Yeah, Amazon's website is such amateur crap, right? As for ads, there's a reason AdBlock add-ons are available for pretty much every browser under the sun.

Especially when you order them online and they come in staggered. Every new package is like Christmas morning, and gets you even more excited for the next part to come in. My last build I spent several days oogling over my case and MoBo that had arrived earlier than other parts.

which my new motherboard overclocked automatically

And building a PC has gotten much easier.

750W in a pre-built? Fat chance, you'll be lucky to break 400W. And don't forget the god-awful heat traps they call "cases."

Still a waste of money.

It seemed to me that some of them knew (girl in the ball-pit is clearly expecting it), others may not have.

I think the most effective rule for books is probably "go to the library."

One day, Jennay sends back all the letters Gump wrote her from Vietnam in one huge bundle.

I don't know that it's so much mistaken identity as "oh, maybe this is up for grabs." Putting your name on something is a pretty clear sign that it is not up for grabs. If people continue to steal your food after labeling it, I think death threats are the next logical step.

Vote: Avermedia A188 HD Duet

Back when I was putting my HTPC together I heard a lot of people saying the USB "stick" tuners had a tendency to get insanely hot. Have you noticed that with the Hauppauge?

As audiophile Frodo would say, "I wish these headphones had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened."

And I have a scar on my leg that suggests beagles should be on this list. All breeds are capable of aggression, that doesn't mean they should be banned.

Maybe your father should've broken his back to teach you proper English.

If it looks like a duck, and it sounds like a duck...

A fan filter would help keep a lot of that out, and be much easier to clean often.

I'm not sure that's always the case, especially with (relatively) newer graphics cards. I know my GTX 670 throttles moderately at 70C, well below what Nvidia generally states as the "max temp" (and easy to hit if you don't set a good fan curve).

Another reason for keeping lower temps than the manufacturers list as "safe" is that components will often throttle before reaching that point. If you let your card/processor pass that throttle point, you're now producing more heat for less performance.