Recent content by Leon5216

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    Upgrade C2D E6600 to CQ Q8300?

    Hello! I am not thinking about new Q8300, but used one, for cca. 70USD. New ones are overpriced - compared to i5/i7, it´s not worth buying new.
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    Upgrade C2D E6600 to CQ Q8300?

    Hello! I would like to ask, if upgrading E6600 to Q8300 is good idea... My MB only supports 1066 FSB but it overcloks itself to 1333 if needed, so it should work... Asus P5B My question is - will i be able to overclock furter? I am now running E6600 on 3.0 ghz (CPU is "lazy", 3.0 is highest i...
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    Reasonable new GPU for older PC

    There are two 12cm fans in my case, intake(front) and outtake(rear), another 12cm fan is on Ninja cooler blowing "through" it. Whole Ninja cooler is really hot in burn mode, so i believe it´s CPU own fault, not bad cooling system. (But i blame 775 plastic cooler clips a bit, if there were screws...
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    Reasonable new GPU for older PC

    Thank you very much for your helpful and patient answers :) I am buying 6770, it looks like best option for me. Thanks again, problem solved! ;)
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    Reasonable new GPU for older PC

    I forgot to ask one thing - 6770 is only 128bit, it´s ok for my resolution etc.? 550Ti has 192bit, and my current GPU HD3870 is 256bit - it´s ok? Wouldn´t it be slower somehow?
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    Reasonable new GPU for older PC

    Thanks for advices! My CPU asks for lot of voltage, when i overclock to 3,2ghz i have to set cca 1,4V voltage, otherwise the system is unstable and i experience artifacting in videos and games. Temperatures are really high too, after running som burn tests CPU soon reaches t-case max 85°C and is...
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    Reasonable new GPU for older PC

    Hello! I have following configuration: Asus P5B C2D E6600 6GB 800Mhz RAM ATI HD3870 512MB I want to upgrade my GPU, but i am not sure which one to choose for this older CPU. I am running it just on stock frequency (2,4), because it´s kinda damaged or just "lazy" one - i can overclock to 2,9...