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  1. Jacky60

    Need a good X99 motherboard for overclocking

    My fourth Asus X99-S failed to post a week after a bios update and progressive failure of the USB slots and my RMA has been refused due to 'bent CPU pins'. I'm sure they weren't bent when I sent it but either way I won't be buying Asus again due to the nightmare I've experienced in the last...
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    Initial experience going 295x2 quadfire to 980Ti SLI at 4K

    Just installed a pair of reference model Zotac 980ti and the extra memory makes a big difference. Gone completely is the hitching in Arma 3 when flying/benchmarking and even GTA5's AA looks cleaner. I've gained on Valley over 1000 points probably because their are no momentary pauses while...
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    When will we see Skylake E?

    I want 14nm goodness but can't mess about with just 4 cores for much longer. When will Skylake E hit the shops?
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    3**X ? Benchmarked

    http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=http://gamegpu.ru/&prev=search I hope this isn't a repost, it looks like this might be the next high end AMD card! If so performance looks as expected.
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    Clearing Cmos for Xeon 5660

    Just picked up a Xeon 5660 to stick in my X58 system. When I stuck it in system it failed to boot. Haven't done this before so schoolboy question but should I clear the CMOS first? In retrospect this seems obvious (assuming the answer is yes) but I didn't really think much and just put the cpu...
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    Pentafire possible?

    I have 295x2 crossfire installed and a spare 290 or three sitting around. I'm pretty sure I know the answer but is it possible to put a 290 into the spare pcie slot on my mobo and go pentafire?
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    Trifire 290 and 295x2?

    Just bought a couple of 295x2's but out of curiosity would it be possible to trifire one with one of my existing 290s? I intend to go quadfire but probably will need new PSU as its seems a puny 1300W won't cut it any more so will tinker about until new PSU arrives.
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    Best Gaming mouse with 6 button and at least 1000 dpi?

    My MS Sidewinder Mouse has died after 7 years and I play Arma 3 so need a new mouse with at least 6 buttons and a wheel with ideally adjustable dpi and a comfy design. Currently have Logitech 5500 wireless as stand in mouse but need quality replacement. Budget up to $100 but I'd rather spend...
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    Z87 Mobo with PLX Needed.

    Sig Rig, think I'm bandwidth restricted with PCI Lanes on the GD-65 Z87 with 290 trifire. Any recommendations for good OC Z87 mobo with PLX chip. Not sure if it will make a difference but 4770k at 4.7ghz is as fast as I can get with Arma 3 so need to free up those PCIe lanes.
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    Best old PC hardware still in frontline service?

    Just upgraded to Dell u2718M and it really is very noticeably better than my trusty cheap Hanns G 281 monitor. As I perused my desk and recent upgrades I asked myself what hardware has really served me above and beyond the call of duty in my quest for digital gaming supremacy. The answer screams...
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    Going from 2x290 ref to 290 trifire.

    Going to get another 290 to go tri-fire. Pretty sure I'll go 2 slot aftermarket cooler e.g. Gigabyte windforce or similar. Have two ref design 290s and have MSI GD65 z87 mobo, which slot do you think is best for the open non reference card and why? I was going to go for middle slot to keep more...
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    Contemporary components.

    I just updated from the bottom to the top rig in sig. I was struck how much better all the new components performed which are of the same generation (e.g.the 4770K 4.8 didn't much like hanging with the 6990s but almost started having sex with the 290s before I intervened). Personally I will in...
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    Initial 290 xfire experience

    Just got 2 x 290s in crossfire and thought I'd report on the experience. Initially benchmarking Arma 3 they're about 50% faster than the two 6990's with everything loading much quicker and yes at first even I was astonished by how loud they immediately were until a quick check of the fan profile...
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    Should I upgrade I7 9204ghz to 4770K 4.6Ghz

    The answer is yes. I did this and gaming experience in Arma 3 is night and day much better. With same GPUs and admittedly much faster HD I now have a contemporary CPU experience and it's really noticeable. From the GPU RU charts I didn't think it would make a huge difference but it really does...
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    Who has a very noisy PC?

