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Used card to hold out until Pascal - 780 (ti) vs 970 vs 980 (ti)

So as it turns out, this may actually be a card issue. Or maybe an issue involving both the specific card and the specific monitor. I plugged in my old 6950 because I couldn't stand the flickering/loss of display signal every few seconds and low and behold, I don't have the issue anymore. Same...
- dpk33
- Post #35
- Mar 4, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Used card to hold out until Pascal - 780 (ti) vs 970 vs 980 (ti)

Well I was more so interested in buying any 1440p monitor with a 144hz refresh rate and I found the PG278Q for about $400 so I decided to go with that. I don't really prefer G-Sync or w.e other technologies, but if it's there, I might as well take advantage of it. But this would all be under the...
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- Post #33
- Mar 4, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Used card to hold out until Pascal - 780 (ti) vs 970 vs 980 (ti)

Yeah, I'd definitely keep this 290 (it's a pretty nice Sapphire Tri-X version), but it's been giving me issues with my Asus PG278Q and it's apparently a common thing with AMD cards. Specifically that it flickers and loses display signal randomly every couple seconds or minutes. Shouldn't be the...
- dpk33
- Post #15
- Mar 3, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Used card to hold out until Pascal - 780 (ti) vs 970 vs 980 (ti)

R9 290 @ 1050 mhz stable, but it's not playing very well with my monitor so I need another card.
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- Post #3
- Mar 3, 2016
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Used card to hold out until Pascal - 780 (ti) vs 970 vs 980 (ti)

I'm looking for one of these cards to hold me until the new generation of graphics cards comes out later this year. My options are: 1. GTX 780 - $200 2. GTX 780 ti - $275 3. GTX 970 - $270 4. GTX 980 - $350 5. GTX 980 ti - $560 Usage typically consists of mostly moderate gaming at 2560x1440 at...
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- Mar 3, 2016
- Replies: 46
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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2 Ethernet ports on motherboard - can I connect to 2 DIFFERENT ISPs at once?

Let's say (hypothetically) I have two modems in my household, belonging to two different internet service providers and a motherboard with two gigabit ethernet LAN (with teaming, if that means anything). And let's say that each modem/internet plan provides 100mbps/1mbps download/upload speed...
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- Nov 30, 2015
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Networking
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Upgrade from Crucial M4?

There's an 250gb Samsung 850 EVO on sale on Newegg for $100 CAD ($75 USD). I'm considering getting this one. Would a MX 200 for an extra ~$20 or so be worth it?
- dpk33
- Post #6
- Nov 21, 2015
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Skylake vs. Broadwell for laptops (also quad vs dual core)

Yep, it's running an intel x25m 120 gb. Not the latest and greatest, but definitely a step up from an hdd. I see the cpu usage pegged at 100% in task manager about half the time i'm using it during times of slowdown, so I'd assume it's the cpu. But I also do plan on having an ssd in the new...
- dpk33
- Post #6
- Nov 14, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Skylake vs. Broadwell for laptops (also quad vs dual core)

Yep, definitely gonna slap an SSD in there. Thinking of 256 or 500~ gb. Could you elaborate on why Skylake though?
- dpk33
- Post #3
- Nov 14, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Skylake vs. Broadwell for laptops (also quad vs dual core)

I'm "upgrading" from a laptop with 4 gb of ram and a Westmere (Nehalem) i5 460m - dual core with hyperthreading. I'll be buying a new laptop this holiday season, but I'm not really sure what to look for anymore (so many different cpus, i5, core m, etc). Skylake was released very shortly after...
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- Thread
- Nov 14, 2015
- Replies: 21
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Upgrade from Crucial M4?

Thanks for the suggestions. Will I notice a difference in everyday usage (MS Office, browsing, light gaming) with these drives?
- dpk33
- Post #3
- Nov 11, 2015
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Upgrade from Crucial M4?

