Recent content by Shadowbi

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    Lower resolution gaming on 1080p screen

    They certainly do not look as good as they do when running at 1080p. The problem isn't really the increased jaggedness, but the reduction in detail (blurriness) and the deformation caused by the image scaling. This last one occurs because, to map a 1366x768 to a 1920x1080 screen, some "internal"...
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    Just built PC won't start

    For a computer to turn on it only needs power to the (functioning) motherboard. Everything else, if wrong, may cause the computer to not boot, but the lights and fans should at least turn on and, if the beeper is connected, it should beep, possibly communicating an error code. If it really is...
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    GTX 750 Ti is stuck at 405 mhz.

    Can you check your driver version? This is a known issue with the 301.42 WHQL drivers. Do an update or a clean install of the latest ones and this should be fixed.
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    does 7.1 sound card enhances mic and headphone quality ???

    7.1 only refers to the amount of channels (number of speakers) that the card supports, in this case 6 surround/front/rear speakers, 1 center speaker, and a subwoofer. It can enhance immersion if you have, like, and use all those speakers, when compared to a card with a smaller number of...
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    1st time builder, need help lowering cost

    If you are not confortable overclocking, then you probably shoudn't. If you want you can read about it before buying the PC and then decide whetever you want to do it or not. Anyways, if you are not going to then you can pick a non K processor, drop the CPU cooler (or pick a cheaper one), and...