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    New Build Completed -- i5-8600k @ 4.8ghz, 1.275v + Overclocking Guide

    I just finished stability testing over the long weekend of my recent i5-8600k build and believe I have settled on the sweet spot for speed, temps, voltage, and overall system responsiveness. This was my first build in almost 7 years, and probably the easiest overclocking situation yet. Here is...
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    Overclocked i5-760 + GTX 1070 Ti @ 1440p Bottleneck Question

    Hi All. Can anyone ballpark for me what kind of a bottleneck I’m looking at pairing an overclocked Sandy Bridge i5-760 @ 3.8ghz with a modern GTX 1070 Ti for 1440p gaming ? This aging box is also running Windows 7 too, so I’m well aware of not having access to DX12 without Windows 10. Just...
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    First New Build in 6+ Years... Excited!

    Hi folks. Back on the forum after a long time away. Had largely retired from PC gaming years ago shortly after BF4 came out, but now my son, who's a young teen, is getting into computers and I thought it would be a great experience to show him how to build a PC. Something fun for Dad and son...
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    MSI P67S-C43 (B3)... nice little board

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...c43%20%28b3%29 Just built a PC for my dad with this mobo and an i3-2100 and wanted to comment that I was fairly impressed for $67 shipped after rebate (BF sale at the Egg). While I found the AMI Bios menus and data cluttered and not particularly...
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    CFPB Knew Ahead of Time about BofA Debit Card Fee

    Color me shocked. Obama's CFPB was told by BofA officials 2 weeks ahead of time they were planning to impose a debit card fee and no one complained or was opposed to it. Then BofA announces it and Obama promptly goes on national TV to politicize the issue and claim how unfair it was to...
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    BFBC2 Hard lockup...PB? MSI AB? ATI CCC??

    Hi All. I have been playing BFBC2 for nearly a year now and up until 5 weeks ago I was using a GTX 260. The system in my sig has been in place since Nov 2010. I am well aware this game is glitchy at times, but the only thing I ever had annoy me while using the GTX 260 was the screen would...
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    Laptop Advice -- $700-$900 bracket

    Need to get my wife a new laptop for work... Will be using CAD, Adobe, Office mostly, and wants to be able to plug it into a 24" LCD when at home to do work on a bigger screen. She also insists on a 17" laptop screen which has increased the difficulty of my search. My other criteria is...
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    Just upgraded to 6950 2gb from GTX 260-216 -- Terrific! Though some issues...

    Likely a waste of space and a thread here but just installed my new HIS 6950 2gb last night. Was using an overclocked GTX 260-216 for the past 2 years. Did all the required stuff...driver sweeper, etc. Loaded up some BFBC2 last night -- played at 1920x1200 max settings and it was liquid...
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    Asus GTX 470 - "see price in cart" $210 AR shipped

    Stock card that appears to overclock great. Let's see how long this deal lasts...enjoy! $230 price in cart - $20 rebate + free shipping = $210 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814121400
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    i5 Overclockers...what is your 24/7 QPI/VTT voltage?

    Hi All. Currently overclocking and testing the new toy in my sig. Wonderful chip by the way... currently running 200 bclk x 18 (3.6ghz) with only 1.025 vcore (base vid is 0.99375), LLC on, +0.025 dynamic VID offset, EIST on, Turbo off. QPI/VTT set to 1.25v, and Ram is at rated speed...
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    I think I'm done with Crucial...

    A bit of a vent thread, sorry. Just had a 2nd set of 2x2gb Ballistix PC2-6400 4-4-4-12 2.0v rated go bad on me. At least this set lasted me over a year and half...ran them 5-5-5-15 @ 1.9v at 900mhz since day 1 (overclocked E6750 @ 8 x 450). Seems like the last 5 mos of me playing BFBC2...
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    <$150 Mobo for Ph II X4 955 or X3 740 Black?

