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    I'm having some problems with my fps

    My rig E7200 Core 2 duo 2.53ghz oc'd to 3.8ghz CrossfireX Ati hd 4870's at 1gb a piece 4 Gb kingston Mushkin 5-5-5 P5q pro turbo mobo Vendetta 2 120mm Cooler In an Antec 900 Running Windows XP Home When I first started playing crysis warhead I was getting on average 30 fps with highs...
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    Looking for a good custom torture test

    So thats pretty much it. I'm looking for a good custom torture test in prime 95 to let me know if my cpu is stable. I have an e7200 core 2 duo 266fsbx9 at 2.53ghz That I'm running at 379 x 9.5 at 3.6ghz. It's idling at 39c. 1.29 volts. Ram at 759
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    Looking for a good custom torture test

    So thats pretty much it. I'm looking for a good custom torture test in prime 95 to let me know if my cpu is stable. I have an e7200 core 2 duo 266fsbx9 at 2.53ghz That I'm running at 379 x 9.5 at 3.6ghz. It's idling at 39c.
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    I need an opinion on how much I should overclock my CPU

    I'm not too sure about how much I can over clock my cpu safely. My rig: E7200 Core 2 duo at 2.53Ghz 2x2gb kingston RAM 5-5-5 ( non oc) P5q Pro Turbo Mobo CrossfireX ATI HD4870 at 1gb a piece 750W Silencer supply ocZ Vendetta2 Cooler How high do you think I can get my cpu running safely?
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    Need a little help with my crossfire

    I've just starting running crossfire with my two asus EAH4870 both running 1gb of RAM. When I run my catalyst control under Crossfire it shows that I have it enabled but when I check the hardware summary and it says that I have one primary card and one card is disabled. I had one person tell me...
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    need rig for bioshock at full settings

    My nephew is all ticked off that he can't run Bioshock at full settings on his new 22.6" lcd. He has a 8800gt, c2duo@2.5 and 2gb of ram. He wants to upgrade but isn't sure how much he needs to spend. >>I figured that hd4870s with 512mb ram, in SLI [edit: Crosssfire] are the best bang for...
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    Mid-Range Gaming Rig (need feed back)

    I offered to put a rig together for a friend. But I haven't built one in 6 months or so. I was hoping that I could get some advice on my picks. All of the PRICES ARE IN CANADIAN DOLLARS ($1 Can = $0.946 US) Motherboard: · Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Socket 775 Intel P35 + ICH9 Dual-Channel...
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    Looking for a C2duo board that supports DDR2 PC8000 (1000MHz)

    What's the best/cheapest Core 2 Duo board that supports DDR2 PC8000 (1000MHz)? Any advice on chipsets would be apreciated too. Leaning towards Intel 965, but not sure. Thanks
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    Want to spend $1800 US on a Notebook

    What is the best audio workstation/gaming notebook? I am leading towards the Asus G2. Any thoughts? Please see my other notebook post, if you have a minute. Thanks
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    CHipset 945 vs 965 and ram speed

    A friend is buying a laptop soon, Probably the Asus G1, and I was curious what benefits the 965 Chipset offers for a T7200 Core2 Duo processor over the older 945? All of the notebooks I've seen use 945, so I assume that it isn't much of an issue. Just wanted to be sure that it won't haunt my...
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    High speed hard drive

    So... my 80GB drive is almost full (could of seen that coming). The question now is what are my options? Play a lot of games. I don't feel like doing anything too fancy. I am sort of a plug and play, kind of a guy. I don't keep many files either. I keep movies etc. on dvd. I'm wondering...
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    Gonna buy a computer in 1 hour. It's currently 10:30am.

    Thanks for the props guys. I'm on my way to buy it! Hello everybody. I have been dreaming for long enough. Today I buy a new computer. Here's my parts and prices in Canadian $ (100 Canadian = $85.43 USD). Go ahead and try to talk me out of it. I dare you! (bitches;)) Motherboard = Asus...
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    Need help with proposed rig build

    Coworker asked for help. Is this a good rig? All prices Canadian.... http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/...m-details.asp?EdpNo=2280517&CatId=2396 = Processor (C2Duo e6300 ) $$$252 http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/...m-details.asp?EdpNo=2507538&CatId=1533 = Mother board...
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    Need feedback on headphones

    I am using Zalman 5.1 surround sound headphones - http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/multimedia/display/zalman-head.html but I will be buying a new amplifier and don't feel like unpluggoing chords from my mobo everytime I use headphones... (Zalman's have a front, rear and centre plug) so I...
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    What should I upgrade next?

    So, I am a noobie (standard disclaimer etc)... My computer is great but I want to upgrade it anyways but I can't decide where to draw the line. I have a single core AMD4000+, an nVidia7600gt, 1 gig of 3200 DDR and a non-sli mobo. I'd like to go Sli, but I would have to buy a new mobo. If I buy...