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    Asus Z87-A with Corsair H100i, fans not showing up

    I am using a Asus Z-87A motherboard with an corsair H100i. I hooked up two radiator fans and two case fans to the h100i with the included cables. I also plugged in the mini usb into a usb header onto the motherboard. I also connected it into the cpu fan header. I've also downloaded all the...
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    Asus Z87-A with Corsair H100i, fans not showing up

    I am using a Asus Z-87A motherboard with an corsair H100i. I hooked up two radiator fans and two case fans to the h100i with the included cables. I also plugged in the mini usb into a usb header onto the motherboard. I also connected it into the cpu fan header. I've also downloaded all the...
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    Asus Z87-A with Corsair H100i, fans not showing up

    I am using a Asus Z-87A motherboard with an corsair H100i. I hooked up two radiator fans and two case fans to the h100i with the included cables. I also plugged in the mini usb into a usb header onto the motherboard. I also connected it into the cpu fan header. I've also downloaded all the...
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    Asus Z87-A with Corsair H100i, fans not showing up

    I am using a Asus Z-87A motherboard with an corsair H100i. I hooked up two radiator fans and two case fans to the h100i with the included cables. I also plugged in the mini usb into a usb header onto the motherboard. I also connected it into the cpu fan header. I've also downloaded all the...
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    Backup software to external hard drives

    what is the difference between a sync software and a backup software?
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    Backup software to external hard drives

    Could someone recommend me a good software to back up my harddrive automatically?
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    Sound goes quiet after awhile

    I'll be playing music throughout the day and then all of a sudden the volume totally drops. So say for example I was on volume 10 and it'll still be on 10 but it wont be as loud and i would have to turn it up to like 100 just to produce the same volume of sound. I am using a ASUS M4A88TD-V...
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    Sound goes quiet after awhile

    I'll be playing music throughout the day and then all of a sudden the volume totally drops. So say for example I was on volume 10 and it'll still be on 10 but it wont be as loud and i would have to turn it up to like 100 just to produce the same volume of sound. I am using a ASUS M4A88TD-V...
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    What are good idle temps for my cpu and gpu?

    I'm reading these temps through HW monitor. My max temps while under max load are: cpu: 53C gpu: 68C ambient temp: 26-27C Cooling method: Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.82 Ghz GPU: SAPPHIRE 100297L Radeon HD 5830 1GB Case: COOLER MASTER Storm Scout (With stock...
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    What are good idle temps for my cpu and gpu?

    My idle temps for my cpu is at 38-40C and for my gpu its around 48-50C Are these good idle temps or do they seem a little too high?
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    PCIe 2.0 X16 vs. X4

    I have this mother board: It has one PCIe 2.0 X 16 and one X4 slot. If I were to buy a HD 5830 and crossfire them would I see a significant drop in performance compared to two X16 slots? I read this page, but how credible is this information because they just taped off the pins to make it a...
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    What processor should I get if I want to crossfire a 5850?

    I was looking to build a new rig, because my mobo only supports 1 pcieX 16 slot, the other is X4
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    What processor should I get if I want to crossfire a 5850?

    What processor would be the best option for crossfiring two hd 5850's and won't create a bottlneck at all?
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    How to overclock my SAPPHIRE 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB

    what settings do i used to check stability?
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    How to overclock my SAPPHIRE 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB

    What software did you use to check stability?
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    How to overclock my SAPPHIRE 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB

    So I know of trixx, AMD overdrive, and that's it. Are there any better programs out there? And is it better to do it in the BIOS (if there is a way)? And how would I test if my overclock speeds are stable? And how much can I raise the voltage?
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    Why did my font get so blurry after installing a new video card?

    How do i go about doing that? What setting is it under?
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    Why did my font get so blurry after installing a new video card?

    I was using my onboard video which was ATI Radeon HD 4250 build-in 128MB DDR3 1333 SidePort Memory I tried cleartype and adjusting the resolution. Nothing works. Why would my text get worse after installing a better graphics card. I have installed this one...
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    HDMI won't show full screen.

    Look at the bookmarks toolbar and my gmail font looks all off from what it used to be before switching to my video card.
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    HDMI won't show full screen.

    yes, the resolution is set to the actual resolution
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    HDMI won't show full screen.

    Yes I do use cleartype. But before when I used my onboard video my text was clear. Text in here is fine (this forum), but the bookmarks toolbar and my gmail looks different.
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    HDMI won't show full screen.

    Thank you! But do you know why my fonts in mozilla look different now? They look a lot more pixely.
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    HDMI won't show full screen.

    I just bought the SAPPHIRE 100282XTREME Radeon HD 5850 Xtreme 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity and when I hooked up my monitor via HDMI it wouldn't show a full screen. the edges were cropped, but when I hooked it up via VGA through...
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    Overclock NB

    I have the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO motherboard and I was wondering, when I overclock the NB frequency, do I raise the CPU/NB Voltage, NB Voltage, NB 1.1V Voltage or the NB 1.8V Voltage?
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    How important is OCing the NB frequency?

    So I overclocked my AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE to 3.9 Ghz These are my current stats: CPU voltage: 1.461 V CPU/NB: 1.1 V NB Freq=2000 Mhz dram freq: 1067 mhz dram voltage: 1.5 V So my question is, would raising the NB frequency increase performance? And if I do decide to raise the NB freq, would...
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    AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.9GHz (OCed)

    So, I got it to overclock at 3.9 ghz and run at 48-49C. I tested it with prime 95 and intelburn test. I am very new to overclockin and I was wondering if someone could help me reach the 4.0-4.2 ghz range. Here are my current settings: What are settings should I be looking at? And I have...
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    AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE OC Question

    I used this page to help me understand overclock, as I am new to this: http://overclockhowto.com/cpu/how-to-overclock-an-amd-cpu/ I watched all three videos. I have the AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition And G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666)...
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    Use software or BIOS to overclock?

    So I have the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO motherboard and a AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE The mobo came with a dvd that had softwares: AMD overdrive, Turbo V and AI Suite Do you recommend me using one of these softwares or doing it manually in the BIOS? Are there pros and cons and does it really make a...
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    GTX 460 or HD 6850?

    Which graphics card should I get? Here are my specs: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE 3.2 Ghz OCZ Fatal1ty OCZ550FTY 550W G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) I'm looking to play games like shogun 2, crysis, mafia II, nba 2k11, starcraft II. Could I play all...
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    What do these numbers mean?

    ASUS Probe II Idle/stock. Phenom II X4 955 BE
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    Best Gamepad controller?

    If I wanted to play wireless, I would have to buy the pc version right?
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    What do these numbers mean?

    what is a safe number not to go over? If im wanting to oc? What numbers should I be looking at?
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    What do these numbers mean?

    Why is that the numbers are a little over the actual numbers for example, the 12V says 12.08 V and what do you mean by rails? Sorry I am new to this.
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    What are "playable" FPS?

    So I looked up the benchmark scores for an HD 6850 and it says on crysis 1920X1200: it runs at 24.1-36.1 FPS. Are these playable FPS? And if I overclocked the gpu would it make a difference and by how much?
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    What do these numbers mean?

    Could someone tell me what all the numbers mean except for the temps?
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    Best Gamepad controller?

    How did you hook it up to your pc?
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    Best Gamepad controller?

    Is the Logitech f710 better or the xbox controller? And do you suggest anything else?
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    Is this a good temp for my cpu?

    And the max temps I got for prime 95 are at 42C max temps I got for intel burn test is 43C Are these good temps?
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    Is this a good temp for my cpu?

    What do I choose for times to run? And do I put the stress level to max?