I've been on my trust Crucial M4 128 gb since early 2012, but it's been getting quite full so I'm looking for an alternative drive. I was considering getting another Crucial M4, since I've been satisfied with it thus far. However, if there's anything better at the moment, I'd be more than happy...
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- Thread
- Nov 11, 2015
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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Talk me into/out of upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7

Sorry, I meant to say 10 on the laptop felt slower than 8.1 on the same laptop. Alright, I guess I'll give it a few more weeks or debate then and see what others have to say.
- dpk33
- Post #6
- Oct 30, 2015
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Talk me into/out of upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7

I'm on the fence about going to Windows 10. It's not that I don't have a reason to stay with 7, I mean it has all the familiarity and compatibility and whatnot. But if it's worth it to make the switch, then I will. I should mention that I do have some experience with Windows 10. It's...
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- Post #3
- Oct 30, 2015
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Talk me into/out of upgrading to Windows 10 from Windows 7

I've been on Windows 7 ever since it came out and I have had absolutely no problems/qualms with it whatsoever. Now that Windows 10 is out, I'm debating switching to it. What are the reasons why I should? Are there some must have brand new features? If not must haves, are there some cool or...
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- Thread
- Oct 30, 2015
- Replies: 34
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What's the general opinion on the GTX 960?

Yeah, I do realize I'm coming off as very ungrateful haha. I am much more content than I seem with the 960, considering that 570 was basically sitting in my closet unused because it wasn't working.
- dpk33
- Post #27
- Oct 27, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's the general opinion on the GTX 960?

Right, I definitely forgot to take that into account. But even so, shouldn't the change in architecture (Kepler-> Maxwell) result in a performance increase? I'm thinking along the lines of Intel's tick-tock scheme; even with the same die size, Sandy Bridge has a decent increase in...
- dpk33
- Post #18
- Oct 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's the general opinion on the GTX 960?

Yeah, I'm most likely going to keep the 960, since I'm getting that lifetime warranty from EVGA. Plus selling + rebuying is just too much hassle. I view the GTX 960 in the same light as I did the GTX 460, my rationale being that they're both mid-range for their generation. The GTX 460...
- dpk33
- Post #16
- Oct 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's the general opinion on the GTX 960?

Well, seeing as I'm getting the card for free anyway, I think another way to phrase it is: What sets the GTX 960 apart from similarly performing (or even stronger performing) cards of older generations? Happymedium mentioned the lower power consumption, as well as low heat/noise. All of them...
- dpk33
- Post #10
- Oct 26, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What's the general opinion on the GTX 960?

I've recently RMA'd an EVGA GTX 570 and I found out today that I'm getting a GTX 960 in return. I've been searching around for benchmarks, only found maybe two sources (maybe I just don't know where to look) and they're not very consistent. The GTX 960 is obviously going to be better than the...
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- Thread
- Oct 26, 2015
- Replies: 52
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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BSEL pad/pin mod 775 cpu

Can anyone explain to me the rationale behind method #2? is covering the VCC in addition to BSEL 2 supposed to do anything different? and I'm interested in trying the 400fsb too - but if I do end up doing that, how should I go about maintaining stability? I'm not confident that a Q6600 can do...
- dpk33
- Post #5
- Sep 30, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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BSEL pad/pin mod 775 cpu

came across this recently and it piqued my interest and i figured i have nothing to lose by tinkering around with a few old 775 duos and quads on oem motherboards. anyway, i'm aiming to get a q6600 and e7200 from 266/1066 -> 333/1333 or maybe even 400/1600. how would i go about finding out if...
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- Thread
- Sep 30, 2015
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Optimal air flow in case

That was actually my first choice with fan positioning. The thing I was worried about was the graphics card fan and the exhaust (case) fan are blowing in different directions, away from each other. Would that be detrimental to anything? My graphics card is a Direct CU II, the non-blower kind...
- dpk33
- Post #7
- Sep 17, 2015
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Optimal air flow in case

I have a Corsair Air 240 with 3-4 case fans. I'm not sure how to position them for optimal airflow. The following is a picture of my case and the blue rectangles are where I'm able to place 120mm case fans. Right side is front of the case.
- dpk33
- Thread
- Sep 13, 2015
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Desktop CPU upgrades have now shifted to a 20 year cycle.

this has just been on my mind since i first saw this thread and not sure if it's already been mentioned. but does the slowdown in cpu performance development have anything to do with the not-so fierce competition from AMD's side for the past couple of years?
- dpk33
- Post #124
- Sep 7, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What CPU and RAM to run Windows smoothly?

edit: oops posted in the wrong thread
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- Post #15
- Sep 7, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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ATI 4850 - no display, one red LED light?

