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    Question Game & Windows crashes after turning on XMP ?

    I was experiencing a lot of crashes and finally narrowed it down to XMP. After turning on XMP in the bios, I get random crashes while gaming. I don't understand why because the memory is supposed to be 3200mhz. I'm not going beyond that afaik. As a possible clue, I think the bios is changing...
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    [SOLVED] Some feedback with pc build from scratch for gaming/streaming/video editting

    I put this in a format for all to see without having to click a link to see it, links are still there anyway if you want a closer look. as well as some explanations and such. As it says, at the bottom, the total price is pretty much at the limit of the budget, just shy of $3000, but by black...
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    Does Amazon fire 7 5th generation take MicroSD?

    Does it take MicroSD in the expansion slot and which one would be best? Can anyone suggest a card from ebuyer or amazon?
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    GTX 970 upgrade

    Hi, everyone! I have a question about GTX 1060 and GTX 1070 cards. I have an ASUS STRIX GTX 970 slightly OC and gaming mostly in Full HD res. So I am not going to switch to 1440p or 4k in the near future. My main question is - would it be a good idea to sell my GTX 970 and buy GTX 1060 card (in...
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    What's the best Non-Uefi grapics cards?

    What's the best or at least a very good graphics card I can use for my HP Pavilion Desktop model H8-1010? The current one is an AMD radeon HD 6450. It must be a card that does not require Uefi bio but can be played on legacy only bios So i believe that rules out any new GTX 9xx series. My budget...
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    Any difference in gaming between OC 2500K and OC 8320

    I have a choice between keeping one of my systems and selling the other but can't work out which. One is an OC 2500K at 4.2Ghz to 4.4Ghz the other is an 8320 at 4.5Ghz (maybe more if I pushed it). I wanted to know which is better at its overclocked rate with a single AMD R9 290 (not X). Would...
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    R9 290 + Kraken overcloking - voltage realted crash?

    Hi all, Bit of backstory to my problem. I picked up an MSI r9 290 gaming 4g uper cheap on eBay second hand (ex mining card), when I received it it worked fine but would reach 85C under load, which didn't leave mucOC headroom (max was about 1050 core before I hit thermal limit). My housemate...
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    US to NZ/AUS Power Adapter for XFX PSU

    Hi guys, I am in the process of building my first pc and I have purchased the XFX 750w Black Edition PSU from Amazon (here). I live in NZ so the included plug will not fit in our sockets. So I either need a plug adapter or a new power cord. An adapter is easier to find but I don't know if the...
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    His r9 290 or Msi r9 280x or 4gb Gigabyte gtx 770 For Watch dogs

    Hey guys What do you think would be a better choice have a look at these 3 cards. I want to play watch dogs on ultra . R9 280..http://www.galaxy.com.pk/msi-R9-280X-3gb.html.Cost 42000 Gtx 770...
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    GPU broke my PC

    My friends computer recently broke. He called msi, his gpu manufacturer, to ask if he could send his gpu back. They told him to test the gpu in another computer. The weekafter he called msi, he came over to my house and I installed his possibly broken gpu in to my PC. My pc would not post. I...