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Can the i3 4170 and Sapphire R7 370 play games like DA:I or BF4 at 768p on mid to high settings?

i am trying to install call of duty but after complete loading of it wants a code like counterstrike

So I'm currently running a new PC, 8Gb ram, Core i3 4360 and am looking for a new graphics card to use with my system. I have an old Nvidia 9500GT, but I haven't even bothered installing it. Basically I'd want to know some good graphics cards to allow 1080p gaming that don't break the bank...

Ok , i'll be building small , cheap and usefull media center based on a Linux Distro of sorts. The specs look like this: Mobo: Gigabyte GA-AM1M-S2H CPU: AMD Sempron 2650 Ram: Logic 2GB 1333mhz HDD: Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB S-ATA II Also a blu-ray driver and a small wireless board by...

Hey guys, first I'd like to say I'm sorry for putting another 500 Dollar Gaming PC Build out there but I saw so many of them i didn't know what to choose so I decided to go with this . Anyway I'm looking for a for a build that I can play game like GTA V and Watch Dogs on medium settings. I'm...

Im a noob, sorry. I wanted to get a Wii U instead of a low-end pc, but I already got my monitor. Is there anyway to use it as a TV with my Wii U without an HDMI port? The monitor is the i2267Fw

Amd athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.21 ghz. It is enough to play games like a gta 5 or...if my video card is: GTX650 2GB 128Bit GDDR5 VGA/DVI/HDMI PCI Express 3.0 x16 Graphics Video Card and I have 8gb of ram memory.Please help bros~

i bought new gpu and i used dvi adapter help

Hello, I am ordering Hard Drive for my PC today from http://www.hardwareversand.de/ I am looking for 1TB hard drive for about 60€ Please give me a suggestion what to take. I was thiking about WD Blue but since my PSU is only 450W should I take WD Green to save some power?

Hello everyone; I was looking for some low profile RAM sticks and I found these: I would like to know your opinions: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A14ZTWE It would go with this build: CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K MOBO:Gigabyte ga-z97x Gaming 5 GPU:Gtx 980 Gygabyte Gaming 1 Cooler: Phanteks...

I would like some extra opinions. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/bLNBYJ also i plan on getting an ssd later, so you don't have to mention that.

So I want to see which computer process's are first not needed to run my computer and then second which are not needed for when gaming on games like planetside 2 and blacklight retribution.

I posted a couple months back about a laptop that I cannot get to boot for the life of me. I have no idea what is wrong with it and it was generally a new laptop for the person who ruined it. The laptop is a HP 2000 Notebook PC, product #: A5F13UA#ABA. I originally thought that the hard drive...

I would like to connect my old amplifier and conected record deck, cassette player, etc to my computer. The problem is that the amplifier is positioned a long way from the computer, although not that far from an Ethernet hub. Will it work if I convert the RCA connections from the amplifier to a...

My motherboard is ASUS M5A97 PRO. Would anyone tell me whether my BIOS has SLIC2.1 table or how to check it?

So I began by building the PC on both sites, same specs, except the Cyberpower one is a tad better and cheaper, I also enjoy the freebies. However, I have heard some not so good reviews about Cyberpower, and some not so good reviews about Ironside. I'm really torn as to which company to go with...

http://videocardz.com/54401/nvidia-launches-geforce-gtx-960 What do you guys think is this card a big mis for nvidia. 128 bit card with 2g memory in 2015 thats just 2-3 fps faster than gtx 760.Even a gtx 760 is 256 bit. I was hoping that nvidia will release 4gb card 256 bit card that will be...

In this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIF43-0mDk4#t=33m00s He plugs his monitor into the GPU, as my monitor doesn't use a USB it uses the slot like the one under (The one where you have to screw two things in on each side) That will still go into the GPU right? Is there a difference...

I am very soon going to get an amd fx 9590 (there was a deal on amazon where this was £200 but if not then I wouod have chosen intel <mod edit>) so I will be playing some next gen games at high ish res (2560x1080 21:9) and quite a bit of minecraft, I understand that minecraft only uses 1 core...

Hi guys I'm totally new to RPG games but I was bought DAI for Christmas. I've installed it and played through the first hour or so and I like the look of it. I was just wondering how to get into the combat though. For instance how do I know which character is best for a certain enemy type...

I have a Lenovo Y500 gaming laptop (Summer 2013 model w/o SLI config - cheapest model at the time). I want to upgrade the PCI Express Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Card to a better and faster one, preferable with wireless ac support as well. Is there any info on upgrading the PCI express card for Lenovo...

