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It's very hard for me to play GRID with a keyboard because I have no variable throttle or steering. I've been looking at getting a logitech gamepad since I've played this game on the PS3, but I want to know if the buttons are the same. Are the L buttons on the controller variable like on PS3...

My sister has a dual-core laptop that runs just over 2 GHz, and it plays TF2 just fine. It was only about $300.

Windows 8.1 should work just fine on your system, but it will be a little slower than getting a new computer.

If the onboard WiFi and ethernet ports don't work, they are either damaged or you don't have drivers installed for them. Try checking Device Manager to see if they are still visible, and use that to update the drivers if needed. Otherwise you might need to get a new network card.

BTW, this was SUPPOSED to be in the cooling forum, but when I selected the systems category it put it here.

Thanks for the input! I'll be blowing out the computer soon and finding a dust filtering solution. (for now it'll probably be anti-static dryer sheets. Simple but effective) I still can't wrap my mind around WHY dust gets clogged though. The air is constantly moving, but it must not be moving...

Multiple monitors relies on your GPU, and it's ability to process graphics. More monitors = more powerful card or more than one card. You'll still need a good CPU to keep track of everything. All the SLI does (or CrossFire for AMD) is link 2 graphics cards to achieve better performance than just...

You might have blown something on the motherboard...

Logically, I would say that (for a gamer) your video card would be the first to start bottle-necking. True, your RAM would also start to have an affect, but the video card has its own RAM, and in my opinion, it would be the first to get outdated and stop being 'fast' enough. After your video...

Overclocking your RAM will not make a difference in computer speed. As far as gaming goes, overclocking the CPU won't make much of a difference either...

I'm starting to have dust buildup on my CPU heatsink, and the temperatures are almost 5 degrees higher than usual under load. (I overclock, so this is a huge rise) Can dust really affect cooling that much? The weather has been colder than usual, so I thought it would still run cool. I read...

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