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I'm looking to play current and upcoming titles, May get BF3, Skyrim...looking into the new COD game. I'm only using 1 Acer H243H 1080p 24 inch monitor and don't care to overpay. I would like to get a stable 60 fps on the highest settings with my current setup if possible. My personal preference...

I just got my GTX 680 with a 750w psu silverstone and a i5 3570k. When i play games the gpu usage goes to like 50% and in GTA IV it goes around 50% then dips into like 20% which makes unplayable frames. Wtf is this? How do i make it run maxed at all times?

Im Upgrading from a 5770 and have around 400$ to spend.... Im looking at the 7970 (not sure which one) Im also looking at the gigabyte 670 Windforce. However I heard its not the best card out there and their customer service isnt the best. And ive heard its absolutely amazing... This will go...

There have been many requests regarding how enable file/print sharing from XP to Windows 7 machines and vice versa. With this guide, I will explain how to do this as well as some main security settings you might need on your Windows 7 machine(these are necessarily needed but in the case of...

Hello guys, First something about my PC Mobo= Intel DH55TC, Micro-ATX Form Factor, LGA1156 Socket Type, Dual Channel DIMM Memory, PCIe x16 Slots, Generation 1, 2.0. Processor= Intel 3.06 GHz LGA 1156 Core i3-540. RAM= two sticks, total 4 GB. Cabinate= Would purchase a new one according to...

C2D E6400, Gigabyte GA-945P-S3, X1950 XT, 2 GB DDR2 667. I'm looking at the Apevia ATXB6KLW, 420 W. Will this be enough? Any suggestions are appreciated.

Hey everyone, i want to put a Radeon ATI HD 3870 X2 into my gaming pc, but im not totally sure if my psu can handle its power load. I have the Corsair Builder Series 500w. My full system specs are below, and thanks for your help System specs- -Zalman Z11 Plus Case -BioStar TZ77A motherboard...

Hi everyone, I am looking forward to build my first computer and really would like to know which of these combine together would give me the best performance. I mainly want to build one for 3D rendering work and game making. (eg: Maya, Unreal, 3DS Max, PS, ZBrush etc) However about 50% of the...

Hi, the pc is all built and running perfectly but I'm tired of this hand-me-down 20inch moniter I'm using at the moment. I'm looking for either 23 or 24inch moniters and used for Photoshop and gaming And it'll be running from a RADEON 7850 Thanks

Hi Tomshardware Just recently I got a Monitor (AOC N950Sw) with only a VGA port, and my graphics card (XFX ATI Radeon 6950) only has 2 DVI ports. Right now I am currently using a Acer G225HQ as my main monitor which works fine. I tried connecting the second monitor via a VGA cable to one of the...

Hello, I am pretty new to the Tom's hardware community, so thanks to anyone who reads/responds. I bought a new Gigabyte AMD Radeon 7870 from newegg and after having it in for only 11 days it died... I had a Nvidia GTS 450 before so this was a pretty big upgrade. My computer is a home build...

My current build is this: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/fbNw with the antec 300 illusion case. I heard today that since the release of the Nvidia 660TI AMD has slashed the prices of 7000 series. I currently want to play(all on max settings with a resolution of 1920x1080) Gw2,Skyrim,BF3,Minecraft...

Hey, I recently bought a HD Radeon 6870 for quite a cheap price and I was wondering with all the new games coming out and all, how long will my card last in terms of fps? Im hoping for atleast 2 years if not more but if anyone knows please reply.

Hello, i am running a i5 2500k, AMD 6870, i was able to run two monitors(both 21.5' model S211HL ) off of my gpu, but when I try to enable a third (40' tv) i can only run two monitors and when i try for the third, i get a flickering black screen, i have two adapters, one for the hdmi to mDP, and...

Hello, I just bought the GTX 670 today and was wondering how to get the Borderlands 2 coupon. Is it a physical thing in the box (I haven't opened it yet because I am building a computer and don't want to open it for any reason until I am actually going to build the computer). I bought it in...

I've decided that i'm going to get a Radeon HD 7950 but which one?

so ive been having problems recently with games not running properly and not utilizing my graphics card properly. so ive spent about an hour today trying to fix it. i finally fixed my problem by completely removing CCC (catalyst control center) and not games that were running horribly before...

Hello, i had built this pc way back in college time, 2005 for gaming use. it has a msi r480m2 mobo (http://www.msi.com/product/mb/RS480M2.html) Now i use it at my office or autocad purpose,photoshop and wish to play fifa 2011,12,13 on it. For this i decided to upgrade my graphic to Ati radeon...

Here are the 3 im looking at. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006662&IsNodeId=1&Description=7870&bop=And&CompareItemList=-1|14-125-418^14-125-418-TS%2C14-121-624^14-121-624-TS%2C14-102-983^14-102-983-TS if there is a better one for a close price (nothing above...

what's the best psu for 90-100$ ?

