Recent content by Redmenace

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    NZXT Kraken G10 + GTX 780 Lightning Mini-Review

    I was getting high vrm temperatures on a 7950 with a X40. The G10 fan was connected to the lead from the pump per the instructions. I then tried connecting the fan to a mobo header and bumped up the speed in the bios but at still quiet level. Vrm temperatures are now same as my crossfired 7950...
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    Moto G Android phone - $99 (no contract from Verizon) - great iPod Touch equivalent!

    I have this same question. Can you use this phone as replacement phone on an existing Verizon plan?
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    7950 or wait for r9 series?

    I'm not so sure the voltage is unlocked on this version of the card that Newegg is selling. I've tried Afterburner and Trixx and the voltage won't budge off of 1.09 volts max.
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    [dead] MSI HD7950 TwinFrozr III with 3 free games for $178 AR + Visa Promo -- Newegg

    Does this work? Members were posting on previous deals that it would not work together with the 3 free games.
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    Oculus Rift has found its calling, Virtual Sex game

    TrackIR integration should be the first mod.
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    Discrete GPU equivalent to PS4?

    Here is an article that talks about PC components that would be equivalent to next gen consoles http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-future-proofing-your-pc-for-next-gen
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    Best dual gfx card per/$

    The reason I xfired my 7950 was to achieve a performance target that would get me around 60fps at 1440p with high graphic settings on the current pc games. My single 7950 could not achieve that and it would have been a stretch on some games for a single top end card. So with the rebates and...
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    problem with my new cf setup

    I had the same issue with my xfire 7950 setup. However, I ended up removing my PCI sound card because it was blocking airflow to one of the cards and enabled the onboard sound chip on the motherboard. As soon as I enabled the onboard sound all the sensors on the second 7950 were active. This...
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    Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express Video Card (100352-2L) - $270

    The 2L is a nice card. I have it xfired with an older 100352SR which I can only clock to 990/1350 driving a 1440P display. The 2L runs cooler and at a lower fan speed. The 2L automatically goes to 1.25 volts which is pretty high so I haven't bothered to overvolt considering I'm limited by the...
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    7950 Boost slower than 670 or 660ti in Crysis 3

    I noticed an odd thing about a Boost Sapphire 7950 I just added as the second card in a crossfire set up with a vanilla Sapphire 7950 card. I have the clock set to 970 (limited by the vanilla card) but noticed that the Boost card will occasionally drop down to 850, even though card 1 is locked...
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    [HOT] Sapphire Radeon HD7950 - $270AR@Newegg

    The caveat is overclocking varies from card to card. I already have one of these and it is not stable above 980 no matter how much voltage you give it. Saving me the cost of my Bioshock preorder and ebaying Crysis3 makes buying another for CF very tempting.
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    [HOT] Sapphire Radeon HD7950 - $270AR@Newegg

    Does the game bundle provide one or two codes for the games? I would like to ebay just the Crysis3 code since I already have it. NM, looks like you submit one code to an AMD website which then provides separate Steam and Origin codes.
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    XCOM: Enemy Unknown $16 (60% off) on GMG

    I always have that issue when I buy a game (I use paypal) on GMG. I just check my account or email after a few seconds and the game will be there with the key info.
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    I7 3770K Overclocking / Asrock Z77 extreme4

    I'm running my I7 3770 on an Extreme4 with a 42 multiplier, using a 212+ cooler and haven't changed any other settings. I haven't run Prime95 but I only care if I have problems with BF3, which I haven't had. Of all my games, BF3 (64p multi) seems to be the only one that gets the fan going at...
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    Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Owners Thread

    I think I know what the answer is but is anyone running dual slot vid cards in SLI or crossfire AND using the pci slot adjacent to the upper card? Looks like this would be trouble for cooling on the upper card but looking for any actual experience.