Thoughts? This will be used for gaming and TV show watching. Trying to keep it under $1000. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($184.96 @ OutletPC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler...

Please suggest me the cheapest and best monitor (preferably full hd and ips panel type) for the following configuration:- > Corsair VS550 550 Watt PSU > Gigabyte GA-G41M Motherboard > Sapphire AMD/ATI HD 7770 1 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card > Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler > Antec ASK-4000B-U3 Mid...

Hi, I have a Canon PIXMA MG4150 'All-in-One' printer/scanner and I'm experiencing a problem with the scanner section - the printer works fine.. I'm currently using a laptop with Windows 7 Pro 64 Bit and when I try to access the scanner (Wireless Linked) I get the following error message : Quote...

I want to copy my Office installation disk to a flash drive

I want to upgrade my GPU and stuff but keeping my cpu and motherbord, so will Seasonic 620 bronze sufficient? Cpu : Intel i5 2400 Gpu : Radeon r9 280x Vapor I will be using one ssd and 1 hdd 16 Gigs of ram(8x2)

Hey :) Thanks for taking a look at the thread! I've been asked by a friend to help build them a system for use with trading platforms (options trading). I haven't built a system in a while and the last one I built was for general gaming use. The key features are: Low noise from fans (or...

i have the following configuration with me already. But i am confused with the motherboard. Please suggest. 1. AMS FX 8320 Black edition processor 2. Corsair Vengeance 8 GB 3. MSI AMD/ATI R9 270X Gaming 4G 4 GB GDDR5 Graphics Card 4. Cooler master 212x cpu coller.

well few weeks ago i got gtx 770 and i have a good system now but i can't get 40 fps in any game and i'm really pissed off i wonder if someone could help me. Specs: CPU: Phenom II X6 1090T GPU: GTX 770 4gb gainward RAM: 8GB 1866MHz SSD: 120 GB evo HDD: 2x260GB 1x 2TB Mobo: asus M5A99FX pro...

Hello. I just got my first BSOD an hour ago. I restarted my computer and as soon as i opended google chrome i got a weird noise like a usb stick ejecting. That Paramba-da. I have windows 8.1 by the way, I restarted again and this time did not open google chrome and just stared at the wallpaper...

I have a SteelSeries Sensei ( best edition ) and after 2 years, it's basically gone. None of the side button works. The side buttons feel very cheap and i use it a lot for macros and talk on raidcall. I bought a keyboard 2 years ago and I don't think it's enough for me since it's a cheap 20€...

Hey everybody first off, english is not my native tongue, so i want to apologize if this question has already been answered in the past and i was not able to handle the search functions well enough. I tried to boot my system this morning, but i can't get past the inital start screen of the bios...

I got the fm2+ socket and i intend to upgrade to kaveri. I'm going to get the A-10 7850K and i wanna know which is the best graphics card to combine with in order to get the best from the dual graphcis technology.

I'm building a new system into a fairly old mid-tower (10+ years). While there is enough room for the Hyper 212 in the case's width, reading about installation has me worried about clearance in back of the motherboard. My case doesn't have a mobo tray, just stand-offs from the back to the...

Do you know of any Bluetooth 4.0 dongles that work with Linux? I have been searching around on Newegg without success. I would like: Something small Bluetooth 4.0 USB 2.0 (USB 3.0 is not needed for Bluetooth) Hopefully black, but I really don't care I am using Linux Mint 16. Thanks in...

Does a Radeon HD 5830 really need 2 6 pin PCI power cords?

My computer has a AMD 8350 w/ sli gtx780's. Does anyone forsee any issues gaming with this Monitor? Would it be better to buy it now through Newegg or wait on Amazon?

Hello Everyone, I'm trying to optimize the settings a little on my games for my laptop. I have upgraded the CPU and GPU but the memory bandwidth is a major bottleneck. I know resolutions and AA really suck up memory usage and bandwidth, but what other settings heavily use up memory bandwidth...

Hello TH crew, I have the Corsair TX850M which is 80 bronze. I also have 2x R9 280x running at 1020mhz (slight factory OC), 12GB RAM, and currently a Phenom X4 945 overclocked to 3.75ghz running at 1.45v. No issues so far, I was thinking of upgrading the processor to a FX8350 and maybe OCing...

So I recently built my own computer. I was wondering if when, or IF, i should purchase a GTX 780. I currently have a GTX 660, and was wondering if I bought a GTX 780, would I see an increase in performance? Also, would my I5-4570 bottleneck the GTX 780 at all? TL;DR: Should I upgrade my GTX...