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    Trouble with more recent games

    Hi everyone, I have been patchwork upgrading over the past year or so on an as-needed basis (forums have been helpful), but I think I am starting to run into issues with newer games brought in through the most recent Steam sale:P Brief specs: Q9550@3.4 4GB DDR2 PC-6400 EP45-UD3R (rev 1.1)...
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    Best SSD for a motherboard with no SATAIII support?

    Hi everyone, Quick question - a check of the SSD sticky and Google did not answer my question, so I thought I would run this by you... I currently have an Intel 320 Series 80GB SSD bought mid-2011 running via SATA II on a Gigabyte EP45-UD3R motherboard. While I know that I am capped as far...
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    Budget 27" monitor

    Hi everyone, I wanted to look a bit further into a question that I had that came out of an issue I had in the general hardware forum thread. I am looking at the various options to upgrade my current monitor - it is a 24" 1920x1200 Westinghouse L2410NM that I bought back in the summer of 2007...
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    Has my system hit the upgrade limit?

    Hi everyone, It's spring, which can only mean that it's time to address the upgrade itch again;) I have actually come to the conclusion that I do not wish to replace or do a massive update to my current system (specs below). Most games I have on the go or have played recently have run fairly...
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    Budget upgrade options?

    Hi everyone, My current setup is about 3 years old (with some upgrades along the way) and I am looking to see if there is a good upgrade path for my purposes. I tend to do a major overhaul/new system every 3 or 4 years and upgrade at the mid-point (usually the video card). Anyhow, current...
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    Issue with new LCD used as a PC monitor

    Hi everyone, Probably a straight-forward question but I wanted to have a second opinion before returning the TV. I bought a 32" 1080p LCD to use as a monitor for my PC. The particular TV I bought comes in two models - a 1366x768 version and a 1920x1080 version. I purchased the 1920x1080...
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    Windows 7 on primary SSD suddenly won't boot

    Hi everyone, Briefly, my specs: Q9550 @ 3.4 4GB (2X2) Corsair XMS3 GTX 570 Primary HD - 60gb OCZ Vertex 1 (Indilinx) - Windows 7 x64 SP1 install Secondary HD - 320GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 - Windows XP x32 SP3 install + storage for the Windows 7 install Problem: I primarily use Windows 7...
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    Upgrade old SSD/hard drive?

    Hi everyone, I currently have two drives in my system; a gen 1 OCZ Vertex 60gb SSD for Windows 7 X64 and main applications, and a 320gb Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 drive where I keep my games and other storage. I have had the SSD since Fall '09 and the Seagate since Fall '07. I am curious...
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    Blurriness/washed out colour on new GTX 570

    Hi everyone, Long-time browser, first-time poster - I have a question about an issue I am experiencing with my new video card. Forums/google/nvidia website search did not turn up much that was useful. I just purchased a new MSI GTX 570 (OC edition) to replace my 4870. When I...