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    Building a Kaby Lake system

    Just upgraded. Received the parts on Wednesday and had it running the same day. Noticeably faster. Very happy.:) Current System: Intel 2500k 4.2GHz > New: Intel i7700k New: Thermaltake 120mm Fan\Heatsink Gigabyte Z68 SLI > New: MSI Z270 SLI 16 GB Ram > New: Avexir 32GB 4*8GB DDR4 MSI 970GTX...
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    Building a Kaby Lake system

    I currently run a 2500K at 4.2GHz since 2011. Never had a problem and even had a 10 years old power supply blow and replaced with a nice new one. Most stable system I have ever had and can't remember if this box has ever BSOD(possibly never). System started with spinner HDD and has had several...
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    Catalyst 10.5 betas [8.730]

    "does it (finally!?!?!) fix the grey screen crashes? 'Cos I'm tired of using my old card, and paying the "Too Late To RMA" penalty because I tried to work with the maker rather than sending it back right away." You may want to return the card. I have a Sapphire 5850 and have not even had one...
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    Damaged CPU

    Those temps are way to high. I have a E8400 that has been overclocked to 4GHz for 2 years without a problem, it runs at 30-45C with an after market cooler. On my cooler the heatsink fins get dust\lint on it and I clean it once a year, check yours. You may need an after market cooler to get the...
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    E8400 to Q9550

    "4Ghz with an 8400 is like bally dancers dancing on a glass flooring 4Ghz with a Q9550 is like The Biggest Loser contestants doing bally on a glass flooring." Well put. I will shoot for 3.8ghz. Thanks.
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    E8400 to Q9550

    Thanks for the reply! I agree with you as I have it currently running at 450FSB and as long as the Q9550 can run at that speed I should be ok. I would be happy with 3.8GHZ. Any idea what voltage I would need to get 3.8?
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    E8400 to Q9550

    I have been running a E8400 @ 4.05GHZ for ~2 years. I was thinking of upgrading to a Q9550 ($179). What OC (4GHZ??) can I get out of the Q9550? What temps\voltage would I expect from the Q9550? I have a Gigabyte X38 DS4 mobo running at 450MHZ FSB with DDR2 1066 memory running at 900MHZ. I run...
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    Fermi is out. Thumbs up or down you decide with poll!

    I was waiting but no more. If a company (NV) tells me they are going to release a product and on the date of the release they tell me I can only get it on some random date in the future then I have to laugh...after being late...come on!! I thought I would wait and give NV a chance but after...
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    Well I'm dead set on going with ATI now...

    I was waiting but no more. If a company (NV) tells me they are going to release a product and on the date of the release they tell me I can only get it on some random date in the future then I have to laugh...after being late...come on!! I thought I would wait and give NV a chance but after...
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    PC gaming over HDMI??

    Newer ATI video cards have a sound card circuit embeded in the GPU to allow you to connect HDMI based video cards directly to a HDMI monitor for both video and sound. I have a Gigabyte 4870 with native HDMI connector that will play video and sound on my Hanns-G LCD w speakers. I do not use it...
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    Windows 7 Gaming

    I guess they are charging much more for DDR2. I bought this at NewEgg 6 months ago for $44 and free shipping. 8GB cost me ~$90. http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231145
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    Has anybody tested this yet?

    What I have found with Vista is if you have an upgrade version (key determines if it is a upgrade or new install - all media is same other than 32bit vs 64bit) and want to do a clean install is. 1) Install Vista\Win7 and do not activate (you will have 30 days to activate). 2) Install...
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    if an old computer has a license sticker (key) on it, does that mean it has the license?

