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Currently have i5-3570k, thinking of upgrade at Black Friday

I have one SSD for the OS. Everything else is on bulk HDDs.
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- Post #9
- Sep 2, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Currently have i5-3570k, thinking of upgrade at Black Friday

I'm running a 7950, which has only let me down in Star Citizen thus far. But I have been eyeballing the the newest cards...
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- Post #7
- Sep 2, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Currently have i5-3570k, thinking of upgrade at Black Friday

That surprises me. I thought since I was a few generations behind, I'd see more of a boost. I guess my ivy bridge is still serving me well then...
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- Post #5
- Sep 2, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Currently have i5-3570k, thinking of upgrade at Black Friday

At present, when I'm running Dota 2, which I do alot, I'm using up anywhere from 57 to 82% of my cpu. And I do run more cpu-intensive games than that from time to time. It's usually hovering around the 60% area when I'm working on Adobe.
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- Post #3
- Sep 2, 2015
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Currently have i5-3570k, thinking of upgrade at Black Friday

As the topic says, I'm currently running a 3570k. I don't think I got a great sample, as the overclock became unstable a 4.2 ghz. I'm looking to upgrade, and unsure if I should go to Broadwell or Skylake. I plan OC'ing again, and run fairly cpu-hungry games on the regular, as well as doing...
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- Sep 2, 2015
- Replies: 11
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need a lightweight/word processing/entertainment PC

I'll be heading back to school soon, and my previous netbook is showing its age. I'll likely be moving out of state, and don't want to bring my whole PC setup... well because I don't want to be distracted with gaming. Grad schools is no joke. :) Anyhow, I'll likely be taking notes on the...
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- Dec 29, 2013
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- Forum: Laptops
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Recent wireless networking issues

I could understand that. When it worked for so long, and then refuses to connect to even one or two laptops, with no other wireless connections, is when I start thinking something is amiss.
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- Post #3
- Dec 14, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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Recent wireless networking issues

For over a year, we had a Linksys e4200 running all the connections in my home reliably: 4x laptops wireless 4x smart blu ray players wireless 2x wired desktops 1x ooma telephone service wired 2x tablets wireless 4x game consoles wireless 1x ipod touch wireless Earlier this week, it...
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- Dec 14, 2013
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Networking
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Thanks much. I decided to bite the bullett on Windows 8, and see how things go. I never really used media center, so I'll just have to see how things turn out. In regards to motherboards, that makes a whole lot of sense. I gave the Asrock a go, and with everyone's recommendations, and its...
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- Post #39
- Oct 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

I'm looking into cases with usb 3.0 headers, and noticing a lot of them have issues with only one of the front jacks working. By the way, THANK YOU GUYS FOR THE HEADS UP! I've got the Extreme4 on order, as well as the 7950, and a copy of Windows 8 PRO. Got a lot of extras and savings with...
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- Post #36
- Oct 25, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

My RAM is actually 4 sticks of 2GB RAM Also, that build isn't bad at all to my eyes. I don't know if I'd splurge on the GPU up to 79xx series vs 78xx series. Something I'll have to look into >:)
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- Post #34
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Just curious, looking around at some websites like Newegg reviews and such, I saw that Asrock has great features for the money, but not so much on the customer service. Is that just people being impatient or a legitimate concern?
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- Post #29
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

While eyefinity and 3d interest me, I probably won't have the physical space for eyefinity until I move. But SLI and/or Crossfire make a difference for 3d? Is there one better than the other?
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- Post #28
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

I started in the "last a decade" camp... then I built two computers. :P I'm used to buying for AMD, where going for broke made sense. But now that I'm switching over to Intel, you, and everyone else, is absolutely right. With the sockets likely to change every generation or so, there isn't...
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- Post #26
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

The last I had checked into it, support for Crossfire and SLI was not a guarantee on games. If it's come further, it's something I may upgrade to, but I generally prefer single card solutions for my wallet's sake. Thanks for the part recommendations. I'll keep them on my watch list.
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- Post #25
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

That was actually why I originally switched from Intel to AMD. The reusable socket is a great idea, which is why I shelled out for the Crosshair IV, but their processors just don't hack it right now against Intel for my needs. What boards do you recommend for overclocking needs?
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- Post #21
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

I've actually heard that Rage is buggy, but my friends who have the game on PC weren't having the spikes of lag happening in the weirdest places even without lots of action or movement. I thought it must have been my PC. With all the recommendations, I'm likely to lower my aim on the...
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- Post #20
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Thanks for the recommendations. I've actually been thinking about the 7870 or switching over to Nvidia. Are there any big technical advantages one has over the other?
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- Post #19
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Okay, that's heartening. I've always like ATI video cards, but I can't say I've ever really tried Nvidia. The native support of USB 3.0 on the case is actually a feature I'd like to have. The case itself is actually really quiet unless I turn up all the fans to max, which I rarely need to...
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- Post #18
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

What are your thoughts on matching video cards to cpus? I've heard that ATIs are optimized for AMD, and Nvidias for Intel. Is that just wives' tales of sorts? In regards to dvd player, I have an extra blu ray writer/player I picked up last black friday just waiting in a box right now.
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- Post #13
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

For my hard drives, I have 2 1TB Hitachi's: 1 for games, 1 more editing projects. My OS is installed on a separate 500GB HDD. I do have a Xigmatek Gaea for a cooler, but I'm not sure what I did with the other baseplates. Also, it just barely fits into my case, and I had pound out a...
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- Post #12
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Because I'm a new member, I don't have the privileges to see your post. I can't tell whether yours are new or used, but I'd prefer new parts as well.
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- Post #9
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

I understand that SSDs help as an OS booting platform, but I have close to 700Gbs of games installed right now. Will having the OS installed on the SSD boost gaming performance?
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- Post #7
- Oct 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Sorry, I missed that. 1. Used for video gaming and various editing tasks, RPG maker as well 2. I don't really have an overall budget, but for parts: 250 for mobo 250 for gpu 250 for cpu 90 for RAM 100 for OS 3. I'm in USA 4. I've had great experience with Asus motherboards and...
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- Post #5
- Oct 23, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Quite right, I forgot about that. I have a Sapphire 6870 1gb I'm not sure what I'd get next, but I prefer single card solutions.
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- Post #4
- Oct 23, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Possibly upgrading my heavy duty gaming PC

Hi all! I'm thinking about building a new gaming pc. I was recently playing Rage and Skyrim, and noticed issues with texture loading and weird spikes of lag. Currently I run: AMD x6 1055t overclocked to 3.3Ghz 8 gigs of DDR3 1600 RAM Asus Crosshair IV Formula Mobo Windows 7 64 bit...
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- Oct 23, 2012
- Replies: 40
- Forum: Computer Building

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