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What scenario would be best for overall performance in Videos, music, skype, streaming, and video games? 2 X 670's 2 X 680's or 1 X 690?

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: ASAP, Current card dying! USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, Guild Wars 2, CounterStrike, BattleField 3, Starcraft II, Diablo 3. Programming: Java in Netbeans. CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: GPU: XFX ATI Radeon HD 4890 1024MB GDDR5. PSU: TAGAN 530w...

Hi guys, kinda new to this just know the basics. I have a Dell Optiplex 210l that I want to upgrade, starting with the video card. I have been looking into it a lot and am looking for a video card that would work well with the system, I have 2 gigs in it and it is the full size tower version not...

So I have a old MSI P6N SLI platinum that I am trying to get a set of BFG 9800 GTs to SLI up on. Screen wont come on when SLI is set up. Each card works individuality, drivers rolled up and down, tried multiple SLI bridges, looked though the bios, nothing. It cant be the PSU since the cards are...

Hi all. I currently have an old card and looking to upgrade it. I am currently looking at the ASUS 7770 and the only problem is that it is it a PCI-E 3.0 card and my current card is is a PCI-E 2.0 card. CURRENT PC SPECS Intel Q9400 @ 2.66 GHZ. ATi 4650 HD 4x 4GB Kingston DDR3 memory 1333mhz...

So I've decided to buy a HD7870 for my birthday. Please don't try to change my mind on this, it's the best card I can find for under £200 (which is the max I'd ever spend on a GPU). However, I can't decide which brand to go for. The gigabyte OC version appears to be the fastest and coolest in...

Hey guys, please im at the end of my wits trying to figure this out. I used to have a wide-screen monitor and had my display settings set as such. I sold the monitor, and got a older one to replace it. The problem is the old monitor still displays the resolution of the widescreen monitor, and...

Hi guys. I have a couple of questions and hope that you could answer me. 1. I have a laptop and it is has AMD HD 4250 integrated graphics, and its not so cool for high end gaming. So, do all laptops have a PCI or PCIe slot to install a new graphics card? I use a HP pavilion dv6 3010us . 2. Is...

Hello, I am running a GTX-570 factory overclocked(also using MSI aftb & Nvidia Tools) with PDC-3.00GHz,4GB RAM and Gigabyte G-41 Mb. This Setup is surely not ideal to get the max performance out of the card.The card barely gets up to 50% of its capabilities. What MB,CPU,RAM should I use?

intel core i3...

Hey everyone. New to the forum but my name's Garrett. I had a question about a system for sale in my area. Here's the specs: Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00ghz 3,00GB Ram (DDR2-333) GForce 8800 GTS 640mb Video Card 300 gig Hard drive Asus M2N4-SLI Motherboard LG DVD Burner...

What is the coolest ATX mid tower case that is not over than $. 60? Currently I’m building a gaming pc for my friend and he has a tight budget. The GPU is 8800GT and I know it produces a lot of heat so I need a good airflow case. Considering a CoolerMaster C5 is a good choice with side...

I have been looking at these gpu's and wondering witch one is better as in performance and what ever one is better will it run skyrim and minecraft on ultra for minecraft and high on skyrim i have a i3 2130 BTW 1.GIGABYTE GV-N56GOC-1GI 1GB GTX560 PCI-E VGA Card 2.Asus 1GB GTX560 PCI-E VGA Card...

Basically I am spec'ing a build to basically only play bf3. I wanted to go AMD but the 660ti benches for bf3 seem to be the sweet spot for price/performance. Am I missing something? Thanks for your help I plan on building CPU: i5-3570 Mobo: Asrock z77 extrem4 Memory: Gskill ripsaw 1600...

I was looking on Anandtech's benchmarks, but they haven't yet gotten around to crossfiring or SLIing most of the newest cards. So does anyone have a link to an article where somebody else has done 7850s in crossfire? I couldn't find anything myself (though I guess I didn't look for that long!).

Hi all, I need some advice in purchasing a GPU for my friend. He has a 15" monitor and has a native resolution of 1024x768. He wants to play the following games: Crysis Crysis Warhead Crysis 2 Crysis 3 (when it is released) COD all versions NFS the run Battlefield3 He has 2 GB ddr2 ram...

is asus hd 7770 better then the 6870 .i need to play games in high settings .i also want to play future games like gta V and watch dogs.Thankyou in advance

I currently am getting several BSoD's due to a Nvidia file it seems a lot of people are having trouble with, latest drivers (At this date), Windows 7 x64 Home Prem, 4 GB DDR3 1333mhz ram (Checked, no problems with it!), i3 2120 3.3ghz, 8800 GS card (My PSU blew on my old system.. Waiting till...

Hello, when i plug my mic into my laptop when you talk into it no sound comes out is there an icon or something?

Hi Everyone. So I got a XFX 5770 that I've had for about 3 years now, lately the card has increased operating heat to about 85-90c while just playing Dota2 and it's Idling around 50-60c. I'm looking to upgrade the card or buy another 5770 but I've been out of the GPU scene for a little while...

