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    AMD or Intel? Please explain.

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    Upgrade from 960T to 83xx?

    I chose AMD for their upgrade ability, so having no doubt that it will work (in extreme circumstances I would have to get sabertooth ;) ) Bf3 allegedly uses 6cores, and as far as I understand 83xx are 4 true core?
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    Upgrade from 960T to 83xx?

    I have AMD 960T 3.0Ghz luckily unlocked to 6 cores (1605T) :bounce: But I am thinking lately to upgrade to 83xx series. Low price is tempting. I got my 960T just before release of FX CPUs, because i heard that FXs are 4 true cores + 4 wirtuall. 10xxT true 6core were sold out, so after...
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    Cloning HDD with Discwizard problem

    Good to hear that there is no performance difference. I read some forums researching my new HDD, and people are saying that if You have partitions (or not, can't recall) Your data is kept more to the outside of the platters, and give faster access times, and thats why I asked if You know...
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    Cloning HDD with Discwizard problem

    Thanks again. I will fallow all the steps. I partitioned my drive myself when Installing OS with second partition for my data, I just think it's more clear for me to do it that way. Can You tell me if there are any performance difference between one and multiple partitions? Thank You
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    What do you think about VW Cars

    WV from '80 and '90 were ground breaking reliable and fast plus that 1.9 TDI that still goes and goes - wonder what is the highest mileage out there? But new ones are like Your phone... Replace every few years or run into big expenses... Wait, it goes for all new millennium cars... I'm just...
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    Cloning ATA drive to SATA

    I got my full answer here if anyone is interested http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/386157-13-cloning-discwizard-problem#t2921847
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    Cloning HDD with Discwizard problem

    Wow, thank You for awesome answer Paperdoc. That answers all my questions and more. My OS is Win 7, I have one IDE drive (ahh that's how it's called) with 2 partitions and my system is year old (self build around AMD 960T-100euro! luckily unlocked to 6cores and overclocked to 3.7 stable in...
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    Cloning HDD with Discwizard problem

    I bought seagate 1TB 7200.14 (it's not here yet)and I can use Discwizard to clone my Old HDD to new SATA drive to avoid new Win Install. My problem is that in the tutorial and manual it says to replace old HDD with new one in the same place, and my old HDD is PATA (wide ugly cable thingy). So...
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    Hard Drive Help!

    So You can use new HDD with old windows, as long as You don't change any PC components. By using seagate Discwizard software You can clone old hard drive to new one and use and replace your old one with it. http://support.seagate.com/kbimg/flash/laptop/laptop.html My problem is that my old HDD...
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    Cloning ATA drive to SATA

    It seams I have to answer my own question after all, so I found this tutorial http://support.seagate.com/kbimg/flash/laptop/laptop.html That shows You how to Clone Your HDD and use it as nothing ever changed using Seagate Discwizard, and it looks great. But I can't put my new SATA3 drive into...
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    AMD to INTEL.. maybe... advice please

    That may sound silly but what kind of connection do You use, DVI or HDMI cable and if HDMI, how long is it and what quality, what TV. I know it has nothing to do with FPS but it may add to slugish experience. Also did You try to run Cinebench, and some stress tests?
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    Cloning ATA drive to SATA

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    Hard Drive Help!

    In Seagate manual it says that You can clone entire HDD with Your Windows and all and just swap the old HDD for the new one? As long as You connect it in the same place. I don't change any components of my PC, only the drive. So it is possible or what? If it is my only concern is that my old...