Recent content by Slashdraw

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    AMD APU clock speed locked

    Hello everyone. I have an AMD A10-5800k APU. Due to the fact that it was overheating and shutting down due to its turbo feature (boost automatically up to 4.2MHz from the base clock of 3.8), since i was also using its iGPU with stock cooler. To counter that, i had reduced the APU's clock speed...
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    Can I use a dual 4-pin to 8-pin converter to power up my RX480?

    Thanks a lot for your answers :) I guess i will have to search for a PSU for my friend then.
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    Can I use a dual 4-pin to 8-pin converter to power up my RX480?

    Hello everyone. I have 2 things to ask, and i would really appreciate if you could answer them for me. First off, my buddy and i have gotten ourselves an XFX RX480 8GB. However, the cards need an 8-pin in order to connect to the PSU. So the first thing i want to ask is, my buddy's PSU only has...
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    Install new drivers before slotting in RX480?

    I am simply worried that it might damage my PCIE slot(s), so I am trying to find the safest solution.
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    Install new drivers before slotting in RX480?

    Hello guys. There is a thing that has been bugging me lately. Since i am about to acquire my RX480, and i heard that it had certain power consumption/MOBO frying issues, I was wondering if I should uninstall my current drivers (using the A10-5800k APU at the moment) and download the latest...
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    What will happen if i use a GPU with a VRAM that has the same value as my system memory?

    Hello everyone. Since I am not really experienced in the GPU and memory department, I wanted to ask for some advice. I am thinking of buying AMD's RX 480 card, the 8GB variant. However, my current system memory, RAM, is an equal value of 8GB. What i wish to know is, will this impact my system...