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    Budget build [£250]

    Hey Guys, A friend of mine is looking to build a new PC but she has a very limited budget. USE: General office tasks, youtube, iPlayer, some heavier image manipulation and PDF work related to the completion of a PhD – i.e. creation of a complex word document with large images rather than...
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    Help: AMD 7950 driver instability

    I am having a recurring graphics card driver problem. I recently got an XFX 7950 DD at a ridiculously low price from a reputable dealer (I think it was a pricing error). However I am having recurring driver issues with games: 1). CIV 5 crashes regularly. Sometimes I can load into the game in...
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    7950 at PCI 2.0 8x

    I am in the process of slowly upgrading my decrepit desktop PC. It's evolved through the years and currently consists of: QX6700 @3.2, 4Gb RAM, 256Gb C4 SSD, AMD 7950 3Gb I picked up the 7950 a couple of days ago from a reputable online retailer for a total steal price 2nd hand -> £33!!!! So...
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    Torn between Laptop and Prime

    Dear All, I am hoping someone out there can help me with a conundrum. :confused: I have a fully fledged desktop PC which I built myself a few years ago. It’s due for upgrade really (and in fact I posted on these forums for advice about that [very helpful]), but I stuck in a second hand...
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    Qs re: SB build (inc. existing components)

    Hi all, I've been reading Anandtech for years and visiting the forums for ages but have not registered to post until now. So hello! I have been running the same core system setup for about 5 years now: C2D E6600 @ 3Ghz* Zalman 9700 CPU cooler Zalman 600 Watt PSU MSI P965 Platinum 4GB RAM *...