Recent content by Corprive

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    Learning PC inner workings

    I'm really interested in learning how all the components work in the lowest level, so, after searching for a while I came across a book named "Code" written by Charles Petzold, which seems pretty good at explaining that. My main problem is that this book is from 2000 and a lot of things have...
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    280X power draw

    GPU: 280X Dual-X PSU: SuperNOVA 850W Mobo: Z97 Extreme4 While testing in Furmark the maximum power draw I get is 72W, which I think is pretty low, considering that this GPU should draw >200W. Any suggestions?
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    Benchmarks for 280X

    I've started to suspect that my Sapphire's 280X Dual-X is a bit bad because all the FPS reports of other owners are higher than mine by ~5FPS. Could you suggest me some free benchmarks and its expected results for this GPU, please?
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    GHz =/= 1024 MHz

    Confused GHz with GB, my bad
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    GHz =/= 1024 MHz

    When people or ads announce that a CPU has a clock speed of 4GHz do they mean that it runs at 4000 MHz (1GHz=1000MHz) or 4096 MHz (1GHz=1024MHz). Are there any standars of this?
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    BIOS flash needed?

    I have an Asrock Z97 Extreme4 using the P1.20 BIOS version along with a i5-4690K. I've been running this system for a month but yesterday I found that my mobo needs the P1.30 update to use this CPU as stated in the asrock web. The system has been running fine, I couldn't reach the average...
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    Asrock extra bios

    I have an Asrock Z97 Extreme4 and I need to flash it. I've been looking around and, while I didn't found anything about this model, it appears that modern motherboards have multiple bios to save the mobo in the case of a corrupted BIOS. How many BIOS does my mobo have? How do I use them if the...
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    Disappointed with 280X

    First of all, thanks for answering :D Apparently, in the Game menu the "Advanced PhysX" checkbox wan't checked but I think it was activated internally because after checking it, restarting (still 30 FPS) , unchecking it and restarting again I got an average of 45 FPS. Disabling SSAA didn't...
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    Screwed hard disks

    Thanks for answering, tomorrow I'll install the HDD Saver and I'll probably leave the hard drives without screwing as it's hardly improvable that the case falls (it's on the floor). Gave best answer to Bluemoon_9 because of more extended explanation.
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    Screwed hard disks

    I have a Seagate HDD and a Samsung SSD inside my Corsair 200R case but when I mounted them the I forgot to screw them, they've been running for about a month now, is it necessary to screw them? which could be the consequences of letting them unscrewed? My Mobo also has a feature called "HDD...
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    Disappointed with 280X

    While playing Metro 2033 Redux my 280X Dual-X stays in 100% load during all the gameplay and temps go all the way up to 77ºC, and i'm only getting 30-35 FPS. Also the CPU Usage stays in an average of 50% but has some peaks to 100%. Specs: Mobo: Asrock Z97 extreme4 CPU: i5-4690K Case: Corsair...
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    Windows don't recognize 2nd drive

    I did a backup of all files and I want it as a secondary storage disk. It's already GPT.
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    Is it too hot?

    Reapplied thermal paste and reinstalled the 212 EVO, now in Prime95's SmallFFTs temps get to a maximum of 70ºC. Are these temps normal?