    Hi gang. Need to put together a PC for my cousin quick. Will be pairing it with a Ph II X4 955 Black or X3 740 Black (undecided still), GSkill Ripjaws or Mushkin Blackline Enhanced DDR3 (undecided) and reusing his Corsair 620HX and GTX260. - Gaming 95% - Overclocking on air...right to the...
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    Marginal Tax Rates & The Corporate Tax Rate

    For a while now, I have been wondering why no politician from either party has proposed establishing additional marginal tax rates above the much argued $250k threshold. As many of you from the NY-NJ-CT and also CA-FL areas know, $250k here is comfortable but hardly rich given these states' high...
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    Guitar Hero for PC

    What is currently the best, most cost effective setup or package for a PC user who wants to play Guitar Hero (or similar) assuming they need to buy the game and 1 or 2 guitars? My local Gamestop had what looked like a wired guitar (looked like the xbox 360 USB one) + GH3 +GHAerosmith for ~...
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    Gaming LCD Poll

    Just a simple poll I put together to get a sense of the LCD hardware and settings many here at AT are using for gaming. Hopefully this will be informative to some of us, including myself.
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    Atari 800 Classic - Star Raiders

    Some of you old enough like me to remember your first Atari computer and one of the first cartridges ever made for it will certainly remember Star Raiders. Don't know why but had the urge to play this game again and went looking for the Atari 800 version of this game along with an easy to use...
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    PCP&C 610W Silencer PSU -- $60 AR shipped

    Put this into my brother's build a couple months ago. 49A on a single 12v rail, and has both 4-pin AND an 8-pin power plug to accomodate most mobos. The older ones used to ship with 2x 6-pin PCIe but the one I got 2 months ago came with 1x6-pin + 1x6+2 pin, FYI. PCP&C 610W -- $60 AR @ Newegg
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    More bailouts coming...

    Bloomberg article I figured this would be coming but I think it's important to keep this in mind while our fearless leaders are debating $700+bln right now. There's going to be more money needed and where is it going to come from??
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    G-Skill 4GB (2x2) PC2-6400 GBPQ -- $67 shipped

    Linky I believe these dipped under the $70 mark just this afternoon (9/12). Ordered a set for my brother's build...good RAM.
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    Mobo Recommendation < $120 shipped

    Hi all. Gotta build a new PC for my brother quick since his mobo crapped out on his 3.5 yr old POS PC. Just need a quick recommendation for < $120 shipped. Only need 1x PCIe 16 slot and raid/1394 is not necessary. Anything more is okay provided it stays under budget. Will be OCing for sure...
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    Xigmatek HDT-S1283 -- $25 AR w/free ship

    Just saw this browsing the Egg this morning. Seems like a decent deal: Xigmatek HDT-S1283 @ Newegg 8/24/08 Update: Free shipping is back and lower price too. Woot!. 8/2/08 Update: Free shipping is dead. Rebate valid thru 8/31
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    Thermalright Ultima 90 + ZM-F2 92mm vs. Tuniq?

    One of the small peeves I have is that the height of my Tuniq comes within 1/2 inch of the side of my windowed case. Unfortunately, this is just enough to prevent me from being able to slide out my motherboard because the top of the Tuniq bangs into the outer frame on the way out. The slide out...
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    Vid Card for Older Dell XPS system

    Trying to help my brother pick out a new vid card. He's running a Dell XPS system built in April 2005 that came with a 6800gt 256mb. The PSU is proprietary and the 12v rail amps are unknown but the total wattage is 460W. There is 1 available 6 pin plug to power the new vid card. Processor is...
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    Tightest timings/best divider on IP35-E

    Hi gang. I'm currently in the RAM OCing stage of my new built after settling on a nice stable 3.25ghz core speed (325 x 10). I'm using 2 x 1gb + 2 x 512 Crucial Ballistix PC2-6400 sticks and Vista-32 Home Premium (see sig for more PC info). Already tested 1:1 and 1:1.2 dividers at 5-5-5-15...
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    Vista or XP for New Gaming Build?