Hello, will my asus p5g41c-m lx support sapphire ati 6790 because i thing the main power conector cable on the mobo will block it becoz the graphic card is quite big .plz help me coz i dont want to change my mobo. thanks

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting,rec.games.video.arcade.marketplace (More info?) Looking for a bezel for a Crazy Climber cabaret, any condition is fine. Email me if you can help. Thanks Todd

Hey everyone, So i have been researching for hours what monitor to get for my new gaming rig. I mainly play mmo's so i want to have playing guild wars 2 in mind when giving me opinions. Is 120hz going to really give me better gameplay for my mmo? The 3 screens i have been looking at all in...

I want to know which type of gtx 680 is better in performance (EVGA-Asus-MSI......).Plz help me cuz im confused and i dont know what type to buy( i saw EVGA GeForce GTX 680 SC Signature 2 its with 2 fans) but i dont know if it is good in performance or not.

I'm trying to form a complete home media solution based around my pc. Currently I have a monitor connected to the DVI connection at my desk where the computer is at, my tv is connected via HDMI in the living room. For my bedroom I have a spare lcd speakerless monitor that is VGA. My question is...

I hope someone can help me!! I had a PII-350MHz running on an A-bit 440 BX board which ran fine for 3 years. All of a sudden it started to switch off without warning. This wasn't a graceful shutdown via Windows - it was as if I had just pulled the power cord out. On pressing the Power button...

I'm trying to decide between two graphics solutions for a new mid-level build. I was going to buy the Zotac GTX 680 AMP (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500248), but read some discouraging reviews, so I decided to look into an after market cooling solution. This is the...

Okay, I have an XFX radeon hd 6770 video card, with the hdmi output, so i plug in an hdmi cord from there into my insignia 32" 1080p lcd tv. sounds easy.. and it works, I'm in 1920 x 1080 resolution. and my problem comes with text, and video playback, and basically just screen settings...

Archived from groups: rec.games.video.arcade.collecting (More info?) Before VAPS wipes me out again, anyone have the link for auditing your entry? I don't see it as an option on the page anywhere. You'd think they'd make that pretty obvious. Thanks, Joe (joemagiera at ameritech dot net)...

Hello, When I run a diagnostic under Windows 7 it tells me that the radeon 4250 is not working properly. My dvd drive will not recongnize a dvd.

Hello, i am experiencing lagg spikes and mouse lagg when playing Battlefield:Bad company 2 My pc specs are: Intel dual-core e5700 @ 3.4 GHZ [overclocked] Sapphire Radeon 5670 GDDR5 512mb 830/1050 Mhz Kingston 4GB 1333mhz, DDR3 RAM Gigabyte G41MT-d3v Western digital 250GB 7200rpm I am using...

Need good graphics card for £87.00 that will run BF3 :cry: :cry:

I am using Samsung Syncmaster 2233, Graphic card is ATi Radeon HD 5770. This only occur recently i don't have this problem at the past.

Hey all - Haven't found this info anywhere. Apologies if there's an answer somewhere in the forum and I just haven't seen it yet. I bought a new SSD and a XFX Radeon 6850 last week, so I decided it was time to crank up my graphics settings and see what the new hardware could do. When I turned...

Hello guys. I have a 64gb crucial m4 ssd as my boot drive. I also have a 1tb seagate barracuda as my storage and games drive. The SSD is drive C and the HDD is drive D. I originally intended to have ONLY windows and windows ONLY installed in my SSD since it is 64gb. All the other crap would go...

Hi. I play WoW and I have been getting these squares on the left side of my screen in raids. If I tab out really quickly to a website they are not there it only happens in raids. Are these what some call artifacts and a sign that my GPU is going out ...

I'm building a system and I need one last part for it: GPU. I will be playing arma 2 and some BF3. IS the 6770 a good GPU for arma 2 on high/ BF3 on medium? Thanks in advance.

Hi Guys I got a pc whic is my mediaplayer on a full HD tv,is also my home storage with 2*2T mirrored drives and has a ssd as boot. Because i convert movies and work whit large raw files i equipped it with 8gb ram and a nice Q8400.. Now,thing is,since i installed the GTS450, OC version from...

I am back with another puzzle. I have 2 graphics cards on me right now. My brother gave me his old one. AMD Sapphire 6950 http://www.sapphiretech.com/presentation/product/?psn=0001&pid=1021&lid=1 Nvidia...

Hey guys, I'm planning on buying a GTX550Ti Golden Sample 1gb GDDR5, but I need to make sure that a Corsair CX-430 could power it. Based on Nvidia's site, and on many answers I got in different forums, a regular gtx550ti can be powered by a 400W power supply, but when I read this review here...