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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

    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?

    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?

    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

    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?

    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.

    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 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?

    Is the Logitech f710 better or the xbox controller? And do you suggest anything else?
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    Sound not working.

    I am using the cooler master storm scout case and the ASUS M4A88TD-V EVO mobo. My sound on the front I/O panel for the case and the back I/O panel on the mobo do not work... Any solutions?
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    Is this a good temp for my cpu?

    I have a Cooler Master hyper 212 plus and the cpu im running is the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE. On HW monitor it says my cpu temps are at 26 min, and 31 max. Are these temp readings bad, average, or very good?