    Humor me please...I know this topic has probably been discussed. I play shooters almost exclusively, and game on a 9yr old Iiyama Vision Master Pro CRT. No LCD is in my immediate future. When my new build is complete (in sig), I'll be running 1600x1200 @ 75hz hopefully for everything with...
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    DFI P35-T2RL "Blood Iron"

    Was browsing the Egg yesterday and noticed the new DFI P35-T2RL Infinity "Blood Iron" is up on the site and in stock. Anyone here at AT ordered one or have one yet? Looks like a decent overclocking board that may compete well with the Abit IP35 series, based on a few observations so far from...
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    Vista 32 or 64 for Primarily Gaming?

    Hi gang. Which version of Vista is best for gaming? I play shooters and RTS mostly on my current ancient rig...like BF2, C&C3, and expect to play the new FPSs coming out soon too once I put the new PC together. Already aware of Vista hardware compatibility issues and new build will basically be...
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    WD Caviar 16MB Cache vs Hitachi Deskstar 8MB Cache & NCQ

    Hi All. Out of these 2 SATA drives, which would you pick as your boot/gaming drive? This will likely be the only drive in my system for now, so figure no RAID. The PC will be for 80% gaming. Both drives have good reputations but performance wise, is it a wash between the higher cache of the...
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    Tuniq, TR Ultra 120/Ultra Extreme, Scythe Ninja?

    By now, most of us probably agree that these 3 - 4 are among the best air coolers temp wise but I don't know if I've ever seen a poll taken about best fit or most compatibility in a majority of mobos and mid tower cases. I'm considering these for purchase, and would like to know if you prefer...
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    Anyone Have a Scythe Andy and is it any good?

    I saw the Scythe Andy top-down cooler recently and it looked really interesting. Not sure if it's appropriate for overclockers but I figure one could replace the included fan with a higher CFM flow model for better performance. There are limited reviews on the web of this thing and there are...
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    What's the Highest 24/7 Stable FSB on an E4300?

    It occurs to me that after reading tons of posts that many people whether or not they have E6600, E6400, E6420s are choosing to run 24/7 OCs typically in the 3.2 - 3.4 ghz range. Sigs with these speeds seem to be more common than those running 3.6 ghz or higher. Obviously, this means 400 - 425...
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    Anyone Have the new NEC 2470WNX Yet?

    Curious if anyone has bought the new 24" NEC 2470WNX yet and how it compares with the Dell 2407 Rev A04? Limited to no user reviews of the NEC doing a web search - I guess because it's so new. It's in stock at Newegg ~ $779 as well as Dell.com for $815.
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    32" HDTV vs. LCD monitor for 24/7 PC + Gaming Use

    Guys, I was planning on buying a 24" flat panel this year to replace my CRT (looking at Dell 2407 and NEC 2470WNX) but am wondering whether or not simply buying a 32" 1080p HDTV would be a better move. My PC is used 75% for gaming, 25% work. I know many of you have the Westy 37" but a 37in...
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    New DFI P965-S vs Abit Quad GT...decisions decisions

    I know the DFI Dark just came out but I would love to see a head to head ASAP with these two mobos before I decide. Hopefully someone will get this specific comparison going soon. At the Egg, the DFI at $140 is $20 cheaper than the Abit at $160 (and as much as $50 cheaper if you don't get...
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    Best 20in+ non-TN Panel WS LCD for $600 or less?

    Hi all. After reading tons of threads in many places, I have to say...I'm thoroughly confused! I'm looking for a high quality widescreen LCD that will be used primarily for gaming and secondarily for office work. I currently use a very old (but very good) iiYama CRT which has served me...
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    Which Would You Pick with E6600 for High FSB?

    Hi All. Would just like to know which mobo you all would pick assuming you were going to run an E6600 at 3.6ghz 24/7...@450 x 8 or with a little luck @515 x 7 ? Air cooling with an Antec Nine Hundred case & Thermalright Ultra 120 + Scythe 120mm fan. Out of these 3 mobos: 1. Asus P5B Deluxe...
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    Will Anandtech Review the New GA-965P DS3 Rev 3.3?

    Hi gang. Just wondering if anyone knew if Anandtech has an imminent review planned of the recent Rev 3.3 board of Gigabyte 965P-DS3...the one with native 1333 FSB support. I'm very interested in this mobo given the price/performance, relative to the higher priced (and higher featured) Abit...