Recent content by ThatIrishGamer

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    Question CPU clock always at overclocked frequency

    Hello guys, I havent been here in a very long time but I need some help from you trusted people who helped build my PC a long time ago :) I have recently upgraded my GPU to an RTX 3070 and thought to overclock my i7-8700k a bit to keep up. Now about 5 years ago when I built this sustem, I had...
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    Is there a difference in sound quality from headphones being plugged into monitor instead of PC front jack?

    Well I don't have amazing hearing and i have my volume set at about 50% - the only difference I could tell was that it was quieter which isnt a very big problem. I just don't want to waste the capability of my headphones
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    Is there a difference in sound quality from headphones being plugged into monitor instead of PC front jack?

    Sorry for the long ass title - Anyway is there a difference in sound quality if I plug my headphones [ Audio Technica ATH-M50's ] into my monitor [ BenQ GL2450HM ] instead of the front audio jack on the PC tower? Im asking because the wire from the headphones hangs when plugged into the PC and...
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    only got 2466 score in Valley benchmark with a GTX 980?

    Hey, I'm worried that I may have a bottleneck,I have an i5-4460 CPU and an Asus Strix GTX 980. Running the valley benchmark at 1080p with AA turned off i only got 2466 as my score and an avg FPS of around 56. Am I getting a huge bottleneck? even though everyone said that an i5-4460 wouldnt...
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    Firestrike recognises but doesnt use my overclock.

    So I ran my benchmark without any overclock and got around 5950,then when i overclocked it to 1010 mhz core clock and 1425mhz memory clock,my score was still around 5940.looking in the website,firestrike does see that i have the overclock but when looking in msi afterburner,the core clock never...
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    is 5951 a good Firestrike score for a Sapphire r9 280? seems low.

    Hey i just got into this whole Firestrike benchmark thingy,and I was wondering if my 280 is not doing its best? When i finish my test i go to MSI afterburner and see that my clock speed was only 850Mhz out of my 940Mhz ,though my Memory clock was the full 1250Mhz,when playing a game like tomb...
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    Looking to upgrade to a 980,will this build be fine?

    Hey guys,I was looking to upgrade my r9 280 after I had to turn settings to low on AC black flag and dying light to even get a solid 40fps,I was thinking of getting a GTX 980,this one...
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    Windows 8.1 stuck in install loop?

    Hey,I built my first PC and in BIOS i set it to boot from my USB(where windows is),it gets about halfway through the copying files and stuff and then the computer restarts.When it restarts it brings me back to the setup where i have to choose the language and partition HDD.On the HDD that im...