Recent content by Alecanto11b

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    Tom's Hardware Steam Giveaway - Skyrim: Special Edition

    My fav in the series is Oblivion, I was in high school when it came out and my friends would be blown away when they saw me playing because they only played Madden lol. I had the strategy guide and followed it precisely and still had an amazing experience. Skyrim really turned me off as soon as...
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    Is it normal to be having the same issues with all these games?

    I have a decently high-end system, a 4930k, EVGA GTX 980 SC, 4x4 GB of Crucial Ballistix Sport RAM, a Samsung 850 Pro, all on a Asus P9X79LE board. My cooling seems to be pretty efficient and I get 25-30 degrees while idle and no higher than 50 at full load. However all the games I play...
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    Comments/concerns on this All-around AMD build

    I appreciate the input on the GPU cooler and the size of the CM Hyper 212 EVO and I will absolutely look into that. But I am not convinced the i5 is a better value for being about $50 more. Unless you can provide evidence with the specific titles I mentioned than I will stick to the 8350, this...
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    Comments/concerns on this All-around AMD build

    In the past i used an Intel/Nvidia build but for what I payed I never quite felt like I had recieved my money's worth, and ended up selling it for a nice return. After extensive research I am convinced AMD can better fulfill my need for a great all-around PC for around 1000$ (not including case...
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    how to unpark cores- 4700k on windows 8.1

    I appreciate your input, but I was not asking for opinions on whether you think it will benefit me or not. I am simply asking the community of people who are far more knowledgeable than I am if what I want is possible and if so what I need to do to achieve it.
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    how to unpark cores- 4700k on windows 8.1

    I have tried all the 3rd party utilities, and none of them successfully turn off core parking. I even unlocked the "processor performance core parking min cores" tab in the advanced power options menu, but the value is locked at 0%. I have not been able to find a solution so I am worried that...
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    EVGA GTX 780 Ti Classified vs Sapphire R9 290x Tri-X OC for 1440p gaming

    I have a z87k and I didn't find out until after I bought it that is doesn't support SLI, only crossfire. Don't make the same mistake lol
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    hyperthreading worth it?

    I have an i7 4700k, and with HT on it got to about 4.2 ghz. I experimented with HT off, and now I can get 4.8 easily. Which is better for gaming? Im playing Crysis 3 with everything but AA maxed out and it runs 60 fps easily, I know its a CPU heavy game so I was wondering if HT actual makes a...