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Display Issue

I built my gaming PC myself last summer and everything works wonderfully except I have 1 constant issue that has been present (i think) since the beginning. Occasionally my screen seems to do a bit of a hiccup. It's like a fraction of a second that the screen just stutters and then everything...
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- Feb 13, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with a visual issue!

I built my gaming PC myself last summer and everything works wonderfully except I have 1 constant issue that has been present (i think) since the beginning. Occasionally my screen seems to do a bit of a hiccup. It's like a fraction of a second that the screen just stutters and then...
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- Feb 8, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Video Editing - PowerDirector 11

Data Rate: 10000kbps total bit rate: 10320kbps EDIT: those numbers are from the video properties, on my "produce video" screen it says "Video Stream: 10000kbps 29fps 1920x1080"
- blaknwite
- Post #12
- Nov 3, 2012
- Forum: Windows
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Video Editing - PowerDirector 11

I'll check those out, thanks for the tip :thumbsup:
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- Post #9
- Nov 2, 2012
- Forum: Windows
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Video Editing - PowerDirector 11

I just recently updated my video driver, and I thought maybe that was the issue so I tried rolling it back and that didn't help. I'm not sure how to check the other stuff though :confused: I was trying to avoid a system restore because the only one that goes back far enough is my image...
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- Post #6
- Nov 2, 2012
- Forum: Windows
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Video Editing - PowerDirector 11

I don't know if something changed without me noticing but I'm still using the same "produce" options as before with the file being made into a WMV of 1920x1080/30fps *shrug*
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- Post #3
- Nov 1, 2012
- Forum: Windows
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Video Editing - PowerDirector 11

Hey guys, I hope I'm posting this in the right section, I couldn't find a video editing software section. Anyway, I recently bought PowerDirector 11 and was fairly happy with it. I was editing and rendering videos from my digital camera and game footage from fraps. Everything was going well...
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- Nov 1, 2012
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Windows
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Need help with Firewire!

Looking at this one right now, would this work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815287010
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- Post #6
- Oct 11, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with Firewire!

That's the stuff I was looking at, a PCI or PCIe card but will those work with my motherboard? are those slots universal? Sorry if that's a dumb question haha
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- Post #5
- Oct 11, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with Firewire!

I may be misunderstanding what you mean but you're saying that you think a PCI/PCIe option would be better? I think my MoBo doesn't even have Firewire header so the front slots might not be an option at all now that I think about it. Anyway, if that's the case, hopefully someone can...
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- Post #3
- Oct 11, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with Firewire!

So I'm looking to get a Fire-wire port on my PC (which currently has none) and I've never used Fire-wire and wouldn't know where to begin. My main concern is buying something that might be incompatible with my PC Here is my motherboard...
- blaknwite
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- Oct 11, 2012
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Cool, I'll keep an eye on it, thanks for the help :thumbsup::D
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- Post #11
- Sep 3, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Thanks for the tips, for now, I'm going to try to keep it set up like it is and monitor the CPU temp with the AXTU utility that came with the motherboard. So far (running games) it has stayed below 50C which seems good right? How hot is too hot for an i7 3770K?
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- Post #9
- Sep 3, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Yeah that's why I didn't even think to look up that one haha Anyone else wanna give an opinion on my fan/heat-sink setup and whether or not it would be functional for some OC?
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- Post #7
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Aha! Great, see I didn't know it was the inf one, I was confused with all those other intel drivers so thanks a ton for that! Also still wondering if hat hardware set up the way it is (referring to the fan and heat-sink) would be ok to OC if anyone wants to chime in :D
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- Post #5
- Sep 1, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Thanks for the tips, I really hadn't even considered a heat-sink RAM would could be a potential issue but moreover, I had not anticipated how large the Mugen 3 would be haha. So you think keeping it as it is right now wouldn't really be an issue? What about if I wanted to OC? There is a...
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- Post #3
- Sep 1, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some help/suggestions with PC I just built!

Hey guys, to those of you that helped me before an enourmous thnaks because I had a blast building my first PC!!! This was my original thread: http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2266293 I used mostly Durvelle's build with a few changes and it's looking awesome. That being said...
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- Aug 31, 2012
- Replies: 10
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some SATA cable clarification

Thanks to everyone for the clarification!!
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- Post #9
- Aug 31, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some SATA cable clarification

I just don't want to have all these SATA 3 inputs and then be limiting myself to 3Gb/s I think the cables I got are SATA 3, but I just want to be sure, thanks :)
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- Post #3
- Aug 30, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need some SATA cable clarification

