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    Looking to price my gaming rig to sell

    What do you guys think a fair price for this rig would be? CASE: NZXT H500 MOBO: Asus TUF Z370-Plus PROC: 8600K MEM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP VC: Evga 1070 PSU: Corsair 650W SSD1: OCZ 120GB SSD2: Samsung Evo 1TB SSD3: Samsung Evo 1TB
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    PSU Wattage suggestions

    Please suggest a couple PSU's to power the below specs How much wattage would you get for the below? CPU = AMD FX8150 MOBO = ASUS M5A97 LE MEM = 16GB DDR3 VID = XFX 7870 CASE = CM HAF 912 HDD = 2 x SATA 6gbs 500gb
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    Testament to the CM Hyper 212 EVO

    It knocked 15 degrees centigrade off my load temps. Freezer 7 pro was around 70, Hyper 212 Evo stays below 55. Same paste, AS Ceramique 2. It's a good cooler!
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    Upgrade from 5870?

    thx for the reply magoo, guess i'll run this 5870 into the ground.
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    Upgrade from 5870?

    I recently upgraded from a 775 build (q9550) to an 1155 build (3570k) and have enjoyed a huge jump in fps on Guild Wars 2. Most of this I attribute to going from PCIe 1.0 to 3.0. My 5870 runs at PCIe 2.0 and I am now wondering what kind of jump I would see if I upgraded to a PCIe3.0 card...
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    Question about frame rates

    I recently upgraded everything except my video card (hd5870/PCIe 2.0) and am now getting 100fps higher in GW2. I was expecting a modest bump, but nowhere near what I got. The one thing that I am most attributing to the increase is that the old mobo was PCIe 1.0 and the new one is PCIe 3.0...
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    CPU Cooler that works with Corsair Vengeance

    Looking for a cpu cooler that works with Vengeance, the new Z77 board I got has the ram pretty close to the cpu slot. Any suggestions? Maybe someone else has my mobo and vengeance and can tell me what they are using.... mobo: Asus P8Z77-V LK current cooler that doesn't work: Arctic Cooler...
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    Geil DDR3 2400

    Anyone have any experience with this? I'm generally Corsair, but have used Geil in the past and it works fine. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820144642
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    Best Aftermarket Cooler for 5870

    Mine sounds like it's about to break, everyone seems to be pointing to the AC Accelero extreme http://www.arctic-cooling.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=2_&mID=546 What I have read is don't go with the cheaper 2 fan accelero for the 5870 because it cools less than the factory fan. I...
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    5970 fan rattle

    I think i'm getting the same thing u are, what brand, mines xfx and the fan rattle is disturbing
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    Best Aftermarket Cooler for 5870

    Can anyone suggest a good cooler for the 5870, my xfx fan is starting to get REALLY loud
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    How are ATI Drivers these days?

    I was VERY unpleased with the 5870 / Cataylst 9 and 10 drivers under Windows XP, after upgrading to 7/32bit all of my driver issues vanished, and I freakin love my 5870, which is my first ATi card in at least half a decade of frequent hardware upgrades
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    Noob 64bit OS question

    Whats the practical application of a 64bit OS beyond it's ability to address more physical memory?
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    Coming back to AMD..whats best chipset?

    thx Omega
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    Coming back to AMD..whats best chipset?

    Any advice on the best chipset to pair with an x6? PC will be Gaming and general use.
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