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    Metric for CPU Performance

    Several years ago I remember thinking that the frequency measurement as a measure of a CPU would likely fade away as multi processors became more commonplace and frequency was not necessarily a true measure of a CPUs performance. Today, as I am making a new PC and refreshing on some of the...
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    Mid range micro-atx Quiet-ish Build

    I typically just buy from the mid-range system builders guide, but there are some specifics I was trying to get this time. l am replacing my aging PC (see specs below). I will use it as a "normal PC" for gaming and using my TV as a monitor through HDMI for gaming with controllers as well as...
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    ASUS 4850 trade up

    Hi, I have one of the first ASUS HD4850's made with the tiny fan that runs hot (and/or loud). I also hate constantly babysitting the fan speed. Is there any way to trade it in or somethnig like that for a newer 4850 where they fixed the problems with this card like a larger fan and running...
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    ASUS 4850, Time to RMA?

    I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice about my ASUS EAH 4850 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/...?Item=N82E16814121253). It has been working great so far despite all of the fan problems I've been hearing about but wonder if mine is on the way out from heat. My Rig: ASUS EAH4850 4G...
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    Asus Default OC Decent?

    I have been debating wether to overclock my system and reading posts for hours. The only OC experience I have is using the default ASUS OC options in BIOS. I am just looking to get a little extra preformance for some games. My questions are: Do the default OC options in ASUS BIOS work well? If...
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    Vista x64 Mouse Acceleration

    I have been trying to fingd a way to turn off mouse acceleration in Vista x64 SP1. Does anyont know of any registry patches, etc that will turn off or down mouse acceleration for all applicaions (especially games COD4, Oblivion). From the way I understand it the old CPL mousefix just scaled down...
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    Wheres the bottleneck?

    I want to upgrade for better gaming preformance, but am a poor college student. I was wondering what 1 or 2 things are bottlenecking me the most and should be upgraded for most improvment for the money. Thanks MB: Asus A8N-Deluxe CPU: AMD Athon 64 3200+ (Winchester core) Socket939...