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Hey guys. I have this couple of years old PC with the specs below. I'm thinking of throwing in an Asus GTX 950 Strix ($170@ Newegg) to play GTA V. For $15 more I can have a GTX 960 (@ Newegg). PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core...

Hi. Can my MSI H81-P33 mobo handle an i5 Haswell CPU with no problems? (Non-K versions like 4460 or 4690) I'm not gonna overclock the CPU and I'm gonna pair it with an R9 270 for gaming. Currently using an i3-4150. The mobo bios is updated to the latest version (v1.5). Didn't find any info on...

Is the noise and temperature numbers of this test of these two cards trustworthy? Any comments on the results?

Hi. I'll be using the card for gaming. The price difference is not an issue. I wanna know which one's better in terms of failure rate, noise, gaming performance, temperature, fan quality and durability, etc. My case has 26cm clearance for the graphics card which will leave the MSI card just a...

I tested the memory modules one by one and found the faulty one, then RMAed it and got a new one as a replacement. Tested the new one and it's just fine. In the meantime updated all the drivers to latest version. Hope the BSOD won't show up again. Guys, thank you so much for all the help.