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    any advantages for changing my router ?

    when i signed up with my isp i got a basic router zyxel p660hw i was wondering if i was to replace it does that offer any improvements ? Only issues i am getting with my current connection is we have two computers and a few consoles and sharing the connection can lead to a bias between one...
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    Looking for advice on my next upgrade

    cheers for the reply well to be honest many games seem to be having problems with the cross fire set up so now tending to run just the single 6950 2gb card now so will probably sell the second one wanted to ask though with the new intel motherboards and processors due in a few months would i...
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    Looking for advice on my next upgrade

    far cry 3/skyrim modded/witcher 2 /batman arkham city i would really be able to love to run at full detail Also in those games i get a sort of stuttering effect quite often heard that could be a problem with crossfire though
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    Looking for advice on my next upgrade

    at the moment my specs are Asus sabre tooth 990fx (so could use piledriver bulldozer if needed) Phenom II 960 t 3ghz x4 ( which can be unlocked to a x6 but as far as over clocking goes its very unstable even with a modest over clock ) 6gb 1333mhz memory 64gb ssd boot driver along...
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    Worth going from a phenom II 960 to a fx 8350 ?

    yup already have a am3+ sabretooth board
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    Worth going from a phenom II 960 to a fx 8350 ?

    would be for mostly games and sometimes using handbrake.Graphics cards are a crossfire 6950 and have 6gb of ram (considering upgrading that as its slow ram 1333mhz though dunno if that will make a huge difference ) the phenom II i currently have does unlock to the six cores (but any over...
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    crossfire 6950 issues since i installed the latest drivers

    ok well thats bizzare i reinstalled it again (same as every time i have booted up the computer ) and now its fine done several reboots and still ok
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    crossfire 6950 issues since i installed the latest drivers

    12.10 when i got the problem tried the beta 12.11 tried drive sweeper but still get the same problem think it might be time for a fresh install with windows 7
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    crossfire 6950 issues since i installed the latest drivers

    when i installed the latest drivers everything seemed to work ok but after i rebooted the desktop flickers ( with extreme image tearing its so bad can may using the mouse almost impossible).When i reinstall the drivers it goes back to normal until i reboot again i tried uninstalling a reverting...
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    monitor and hdmi tv on a 6950 cross fire

    well when i go into screen resolution it does go second screen detected but all it says display device on vga for the secon when i un plug the hdmi and re plug in for a moment my actual monitor screen flickers for a second and i have my tv set to that port to my tv has a vga port so i am...
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    monitor and hdmi tv on a 6950 cross fire

    have my system hooked upto a monitor and thought it would be a good idea so that while i am playing games that if i had a dual screen system then my other half could watch stuff is it possible ? tried to see if i can get my monitor and hdmi tv recognised at the same time but no luck amd...
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    Do you think the Xbox360 or the PS3 has been a better piece of hardware?

    for me personally i use the xbox 360 as its the first i got there were alot of things i liked more like the multi format games were usually better on the xbox 360 and i found xbox live better saying that though things have changed a bit ps3 multiformat games are a lot better and went on psn...
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    odd framerate issues on my 6950

    cheers did uninstall the nvidia drivers before installing the ati ones but will try the drivers cleaning other games it happens to /modern warfare 3/skyrim /x3 the threat/the witcher 2/bullet storm complete specs phenom II x6 clocked to 3.5ghz , ssd ocz agility 3 drive, 4gb ssd ram...
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    odd framerate issues on my 6950

    recently i upgraded from a 460 to the sapphire 6950 and i got a new monitor to (previous moniter was only 1366 x 768 new monitor is 1920 x1080) now games dont seem to be running as good as i would have hoped first i thought it might have been just due to increased resolution but even when i...
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    could i run a cross fire 6950 on a corsair tx650 v2?

    cheers for response good new though...my corsair tx650 v2 was doa when i got it...i sent it back and they are sending me the tx750 as a replacement :) that should be more then enough now
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    could i run a cross fire 6950 on a corsair tx650 v2?

    rest of my system is a amd phenom II 960t with 4 sata drives 1 ssd drive http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/29_PSU/productdetails/20076120/Corsair_Enthusiast_TX650_V2_650_Watt/CMPSU_650TXV2EU/default.aspx cheers
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    Saphire Flex 6950, unlock shaders 100% succes?

