Recent content by pensar

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    Need some CPU upgrade advice

    And thanks to everyone who was willing to share some of their knowledge and experience. I found this decision much more difficult to make than my first build.
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    Need some CPU upgrade advice

    I ended up getting the i5 build. Deal at Fry's netted me an i5-760 for 160, MSI P55-DG80 for 109 after rebate, and 4gb of 1600 corsair xms3 for 80 after rebate. The increase I experience in ffxiv is pretty amazing, went from an average of 20-25 fps, dipping in the 10s to 15s in cities, to now...
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    AM3/AM2+ Crossfire Motherboards

    Ok, if I were to go intel, what do you think of this board? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813138162
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    AM3/AM2+ Crossfire Motherboards

    Id like to keep it for a few more years, when I first made the system I didn't have the change anything for 3 1/2 years until the gpu went out. Now I'm finding some games are laggy (e6600 with a 5770 and 4gb ram), and my mobo doesn't support crossfire. The best solution in my mind is to cf...
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    AM3/AM2+ Crossfire Motherboards

    Hello everyone, I am considering what upgrade path to take, I'm interested in an AM3/AM2+ motherboard with crossfire support for 2 5770. I have 4gb of ddr2 and I'd like to put in a phenom II 955, possible to oc it too. However, I'm having trouble finding a good choice of board with these...
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    Need some CPU upgrade advice

    One last question- does anyone know of a good crossfire 785G chip mobo? Selection is very limited, I'd like to do some overclocking if I were to go with the cheaper ddr2 route.
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    Need some CPU upgrade advice

    Hello everyone, My computer has been acting strange lately, it will just stop responding, run the fans and leds, but no display and no response. This has happened twice, last time I took everything apart, reseated the cpu, and it started working again. I get the impression it could be the mobo...