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    Are my random reads and writes slow? (Samsung Magician)

    ah ok, thanks guys
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    Are my random reads and writes slow? (Samsung Magician)

    I got a new SSD because I needed space for GTA V, but I was a little surprised at the loading times (though not terrible). I installed Samsung's Magician software, I think my OS settings are okay (not sure about virtual memory though) but the benchmark does seem to show random reads and...
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    ping etc tool?

    WinMTR hit the spot nicely, thanks mrblotto. I really like pathping except it breaks as soon as a hop doesn't want to respond, the MTR does similar functionality but has no problems with hops that don't respond.
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    ping etc tool?

    What's a good, basic tool where I cna input an IP address and it runs a basic suite of ping, tracert, packetloss etc stats? Preferably something on sourceforge or similar as googling for these things comes up with a lot of suspicious-looking results.
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    Are Razer mice worth the extra money?

    I just broke my Logitech G400. I liked it but maybe a little fragile and I can only get a G400"s" now, which would take a few days to be mailed to me. I do have my eye on the Razer Deathadder, which I can get from a local shop, but at almost 2x the price. Is it worth the premium? (To me...
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    bad time to upgrade?

    ah I had thought we were in for a new chip in September. Guess I'll wait for the early reviews and think about what's what then. Cheers folks
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    bad time to upgrade?

    Sorry for late reply I'd be budgeting around 290 maybe 7800 prices. For that kind of money I don't want to be getting something "last gen" that isn't going to be a priority in driver updates and might struggle with games also being released on the consoles.
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    bad time to upgrade?

    Thanks for replies. It's pretty sad that there still isn't anything out to warrant upgrading a 3.5 year old CPU, even if acknowledging it was a good buy at the time. :( GPU side of things more bad timing on my part I guess, should have upgraded earlier really. Crossing fingers for that Q3...
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    bad time to upgrade?

    I have some money and am due rewarding myself. Games are tolerable right now but I'd like some more fps and/or increasing the quality settings. Currently have i5 2500K @4.2ghz and a 6950 @ some factory oc. I've not been paying much attention to HW since I bought that. Had a look at the...
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    recommend encryption software?

    I've got an external HDD which I want to put my personal files on. I'm not paranoid about the NSA, I don't have anyone else's data so I don't need to comply with any regulations or anything, just protect myself from identity theft etc. I'll save a copy of the most important stuff into a...
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    Looking for a good quality headset 60 pounds budget

    Came here to post very similar to OP Budget about same, bit more flexible if really worth it. Hard to judge the currency conversion when it comes to electronics goods but I think $100-$150? Decent microphone is a must, no requirements as regards outside noise or being noisy to others...
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    Which graphics card should i buy for my build - (uk) £240 budget

    Since OP has decided and I'm in a similar situation, can I ask: - why 670/680 over a 7xx? - aren't we expecting a new gen of cards from AMD (nvidia?) in this price bracket before long? I don't like to by too late in the cycle as that means they start ignoring the older cards in driver...
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    Upgrade for a 2500K?

    3770K for me is £260 which is ~$405. I have the money, but it seems Intel doesn't have a CPU which is worth it. I have a huge backlog of games bought in Steam sales , when I get chance to have a crack into those I might see if a new card would be worthwhile instead.
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    Upgrade for a 2500K?

    Thanks for comments, I think I'll take the advice, stick to what I have and maybe push the OC a little. Really disappointing how little performance has progressed though :( FWIW: HSF is a 212+ MB is Asus P8Z68-V Pro Probably not much point giving an exact budget figure as it'd be in £GBP...
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    Upgrade for a 2500K?

    So I bought a 2500K about 2 years ago, overclocked to 4.2ghz (very first attempt and decided I was happy with that) and since then haven't paid any attention to hardware. I figure I am due an upgrade, but I had a quick look at the benches and it all seemed very underwhelming. I got the...
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    Buying a second SSD - can I move existing program files? (Win 7 64bit)

    I currently have a 120gb SSD as primary for OS + program files, but I'm running out of space so I plan to buy a 250-ish gb SSD. I'd really rather not have to do a full reinstall. Is it possible (and practical) to keep my OS as-is and just move the program files folders onto a new drive? I...
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    External drive reccomendations?

    I'm think of buying an external drive for my media (full rips of my DVD & blurays). Totally out of the loop these days, I never new much about external drives but I don't even know who's making the good drives. Are we only left with WD and Seagate now? They're about all I'm seeing. Needs...
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    Diablo 3 Starter Edition Key

    I'm another one hoping for a trial key. I have my own money from my own labours but would prefer to try a demo before throwing down £45 (~$72) on a game for which all I've heard is complaints about getting in and nobody yet declaring awesome. It doesn't help that I haven't played D1 or 2. It...
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    So, Obviously for Blizzard a Dollar is as much as Euro? Total Ripoff!!

