Recent content by xbanzai89

I'd tell them to send you a 760 or 960. I would not settle until I got something of equal or better performance.

This is wrong. Kaveri and Berlin are not replacing the current Piledriver line in the high end desktop and server segmens. Kaveri is replacing Richland (AMD 6000 series), which does not go into the FX territory. Berlin is only going into the 1P server area, not the 2P-4P server market that...

IMO you are wasting your time. 7750 CF is a bad option, especially if you can put in $200 on a new card. You can recoup even more by selling off your current one. For your price range I would look into a GTX 660 or 7870, but if you want to stretch it a GTX 760 isn't a bad option. All those will...

I fail to see how this is a deal with what we have seen over this week for deals. There has been 180GB SSDs for $100 and 256GB ones for $150. Not to mention 120GB for sub $80. The drives are plenty fast and this one in no way warrants spending the extra cash on.

I recently upgraded to a HD 7950. I've experienced a weird glitch with youtube, since upgrading at times. When I go to maximize a youtube video in a forum post the screen will lock up looking all corrupted. I can hear the video fine still, so the computer hasn't locked up however I cannot get...

I don't agree with this conclusion at all. People looking to spend $450+ on a GPU on looking for any extra performance they can get even if its 15% (GTX 570 -> GTX 580). AMD pricing these 7800 series lower then this $400 BS isn't going to be a issue for the company as a result. People that will...

Thats a total joke if true.

If you have no use for the extra GPU power as you mentioned the APU probably is not the best choice. The A8 is a quad core, but in certain tasks your current CPU will likely tie it often. That i3 probably will make you notice more of a difference in what you are doing in my opinion. Though like...

It died after you put that new hardware in eh? Hmm. Maybe the power requirements where too much for that crappy coolermaster. Even with that 630 a good brand 400W should be fine. You probably did increase the total load under gaming around 50W or more due to that new CPU/VGA. Perhaps the generic...

When the original Cooler Master PSU went it is possible it damaged one of the components in the computer. I am thinking the motherboard may of gotten zapped with its failure. It is possible that is the cause of the other PSU dying off. Did you see any melted/damaged parts on the motherboard...

I tried playing TF2, L4D2, and other non steam games today and I cannot get any games to stay connected. In TF2 and L4D2 I get instant disconnects after I load into the game. The non steam games are either instant or crash in under a minute. I can surf the internet at download files fine, but...

Between the two laptops the OP listed I would go for the one with the 5650 mobile and N950 due to having a far better GPU. If you're looking at a laptop with a 460M with a 5650 or better I would go for that. What laptop are you looking at? The N950 will have the edge in game that make use of...

Yes that is true. The Phenom II Deneb core on the desktop does rival the Intel Core 2 series. Though the mobile platform uses Propus core that lacks L3 cache and that causes it to be slower then the Deneb core. I think it was around 10% at most. Going with that you will see that old C2D beat the...

First off all AMD CPU's currently support 64-bit. Phenom II has the Deneb and Thuban core residing in the name brand. You have x6, x4, x3, and x2. x6 is a six score, x4 is a quad core, x3 is a triple core, and x2 is a dual core. Thuban is what makes up the six score area and you have the...