It doesn't seem to be actually overheating. The cooler is making perfect contact, with the heatsink on GPU core and thermal pads on the memory modules. And fan is working fine.
- dpk33
- Post #3
- Sep 4, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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ATI 4850 - no display, one red LED light?

Got this as broken/for-parts. When I plug it in and turn on the computer, it does not display anything and there is a red LED that turns on. This picture shows the location of the LEDs. It's the LED on the right (there are two), closer to the DVI outputs that turns on. Any idea what I can do...
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- Thread
- Sep 3, 2015
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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DDR2 vs DDR3 RAM

So I've been out of the computer world for a while now - didn't even realize DDR4 was a thing until a month or two back. Oh how time flies. So anyway, when DDR3 first came out, I remember many people suggesting to just stick with DDR2 because DDR3 wouldn't make any practical difference, be...
- dpk33
- Thread
- Sep 1, 2015
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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In the market for 2.1 or 2.0 speakers

I like to watch movies further away from my monitor (e.g. bed) and I don't think headphones would be optimal for that. Yes, I am definitely considering a set of 2.0 speakers as well. Not sure where to begin to look and what brands to look at. So far, I've found some Altec Lansings (vs2621 and...
- dpk33
- Post #4
- Aug 9, 2015
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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In the market for 2.1 or 2.0 speakers

I currently have the Logitech Z2300 2.1 speakers and I'm pretty satisfied with them. Except for the fact that I'm going to be moving around a lot and don't want to lug around a ~50 pound subwoofer every time. Never really knew much about audio products and I haven't been in the game for a while...
- dpk33
- Thread
- Aug 9, 2015
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Nvidia - nvlddmkm.sys crash

I decided to switch out the card for a GT 220 (I just got the card from a friend just now). Turns out, it was indeed a hardware problem, since the GT 220 worked fine and did not have the aforementioned error. However, as Larry mentioned, it could be PSU problem. The GT 220 does draw far less...
- dpk33
- Post #25
- Jun 25, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Nvidia - nvlddmkm.sys crash

Okay so I uninstalled GeForce Experience, display driver and everything else Nvidia related. Driver swept/DDU'd it. Clean installed the 314.22, with NO geforce experience. Still experiencing the same problem.
- dpk33
- Post #8
- Jun 24, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Nvidia - nvlddmkm.sys crash

I ended up rolling back to 331.82, but the problem still persists. On Thu 6/25/2015 12:51:42 AM GMT your computer crashed crash dump file: C:\Windows\Minidump\062415-16177-01.dmp uptime: 00:01:46 This was probably caused by the following module: nvlddmkm.sys (0xFFFFF880107CB2BC) Bugcheck...
- dpk33
- Post #5
- Jun 24, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Nvidia - nvlddmkm.sys crash

I haven't updated the driver since mid 2014, I'm on the same driver now. The problem started completely out of nowhere. I should have included that in the op, my bad.
- dpk33
- Post #3
- Jun 24, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
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Nvidia - nvlddmkm.sys crash

Hi, I've been running my setup for years without any problem. However, for the past two or three days, I've been encountering an error with nvlddmkm.sys, as per WhoCrashed. I have not installed any new software besides drivers or made any hardware changes in the past few weeks. I noticed...
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- Thread
- Jun 24, 2015
- Replies: 34
- Forum: Computer Building
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bluescreen problem

Okay so I installed newest nvidia drivers and skype and ran memtest for 2 passes (should i try for more?). Could this problem be caused by a faulty ssd?
- dpk33
- Post #17
- Aug 8, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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bluescreen problem

Doesn't really provide much information besides "SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION" and "PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA" & probably caused by " ntoskrnl.exe" and "win32k.sys". I'll install the latest drivers for nvidia and make sure skype is up to date and see if the problem still persists. Thanks!
- dpk33
- Post #16
- Aug 6, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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bluescreen problem

Here are my startup and services tabs from msconfig. I chose to hide all microsoft services because I didn't think that could be a problem (correct me if I'm wrong). Would it be a lot faster and convenient to pinpoint the issue if I uploaded my minidump files?
- dpk33
- Post #14
- Aug 6, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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bluescreen problem

Are there any other background applications that could possibly cause this problem? How long should I run memtest for? I suspected it was the ram around the time it first started happening and I ran memtest for about an hour.
- dpk33
- Post #12
- Aug 5, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building

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