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    Question Decent laptop for Light Gaming?

    Thanks. I am thinking this one... https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-yoga-slim-7-prox-14.5-laptop-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-dark-teal-10240515.html The games I might play, I appreciate they are proper games needing discrete GPU. Looking at reviews on IGP, the 680M seems to be able to...
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    Question Decent laptop for Light Gaming?

    So I found a i7 12700H Laptop with decent specs for £800. Nearly went for it, but did a bit more "research" and found out that the Ryzen 7 with 680M IGP would be a much better choice... if I can find one! Most of the ones I've seen out there comes with a discrete GPU. I don't want a gaming...
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    Gigabit Router and NAS

    Hi, I have a Buffalo NAS (with Gigabit LAN) and am planning on upgrading my router to Wifi-N. I would like to know whether there is any speed advantage by getting a router with gigabit lan? My theory is that Wifi-N is limited to 300MBits/sec and fast LAN is 100MBits, while Gigabit Lan is...
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    4870 1Gb, 4890 1Gb or 5770 1Gb

    Thanks for the detailed analysis, jay2tall. I have a 8800GT 512mb at the moment. I have a 24" monitor which is TN panel, ans a 22" which is i-PVA. I do a bit of photoshop so would probably hook my main PC up to the 22" long term. I just wonder whether to upgrade now and sell my 8800GT on ebay...
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    4870 1Gb, 4890 1Gb or 5770 1Gb

    Just want to opinion on the above. Which should one go for if they were very similar in price? I will be using cross-fire when next year when they start appearing as used on ebay (next year?). Q6600 Foxconn BlackOps X48 4Gb DDR3 1600 RAM either 1920x1200 or 1680x1050 display... Thanks. Adrian
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    DDR3 - which speed?

    As low as possible... I am JUST willing to pay the £70 for the GSkill ones. Yes, I am going to overclock. Thanks.
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    DDR3 - which speed?

    I have just ordered a Foxconn Blackops X48 motherboard. I will be using my trusty Q6600 G0. I just want some opinion on which speed of DDR3 ram I should go for. I am looking at the GSkill Ripjaws 2x2gb DDR3 1600 and the 1333. Any opinion...