Recent content by kneeproblems

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    CPU Temp hitting 90 degrees Celsius?

    The problem is the stock heatsink. You definitely need an aftermarket cooler. I was also experiencing temperatures in the 90s with my i7, but as soon as I switched to the hyper 212 evo, I never had an issue again.
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    Is this good for gaming and CADD?

    There are a few problems. #1 You are spending too much money on a liquid cooler to cool a CPU on a non overclockable motherboard (H97 series motherboards don't allow for overclocking). #2 Way too many fans. The case you have already has good airflow, and 4 extra fans are overkill. #3 You...
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    amd fx-series cpu explained in lamens terms

    The 9370 indeed has 8 physical cores unlike the i7 x7xx series. The name vishera is the codename of the cpu architecture used in the chipset. CPU designers change the internals of their chips to improve performance from generation to generation, and they usually give a name to their SoC that is...
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    trying to decide between amd and intel

    You will be just fine with the i5. The single thread performance of the i5 is much better than AMD 9370. You also have access to a much newer generaton motherboard that supports the latest DDR4, leaving for more upgrade room in the future.
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    Windows 10 not booting

    Sounds like a hard drive failure to me. I would make a bootable USB that has Linux installed and backup your data if this is the case. You can also check the disk health if you go this route and fix any potential errors.
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    Your ratings on my laptop?

    6 in my opinion. The 850M is getting pretty old now, so it will be difficult to run the more modern games. And yes, definitely upgrade to 8 GB. You will experience less stuttering from memory pages being loaded in and out. If you upgrade the RAM, I'd bump up the rating to about a 7/7.5 for a laptop.
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    Video card upgrade

    I would consider looking for a used card. A year and a half ago, I snagged a R9 270x for only $110. If you really have to go for a new card, the GTX 950 sounds like what you are looking for. If you want to pay a little bit extra, the 960 2 gb is also a solid option.
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    Power supply for Asus R9 380 (STRIX-R9380-DC2OC-2GD5)

    Yeah that should be plenty of power. The main thing is to have a reputable manufacturer when it comes to power supplies. I don't know what your budget is, but with that graphics card, even a 500 W power supply will be fine.
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    Is this a good Youtube,Gaming,Editing Setup? (1440p)

    x99 Deluxe CPUs (5820k, 5930k, 5960x) will be much better for video rendering. Also, the motherboards generally have more SATA ports, PCI-e slots, and USB ports. If you want to save some money, I would recommend using kinguin.net to purchase a Windows 10 key. Unless you don't trust that website...
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    can i run it fallout 4

    Yes.
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    Reinstalling windows 10 help

    Try this with Windows 7: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows10 Press "Upgrade Now"
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    Upgrade time - LF guidance

    It depends on what your budget is and what you're mainly going to be doing on the PC. I would suggest upgrading the video card (assuming you have a sufficient power supply) if you are using it mainly for gaming. Otherwise, like you said, upgrading the Mobo/CPU will come at a cost of a new OS...