    tried unlocking a sapphire board myself two days ago ...had no luck there said it flashes ok but not unlocking the shaders from what i can gather probably best just to overclock it
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    Phenom II 960T @ 4 Ghz - Performance

    i got a 960 t its quite fickle i managerd to get the 2 cores unlocked but overclocking can only have it at 3.2ghz and be stable
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    a phenom x4 II 960 or a fx 4100/6100

    cheers for the help decided to get the phenom II dont think any processor for the am3+ would offer a substantial upgrade but really its just so i can use my older processor in my fiances am3 machine
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    a phenom x4 II 960 or a fx 4100/6100

    thanks for the replys one thing i was confused about was that i have a 955 which is standard clocked at 3.2ghz ...i wondered why the 960 which is a higher model number is clocked at 3ghz of course wouldnt be a problem just to overclock it i think was just curious
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    a phenom x4 II 960 or a fx 4100/6100

    want to get a processor for my current am3+ system was toying with those mentioned in the title now i saw the phenom II x4 960 black edition and i know there is a slight chance it can be unlocked to a hex core but not to fussed on that at the moment have a phenom I I dual core which is...
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    GTX4601GB to SLI or upgrade to new single card

    well i have ordered a psu which unfortunetly was faulty so had to send it back was a corsair tx650 v2 so that will be the one i use once i get a replacement the graphics card i have was a gainward 2gb would be hoping to get the same model but dont seem that common any more
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    GTX4601GB to SLI or upgrade to new single card

    thought i would ask here i am thinking of upgrading i have a nvidia 460 2gb gainward and my system is a 650 watt would i be able to sli with a 768 or 1gb 460 as secondary and more importantly would by 650 watt power supply cope ?
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    corsair tx650 not powering up

    well odd thing is that power has to be getting to the motherboard as when i plug it on and switch the power supply on there is a green light showing power is getting to the motherboard so didnt know if there was something i am missing like a motherboard setting or something
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    corsair tx650 not powering up

    have it connected to a asus sabretooth 990fx system i connected the power supply and a green light comes on the motherboard but it will just not power up at all hooked up both the 24 pin and 8 pin power tried my old power supply and it worked fine anyone got any ideas ?
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    AMD Phenom II X6 1045T, or Sandy Bridge 2500K?

    thought i would post this here the phenom II 960 quad core i have heard about possibilitys of unlocking it to a hex core how good are the chances of that ?
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    external hard drive problems

    i have a similar sort of problem hardrives acting sporadically i noticed though it varied depending on how many usb devices i had connected if i only had a couple of drives connected it would be fine also the rear io usb connectors were usually fine but the issue would happen with the front...
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    hoping my power supply will be ok when i get my new asus sabretooth 990fx card

    thanks decided not to risk it and ordered this power supply http://www.komplett.ie/Komplett/product/ZKB_01COM/29_PSU/productdetails/20076120/Corsair_Enthusiast_TX650_V2_650_Watt/CMPSU_650TXV2EU/default.aspx
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    Deciding if an SSD is worth it....

    i originally had a intel ssd drive which worked great (though did start to slow down a bit) ...friends laptop broke down so i gave them that ssd drive to use and i went back to a normal drive and to be honest going back was hard.My system just felt so slow and sluggish so i decided to buy...
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    hoping my power supply will be ok when i get my new asus sabretooth 990fx card

    i have a power supply model atrix 500t 650w will it be ok for the sabretooth 990fx card ? have a 460 graphics card card phenom II 2 internal hardrives sata and 1 ssd drive has these specs on the supply Input 95 – 250VAC +3V3 = 30A +5V0 =30A +12V0(1) =14a +12V0(2)...
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    usb external hardrives power or motherboard issue

    4 external hardrives are connected two have a seperate power supply the other two are powered by the usb
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    usb external hardrives power or motherboard issue

    i have several external hardrives connected to usb ports plus a usb dongle and gamepads now when there connected i have several issues like the computer not going past the bios screen or random crashes and just being slow in general (its very fickle though like right now have them all...
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    wep key not being saved in windows 7 64 bit

    basically i have to put in the wep key every time i am off line and wanting to go online it just will not save tried loads of thiings i went into manage wireless networks and tried to add my connection but says access denied my router has a wpa psk security but the adding wireless does not...
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    how to get ps2 controller to work fully with the pc

    at the moment have my ps2 connected to the computer (windows 7) but its only as a usb controller) what i am looking for is drivers so i can get the full functionality ideally so i can use both analogue sticks if anyone can help i would be greatful
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    upgrade advice

    thanks for the advice never thought about upgrading the ram (as i thought 4gb was more then enough) graphics card i may wait a while till prices drop (i hope they do anyway)
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    upgrade advice

    at the moment i have a phenom II x4 with a geforce 460 graphics card and 4gb of dd3 ram as some games like the witcher 2 really stutter at higher details thinking of upgrading but only want to spend a couple of hundred at the very most been looking though tons of benchmarks seems like...
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    AMD AM3+ Motherboard Thread

    saw a video review of the asus sabre tooth and crosshair V thing i didnt get does it just need the normal 4 and 20 pin power supply ? they said something about a 8 pin power on the board to Also just a quick question are there any software that can tell me how many watts my current setup is...
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    AMD AM3+ Motherboard Thread

    cheers will save me a few quid i didnt fancy getting a new processor aswell as a motherboard
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    AMD AM3+ Motherboard Thread

    at the moment i have a phenom II dual core that my current motherboard has unlocked to a quad core does anyone know if these new asus ones will be able to unlock the cores ?
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    programs not starting

    yeah run several and nothing has come up oh another problem i am having when downloading stuff via internet explorer has a annoyinh habit of stopping at 99%