Ok so this might be a dumb question but if I'm using a SATA 3 port, that is 6Gb/s, I need a SATA 3 cable right? To get the most out of it? I know the cables are backwards compatible but in order to get SATA 3 performance I need the SATA 3 cables correct? I'm asking because on newegg a lot...
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- Aug 30, 2012
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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CPU, Cooler, and Thermal Compound help

Cool, thanks for the info :thumbsup:
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- Post #3
- Aug 29, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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CPU, Cooler, and Thermal Compound help

Let me start by saying that I have not done any thermal compound application before so all I have to go on is guides that I have seen/read I recently purchased this CPU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116501 And this Cooler...
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- Aug 29, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Ok I made the purchase! I want to thank everyone on this thread who put in their suggestions and speciual thanks to Durvelle and mfenn for their awesome insight! One final inquiry about the motherboard. I decided to go with Durvelle's suggestion...
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- Post #53
- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

I tried to touch up on this in an earlier post. I'm not against nvidia, it's just that i've been using ATI for the last few years and am pretty content with them. But like i said before; if someone has an nvidia recommendation they want to throw at me I'm more than happy to be open minded...
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- Post #52
- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

I'm very interested in what people have to say about numbers 3 and 4. I have a monitor but would love to get recommendations on a higher res monitor if it's viable for the rig setup you guys were suggesting
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- Post #50
- Aug 27, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Awesome! Great advice, on a final note, is there anything else I could get to improve the rig? Don't get me wrong, i love saving money but this is way less than what I was expecting to spend so if there's anything that I should get NOW I would consider it. GPU is good? I know I mentioned...
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- Post #44
- Aug 26, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need suggestions on a new rig!

Everyone was so helpful with my questions about my custom build rig that I thought I'd ask about this! My buddy (who knows even less about computers than I do haha) wants to get a gaming PC but doesn't want to spend a ton of money He wants to be able to play crysis (presumable all 3 of...
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- Aug 26, 2012
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

I see, would you recommend the Hyper 212+ over the Scythe SCMG-3100? I was looking at those (and some of the other fans mentioned in this topic like the 212 EVO) and I can't honestly tell much of a difference between them, they all seem to be about the same specs so I'm guessing the difference...
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- Post #41
- Aug 26, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Well this is definately informative. I was under the impression that liquid cooling was simply worlds better than fan/heatsink cooling and that on a gaming PC you had to be crazy to not get liquid cooling. If this really is the case, hell I'll be happy to spend less and besides the Mugen...
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- Post #39
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

hmm. Would you guys say that even with overclocking the system that Durvelle and mfenn suggested I wouldnt need any liquid cooling? a fan and heatsink setup would work? What about this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118129
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- Post #36
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

ah ok, like i said I know nothing about sound cards, I remember reading somewhere that getting a dedicated one could potentially help, but if not I guess I can leave that part out of the build.
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- Aug 25, 2012
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

@ Durvelle: Thanks for clearing that up! Wouldn't getting a sound card potentially help performance though? When it comes to games? even with my speakers. @ DSF: Well, I'm still undecided but in case I do want to overclock I want to make sure that I have the appropriate cooling for my CPU...
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- Post #32
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Thanks for the reply, I'll take some of your adjustments into consideration. Also thanks a ton for the insight on the crossfire of the 7970s! 2 questions arising from this... 1. Assuming I want to keep the Corsair H100 would that case work with it? Does anyone know? I saw some vids on...
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- Post #28
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

awesome i'll give that some thought, thanks again! :D
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- Post #21
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Ok I lied. One last question haha I'm reading up on these parts and I came across people who mention that to crossfire 7970s you should have at least a 1000w PSU. I also read others who say that the PSU you mentioned is fine. Any thoughts on this?
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- Post #19
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Makes sense, my current GPU is like the one I had linked (older model though) and I know very well the overheat and loudness that you're talking about, well thanks again for all the great (and fast!) help, I appreciate it to no end!
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- Post #17
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

does the question mark mean you're not sure? haha Ok, one last question about your suggested build I'm mostly curious because I'm trying to learn about this stuff as I go, but why did you pick the Sapphire GPU over the Gigabyte that I had picked?
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- Post #15
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

yes
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- Post #13
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

For Speakers I got these http://www.jr.com/bose/pe/BOS_COMPANION5/ I only use headset for skype and such Not to be annoying but I just want to make sure about this because I have all my steam games on a specific hard drive that I use on my current PC and if i want to install that hard...
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- Post #11
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with custom gaming PC please!

Awesome, since you've been so helpful I might as well ask you a few more questions haha 1. Would there be a huge performance difference between the i7 3770 ivy bridge and the i7 3930 sandy bridge? 2. Is that everything I would need? In terms of hardware is there anything else I need to...
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- Post #9
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building

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