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    How to check if Intel hd 2000 graphics are working?

    ok i searched a bit more and looks like cpu-z reports hd2000 as gti for some odd reason. Maybe it's my monitor? It's an emachines brand. Do I need to enable hardware acceleration or something because I could not find it to improve the display. Are there any other tests i can run to verify...
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    what's the best bang/buck for a budget of $150-200?

    What is a reasonable framerate for the games? I mean a framerate where you can nicely without any lag or freezeups. If I have a monitor with 1080p resolution and I lower it to 1680x1050, will the picture quality get reaaally bad or would it still be reasonable? Also when comparing the stock...
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    How to check if Intel hd 2000 graphics are working?

    I have a gigabyte h67m d2 b3 and i3 2100. I am not using any external video cards just the onboard. I've updated the latest drivers for the motherboard and have the 8.15.10.2361 signed drivers. Those are the latest I believe as i ran a utility on intel's website and it says they're updated...
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    Can I put a 1600mhz ram into a mobo supporting only 1333mhz

    Thanks, I added the ram and it went smooth. Btw the greater the ram voltage i.e >1.5, the cheaper the quality?
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    Can I put a 1600mhz ram into a mobo supporting only 1333mhz

    hi guys, a newbie question. I got gskill sniper series ram G.SKILL Sniper Series DDR3 1600MHz (PC3-12800) 8GB (2 x 4GB) Dual Channel Kit . Can I put this into my mobo h67 that supports only Support for DDR3 1333/1066/800 MHz memory modules? Is this safe and will it downgrade the speed itself...
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    thoughts on OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W or Antec High Current Gamer 620W

    hi, almost about to get the OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan 80PLUS Power Supply for $40. I need to know : 1. if it is good for crossfire and for connecting a sata harddrive/ssd 2. good enough for hd6870 in terms of wattage 3. if this is an ok powersupply...
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    suggestions for video card for around 150 CAD

    is the hd6850 really that bad? the normal gtx460 1GB beats it in most cases in the anandtech gpu chart. even the GTX 460 768MB is fairly close. even the 5850 is better than 6850? However, the ratings i checked on videocardbenchmark show that the hd5850 is way above gtx460 almost 400/500...
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    suggestions for video card for around 150 CAD

    medium screen resolution of around 1600 x 1050. what if i play at 1920x1080? is that going to change things by a whole lot? and looking at this psu: OCZ ModXStream Pro 700W Power Supply thanks btw, is the hd5850 a better card than the hd6850? I checked the comparisons on the gpu benchmark...
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    suggestions for video card for around 150 CAD

    Hello guy, I'm looking for a video card and confused which one to get from the following: 1. Sapphire Radeon Xtreme HD 5830 800MHZ 1GB 4GHZ GDDR5 PCI-E DVI HDMI Mini DisplayPort Video Card $103 2. XFX Radeon HD 6850 775MHZ 1GB 4.0GHZ GDDR5 2XDVI Display Port HDMI PCI-E Video Card $145 3. MSI...
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    questions/confusion about the z68 mobos

    Thanks guys, really informative posts and appreciate it. Is running in D-mode easily accessible via the mentioned software?
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    questions/confusion about the z68 mobos

    Hello, having read a lot of stuff on z68 and sandy bridge, there's still some confusion. Please help me clarify the following questions. Maybe others may also benefit from the answers 1. Quick Sync technology - helps in minimizing transcoding times. Now, if the z68 board like many of the...