Recent content by SteveJKnight

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    Battlefield Bad Company 2 vs Battlefield 4 - CPU intensity?

    Hi guys, i am looking at getting an estimate for the temps that my cpu will run at when i get BF4. I have bfbc2 at the moment, and my max temp is around 60 degrees with the stock cooler. This is all at 50% load, how much load does bf4 use?
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    Prime 95 or Battlefield 4, what's more cpu intensive?

    After a 30 minute test, my Intel i5-3570 reached a maximum of 75 degrees on a stock cooler and stock paste. Could my case be a factor contributing to why it gets that got? Its just the case of a prebuilt pc and i was looking at getting the Cooler Master N200 with two case fans. Would i see a...
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    Prime 95 or Battlefield 4, what's more cpu intensive?

    The title says it all. I do not have bf4 yet, and i am looking to see what sort of temps i get by doing a prime95 test and then i will be able to get a rough idea. But my question is, which is more cpu intensive and would therefore create hotter temperatures?
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    Case fans - where to connect?

    Hi guys, i am looking at getting the Cooler Master N200 and it comes with 1 or 2 case fans. I was wondering where i would connect them to on the motherboard, is it the white 4 pin connector that says 'system fan'? I have two on my motherboard, one on the top and bottom. This is a link to my...
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    Upgrading CPU, do i need a new power supply?

    Yeah, i was planning on getting a GTX 750ti which is obviously low power due to the Maxwell chip. The psu i was looking at getting was the xfx 550w core edition.
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    Upgrading CPU, do i need a new power supply?

    Hi guys, so basically i am swapping out my old Pentium G620 for an i5 3570 next week and i was wondering if i would need to upgrade my power supply? I won't be using a gpu for a few months, and when i do i will upgrade my psu. However, would my current 305w psu be enough for an i5 3570 with just...
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    What to upgrade first?

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    What to upgrade first?

    Hi guys. I am upgrading an old Advent DT1404 machine so that i can do some moderate gaming. The processor at the moment is a pentium g620. I was wondering what you guys think i should upgrade first - i can only afford to upgrade one or the other at the moment. So basically, it is either an i5...
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    Will this setup be enough for current and future gaming?

    Hi, this is a set up that i am looking to build and i was wondering will this be enough to play on games like battlefield 4 and future games at high settings? CPU: Intel i5 2500 or i5 2500K CPU Cooler: Stock heatsink GPU: MSI R9 270x 4gb Motherboard: MSI H61 MP20 mATX 1155 socket RAM: Crucial...