suggest buying yourself a cheaper Gigabyte Z170 HD3 board ~ rs...
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    Thermal Compound Advice

    its great that you already have micro fibre cloth pieces. just rub old paste gently to avoid scratching the surface. if thermal paste does not fill a given scratch, that shall impact cooling a tiny bit. AS5 takes time (heating/cooling cycles) to settle itself in place and perform optimally. MX-4...
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    Upgrade, Downtime and Maintenance

    Usually, its a good idea to retain the working version and create beta site in parallel. People can be given option to revert to older working version should need be. Please introduce new themes, something similar to that of XDA. Dark themes are stingy for many eyes. Something simple, sleek and...
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    Thermal Compound Advice

    Run stress tests and check temperatures. If temperatures of RAM, GPU, processor, mobo etc are fine, dont touch the current thermal paste. Use dust blower and compressed air can first. if temperatures are high even after cleanup, its time to change thermal paste. Moreover, many manufaturers use...
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    SOLD Computer Items for Gaming and Graphics Lovers!

    Can you mention when shall next shipment reach PK? Estimate.
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