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    [FS][EU] (UK)Selling my custom built AmD quad core system

    Good morning all Iam selling my AMD quad core based system on eBay all the specs are listed in on there and on my profile on here aswell. It's got a BIN £500 but there is best offer selection on there aswell. The listing is here- http://bit.ly/1hebgCk Iam located in the West Midlands in the...
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    Need a new Gfx card to play BF3 smoothly!

    Just want to say thanks to john doe and lordjummy, i think it looks like i will indeed buy the reference 6950 although i would of loved to gone for the gainward 560ti 2GB phantom, but i can not seem to find one on the site i get most of my stuff from and that is near to the reported price...
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    Need a new Gfx card to play BF3 smoothly!

    Thanks for that john, just a few things though Regarding the pros and cons of going for reference and non reference cards, i guess if the non reference cards can unlock to a 6970 and the reference cards can not that must be a bonus (Although i am sure i've read somewhere the sapphire can do it...
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    Need a new Gfx card to play BF3 smoothly!

    Currently looking at this gfx card http://www.eclipsecomputers.com/product.aspx?code=GCS-XR695H2 would this suffice???
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    Need a new Gfx card to play BF3 smoothly!

    Hello folks Wow i was not expecting this sort of response,sorry to say that the gtx 580 is just a bit out of my price range by £100 unless someone DOES indeed want to buy me one :D, i think the max i want to spend is £200 and not a penny more! lol And yes i do play on a 32 inch but i...
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    Need a new Gfx card to play BF3 smoothly!

    Hello ladies and gents Currently i have a Inno3D gts 250 1GB graphics card and under load the card now sounds a tad bit noisey as i think the bearings on the fans are going,also when i play BF3 to get a smooth frame rate i've got to switch everything more or less to low to get a decent-ish...
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    Electronic Arts' Massive 2012 $1.6m Battlefield 3 Tournament: Consoles Yes, PC No

    I think we pc gamers for will have a far greater experience playing this game than the people playing the console versions,remember folks pc gamers do fps better than anyone else :p Just for reference if you wish to vent your /hatred/anger/discomfort/amazement at the fact that console...
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    Getting the stereomix working on a asus mobo with windows7!

    Hello folks Does anyone know of a way to enable stereomix on a Asus M4N98TD EVO motherboard, as i am currently using windows 7 64-bit and i've followed guides on how to enable stereomix,but i can not simply do it! Currently my audio device on the said motherboard has drivers installed from...
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    Cooling the cpu down/heat issue!

    I thought it was a torture test, i selected it in the menu, well i thought so it came up with loads of 1-12 steps on various things...
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    Cooling the cpu down/heat issue!

    Well this screenshot was taken in the midst of the test which was ran for a hour and 24 minutes, which gave me no errors or warnings. http://prntscr.com/261yu I am starting to think now it is indded the fan of the gfx at fault not the cpu fan! I told you i was a noob! LOL
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    Cooling the cpu down/heat issue!

    Hello twick I think i am being a total noob right now, i've got both of those applications running but i am not too sure if iam doing it correctly, i've got the core temp running and also doing the "torture" test, how long should i be doing this for,it's been roughly half an hour now!
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    Cooling the cpu down/heat issue!

    Hi guys Thanks for the replies,i've never really thought about the fan on the graphics card being noisey,but when the noise happens,i've always thought it was comming from the cpu fan,anyway i'll have a look at the software programmes later for the temperature to see what the cpu and mobo are...
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    Cooling the cpu down/heat issue!

    Hello ladies and Gents I've been running my updated system now for about 3 months now, and the system has been performing pretty well, but i have noticed a few "issues" which i think is down to the cooling side of the pc. Now when just using the pc for general stuff the pc is humming away...
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    Logitech pro 9000 Hd problem..

    Hello folks Firstly i am not too sure if i am posting in the right section or not regarding my little issue i've got,it's to do with my webcam and maybe something to do with my pc too. Right i've got logitech pro 9000 webcam,which is meant to be 720p video (so i am lead to believe...
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    Need advice on a new mobo/Cpu/Ram bundle

    Hey folks Well after 24 hours of having the new stuff installed i am impressed and i did not even have to reformat the hdd,w7 booted up straight away!!, apps open and close really quickly,it's pretty stable and importantly playing bfbc2 is good and quakelive is a dream,getting a steady...
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