    While tweaking and benchmarking my new 4770K at 4.8Ghz with Alpenfohn K2 doom in a Xigamatek Elysium case with a notoriously loud EVGA G2 1300W PSU, as the 'Church mouse' Radeon 6990's overclocked on air at 920/1350 and the eight case fans screamed an accompaniment, I wondered when exactly is...
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    What date Radeon 290 (non-X) reviews?

    When will this info be unveiled? The cheapest 290x here is £30 more than my £400 sweet spot. I want 3 290's. ;)
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    4930K at 4.4Ghz or 4770K at 4.6Ghz

    Simple choice between above two options. I play Arma 3 mostly but occasional Skyrim, BF3, Crysis 3 and BF4 soon. I'll initially be using the two 6990's from current rig before going 290X crossfire or 290 (if and when it exists) possibly/probably tri-fire or -heaven forbid 780ti SLI. I will be...
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    Is now a really bad time to buy Nvidia?

    Today I realised what the significance of the weirdly 'already obsolete' specifications of the PS4 and XboxOne mean for gaming combined with Mantle. I'm building a second gaming machine and was considering Nvidia's offerings (2/3 way 780 SLI)as well as AMDs (2x7990) but money as always is a...
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    7990 xfire or 780SLI

    I'm building new rig, at the moment in the UK I can get 7990xfire for less than 780SLI ( £940 vs £1000). Really tempted to lay down on this as I suspect 780 will go down in price and 7990 will stay the same or go up after 290x. What should I do? Wait? I game only at 1920/1200 but will be at...
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    4770K or 4930K for 2 high end GPU's.

    Building new rig, waiting on what the 9970 brings in performance terms before pulling the trigger. I will buy two 9970's OR two 780's OR two 7990's depending on price/performance as I'm used to quadfire so have no issues with it I can't deal with. I want to know if a 4770k will bottleneck them...
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    8990 Launching as well as a 8950

    nvm
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    Recommendations Full tower case for 3 GPU's.

    I'm after a full tower case for my next build. I will be going 4930k with minimum 2 possibly 3 big full size twin slot GPU's (9970's/780's so as big as they get). I will be probs using the biggest off the shelf water cooler I can find for CPU e.g Corsair Hydro 110 although I may go air. Looking...
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    At RAM Limit

    Playing Arma 3 Beta multiplayer my RAM usage is at or over 2g per GPU on median settings. I was surprised but it's pegged at 7904-8015GB always suggesting the game needs more video RAM -more than 2gb. I do get hitches and occasional stalls which can be fatal.
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    Soundcard or onboard sound?

    Going to building a new Colossus of a machine in the autumn and will be getting creative Gigaworks or similar $3-500 speakers system. Do I use onboard sound or go with a sound card. I want VERY good audio. CPU will probs be 4770K/4930K or possibly 3930K. I know there must be some sort of CPU...
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    New Build advice needed

    I will be building a new rig in the next three months and while I should have a pretty sizeable budget I'm not going to spend money just for the sake of it. Thinking of Ivy bridge E 4960x or 4930K depending on benchmarks and possibly 7970/7950 Quadfire or dual/tri SLI Titan/780. Assuming AMD...
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    Radeon 8000 series details on AMD website

    http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/8000/pages/8000-series.aspx#2 Looks like these may be about to drop or is this 7000 series with an additional 1000?
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    Help moving Gfx card

    I want to move my second 6990 to the 3rd pcie slot so it can breathe for mining but when I do the slot doesn't recognize it. Its a Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD5 but the bottom slot won't 'see' my second 6990! Solved-the bottom slot doesn't appear to me more than pcie1x
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    580 or 680

    A friend just bought a 580 for £380 ($500:oops:), he games but also needs it for editing -mostly Adobe CS5 Premier Pro and After effects. He's on a 920 i7 at stock but insists 580 is only card 'certified' to Run CS5 -which I suspect means tested on rather than will/can run. I think he should go...
  29. Jacky60

    **official arma 3 alpha thread**

    Post first performance impressions and tweaks here for respective Nvidia and AMD systems. Please include full rig and game settings in posts to help/inform other enthusiasts.
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    Are you happy with Arma3 Alpha performance?

