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    Building a new PC could you check over parts and give advice?

    I'm wanting to build a new PC (for the first time) with some spare parts I have along with some new parts. What I have: 700watt power supply (new) AMD HD 7870 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance Ram 120GB SSD What I need: http://amzn.com/w/3218QTWIHBMCE Optical Drive CPU Motherboard Cooling Fans (for...
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    HDMI Overdrive causing screen tearing with dual monitors?

    I fixed my own problem....with a very odd solution. Most will tell you to just "turn off overdrive" or not overclock the Graphic Card, but here's the solution with 5800 Cards... Download Afterburner 1.5 <--- Must be this Version Go into the CFG settings File and set...
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    Tried to overclock Intel CPU's with no luck

    That's a big trade off....a higher CPU clocked CPU or 4GB less Ram...which would be like $25+ to buy more...*sigh* I suppose I'll just wait until I need a new motherboard or when someone of experience can set the Ram manually. Honestly, no matter the brand, if it's the same type it should work...
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    Tried to overclock Intel CPU's with no luck

    well it is triple channel, just 1 channel is not the exact brand as the other two.
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    Tried to overclock Intel CPU's with no luck

    I tried to overclock my CPU's, but it seems like something is running correctly. I have a intel i7 930 with a Gigabyte X58A-UD3R Perhaps it could be a voltage issue? I followed some youtube instructions, but I also modified the ram in the past to 12GB. 8GB are Corsair, the other 4GB are off...
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    HDMI Overdrive causing screen tearing with dual monitors?

    For the first time, I've tried to overclock my Graphic Card which is in the ATI Radeon HD 5800 series I believe, but simply lowering it or heightening it a bit will cause some major screen tearing on the HDMI monitor. (DVI monitor is smooth) :fou: I've tried switching out the HDMI cables, and...