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WTF EA thread # 564453435676

The only reasonable one is the vehicle pack - getting upgrades in vehicles is nigh on imporrsible as a latecomer - you get screwed in the air by fully uprgaded jets/helicopters and on the grounds by just about everything else. However, £25 for the lot is stupid.
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- Post #35
- Apr 1, 2012
- Forum: PC Games
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Need a new mouse

Hi everyone, I guess this thread should be in here, but not really sure. Anyway, I need a new mouse. I've been using a Razer Copperhead for about 4 years and it's recently started having issues turning itself off or double clicking the right mouse button - quite annoying when trying to...
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- Thread
- Mar 25, 2012
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Mice
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Keyboard and Mouse for Gaming: Any suggestions?

I'm tempted by a new mouse. My Copperhead very occasionally double clicks the right click, which is a pain when I use toggle zoom in BF3. I'm tempted by the G400 - looks comfy (and is on sale for £20 at the moment) and I never use 2000 dpi on my Copperhead, let along 3600. My only gripe is it...
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- Post #29
- Mar 16, 2012
- Forum: Mice
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Powerline-esque adaptors

I've got my gaming PC in my bedroom and the wireless router in my dad's office downstairs. Unfortunately, the signal is dreadful - thick walls and a bad router (which he still tries to claim is good) mean at most I'll get an 18mbps intermittent connection. Rather than replace my wireless...
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- Thread
- Mar 16, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Networking
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Problems with a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3

Managed to get it working last night. Bled the capacitors by unplugging the PSU and trying to boot it up. Seems to be working fine at the moment - everything is stable and it's getting 1gbps connections.
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- Post #5
- Mar 16, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Problems with a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3

Just purchased. Rev 1.0. Drivers were downloaded from the Gigabyte Rev 1.0 page or were listed as for the RTL8111E on Realtek's site.
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- Post #3
- Mar 15, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Problems with a Gigabyte Z68AP-D3

Hi everyone, I've recently purchased a new mobo/cpu and am having some problems getting the onboard ethernet controller working. I'm using the most recent driver from the Realtek site and the F7 BIOS on the board (Gigabyte Z68AP-D3 rev1.0) Steps I've tried: - Reinstalling driver - Reinstalling...
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- Thread
- Mar 15, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Motherboards
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Freezer 7 Pro question

I figured that was going to be the answer. Oh well, new cooler it is, although I may have to run stock for a while. Pretty sure I only paid about £10 for the AC7, so well worth it (my C2D idles at around 30 degrees in Windows, doesn't get above about 45 in games). What cooler would you...
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- Post #3
- Mar 12, 2012
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Motherboard for i5 2500k build

The P67 boards (GD65) can run Ivy Bridge as well can't they? Am I right in saying the chipset lineup is like this: H67 - graphics P67 - overclock Z68 - both
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- Post #3
- Mar 12, 2012
- Forum: Motherboards
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Freezer 7 Pro question

I have an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro on my C2D E6600, purchased when it was first released. I know AC have a model out at the moment (rev. 2) for LGA1155, but will my cooler fit a SB chip/mobo? Thanks.
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- Thread
- Mar 12, 2012
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Motherboard for i5 2500k build

I'm getting myself an i5 2500k and 8 GB DDR3-1600 ram in the near future (think within the next 7 days likely) but need to decide on a motherboard to go with it. My budget is around £80 or so. I could perhaps stretch a little higher, but money is tight so I want to keep it as cheap as...
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- Mar 12, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Motherboards
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Perhaps the MSI isn't so good - appears to only support DDR1600 when overclocking, whereas the Asus supports it at stock speeds (I think). Has anyone used the Pro3? I've seen comments on the Extreme3 boards, but very little on the Pro3.
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- Post #80
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Ok, thanks for the advice. I'm looking at the following now: i5 2500k 8GB 1.5V DDR3 1600MHz (2x4GB) - Corsair/Crucial/G. Skill (whoever is cheapest on the day) And then one of the following motherboards: AsRock Extreme3 Gen3 (£105) Asus P8Z68V-LX (£75) AsRock Pro3 Gen3 (£85) MSI Z68S-G43...
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- Post #78
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

So does SB run better with 1333MHz if you're not overclocking making 1600MHz the requirement if you are (I'll likely do a little overclock at some point, but nothing major), or is there little performance difference between 1333MHz and 1600MHz? As you can tell, I'm leaning slightly away from...
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- Post #70
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

I'm pretty sure that's the case, yes. However, presumably having the additional bandwidth won't do any harm? My only concern about buying brand new technology (for instance, IB and a Z77) is being the test case for them and fault finding the flaws in the production run, especially with the...
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- Post #68
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

How can you tell if the SATA is Intel controlled or 3P? I've been looking at a few, perhaps a little more pricey as reading around graphics benchmarks, cards at the moment seem to struggle to get what I would consider playable framerates at 1920x1200 in some games at max settings in single...
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- Post #64
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

So taking into account Intel's usual tick-tock model, this particular step is the small tock, and Haswell will be the big tick in 18 months (or however long) which will see the huge performance boosts? My only reasoning being that I'm not really sure how much benefit PCI-e 3.0 and USB3.0 will...
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- Post #62
- Mar 11, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

I don't think I would ever buy CPUs/graphics cards second hand - I've no idea of the history of the object with regards installation or overclocking. That bing said, the only date I've seen for IB is the 29th April as a launch. Does anyone know what socket Haswell is going to be use? I'm...
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- Post #58
- Mar 10, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

I don't understand how it wouldn't work with current video card tech - yes, it would be a great bottleneck, but it's still running PCIe2.0 (and SATA2). Anyway, the crux of the matter is that it will be upgraded in the very near future. Has there been an official release date for the IB CPUs...
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- Post #56
- Mar 10, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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AnandTech Ivy Bridge Performance Preview

