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    New Build: Everything (including bios) freezes randomly

    I have a build I just put together and everything is locking up: Windows, Memtest+, Windows Memory Diagnostic, and even the bios. My prime suspects are memory and the mobo. So far I've tried 3 different sticks in 3 different slots and every time it's a random lockup. I've tested the memory...
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    How loud are the fans on stock 670 cards?

    I was trying to wait for a Gigabyte windforce 670 to come into stock, but it's holding up my build so I'm probably going to nab a stock design 670, which will still be overkill puny 1650x1050 monitors :D I read a few reviews that suggested the fans were louder than expected, but I was wondering...
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    Cheap Z77: Biostar vs Gigbyte?

    I'm looking to get a basic Z77 mobo for a new rig. My last setup had a gigabyte mobo and I was very happy with that so I'm looking at the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-D3H but for the price point I wanted the BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 seems to be slightly more popular. Is there any compelling reason to go with one...
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    $399 GTX 670 EVGA vs MSI

    I'm looking to put together a system with a new gtx 670 card. My current system has a EVGA 460 and it has been great for what it does. However, I see at the same price is the MSI, which is clocked slightly higher than the EVGA (which charges more for their oc's parts). I don't have any recent...
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    Any downside running SB cpu on Z77 board?

    I'm building a new PC (as noted in my other thread) and I'm thinking about getting a Z77 board to have the latest chipset, but wanted to save a few bucks by pairing it with a 2600k Sandy Bridge processor. I understand that Ivy Bridge brings some PCI-3 integration to the table, but I'm not sure...
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    Gut check for new PC build

    I am finally upgrading my 3 year old Core 2 system and I want to put together a bang-for-bucks machine :D My needs are (in order) photo editing, music recording, gaming, and (light) video editing. Overclocking is cool, but I value stability over pushing the limits of the hardware. My budget is...
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    E8500 VCORE 3.8 @ 1.275v?

    Sorry, I know overclocking Core2's aren't very exciting anymore, but I'm trying to get a little extra life out of my system. I currently have my system clocked at 3.8 (400x9.5) with a a VCORE of 1.275, which seems to be significantly lower than the numbers I've been coming across. I've run a...
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    Bootable USB OS For Overclocking?

    Forgive me, I'm a bit of a newb with overclocking, but the last time I attempted to overclock my cpu I ended up have a few hard reboots that caused some persistent corruption of my ntfs partition. The hardware itself was fine, but I had format and reinstall to fix things. So is there any...
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    Questions about Newegg Returns vs EVGA Step-Up

    I just bought an EVGA 460 1GB Super Clocked card w/ Just Cause 2. Rumor has it that the 560 may be coming out in about a month. Depending on that happening and the price it launches at, I may decide to upgrade as I would be within both the Standard VGA 60 day window and the EVGA Step-Up window...
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    570 as a replacement for 9800GX2 on Core2d?

    I'm currently running with a 9800GX2* on a Core2Duo system (E8500). I cannot afford an entire new system, but I was hoping to increase performance in more recent games such as Civ 5, Metro 2033*, New Vegas and even some older ones like Crysis, GTA IV etc. So, other than Civ 5 and GTA IV, how...