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Just reviving this due to issues: I've OCed to 4.0 but am experiencing stuttering. This did not happen the first few times I ran at 4.0, but now I can't get the stuttering to stop. I've tried increasing the vcore, but to no avail. I investigated the possibility of the CPU overheating, but it...

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Well the main issue you're going to run into is Core 2s are locked, so that means you are going to have a tough time getting a lot out of OC-ing it. In addition, pre-built PCs like the one you are using are tough to OC as well because they tend to be steeped in features that limit OC...

Hey guys, Last year marked my entrance into PC gaming, and so far I'm loving it. Right now (as I'm typing this, in fact) I am currently OC-ing my CPU. I think I know what I'm doing, but I have some questions. I'm sorry if some of my questions are answered by other threads or resources, but the...

Well, anytime you buy a tower prebuilt, you are going to pay a lot for the convenience. More than I would personally pay (the setup I suggested should be more like 550-600, possibly cheaper), and putting a tower together is as easy as fit part A into slot B. But I know a motherboard is daunting...

Pretty much anything with a higher model number is a good idea. The downside, and this is what really sucks when picking hardware, is the more performance you go for, the price rises exponentially. The 7950 is a popular choice, but it's in the 250-300 dollar range. If you want more bang for...

The most current installer for minecraft allows you to set up profiles which allows you to install previous versions of minecraft in different directories than what the live version is in. The version library goes as far back as Alpha! From there, it's just being able to find the mod for the...

The most common cause of this is traffic shaping. To help speed, games will use a sharing system called P2P, which is also used in things like bitTorrent. ISPs, and even computers themselves, will detect this and either restrict or completely shut off the port. If you're connecting to private...

No problem; could I get that best answer click? I like badges :D

The big thing to focus on with games is the graphics card. I run with a 4core 4.0ghz cpu and it goes fine with a powerful graphics card. The 7950 is quite enough for max settings, though. If you really want power, though, I would go for the comparable 6core cpu from amd. The only reason you...