Where does this CPU fit within the new price point? If I were to extrapolate those results to the 2500k equivalent, what sort of increase would you likely see (tangible increase as opposed to number increase)?
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- Post #5
- Mar 6, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Thanks again. Is there any way of finding out whether the mount has changed between the Freezer 7 Original and the v2?
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- Post #33
- Mar 4, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

No intention of using the old one as a secondary, although I do still have the old graphics card. I'll have a think about that. Not sure my manual will help (if I could find it) - I purchased this one when the C2D was first released, so 2006(?) I think. Is the stock Intel one good enough...
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- Post #29
- Mar 4, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Fair point - I'll probably hold out a little while. I do have a birthday on the 9th April, so possibly in time. Regarding 7 instalations, would MS void my license when I upgraded if I were to install it on my current PC (perhaps with a little extra ram) to last me until IB? Edit: Would the...
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- Post #27
- Mar 4, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Ooh, less of a wait that I thought. Is that US/UK/Global release? If so, I might hold off on installing Windows 7 (yes, it's been so long away from the desktop I'm still running XP SP3) until I get the new innards, save any licensing issue.
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- Post #14
- Mar 3, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Holding for a GPU would be ideal, but this upgrade is only looking like £300 at the moment. A new GPU will add 50% to that and isn't really in my range at the moment. Regarding the CPU, the only reason I've held out so long is because I've only just got my PC back after 2 years - been away...
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- Post #12
- Mar 3, 2012
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New CPU or wait for Ivy Bridge

Hey, I'm planning on upgrading my machine - a first gen E6600 just doesn't cut it any more. I'm thinking the following: i5 2500k Asus P8Z68-V LX 8GB Corsair Vengence DDR3 Any suggestions/modifications/known issues with the above? I've currently got a 530W Tagan PSU which is running...
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- Thread
- Mar 3, 2012
- Replies: 79
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Multicast support

Watching TV on my computer, so I doubt that would work. As far as I can tell, the router just needs to support multicast/IGMP, which that d-link one says it can, but I don't really know whether that's everything.
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- Post #12
- Oct 2, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Multicast support

Thanks Chuck - basically (as far as I can tell) I just need a router that supports IGMP/multicast, although the AT&T could be awkward as I'm based in the UK. Spidey - I've seen that, but it is possible to watch using the above type of router. I've been looking around and spotted the D-Link...
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- Post #7
- Oct 2, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Multicast support

Someone must have some suggestions?
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- Post #4
- Oct 1, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Multicast support

I've had a look at tomato and ddrt firmware, but can't seem to find one that would enable IGMP on my router. The university staff recommend that we don't use a router as it is quite indepth and in fact suggest we reconnect everytime, which involves resetting the connection, swapping the cables...
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- Post #3
- Sep 27, 2008
- Forum: Networking
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Multicast support

Hi everybody, I'm in a little bit of a quandry at the moment and could use your expertise. I'm currently away at university and they have a form of IPTV called Freewire TV. This works fine until I try and watch it using my router, which I need to share the connection between my laptop, my...
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- Sep 26, 2008
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Networking
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Ati 4870 running at 1920 x 1200 question

Good to hear this - the memory size issue is the only thing putting me off the HD4870 and moving towards a GTX260. I was hoping that the 1GB versions of the HD4870 would be relesed yesterday, but as of yet there is no new info regarding an actual release date. My main concern is that at that...
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- Post #6
- Aug 8, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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4850 VS 4870 VS 9800GTX+

If the Australian market is anything like the UK one - the XFX GTX260 XXX can be had for £215 and according to reviews performs a little better than the HD4870, even though that is still a very good bang for buck card. For a 10% clockspeed incrase (on average) there is a 5% price increase over...
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- Post #16
- Aug 8, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Catalyst Control Center won't launch

If the 8.7s offer better performance but the CCC fails then you could always try ATI Tray Tools over CCC and see whether that works better. I've not really found any performance/memory difference that ATI Tray Tools supposedly offers, but it could work until the 8.8s are out (which should be...
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- Post #5
- Aug 8, 2008
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Wiping hard drives before first use?

I've always had to format a new drive before I can actually use it so there can't be viruses on there.
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- Post #3
- Aug 8, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade advice wanted

There's only a £10 difference between Ultimate and the cheapest one the company offer - the cheapest I've found it in the retail sector is £110 for the OEM version, but this one can be installed on another motherboard if I upgrade, so trumps the OEM in that respect. With regards to...
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- Post #18
- Aug 7, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade advice wanted

OcUK have also dropped some of their GTX260 prices to bring them more in line with the 4807 - I think I'l still go with the 4870 though - the GX2 would require a new PSU (I think) and the GTX260 is often beaten by the 4870. The other thing that confuses me is that OcUK are apparantly the only...
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- Post #16
- Aug 7, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade advice wanted

Not sure I can really afford 4 2GB sticks at the moment - the 4870 isn't that cheap yet. I'll probably go with the 4GB anyway, looks nicer and has room for more. As an aside, has anyone benchmarked the new 1GB HD4870? OcUK are claiming they will get some in stock tomorrow (although they...
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- Post #13
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade advice wanted

Will have a look at those sticks then - only going to be £20 loss if they don't like each other so its not a big problem. Plus it gives me plenty of space to upgrade to 8GB later on in life.
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- Post #11
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Upgrade advice wanted

Would there be any performance loss with unmatched modules? I'm currently running the 2 1GB modules in dual channel, but would putting in two different modules prevent dual channel from working properly, or are each pair separate entities when it comes to that? Thanks for the reply though -...
- Hidden Hippo
- Post #9
- Aug 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building

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