    Try this (cut and pasted from different reply): *This works on Vista for sure* What I have found with Vista is if you have an upgrade version (key determines if it is a upgrade or new install - all media is same other than 32bit vs 64bit) and want to do a clean install is. 1) Install...
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    DX11 for Vista

    Thanks so much. I guess I should have looked at Tom's this morning; sorry AnandTech. Normally I look at Tom's and AnandTech but ussually check AnandTech first; maybe I will have to change that. I ran the script and install the update. Here is the link at M$ website...
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    Windows 7 Gaming

    I wish I could post a Task Manager screen shot that I have when running Crysis Warhead 64bit. What it shows is memory usage on my rig (when I had 4GB) goes from 1.2GB ram usage to 3.9GB ram usage when running Vista 64bit with Crysis Warhead 64bit. After I saw this I went to 8GB ram. 4GB would...
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    Upgrading from Win XP (32bit) to Win 7 (64bit) - upgrade ?

    What I have found with Vista is if you have an upgrade version (key determines if it is a upgrade or new install - all media is same other than 32bit vs 64bit) and want to do a clean install is. 1) Install Vista\Win7 and do not activate (you will have 30 days to activate). 2) Install...
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    DX11 for Vista

    I am running Vista x64 and was wondering when M$ will release the DX11 update. Vista runs just fine for me on both my laptop and desktop. I was just hoping that with all the troubles people had they would give the Vista crew quick and timely updates.
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    GTX 260 pausing in games

    Download GPUz and on the second page there is a reading of the Sensors. If you check the box for Continuous Reading then you will be able to see a histogram of GPU load. You should also run Task Manager and have the Perfomance page loaded and you can look at a histogram of CPU\RAM usage. This...
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    Catalyst Drivers Disappeared?

    Download the latest drivers from ATI website. Go to add and remove and use the ATI utility to remove the ATI software. Reboot and install the latest drivers from ATI website. Then try to open the Catalyst Control Center and verify install.
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    Crysis Warhead and DX10 problem

    Thanks, I have removed all the profiles bit did not go through the registry. DX9 version is not bad and I love GTA4 right now so I am playing GTA4 all the time. I let you know if I find anything.
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    Crysis Warhead and DX10 problem

    For some reason Crysis Warhead will not run in DX10 mode. I have all the Warhead patches and ATI 9.4 drivers and can run the game in DX9 but not DX10. It used to work but no longer will run in DX10. I have reinstalled the game and tried serveral different ATI drivers with no luck. All other...
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    Where are the 4890 with after market cooler??

    When is somebody going to release a 4890 with an after market cooler with a blue or black PCB? I am picky but I will wait but I would buy one now. Gigabyte or Sapphire preferably.
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    card ideas for gta 4?

    Runs great on my box and only 2 cores. Although graphics are set to a 512MB video card. No stuttering and I LOVE this game. This game is rock solid and never crashes and no problems. Specs below. If you want to see GTA4 in all of its beauty then you need more that 1GB VRAM. I would get the...
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    no 1680x1050 on ATI

    Go to Display setting and advanced settings then monitor and uncheck the box that says "Hide modes that this monitor cannot display" and then you should be able to set it to what you want (this is the brute force way). Also you maybe able to go to device manager and change the driver for the...
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    Crysis issue!

    It is a DX10 issue when first installed and the resolution is not set to the same as your desktop. To fix start in DX9 mode and set your screen resolution and to the proper setting and then you can relaunch in DX10 and all will be good.
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    Unreal Tournament 3 titan patch is out and steam is offering the game for $12 till March 22nd!

    I love UT3 and my friends love it to. The single player mode is great. I hated the UT2003/2004 junk but loved the original.
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    GTA4

    My computer with a dual core runs just fine. I have almost everything maxed out. I don't have any graphical corruption. The game plays and looks great. One thing nobody has brought up is this game has 64bit executables so running it on a 64bit OS probably helps greatly. I know when they relased...
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    HD 4870 severe FPS problems - Please help

    I agree with the suggestions that your CPU is randomly overheating and is getting throttled. You have to use a after market cooler as the Intel fan cooloer is junk. I have a E6300 and was running it at ~3GHz with only a .1 volt bump and it ran a full load of ~55C and ~45C at idle. Now it is my...
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    Problem getting picture via dvi to hdmi

