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    Games not running at common Benchmarks (GTX 1080)

    Hi everyone. I recently built a gaming PC. Everything is working fine, except (seemingly) the gaming. Games run worse than my laptop which has a GTX 970m in it. Hitman was running at about 25-35 fps at medium settings at 1080p, with lots of stuttering. Same goes for Watch Dogs 2. Nvidia...
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    Installing SSD on ASUS SABERTOOTH X99?

    It's Black Friday, which means idiots like me come along to ask silly questions (and probably make similar self-deprecating introductions in order to brush off future criticism). I'm looking into getting either the Asus x99 A II or the Sabertooth. A lot of reviews of the A II suggest that it's...
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    BSOD SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (NETIO.SYS) Windows 8 Laptop

    Hello, I recently got the message: "Your PC ran into a problem and needs to restart. We're just collecting some error info, and then we'll restart for you. If you'd like to know more, you can search online later for this error. SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION (NETIO.SYS)" Since then, this screen...
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    Gaming Rig

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    Gaming Rig

    Also, this is probably a dumb question, but how does audio factor into all this? Not sure if I should be something along the lines of ASUS Xonar DX 7.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Interface Sound Card, or any suggestions? That doesn't really dael with gaming but if anyone has nay recommendations...
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    Gaming Rig

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    Gaming Rig

    Graphics: GeForce GTX 680 - $470 CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K - $220 Motherboard: ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS - $200 HDD: Seagate Barracuda 7200 1 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST1000DM003...