    Just downloaded today and with a bit of tweaking (view distance mainly dropped it from autodetect 3800m to 2500 for ground work) ) it looks (I think) better than Crysis 3 and runs great-30-60fps without stutters. I'm slightly annoyed that I haven't needed to replace anything in my machine in...
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    Rate how happy you are with your Crysis 3 performance?

    Crytek have said Crysis 3 would melt enthusiast's PC's. I played 2/3 hours and it's beautiful, if linear. Apart from weird opening stages (dropped to 20-30fps) I can enable 4xMSAA and max everything else and roll between 40-65fps at 1920/1200. Overall I am happy (7 out of 10) but I would love to...
  32. Jacky60

    Anyone buying a Titan?

    After reading the review I was a bit disappointed with it's performance. I know it's the fastest single GPU but in the UK I could get 3 (yes 3!) 7970's GE's for just £60 (approx $70/$75) more. I don't have the money but if I did have unlimited funds I might buy 3 titan's for tri-SLI but...
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    How much Vram is enough?

    Given that hardocp found even 4gb of memory on the 670 4GB wanting and 3gb clearly insufficient on the radeon 7970 how much memory is enough for multimonitor (3x1920/1080 or 3x1920/1200) gaming? Hardocp talk about 8gb being necessary for 8xMSAA in surround plus faster GPU's. I can't remember...
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    Asus Ares 7970Ghz xfire

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-302-AS&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=938 Here's the new Asus Ares '7990' GHz-I like the pic where they have two in quadfire! Not sure they're worth the price :eek:
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    Tri SLI/Trifire review

    http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/grafikkarten/2012/3x-gtx-680-und-3x-hd-7970-mit-i7-3970x/ Apologies if already posted but it seems trifre 7970 is well ahead of tri-sli 680 though Can't tell much about relative Microstutter (don't speak German).
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    Virtual memory amd performance.

    Just swapped back from system managed paging file to none. I have no paging file and everything is wonderfully quicker. OK my ssd's not that fast but with no page file it was night and day in Arma2 flying and panning camera at 24 fps (fraps) was really quick and responsive. If you have 16gb...
  37. Jacky60

    Need 27/28 inch monitor to replace POS HannsG281D

    My HannsG 281D died after flickering intermittently then just showing a black screen. I stupidly bought the updated version of the same model the HZ281. This one lasted just 5 weeks before failing. Can anyone recommend a decent 27/28 inch monitor ideally 1920/1200 (I don't think many exist these...
  38. Jacky60

    X79 2011 New build need help

    I want to go Sandybridge E 3930K with a view to upgrading to Ivybridge E if that's a viable upgrade path. I also want 4.6-5.0Ghz with something like a Corsair H100/Noctua NH14. Will an X79 mobo support Ivybridge E and will I be able to reach 4.8/5.0 using those coolers? I know its luck of the...
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    Arma2 Using 3490mb memory single player 1920/1200

    Just downloaded latest GPUz and Arma 2 with 10000 metre draw distance uses 3.5gb dedicated video memory just looking out the window of an A10. That's at 1920/1200 high AA (not v high) and max in other settings. I get 16-20 fps with 2x 6990 and stutterfest (clearly I'm also CPU ltd but massively...
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    Where is the 7990?

    Starting to wonder where the sam hill the Radeon 7990 is? Its nearly 9 months since the 7970 launched, enough time to create a person but not enough to put 2 gpu's on one pcb it seems. At this rate we'll be seeing the 8970 before it's out the door. Is it because AMD can't keep up with the 690 no...