Recent content by Ty_14

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    Does the OEM product key on an upgrade to windows 10 require a 10 or 8 installation?

    My brother's laptop has been offline for a couple months due to a mix up in ordering a new charger. Upon starting it back up after finally getting said charger, Windows is having issues starting up. It's attempting and failing to diagnose the issue using the Windows Startup Repair. (I suspect...
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    Does my build have any bottlenecks?

    I have been doing endless research to create a pc that fits all my needs and does so at a minimal price but obviously there is no one perfect system. I was wondering if my build is bottlenecking and/or I am putting too much money to one part? Also any other advice would be greatly appreciated. I...
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    cheapest 1080p capable GPU

    I am looking for the cheapest graphics card capable of running high-end (battlefield 4, Witcher 3, tomb raider) in 1080p at mid to high settings. I am not particular about frames per second as long as it is playable because the best I have ever had before my future rig is a polaroid tablet that...
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    what are some good CPUs and GPUs for video rendering?

    A friend of mine is willing to help pay for my new rig under the condition that he can use it for video rendering, editing, and recording the lets plays. What are some good GPUs and/or CPUs or whatever else I may need that are good for these I haven't the slightest Idea how any of that stuff...
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    Will my "rig" even startt GTA V and if so what settings?

    I am fairly new to the PC world but it looks like your rig would run gta pretty well however anything other than low settings and I don't honestly know what performance your looking at
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    GTA V on PC, is my rig decent enough?

    having all the minimum requirements means it will run but your wish for good fps is not likely if none of the recommended is met
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    CPU and Motherboard issue help!!!

    If a retail version of windows is installed then your pc is all good. only an OEM version of windows requires a new copy of your OS
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    Corsair K95 RGB or Razer Blackwidow Chroma?

    I would go with the k95 assuming price isn't a factor. As for the Blackwidow the only reason you may want that is if your really intent on having it match your mouse because usb on keyboards has never had a great track record for me (though I have never bought a really high end keyboard) and the...
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    What recommendations do you have?

    This is my first build and while a great deal of research and planning was put in to this I am not an expert. Any advice to make the build cheaper make it run better or additional hardware that would increase versatility(as I am using this for movies, gaming, and everyday browsing) or downgrades...
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    what is a better setup for 16 gigabytes of ram

    Is a RAM setup of 2x8 or 4x4 more efficient. I am not putting this in a rig I am just curious. :)
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    What are the applicable uses of windows 7 proffesional

    I am wondering if any of the features in windows 7 Professional have applicable uses for a computer that is being used for browsing and light to mid-range gaming? If not I plan to go with windows Home Premium.
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    What are Vishera CPU's?

    I am creating a build on www.pcpartpicker.com and got a notification that states "Some AMD 970 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Vishera CPUs" my motherboard is a ASRock 970 Performance ATX AM3+ Motherboard(http://pcpartpicker.com/part/asrock-motherboard-970performance)...
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    Can Linux and windows 7 be used Interchangably

    Can windows 7 and Linux be switched out at will. I want to learn some programing on Linux but I am hoping to use windows as my actual operating system for numerous reasons. Any Ideas?
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    Is there any performance difference between these two graghics cards.

    I was looking into a graphics card (MSI GeForce GTX 960 2GB) and I found two versions of it on pcpartpicker. Is there a difference in performance and if so what. If you can't tell I am pretty new to this. MSI GeForce GTX 960 #1: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/msi-video-card-gtx9602gd5toc MSI...