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    A8 3500m + 6750m vs i7 + 540m

    I've got the Dv6 you're looking at and i'm loving it. Don't let the processor speed fool you. I've found it has plenty of power to handle anything you're going to throw at it. gaming on it is great. I was playing BBC2 on it at around mid quality and it was running pretty smooth most games will...
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    THQ Says Goodbye to Red Faction Franchise

    Well if the idiots had actually used the awesome destruction in Armageddon it might have sold better. I don't know why they went from the open world in Guerrilla to linear in Armageddon. It made no sense what so ever.
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    MSI 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard going bad?

    I tried disabling the audio like it said in the post here EA Forums and it still crashed like usual. Anyone got any ideas?
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    MSI 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard going bad?

    Well I played Battlefield until it froze again. I don't think it's overheating http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/jwin742/IMG_20110716_002335.jpg http://i1193.photobucket.com/albums/aa343/jwin742/IMG_20110716_002445.jpg I had to take these with my phone so apologies for the quality
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    MSI 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard going bad?

    i went ahead and ran Furmark. I have a 6850 though and if I remember correctly they have protection against it. The highest temperature I got to was 77C
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    MSI 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard going bad?

    I let MT86 run through once and it was the current release. http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f77/msi-870a-g54-am3-motherboard-going-bad-247442/#post1916409 I posted this question here as well. temperature screenshots as well as additional info. I'm a little hesitant to run Furmark as I don't...
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    MSI 870A-G54 AM3 motherboard going bad?

    I built my computer about a year ago and I haven't had any real issues with it until now. I got Battlefield BC2 on Steam and Since I started playing it'll play fine for about an hour to two hours then all of a sudden my computer will completely lock up. I can't do Ctrl+Alt+Del and no matter...
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    AM3 heat sink that doesn't require a mounting bracket

    i think i'll go with the cooler master tx3 mainly because of the price. spending 30$ dollars on performance I don't need, seems a waste.
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    AM3 heat sink that doesn't require a mounting bracket

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    AM3 heat sink that doesn't require a mounting bracket

    I have a AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus@2.9 and i'm looking for a heat sink that's much quieter that the stock but i don't want to have to deal with giant hunks of metal or installing backplates. I don't need better Performance but i don't want anything worse than stock. My motherboard is a MSI...
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    AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus question

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    AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus question

    Hey i'm 14 and building my first computer and I have a question about the AMD Athlon II X4 635 Propus 2.9GHz processor. I like all the stats and reviews I've heard about it but was wondering whether or not it comes with a thermal paste and if so should I pick up an after market paste instead of...