    Have you tried specific resolutions like 1920*1080 (1080p) or 1280*720 (720p). On my 42" LCD TV I have to set the resolution on a normal computer LCD display and then connect it to my TV as it only displays those exact resolutions.
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    Problem with Gigabyte 4870 1GB and DX 10 games

    Gigabyte was not able to help. I do still love Gigabyte mainboards as I have had both a P965 and X38 board and use both still to this date with no troubles at all. Anyways I am sending this video card back to NewEgg and NewEgg is great as they gave me no troubles at all to send this back...
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    Problem with Gigabyte 4870 1GB and DX 10 games

    Thanks but only have one monitor and I checked the setting and it is correct. Still have problem with ATI 9.2. Problem is only with DX10. I have tried Bioshock, Far Cry 2, and Crysis and Crysis Warhead and all have the flashing screen. All DX9 games work perfectly even GTA4 with max settings and...
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    Problem with Gigabyte 4870 1GB and DX 10 games

    I just bought a GIGABYTE GV-R487D5-1GD (no overclock) which is a new video card based on ATI 4870 1GB with HDMI\Display Port\DVI with a Zalman cooler and looks to be a Gigabyte design. I am using the DVI connector. If I run any DX 10 game Crysis, Crysis Warhead and Far Cry 2 I get immediate...
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    Crysis Warhead real laggy, CPU?

    I use Vista x64 and Crysis Warhead uses the most memory I have ever seen but runs great on my box as I have 4GB Ram. I find that the game uses 2GB for itself. Running the game I have a memory load of about 3.1GB (Vista x64 & Warhead) with no other apps open. I run the game at 1680*1050 w 2xAA w...
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    Anyone else playing Crysis Warhead already ?

    I have a 4850 Toxic and play all settings maxed w 2*AA at 1680*1050 and runs well for the most part. I am happy. It was slow on my 8800GTS 640MB 96SP and I had it at 1280*1024.
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    Does Crossfire scale in Crysis?

    I generally stay away from 2 card configs from both NV and ATI. I would just get the best one card setup you need. The benchmarks most of the sites did were with 8.6 Catalyst drivers which almost invalidates the tests. The 48XX series had just come out when 8.6 was released there is no way...
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    Passively cooled 4850?

    I upgraded from a EVGA 8800GTS 640 96SP to a 4850 Toxic and it blows the 8800 out of the water. From the benchmarks I have done and game play it is about 50% faster. Also I played Crysis with my old card at 1280*1024 no AA all High settings and it sucked. On my 4850 I can play at 1680*1050 w 2AA...
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    4850 Driver Problems

    Thanks for the suggestions. I bought the 4850 Toxic (default: GPU 675 - Memory 1100) because it has a Zalman 900 cooler on it. Idle is 45C and load is 80C. My case has 7 fans so airflow shouldn't be an issue. I had a 8800GTS 640MB in it before and temps were about the same. With the 8800GTS I...
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    4850 Driver Problems

    Just bought a new Sapphire 4850 Toxic and have have had a couple of game crashes. I am running Vista 64bit and 8.8 Catalyst drivers and running Crysis DX10 the game crashes to a black screen and I do a "cntrl alt del" and bring up TaskMan and kill the Crysis (after playing for about 20 minutes)...
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    HD4870 issues

    I know you said Vista was updated but make sure you have Vista SP1 installed. I have a 4850 Toxic and I get ~13000 on 3DMark06 with Catalyst drivers set to balanced; set to Highest Quality graphics I get ~11500. Run the M$ DX update and make sure the BIOS is the latest. Use CPUz and GPUz to make...
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    gainward hd 4850 golden sample - questions

    "And what exactly does the 0.8ns on the vram refer to? Is there less latency on the ram or what?" This has to do with the max speed the memory can run at. There is a formula that somebody will post to know exactly the max spped of the memory. The lower the value to higher the memory speed...