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    GPU Motherboard conflict

    so... i bought a motherboard for my girlfriends computer because it seemed to be the problem with her old system so heres the thing it involes: GPU #1 (Uses 2x 8 pin connectors) GPU #2, (no connectors, runs off of pcie slot) PCIE Slot #1 x16 PCIE Slot #2 x4 GPU #1 does not work in either...
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    i7 4790k on a B85M-E Mobo

    turns out microcenter had a combo deal and i got the 4790k and a z97 mobo worth $130 for only $365. woo!
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    i7 4790k on a B85M-E Mobo

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    i7 4790k on a B85M-E Mobo

    hey im buying a mobo for my 4790k and i have a budget of $85 and i only have a few choices. i'm going to Microcenter today to buy it and i cannot order one online. im purely asking if the B85M-E will support the 4790k. the reason i ask is because i had an AMD FX-8320 and my old motherboard...
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    cpu usage drops, causing fps to drop in games

    i disabled 2 cores and if it still tries to throttle i might put my 4300 back in. i really hate needing to go through the process though so ill try and get the best performance i can without damaging my motherboard
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    cpu usage drops, causing fps to drop in games

    id like to go with whatevever give me the most performance without being dangerous to the CPU. i like to play battlefield 4 and before i got my 8320, i could only get 45-50 fps on it. and i definitely wouldnt like to go back to that seeing as i can get 60-120fps now also, if it doesnt throttle...
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    cpu usage drops, causing fps to drop in games

    man. i dont have any money right now. so i wont be able to get a new mobo for a little while. what can i do to protect my processor and mobo while i wait for a new mobo? disable a couple cores? undervolt? if i play bf4 without streaming or anything it doesnt throttle. just because it doesnt...
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    cpu usage drops, causing fps to drop in games

    if my mobo is indeed "bottlenecking" my cpu, what do you think i could do to help stop the throttling? im not great when it comes to power. so im not sure what it means when a VRM overloads
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    cpu usage drops, causing fps to drop in games

    http://gyazo.com/d6406bddbd4236f107ea6f57fbf169df weird. the graphs show 100% usage while task manager shows 39% here they are at 100% http://gyazo.com/2715b4ab0343f2d3d2a9ca601809bd88