Recent content by speedy11131

Recently bench-marked my machine with 3DMark 11, also read the Benchmark thread floating around here. Others with GTX 580s seemed to get 7500+. I got 5406 when I ran it. I'm assuming the CPU is bogging it down? Would it be worth it to swap the mobo + CPU at this point? Cost wise, would $300 be...

I have the i5 model, as well as a 9 cell battery. I have an SSD for my desktop atm, not enough to afford another though, but maybe down the line. :) I will try that thanks, I have run powertop and enabled a tweak in grub so that should help some more :D. Edit: Would Cinnamon included in LM...

I was wondering if someone could recommend me a user-friendly Linux distro that would get good battery life on an X220. The reason I ask is I have the extended 11 hour (supposedly) battery that I purchased with the laptop and yet I'm only getting about 4 hours out of it on Linux Mint, yet on...

It's time for an upgrade, hence time to let this one go. Had this for under a year, has regular wear on it. The only issue on these is that the touchpad is wonky and tends to jump around or not respond. I currently have the touchpad disabled in the BIOS and use an external mouse, as I doubt...

Something to replace my (aging?) HD 6870. My heatware is empty as of now, but I have an ebay account with 100% positive feedback. Looking around $400 tops, $300 would be stellar.

Updated drivers, tried downclocking. After driver update, freezes after about a minute or two >.> Temps seem well within range.

Hey all, (*** Note, this is concerning a different machine than the one on the left.***) Currently I have an HD 6870 in my machine. Looking at either a GTX 580 or a Radeon HD5970. Now I would really want to spend about $400 on the card, or $500 if its really worth it, but the bigger issue I...

I too am having the freezing issue. It will freeze and I will see my mouse cursor. Before I was at least able to play single player for a while, now both freeze (MP and SP). :(

I've yet to beat Oblivion. 10 days to beat it before Skyrim comes out. (Haven't had time... >.>) *hides in cave*

Oddly, it's only happening in multiplayer. In single player, everything runs fine. What would cause something like this? Temps are within range (I alt-tab and check HWMonitor), power supply is enough. Any ideas?

My game freezes after about 5 minutes of gameplay. I was looking forward to some multiplayer :( Funny thing, single player works fine. ???

Just played Caspian Border, I know what you guys mean now. :D

Recently I bought a replacement AC adapter on ebay, but it seems to be having an issue. If I plug it in with the battery, computer keeps switching between AC mode and battery mode every 10 - 15 seconds. If the battery is taken out and just the charger is plugged in, the machine turns on for a...

the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-770-UD3, rev 1. It looks like it'll take Phenom IIs http://www.gigabyte.com/support-downloads/cpu-support-popup.aspx?pid=3302

What would be an appropriate upgrade? Say with a $150 budget?