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    Which is better?

    I thought he seemed in a good mood...
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    Evga step up... What's the point?

    Of course it is. It isn't hard to work that out.
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    Evga step up... What's the point?

    'If you should happen to miss your 14 day registration window on your 3 Year Warranty product then you may also purchase an extended warranty within 90 days of your original purchase date to enable the Step-Up option.' Taken from their website. So you have to reg in the first 14 days...
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    Evga step up... What's the point?

    TO be eligible you have to take out warranty+. 5 or 3 years. I think it's a good idea. At least, if you feel the need to upgrade it saves the hassle of selling on ebay or something similar and taking a loss if you find yourself selling 2nd hand. If there is a new card released and maybe...
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    Card noise, heat, etc

    Hi, If you buy this card be aware that the minimum fan speed is set to a default of 41%. This makes it quite loud. There is a BIOS on softpedia that is compatible for these cards and others and for mine has set it to a minimum of 28%. Much better I'm in contact now with eVGA to see if they...
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    Is a mechanical worth it??

    I didn't like some of the reviews I heard about DAS, either. I heard a lot saying how good they are and the build quality but I went over many videos and details about what the subjective opinions were and there were certainly a few trends to their assessments. So, I bought I Filco. Topre are...
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    GTX 670 Cooler Replacement

    Hi all, just looking for a recommendation. I quite like the look of the thermalright ones and then sticking a good fan on it. What do others use and also, if you saw a GTX670 on an auction site with a decent aftermarket cooler would that make you less willing to buy it or wouldn't it matter...
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    Is a mechanical worth it??

    The logi looks interesting, however I think it looks a bit gimmicky..In the states I'd order a WASD keyboard and customise it. In the UK I'd go with the keyboard company and buy a Filco.
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    Corsair rant, my advice, avoid them.

    It's true that it seems everyone is getting in on the action when it comes to mechanical keyboards. I trust Corsair, though and they are a good brand, however,. they aren't known for keyboards. PSUs, Cases and RAM is what I've grown confident of Corsair for. Keyboard wise, well, LEDs for me...
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    Lian Li PC-B12SB Midi Tower Aluminium Case

    I'll stear clear of the ASS case and I'm not all that fond of the silent case offerings of Fractal and Corsair. The Bitfenix ghost seemed nice but then again, it seems also quite cheap and a little ugly. I think the Lian Li will be best but I'm also considering something out there that's...
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    Lian Li PC-B12SB Midi Tower Aluminium Case

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-565-LL Has anyone used this case? Is it well built, quiet and are there any features that stand out, good or bad? I've had one Lian Li case and I've always appreciated the standard of the build quality, a mate has it now. I currently...
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    Well...that defo seems like the culprit.. Turned on again in the middle of the night...but hasn't shut down. So...I've taken the plug out of the motherboard and cleaned it a little and will see if it turns off by making the power do something instead o nothing when pressed.. Thanks for all...
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    Yeh I'd agree..Already done that mate a few posts up and so far so good. Well I set it to do nothing.. An old antec case that I wanna change for a FD R4 soon so...hope that's the problem. I know if it is it's a wire to fix but i'd like SSD bays and front usb3 ports. Coz I'm petty/silly...
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    VLC, MSE, iTunes, Malwarebytes, Samsung SSD Magician, Firefox and Hardware drivers (ASUS P8Z77 V Pro , RME Multiface 2 , Nvidia GTX670) and Nothing unnecessary and nothing that isn't or hasn't always been fine for me.
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    Yeh I just blocked it out with XXXX It's my user name. Virus scanners found nothing.
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    USER32 Event ID 1074 http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/w...b-47234faf9ccf The process C:\Windows\system32\winlogon.exe (XXXX-PC) has initiated the power off of computer XXXX-PC on behalf of user XXXX-PC\XXXX for the following reason: No title for this reason could be found Reason Code...
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    THat's just it...According to the system , it's not unexpected. It just says: The kernel power manager has initiated a shutdown transition. Next it says: The operating system is shutting down at system time ‎2013‎-‎05‎-‎22T02:20:37.671966100Z.
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    :) Yes..I have . It freaked me out when it started to boot up on its own after a night on the drink.. Anyway, I can't see anything in event viewer that makes sense...partly coz I don't know where to look, but also given any indication of a shut down it's under kernel power, and there are a...
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    Hmm, actually it isn't solved...Next step remove bits o hardware... Really think it's a software issue. But here goes. Any other ideas out there?
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    Long story short...found a link someone with a somewhat similar problem had posted where a reply simply put a link to repairing windows update. So far, it seems to have worked...What a strange issue. I'd wondered about it and your reply was on the right track, too, Xav... Cheers.
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    Shutting Down, without my say so!

