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my old PC ( C2Q q8400 @2.6GHz, 8gb ddr3 ram , gt 710 2gb) was able to run the game at the lowest possible settings lowest possible resolution at 8-12 FPS (which i find playable) . in theory , my new PC ( i3 8100 @3.6GHz, 8gb ddr4 ram , UHD 630 integrated graphics ) should be able to outperform...

i just got a dvi-d dual link cable . my monitor is an old 1050p dell monitor . i would like to know the maximum frames per second at this resolution is .i can't find this by google searching

also , i am using the white version .

when i am board , i like to make random PCs with random themes in pcpartpicker.com . i made one that would dual-boot ( or at least , it should ) windows 10 and osx . i chose the prodigy m both because it was the first case i saw on tonymacx86.com and because it reminded me of the old mac pro...

i have seen people giveing away steam codes on r/pcmasterace and i would like to do one myself . is there a way i can get some codes from steam and just give that to peaple ? i cant just get a code from gamestop or something because i was planing on giveing away about 3 copies of half-life for...

i have a core 2 quad Q8400 , 8gb of ddr3 ram and a gt 710 2gb ddr3 . i have seen a video of someone playing a about 10-15 fps with a core 2 duo ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbbmAA5phpE ) and a 1gb gddr5 gpu and 5gb ram . i would like to know if the extra cores and ram would make the game...

Thank you both for the help .

i would like to know what a good upgrade ( or even if it is worth upgrading , i use my pc for gaming ( and yes , i can game on this pc))would be from my evga gt 710 2gb ddr3 . i have a core two quad q8400 . i would mostly want to upgrade the GPU but if there is another socket 775 CPU that would...

forgot to say i have the second gen model if that changes anything .

the echo dot does have a speacker , just not as good as on the full echo . held the echo dot next to my ear and it sounded like it was coming from the bottom slits. so the top slits probably is for venting . thank you for your time .

want t know if the slits on top of the echo dot is for ventilation or for the speakers .

i was playing around with the video settings in cs:cz when i clicked widescreen mode . now in the title screen the words are to big and when i went to change it back to normal the options menu was to big and i can not even get to video settings . i uninstalled and reinstalled the game and then...

i will still go with the 7700k . i don't need to stream but i will still do some lite video editing . and i don't want to pay more then $200 on a CPU that ( not suggesting that this is a common problem ) could come with bent pins , or even accidentally bend one myself . thank you for your time .