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Disney buying 'Star Wars' maker Lucasfilm for $4.05B

"Disney is paying $4.05 billion to buy Lucasfilm Ltd., the production company behind "Star Wars," from its chairman and founder, George Lucas. It's also making a seventh movie in the "Star Wars" series. The Walt Disney Co. announced the agreement to make the purchase in cash and stock Tuesday. Disney added that "Star Wars Episode 7" is scheduled for release in 2015.

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Valve seeking beta testers for long-awaited Linux version of Steam

"Linux gamers are used to being an afterthought when it comes to most major game releases, but Valve seems set to change that soon. The company announced a pending beta test for a long-awaited Linux version of its popular Steam distribution service. Valve is seeking to fill 1,000 spots for the closed beta through a Web survey for existing Steam users, asking them to detail their gaming system and experience with Linux.

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Valve: Linux More Viable Than Windows 8 for Gaming

"In a presentation at Ubuntu Developer Summit currently going on in Denmark, Drew Bliss from Valve said that Linux is more viable than Windows 8 for gaming. Windows 8 ships with its own app store and it is moving away from an open platform model. Some other points from the talk..."

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Video Review #1382: Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler

The Noctua NH-L12 CPU Cooler is a perfect option for a tiny computer build. It comes with two quiet, long life fans (120mm & 92mm), copper base, heatpipes and many aluminum fins. This is truly is a super low-profile cooler as with top 120mm fan removed it's only 66mm in height.

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Video Review #1381: Noctua NF Series 120mm & 140mm Fans

The Noctua NF Series 120mm & 140mm simple rock. They are quiet, push lots of air, are durable, reliable and come with a 6 year warranty. They are jammed full of technologies and this is what sets them apart. And no matter what application, Noctua has a fan for it!

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Video Review #1380: SilverStone Heligon HE02 CPU Cooler

The SilverStone Heligon HE02 CPU Cooler is massive, comes with a smooth copper base, six 6mm heatpipes & many fins. This product doesn't include with any fans, but one or two 120mm optional can be installed with the included clips. This cooler would be perfect for just about any computer build, silent to extreme.

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AMD Catalyst 12.11 Beta Driver

FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AMD CATALYST 12.11 BETA DRIVER:

This driver introduces significant performance improvements for many games across ALL 28nm AMD Radeon™ HD 7000 Series products: HD 7700, HD7800 and HD7900.

Performance Highlights of the AMD CATALYST 12.11 BETA Driver

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AMD expands free game offer to try to juice GPU sales

"Facing worrying job cuts, investor downgrades, and potential irrelevance in the market, AMD is trying to attract attention to its line of gaming GPUs by expanding its "Never Settle" bundling program to include up to three new games. Consumers that purchase AMD's top-end Radeon 7900 series of GPUs will now get license codes to download Far Cry 3, Hitman: Absolution, and Sleeping Dogs. The lower-end 7700 or 7800 series cards come with a code for FarCry 3, but customers can add a license for Hitman: Absolution by buying two of the lower-end cards at once.

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Steal from Google

"Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox has told companies in the UK to "steal from Google" and make the world wide wibble their number one priority. According to the Telegraph, Fox thinks Google was successful because it thought of the web first with everything. This is not really surprising because it started out life as a search engine. But she said that if people are considering a new aspect of their business or changing an existing process, think internet first..."

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Video Review #1379: NZXT Phantom 820 Case

The NZXT Phantom 820 Case is a true full tower case in that it is massive. It's also loaded with excellent features. The case looks stylish, comes stock with 3 200mm fans and a 140mm, but more can be installed. Impressive lightening system, 6 USB ports, fan controller, lots of drive bays, and many more features. This would be fantastic case for a hardcore water cooling setup. If you're shopping for a full tower case, check this one out.

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Video Review #1378: Nexus Value 430W Quiet Power Supply

At only 15 dBA, the Nexus Value 430W Power Supply is one of the quietest on the market. It also has an efficiency of 80+%, sleeved leads and it compact. This PSU measures in at only 150x86x125mm (5.9x3.4x4.9in) so it's perfect for a tiny computer build.

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Q&A Video: Computer Case Buying Guide
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