    PC is shutting down, as in a normal shut down/close programs etc without me wanting it to... It happened last night, although in the opposite manner, where the system decided to boot up on its own just as I got ready for bed after a few drinks on the town. I shut it down manually, got back to...
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    Drive seen in Computer Management but not in explorer

    can't you go into recovery and get a command prompt and try fixmbr? http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/17521-how-fix-mbr-through-command-prompt.html
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    Why am I crashing?

    Run memtest. Check temperatures o your CPU and GPU
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    Computer starts but no signal to monitor

    Do what I said anyway, it'll give them more reason to accept your RMA and give you money or an alternative board.
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    Computer starts but no signal to monitor

    Sounds more likely to be RAM, as you've said you've tested it, have you actually tried each stick in each slot?
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    Constant BIOS beep but Comp works fine

    Yeh probably should check what fans are being monitored, maybe a warning is sounding for example when a fan is below 600RPM and your fan is running at 500RPM or summit... I have a couple of slow fans in my system so I make sure that any warnings are at specific RPM amounts in keeping with the...
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    Computer video/audio stutter

    try reinstalling motherboard drivers and or update them., do what mfenn said, take a screen shot. could be that you just need to set minimum and maximum sizes of your page file to be the same, and maybe limit it to about 500- a gig of space.
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    ASUS P8Z77-V Pro

    I have it, solid, well performing and for audio it has a good low DPC latency that helps somewhat. Overclocks well so I've heard but I haven't tried...
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    Being good at a game and having fun.

    Try learning how to master the DCS simulations. A10, Black Shark, P51 Mustang etc...
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    Z77 chipset Ram problems

    Qualified Vendor List
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    Service Pack 1 won't install

    http://www.vistax64.com/windows-updates/261068-sp1-vista-update-fix-most-update-error-807-8007000-a.html just a quick google and that seems like some good advice
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    Various Recurring Problems

    I know, I've gone by that tidbits guide for a while and haven't had problems. When I used to use CCLeaner and get paranoid about how it found so much stuff and I'd say to myself 'wow, that's great, delete delete delete',... Well, it was unnecessary to do so and really in the long run I know...
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    Corrupt windows install?

    PRobably a memory stick issue in that case. Test one stick at a time with memtest86+ To get an admin CMD prompt, search it, right click it and run as administrator.
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    I am ashamed of my CPU and MOBO!

    Why do you run your DAW at 1ms latency when anything under 9 or 10 ms is really quite difficult to notice/feel? At last for me I set my interface to 6 ms but even at whatever setting equates to 10 or so milliseconds is hard to notice. It would certainly give your current set up room to breathe...
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    Various Recurring Problems

    Well I'm not overly sure what these could pertain to, however, the LoadPerf event ID 3012 could be a sign of something and it's happening fairly often. Click on this particular event and see what it says and google for more information...
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    Various Recurring Problems

    Good luck mate. Report back with any event viewer issues...
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    Various Recurring Problems

    Check event viewer and see if anything shows up as errors or warnings. Uninstall software that you don't need. So many computers just fill up with rubbish that isn't used and can cause issues. Disable MSCONFIG items as mentioned and any non microsoft services and see if the problem still...
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    Corsair 550D or Fractal Design R4

    I'm gonna wait for the BitFenix to come out and check the reviews before going for it. I'm fairly certain it will be that or the R4 I go for.
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    Recommend me a game please

    Yes, you should read the post you quoted.
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    Recommend me a game please

    Max Payne? The first is an absolute classic and MP3 is just a great game. Some say a little repetitive but as you want FPS fun then you could go for that although it's third person, still well worth playing. A humourous character with a good storyline and gorgeous graphics.