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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($136.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($67.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung...

You would never max out games on a 1440p monitor with a 960. Here is one with a 980: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.95 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: MSI Z97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.99 @ Newegg)...

I think the problem is that Microsoft does try to incorporate Windows into Xbox One. Being an owner of both a 360 and a One, I can say that the 360 has a much simpler, better-designed user interface. The interface on the Xbox One is not suited for a game console, the 360 has the start menu with...

This seems great, now I am not sure how AMD will be able to keep this technology off Nvidia and make them make their own memory modules. Because what will prevent Nvidia from starting to make this? (it's a legitimate question I have)

Have you entered the BIOS first off? (If you don't know how just ask)

The Corsair is better because it has a lower CAS latency and timings. This means the response time is quicker (the numbers are cycles). You can calculate the general response time in seconds by dividing the CAS latency by the frequency (remember Mhz is million cycles) Corsair: 13 / (2133 *...

There s no reason you would need screws over the newer push pin design. The pushpins (while the rotations can be a bit confusing at first) secure extremely tightly and are designed to fully secure and stabilize the heat sink, just as screws do, and they're hassle-free.

I am going to replace the CR2025 battery in one of my old gameboy games. The battery goes between two prongs, and once I beak the solders I will use tape to secure it onto the prongs (I don't have soldering tools and people have always done it this way with GBA games). Electrical tape they say...

As said above, the only card that might work would be a lower-end GTX 7xx such as the 740, 750.