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    [SOLVED] What adapter will work for 144hz DP to DVI?

    The new gpu is a 3080 ti
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    [SOLVED] What adapter will work for 144hz DP to DVI?

    Hello, I just purchased a new GPU. I have an ACER GN246HL 144hz monitor. This new gpu doesnt support dvi it has 1 hdmi and 2 Display port connections. I purchased a DVI to DP adapter and my monitor is now showing its only capable of 74 hz. What connection do I need to use for my monitor to reach...
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    Question Is my cpu giving out?

    Hey sorry it took so long to respond. It is an intel core i7 960 @ 2.66 g it’s behind this weird Alienware cover. Can’t tell if soldered or not but I read somewhere Alienware use to solder all their processors
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    Question Is my cpu giving out?

    I’ll double check today but I know it’s an old intel i7
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    Question Is my cpu giving out?

    It has a 960 gtx. Started off with a 550 or something. I can’t recall the ram. 16ddr? It’s winsows 10.
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    Question Is my cpu giving out?

    Basically title. My situation is this. I have an old Alienware aurora. It’s about 11 years old. It has the original cpu(2.3) and hdd. The computer runs pretty poorly. It can surf the web and stuff maybe play a game or two. But sometimes it will fail to load games like Minecraft for some reason...
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    no clue on my psu the sticker is on the wrong side so i have to actually take it out to look at it and i havent done that.. The computer is Aurora R1. the original aurora i linked a photo
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    the gtx 960 is apparently under 10in long and i have that much space.. im such a noob that i didnt really understand how the cards could fit in there i though tit was just the length of the port they plugged into. Dont hate me.. My bios is A04. will that be okay to run the new gpu. and one more...
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    okay i went and picked up a GeForce 960 superclocked 4gb gpu. any ideas on if a hyper 212 will fit in this aurora r1 for a cooling unit?
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    awesome guys thanks again. and what about the CPU?
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    http://s6.postimg.org/spjkup4pt/Full_Size_Render.jpg Picture of my computer case.. tell me what you gentlemen think
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    Sorry im new to thread i took a picture of the inside of my computer but i can't see a way to actually post it here for you guys to see. The Brand of the GPU is a Nvidia GTX 650 it is 5.7in long. when i slide it into the port it goes straight to the back for the plug in. I dont have one of those...
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    Nvidia GT 220 Upgrade

    I went to the GTX 650 first and it was pretty cheap and a great card. They have the GTX 650 Ti which can fit the smaller port and is much better than the 220 and its only $151 bucks
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    Can i upgrade my computer or is it too old?

    System Manufacturer: Alienware System Model: Aurora BIOS: Default System BIOS Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.7GHz Memory: 9216MB RAM Available OS Memory: 9206MB RAM Page File: 5270MB used, 13142MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX...
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    What is the best 6.6 length graphics card

    Best answer selected by Kgrove0172.