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  1. Hallowed_Dragon

    Wanting to squeeze all the performance from my new Vertex 3

    Yesterday I have purchased an OCZ Vertex 3 120GB drive and I installed Windows and my games on it. I am pleased with the speed and overall feel of having the SSD running all my apps and games, but looking at the reviews for this drive it seems that I am not getting its full potential. Before I...
  2. Hallowed_Dragon

    GPU upgrade options

    After the release of the new 69xx cards from AMD I am even more confused about which card to purchase. Let me explain my situation. I have a 27" Full HD monitor, a Q6600 @ 2.7GHz and a Corsair 650W PSU. All this is paired with a HD4870 512MB. I don't have a Crossfire motherboard so that is out...
  3. Hallowed_Dragon

    4870 problems

    Ok, this might sound extremely stupid, but the cooler of my 4870 seems to be blowing air instead of sucking air in and blowing it out of the case (dual slot cooler). The card overheats and I am forced to keep it well below its stock speed. The fan works at 100%. Did this ever happen to any of you?
  4. Hallowed_Dragon

    What card to buy?

    Hi Guys, I have a pretty good dilemma. I currently own a HD 4870 512 MB. This is paired with a Q6600 OCed to 3GHz and a Corsair 650W PSU and a 27" monitor with 1920x1080 res. I play WoW, SC2 and the occasional shooter. In the future I plan to play Diablo 3 (when it releases) and maybe Crysis...