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    Last Temp Thread lol (CPU)

    http://i44.tinypic.com/saw7c5.png So the max temps at the bottom was around 2 hours of battlefield 3 the temps are dropping because i just came out of the game...Are these still safe gaming temps? idk what else i could possibly do but buy new thermal paste if their not.. I have a i5 3570k and...
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    Intel i5 3570k Idle Temps

    Im not even thinking about doing all that lol mainly because i have no idea what it is but my temps are ready Core 0: 37 Core 1: 36 Core 2: 41 Core 3: 42 so im not super worried anymore
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    Intel i5 3570k Idle Temps

    See im a little bit of..well a huge noob. I actually built this pc last week but i noticed ive been worried about the 3rd core. thats the one thats always running hotter than the other but cor 0 is idle at 36c is the 3rd core always hotter?
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    Intel i5 3570k Idle Temps

    Im using a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ and it gets to about 100 degrees outside but i always have a fan on aiming right to my pc...i also dont have case fans mounted on the sides i ordered a few. But other than that ive reapplied and reseated the thermal paste and heatsink and im getting the same temps
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    Intel i5 3570k Idle Temps

    Hey guys just a quick question. Are these good idle temps? Ive done a stress test and it never went above 65c but it always idles between 39-41c just wondering if this is normal pic from realtemp below
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    prime95 and cpu

    Yes sir stock clocks. Its been running for about 30 minutes now and every test has passed at 64c
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    prime95 and cpu

    Whats going on forum :) So before I say anything I have an i5 3570k and a coolermaster hyper 212+. I just reapplied my thermal paste and im running prime95 for the first time. The CPU temps are varying from 59c to 63c at 100% usage. I was wondering if these are good temps for a gaming pc...
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    Battlefield 3 and Gigabyte AMD 7950

    Im not suped techy but I know how to overclock what is that after the 50mhz increass? 3.5 3.6?
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    Battlefield 3 and Gigabyte AMD 7950

    So ive been playing planetside 2 on my new rig and it drops down to about 40 fps when shit hits the fan. Im thinking about buying battlefield 3 and i was wondering if my card would be good. I heard there were driver updates so that bf3 runs better? Idk but if anyone could get back to me that...
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    Quick motherboard question.

    Im building a gaming pc and I know how to do everything but I was lost as to of what powered the usbs on the back panel. I thought it was the usb pins on the mobo but i guess its not. Thank you both though for replying
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    Quick motherboard question.

    This may sound super noobish but is the back panel of the motherboard powered by the 24 pin motherboard connector?
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    Good Gaming PC Build?

    quick motherboard question Thanks everyone
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    Good Gaming PC Build?

    I've officially upgraded to Corsair Vengeance 16gb (2x8gb) 1600mhz to run in dual channel mode as my mobo recommends
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    Good Gaming PC Build?

    Wow, thanks for the quick reply! And thats weird that amazon says that in the description. Very misleading. Also, what about everything else? Is it all looking good to you?
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    Good Gaming PC Build?

    Hey everyone! So I'm officially building my first gaming pc. Just wanted some opinions on this New build is all. Take a look. Set up: - Antec 302 Gaming Case. - Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST - MSI Z77A-GD65 Z77 DDR3 1600 LGA 1155 Motherboards - Gigabyte AMD Radeon...
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