Recent content by Cinn

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    Is my PSU still good enough if upgrade GPU?

    Hi, I think I know the answer to this, but as I've managed to blow up one PSU before, I'd rather be cautious. I plan to upgrade my GPU to a GTX 1070, and I'm fairly certain my current PSU will be sufficient to run it, but would like a second opinion on the matter. Current set up; AMD FX 8350...
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    Is it worth short term future proofing or thinking long term?

    I've been thinking of upgrading the rig I built a couple of years back, and it got me thinking about whether or not it is worth doing mid-term future proofing on individual bits or just waiting and doing everything at once (inc buying a prebuilt one). Current spec (if it's relevant) AMD FX 8350...
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    Upgrading RAM on dual channel

    I'm currently running my computer with 2x4Gb RAM, these are currently in DDR3_2 & 1 (both grey), which I think means that they're paired to work as a dual channel system? If I wanted to upgrade my RAM memory, do I need to get the same again in the other two slots to keep dual channel? Or could...
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    Computer Shut Itself Off And Now Won't Reboot

    I recently built a new computer aimed towards newer game titles, and all was going well until I actually attempted to play. I hadn't actually got past the character creation so it shouldn't have been doing anything that intensive. I'm running AMD FX 8350 Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P Motherboard 700W...
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    How to determine/compare the performance of CPUs

    Hi, I've recently been looking to upgrade my PC so that I can play new gen games. I'm still quite new to all the innards of a computer, but I think I'm slowly starting to get to grips with it. My main problem currently is knowing how to predict performance. More specifically how to compare...