Recent content by Eduardo Trujillo

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    Possible CPU upgrade for Toshiba Satellite L775-S7114?

    The laptop comes with an i3 2350M cpu, socket rPPGA988 and HM65 Chipset. My top choices are i5 2430M and i7 2640M. All have same TDP and support the chipset and socket mentioned. The i5 should be officially compatible because the Toshiba Satellite L775 it comes with uses the same BIOS file as...
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    Tom's Hardware Giveaway - Just Cause 3!

    My favorites games are the Batman Arkham City/Knight, Skyrim, Fallout 4, GTA V and Mad Max. I love open world games for the simple fact that you can roam freely , single player games offer massive content outside of the main storyline and that is what keeps people playing them. I played JC2 and...
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    Awful screen tearing in dual monitor setup

    Hello all, I have a 144hz monitor and another 60hz monitor hooked up on my pc. I'm having terrible tearing on the 60hz monitor, not in gaming just about anything I do like dragging a window or scrolling the tearing is pretty noticeable. I'm aware of the Lenovo fix for this problem but if I set...
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    Unknown cause of temperature spike.

    Hello people, I've been getting random temperature spikes of 128C on one of the three temp sensors of the motherboard according to HWMonitor. I have no idea what's causing it, I have good airflow and a Corsair H55. Even weirder it doesn't happen while gaming or when I stress test with Valley and...
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    Best AMd (AM3+) motherboard for a budget build?

    I hope anyone see this, I believe I found a good motherboard for overclocking: ECS A990FXM-A with power phase 6+1, for just $80 so I'm taking the FX-8320 and hopefully OC it to 4.2 ghz with CM Evo 212. I hope I'm not wrong with this one seems like a sweet deal.
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    Best AMd (AM3+) motherboard for a budget build?

    Thank you all for your help, I have a combo of the asrock and the fx 8350 so thats why im not going for the 8320 and the overclocking mobo, but I wanted to make sure it was a quality board for a regular build.
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    Best AMd (AM3+) motherboard for a budget build?

    Which of these motherboards is best: ASRock 970 Extreme3 R2.0 or Biostar TA970. and, are these really reliable for a budget build? I plan to use an fx 8350 at stock clock but in case they're not worth it I would have to go with a good mobo for overclocking and the fx 6300. I'm on a budget...
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    Is getting a Radeon HD 7850 a good deal?

    Hey guys, what you think of this Radeon HD 7850. Is it a good deal? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814131562