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Please recommend a laptop for college student under $800

I just did a simple power search on newegg.com and came up with these. Can't vouch for thim, but they fit your requirements (I also filtered for laptop with at least 8GB of RAM and 1080p displays). http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315444...
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- Post #6
- Jul 10, 2016
- Forum: Laptops
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Who bought/is buying a Radeon RX 480?

Perhaps when it launched, but I didn't buy it until the Boost Versions came out and finally got one when AMD had those free game deals going on. If I remember correctly, I was choosing between that and the GTX 660 Ti, which were about the same prices back then. I ended up getting it for...
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- Post #155
- Jul 4, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Who bought/is buying a Radeon RX 480?

I want to buy the RX 480, but its just not enough of an upgrade for me to justify the purchase. I try to only upgrade when it will double my performance between 250-300 bucks. 8800GTS 320mb --> ATI 4850 --> AMD 5850 --> AMD 7950 -->??? GTX1060/VEGA?? I'm usually able to do this around...
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- Post #152
- Jul 4, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How Many Years Do You Expect To Use a Card(s) in Your Main Rig?

I got my 7950 for $290, which I still use, on 10/26/2012. Before then I bought a 5850 for $270 on 10/10/2009. Before that was a 4850 for $180 on 10/8/2008. (Not sure why only a year there). I would say I go for 2-3 years.
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- Post #71
- May 13, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Need video card recommendation for WoW

GTX 960 4GB is the best you are going to do for $200 or less. WoW loves nvidia cards. I can't find 4GB benchmarks for WoW, but here's a 2GB version: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GTX_960_STRIX_OC/26.html
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- Post #21
- Mar 22, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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updatevideocardzAMD Polaris 10 engineering sample pictured

LOL, I love it :)
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- Post #185
- Mar 21, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.3 Live!

Didn't see that. Strange that it still has the toggle visible yet non-functional for 7xxxx series owners. Such a tease.
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- Post #35
- Mar 11, 2016
- Forum: AMD
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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.3 Live!

Yes. I've noticed at times where WoW will be displaying lower FPS than usual. When I got into Crimson I see my clock at 500Mhz.
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- Post #24
- Mar 10, 2016
- Forum: AMD
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AMD Radeon Software Crimson 16.3 Live!

Anyone else with a 7950 and Crimson 16.3 having an issue with the Power Efficiency Toggle? Its there in Global Settings, but if I click on the circle to toggle it, the entire tile disappears. If I leave Global Settings and come back, its there again, but its still on. I can't figure out a way to...
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- Post #20
- Mar 10, 2016
- Forum: AMD
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Radeon 16.2 vs 16.3 vs 16.3 w/o Power Efficiency

I just downloaded 16.3 (I have a 7950) and the power efficiency toggle is broken. As soon as I click to toggle it off, the whole tile disappears. If I go out of global settings and back in, its there, but power efficiency is still on. I uninstalled and reinstalled and same thing. Frustrating...
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- Post #5
- Mar 10, 2016
- Forum: AMD
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Brix micro PC

Not only what the two above suggested, but does your mouse work in all of the usb ports (assuming you are using a usb mouse).
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- Post #4
- Feb 29, 2016
- Forum: Laptops
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Celeron N3150 or wait for Celeron 3955U

As someone with a a Celeron 1007U (no AES) pfsense router that has uses PIA, I can tell you that at one point in time it was able to handle 200Mbit/s of OpenVPN while load was around 50%. I say one point, because you will never see those speeds from PIA anymore as their service has tanked in the...
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- Post #7
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Recommendations for speakers vs. soundbar

I just bought a denon avr-s510bt and a pair of ELAC B6 Debut Series Speakers. http://www.amazon.com/Denon-AVR-S510BT-Channel-Receiver-Bluetooth/dp/B00YAO43YG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1449990422&sr=8-1&keywords=denon+avr-s510bt...
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- Post #27
- Dec 13, 2015
- Forum: Audio Components
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Would a Celeron N3150 be a good choice for a pfsense box running PIA?If not whatwould

Yes, it will. But PIA's speeds have been erratic and tanking over the past months (San Jose and LA servers). Many nights during peak traffic I'm only getting 10-25 Mbps where before it was 150-200Mbps. Also their provider isn't even able to stream YT at 1080 and 4k some nights. Really...
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- Post #2
- Sep 25, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Who's your cell carrier, what's your plan like?

T-Mobile Simple Choice Unlimited 4G LTE Family Plan 2 lines Unlimited Data/talk/txt and 7GB Mobile Hotspot per month per line $100/month.
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- Post #40
- Sep 16, 2015
- Forum: Mobile Devices

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