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    Advice on PSU upgrade

    thanks a lot! my current psu came with the case so ya its not that great. i havent opened the i600 yet so i can easily return it. i think i will stick with it though i havent tried monitoring the heating situation but i will soon. im almost confident its the psu since it only happens when im...
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    Advice on PSU upgrade

    Hi, I have this PSU: http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=6_112&item_id=032151 My GPU isnt anything special, I use it for light gaming. Its a Sapphire Radeon 7770 1 GB DDR5. I run an octacore 3.1 Ghz processor with 8 GB RAM and a 120 GB SSD and 2 TB HDD. My current PSU pics...
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    Surge protector for PC

    ok thanks guys. so is there a psu that has a built in surge protector? again, i pretty much want to have the pc be able to run long enough to save anything and shut the comp off in case of a blackout. in my building, during a storm, there are blackouts that last a couple seconds at most, but...
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    Surge protector for PC

    In case of a blackout, i wanted to make sure my pc has enough juice for like 15 mins so i can shut it down atleast. my friend says most pcs nowadays have surge protectors or whatever its called to protect the pc incase of a blackout. i wanted to know if my pc has one? anyway here is a pic of...
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    help with video card purchase

    i received my vid card today and it says 'overclock edition' on it. does this mean its overclocked or it can be overclocked?
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    help with video card purchase

    thank u very much fellas. i dont think my case takes low profile cards.
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    help with video card purchase

    hey guys, i had another question. my vid card hasnt arrived yet but i was looking online and found out that there are certain cases that take only low profile graphic cards? how do i check if mine can take a vid card with a normal bracket?
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    help with video card purchase

    if i crossfire the videocard, would it be good for heavy gaming (like crysis 3, skyrim, battlefield 3, etc)?
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    help with video card purchase

    thank u for this info, it helps. the good thing about bestbuy is that they price match the lowest price and have free shipping if u buy something over $20. i pricematched it down to 108 (+tax).
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    help with video card purchase

    thank u for this post. i pricematched it with newegg and got it reduced to 118. im looking into a new psu now
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    help with video card purchase

    the price on newegg is $140 while i paid $135. i see what u mean...the 7770 should be a little cheaper if i picked another make. i think it might be a different price here in canada compared to somewhere else? i would have to pay shipping from newegg which would bump the price up as well.
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    help with video card purchase

    i pricematched it at bestbuy for $135. whats the difference between the different makes for the 7770?
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    help with video card purchase

    thank u very much! im going to look into that. im going to purchase the video card now
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    help with video card purchase

    i wanted to buy the gpu first cus its on sale right now (for limited time only)
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    help with video card purchase

    thank u both. yes im from canada. im not planning to use the psu for long term. i just wanted to buy the video card now and worry about the psu later. i wanted to know if its good for the short term my friend had installed windows 8 on the pc with his video card and it was running fine. but...
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