    VAT is 20% in UK and typical throughout Europe - I'd guess Blizzard EU and their servers would be based in Germany and that would be the tax point for a download so the VAT rate would be 19%. Throughout the EU businesses collect the tax, it's mandatory and consumer prices are always inclusive...
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    PSU dead?

    Bah, still won't power up with the PCI-E 6 pin adapter. Without the 6 pin plugged in, everything definitely works except for no video output. I plug it in and we're back to the board cutting out a fraction of a second after turning it on. A bit of googling strongly points towards the PSU...
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    PSU dead?

    Found an old Antec True PSU and everything appears to work, except no display output since it's lacking a PCI-E 6 pin plug. Ordered a molex-PCIE adapter so hopefully that'll do the trick. If so the upside is I've upgraded the PC from an Ath64 3500+ 2gb to a core2duo E8400 with 4gb and I'll be...
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    PSU dead?

    A PC I built from spares has been running fine for years started to occasionally be glitchy on boot and now won't power on. I opened it up, unplugged everything non-essential and observed what happens: When the PSU is turned on the MB LED comes on to show that there is power to the board...
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    SSD for Windows 2000?

    I think most people are assuming that the point of the system is recording the video onto the HDD. If that is the case then if the HDD goes down it is irrelevant whether the SSD is still working as you're still not recording the video. Using the SSD for OS would also not lighten the wear on the...
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    ODBC between 32bit and 64bit programs

    I'd doing a bit of freebie work for a charity that's strayed into more of an IT problem than my own speciality. I suspect the issue is that 64bit Excel cannot work with a 32bit ODBC driver, but my time and accessibility with the charity is very limited (also, it doesn't help that I have to get...
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    Blu ray audio static (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1?)

    Well the DVDFab route worked. Not sure I want to have to decrypt each movie for an hour before watching though, and that's the quick way. Visual quality dropped quite a bit too. But at least it's a temporary solution, so thanks!
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    Blu ray audio static (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1?)

    Alas, nope. It's only OK with additional narration (e.g. director or for impaired sight). I'm not sure if this is a second stream of audio on top of the regular, or if there is a separate audio stream with both the usual sound and the narration. Tried the Arcsoft TotalMedia trial and that...
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    Blu ray audio static (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1?)

    Something's interfering I think. I decided to try shutting everything down and at one point the audio worked! ASUS AI Suite seemed to be the culprit so I uninstalled it... But then still have the problem. And now I've fiddled about doing nothing really and this time it's OK again. I guess at...
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    Blu ray audio static (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1?)

    Single 3.5mm to the front speaker out (green) socket at the back of the motherboard.
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    Blu ray audio static (with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1?)

    I'm trying to play the King's Speech using PowerDVD 7.3 (came with the LG drive, a GGC-H20L v1.03). I ran Cyberlink's BR compatibility checker in case it was a copy protection thing but it came up all passes. Audio in the trailers and the menu is fine. Soon as the movie starts there's just...
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    ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

    I would either disable it in the BIOS or install the driver, not the other way around.
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    Which Z68 motherboard? Simple needs...

    o_0 I ordered the P8Z68-V Pro today. Was tempted by the Asrock equivalent but my preferred supplier didn't have it.
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    Best CPU for Basic Computing Needs

    An SSD primarily greatly decreases how long it takes to open programs and files on your computer. On all computers, but especially laptops, the speed of the hard drive is usually the most noticeable impact on performance everywhere except when you are running some really intensive program or...
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    New Crucial M4 firmware released.

    Anyone seeing an M4/Vertex3/ForceGT comparison with the latest firmware for each? People seem to be trumpeting the M4 reliability so I'd be tempted to go for that instead if the performance has got closer.
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    Best CPU for excel 2010?

    Arg Clin, try this link, and the ones in the summary of the article. BTW someone mentioned the i5... I think you'd want the i7 as listed in the benchmark. It has hyperthreading and more cache, both of which I suspect Excel can take advantage of. ps. you've tried turning the background refresh off?
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    "world travelling budget gamer returns to the cyberworld to catch up on lost games"

    Vista 64 running fine here. Installed shortly after SP1 was released. No problems at all, completely unrecognisable compared to what everyone was saying pre-SP1/drivers which has turned into a meme. I've even had W7 sitting on the shelf since that pre-order discount programme, waiting for the...
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    SandForce Identifies Firmware Bug Causing BSOD Issue, Fix Available Today

    cheers
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    SandForce Identifies Firmware Bug Causing BSOD Issue, Fix Available Today

    If I'm building a new rig with a Vertex 3 for O/S drive, is it probably best to first install it into this old rig and flash it from within Vista?
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    External HDD for backup?

    thanks for that link!
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    External HDD for backup?

    Picking up an external HDD for backup purposes. * 500gb would be very ample (though only really bigger drives available with USB3) * USB 3 (even better, eSATA) * 2.5" or 3.5", very small preference for smaller but no dealbreaker Not sure about software needs. OS & programs drive will be...
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    What happened?

    usually a little bit of water comes out when I've used those cans of compressed air
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