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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    Perfect thanks for the info, I'll look into getting the new generation core i5 processor and do a bit more digging there.
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    Thanks for the information, it's good to know that's where the bottleneck is. Suppose that I could upgrade the CPU, would an AMD FX8320 do the trick? Or would it be just a marginal improvement over the 760?
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    Thanks for the information everyone. I went with the 960 gtx as it was about $50 cheaper than the 280x, and I'm willing to sacrifice that 10% gain. I also got afterburner and was playing around with that for a while, I'm going to have to do some more research on how to use that properly. I...
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    And that would work even though the video card is EVGA and the mobo is Asus?
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    So unfortunately I don't have it in the budget for a new PSU, however I did buy the GPU and installed it. It seems to work fine, I'm going to buy GTA V to see how well it runs :). Just out of curiosity what program should I use to overclock this card with? Some reviews mentioned that it can be...
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    I have an Enermax FMA II 535 watt PSU, nothing too powerful. I noticed the R9 280x and when comparing that to the 960 on Passmark tests it didn't score near the 960: http://www.videocardbenchmark.net/high_end_gpus.html Now I'm not really sure what that translates into real life conditions but...
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    Upgrading PC to run some modern games

    Hi everyone, I'm currently running the following setup: CPU: Intel Core i5 760 MOBO: Asus P7P55D RAM: 8gb Video Card: Radeon 7800 And I was thinking of upgrading to a GTX 960: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=9601935 It fits in my budget...
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    New Gaming PC Build

    Would upgrading just my video card not be enough? Would my current CPU completely bottleneck the system?
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    New Gaming PC Build

    Sorry I got a little mixed up there - I actually have a Core i5 760 Lynnfield @ 2.8ghz. My GPU is a Radeon HD 7850.
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    New Gaming PC Build

    I actually don't remember it off the top of my head, it's an Ivey Bridge quad core but don't remember the clock rate. I believe it's around 3.2ghz (I haven't OCed it yet so there's always that possibility)
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    New Gaming PC Build

    That's interesting - I actually have an i5 CPU at the moment perhaps I could just upgrade my current computer with a really good gpu like the gtx 780 and pick up an ssd and live with that for the next few years.... Are there really no games that would benefit from a higher end CPU? I would...
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    New Gaming PC Build

    That sounds fair - I was thinking of keeping the whole thing balanced but I supposed I should spend where it matters most. How about a CPU? I didn't see it the list you have there, what would you recommend. As for monitor resolution I will be running a 1920x1080 resolution.
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    New Gaming PC Build

    Hello everyone, I'm ready to build a new computer and here is what I was thinking: 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. I will mostly be using it for gaming (DOTA 2, latest FPS, SC2, D3, Terra, Civ) 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range...
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    Auzen X-Plosion Driver Problem

    I will definitely try that, I just tried to install it by just clicking on the setup and letting it auto install when I downloaded the driver from their site. Will let you guys know how that works out.
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    Auzen X-Plosion Driver Problem

    Hi guys, didn't exactly know where to post this, so just going to post it in here. Basically I tried out Windows 7 Beta and found out that my Auzen X-Plosion driver doesn't work with it, so I was just wondering if you guys knew of any solution to this problem because I was under the...