Recent content by demzo

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    Will this PSU last for at least a year in my budget gaming pc?

    Im on a really tight budget, and the case I'm gonna buy is bundled with this PSU http://www.headingpower.com/p-2421-48-volt-dc-input-pc-atx-550w-synocean-stc-48550.aspx Now, I know you should never trust generic PSUs but like I said, I'm on a really tight budget. But I will be saving up for a...
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    need help with my super low budget gaming build

    guys? still can't decide. bumping this thread.
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    need help with my super low budget gaming build

    so my sister recently started gaming. I'm thinking of buying her a budget gaming pc this christmas. she's not picky with the graphics (all low, 720p is fine for her) but she hates low fps (avg fps less than 30). Im only a novice builder so I would like to ask for some advice. how much fps would...
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    Need to uprade my laptops memory Help?

    bumping this because I want to understand how to upgrade properly (dual channel) from what I understand you need to have identical capacities (*GB), frequencies (*Mhz) and CAS Latencies (CL*) but do Cycle Times and Bank Times need to be identical as well?
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    AMD A8-7100 "overheating" but not hot at all

    LINK: http://oi61.tinypic.com/16jlqvd.jpg bought a new laptop a week ago (AMD A8-7100 APU). One thing I noticed immediately after purchasing was that the cpu was ALWAYS (idle or not) running at 95-105 degrees Celsius even though it did not feel hot by touch. Could my laptop really be...
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    Need help with AMD switchable graphics

    so I bought a brand new acer E5-551g-812L last week and I don't really understand how this switchable graphics work. It has an A8-7100 apu, R5 igpu, and a discrete R7 m265. I can run Kingdoms of Amalur at low-medium settings 70+fps, skyrim at low-medium 50-60fps. but when I play league of...
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    Help me choose a laptop for programming and light gaming (2 options in mind)

    choosing between two laptops. (believe me, spent weeks finding the best price/performance laptops that would fit my budget. please don't recommend any more) i3 3110m + gt 740m 1gb or amd A8 7100 + R7 m265 2gb (before the amd haters start to flame without reading, the reason why I considered...
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    Picking out a new laptop today. need advice.

    anyway, thanks for everything guys, bought the machine about 3 hours ago runs like a beast for its price. can run games medium-high (some low like shadows; no AA, etc) 30+fps Im extremely happy with this. hopefully it doesn't die out on me or something *fingers crossed*