What is this? Is this a graphics card or CPU? Product: AMD A6-3500 Llano 2.1GHz (2.4GHz Max Turbo) Socket FM1 65W Triple-Core Desktop APU (CPU + GPU) with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3500OJGXBOX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103951 Why does it say (CPU...

Hello, Looking at Radeon 7770 based cards. Current mb supports 2.0 x16. Is the 3.0 backward compatible? If so, is there a performance hit? Thanks, ZP

Hi, I assembled my desktop in 2007 for gaming and was able to run any game at max settings flawlessly. I used it for 2 years and then left it untouched for 2 years. When I started using it again, it was working fine. Everything still works fine until I try to play games (even a lowly game...

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE:Within a month BUDGET RANGE:>$500 if possible USAGE:WoW,MW3,BF3,Borderlands 2,C&C CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY:Intel HD graphics 4000,650W psu OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS:I5-3570k@4.5Ghz,8Gb DDR3 1866,Asus P8z77-v LK PREFERRED WEBSITE:Newegg OVERCLOCKING:Maybe MONITOR...

Hello, I purchases the xfx radeon HD 7959. It came with a 8 pin and a 6 pin power supply input. I only have to 6 pins. Will a 6 pin work for an 8 pin? What should I do?

Hello all, Thank you very much in advance for any help you can give. I really appreciate it. So below is my system as is: ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 Intel Core i5-3570K GeForce GTX 550 Ti 2 GB 2 X Samsung 830 Series 128 GB SSD 2 X 4GB G.Skill Ripjaw X Series (8-8-8-24) Corsair TX650W COMBO Disc...

Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) I'm doing my Judge Dredd over and my ramp flaps are rusty. Does anyone stock these? Thanks. Mike

Hello, I am planning to buy a mid range gaming laptop. i narrowed down to 3 laptops... http://www.microsoftstore.com/stor [...] ,247107100 1)Samsung Series 7 NP700Z3C-S02US- i5-3210, -NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M,800 MHz DDR3 GDDR5 2)Sony VAIO S Series (SVS1511GFYB) -i5-3210 -NVIDIA GeForce GT 640M...

Hello,Whenever I play any graphically demanding game like NFS:MW 2012 or Darksiders or Black Ops 2 the GPU temperature immediately shoots up to upwards of 90C. My computer has 4 GB DDR3 RAM and a 2 GB nVidia gt 540m graphics card and is more than capable of running the mentioned games but for...

My current config. Is intel dual core e2180 @2.0GHz zebronics nvidia nf-7050 motherboard nvidia geforce 7050 / nforce 610i 256mb onboard graphics zeb-450w(20+4pin) PSU - 20A @ +12V rail 1GB DDR2 RAM WINXP - SP3 - 32bit i'd be upgrading to powercolor hd5670 1gb ddr3 2gb more ram...

hi there just wondered what pople would recomend as i have about £200 to spend on a gpu (realy dontw ant to spen more) was looking t the 7870 but wwanted to know which ones people recomend as i read a éw bad things about the saphire ones and they are usualy realy good i probably wont be...

According to HKEPC, Conroe is to debut on July 23. :D . Time to start thinking about smashing your piggybanks, a little sooner than you thought. Look at the proposed price cuts, on P4's....especially the single cores. I used Techreports link so you can read some of it in English, then...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) Can someone help me out with this? The instructions on the Asus website seem confusing. I know its supposed to be simple, I just want to make sure I do it right.

Hi.My pc crashes while playing games (only then) with a dazzling sound and artifacts.I had a previus tread(http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/358048-15-crashes-strange-playing-games), so you can check it out if you like.The deference from then and now is that this time i found these in my...

I plan playing Borderlands 2, Battlefield 3, Grand Theft Auto V, and other games. I planned on getting a 7750 since it fitted my scenario, but my brother said he will buy me parts of a computer worth $200 :D I planned getting the 7750 and an 18.5 inch monitor, but I saw the GTX 560 it was...

Hello, I have Dell Optiplex 980 running Win 7 and: 27" LCD TV at 1366X768 20" Dell Monitor at 1024X768 Because my motherboard doesn't support Crossfire, I couldn't run a third video card, so I bought an AOC 22" USB-powered monitor. Its driver installed without a hitch. However, It runs at...

Will this card come with the cables? It's refurbished. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130745

I'm looking for a relatively good, cheap way to optimize my laptop (yes, shamefully true) to fix an FPS issue I've been having in certain games (so, graphics/memory I'm guessing?) I have absolutely no experience in this kind of thing, so please don't be too harsh. :/ Will have a list of...

Im looking for a video card listed here: https://www.videocopilot.net/assets/public/misc/GPUs.pdf IT would have to be supported by my 300 watt computer. Thanks. I'm looking the best one on the list. P.S. I don't know how much about how much each video card's wattage is.

I recently purchased a XFX 6870 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150561) and it works great except I would like to drive the noise level down. I've set up a fan profile in Afterburner so the noise is reasonable at idle or low load. However it starts imitating a vacuum...