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    Use Windows 7 to put 10 on new PC?

    Yeah, that's about what I thought initially. I know with store-bought PCs you are pretty much screwed, but with personal "OEM" copies I didn't remember having issues with XP. I just had to do the online activation and poof it was done. I don't mind "lying", assuming I even have to. I'm not...
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    Use Windows 7 to put 10 on new PC?

    Errr let me explain. I'm upgrading my motherboard/CPU and I'm told that my OEM ($100 version I bought at MicroCenter) version of Windows 7 will not transfer to another motherboard. Here's what I'm wondering, though. I need to upgrade to Windows 10 anyway, so is it possible I could use the old...
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    How does 1080p/1440p look on a 4K Monitor?

    I'm guessing 1440p would probably look *worse* than 1080p in that case, then? Still seems like a 1440p monitor would be the best "step up" for me, then. Unless I go with an ultra-widescreen, which I gotta say is tempting.
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    How does 1080p/1440p look on a 4K Monitor?

    Just curious, since the prices seem to be coming down. Typically running anything in a non-native resolution on an LCD look pretty awful. But does the massive jump in pixels and density to 4K change that? I doubt I'll be able to run anything at 4K any time soon, but it seems like it might be...
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    Scanline filter - easy way to add one to games?

    I've run into some retro-styled games lately that don't have any filters available. Specifically, Freedom Planet, Shantae: Risky's Revenge, and Shovel Knight. Shovel Knight looks pretty solid anyway - no scanlines but I think there is a filter - so I'm cool with that. But Shantae is low-res and...
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    Use "folder.jpg" as folder icon?

    Hrm, doesn't seem to be working right now. And even when it did, it just gave me the same effect as in the image- it shows the pic as part of the manilla folder icon, like it's inside it. It doesn't actually use the image instead of the folder icon. Why is so hard to explain to people?! *edit*...
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    Use "folder.jpg" as folder icon?

    Been sorting a lot of my game osts and other stuff, and adding folder.jpg images because it's nice to see what's inside. It's a bit annoying, though, that it still shows the image *inside a folder icon*. Is there any way to get rid of the folder icon and just show the image? Note that I've...
  8. J

    How To Tell How Many Threads a Game Uses?

    Ah, I know what what you are talking about. I'll see if it proves more helpful :)
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    How To Tell How Many Threads a Game Uses?

    I find it a bit hard to tell how many threads a game fully uses and I was wondering if there was a simple way (like some sort of software monitor that can tell what the game is doing?) to tell for sure. It's not always easy to tell looking at a CPU activity graph because it seems that...
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    CPU PhysX Tweaks for Borderlands 2? It's Tinkering Time!

    *pokes* head back into thread (before I forget, I ran across this article regarding CPU/GPU performance. Sounds like with a good Intel CPU PhysX on CPU might be doable.) The AMD TressFX thing got me thinking about PhysX again... I'm hoping TressFX has options that will allow you to run on CPU...
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    Please help me find a quieter GPU comparable to 6870

    Doah my bad. I didn't realize it was new enough that you had time to return it! :rolleyes:
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    Bad image quality running 1080p letterboxed on 1920x1200 monitor.

    No, it's properly letterboxed. It just looks crappy... overly bright, looks like more aliasing around text, etc.. Yet screenshots in Fraps or Steam look fine! I had some issues trying this before in Arma II - the control panel's overscan stuff was on by default, and if I tried to run 1080p in...
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    Bad image quality running 1080p letterboxed on 1920x1200 monitor.

    Not quite sure what to make of this, was hoping someone might have an idea. Back when I had a out of date PC and 1600x1200 monitor, I often ran games letterboxed at 1600x900. The was partly taste and partly for a small performance boost. I'm interested in doing the same now for Skyrim...
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    Please help me find a quieter GPU comparable to 6870

    I have the Gigabyte version and it's pretty quiet because it comes with their custom ("windforce) cooler. Just buy a nice aftermarket cooler for your 6870 and install that. It will keep your card cooler and quieter. It makes no sense to replace the entire card, the cooler is the issue, and a...
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    Optimize Phenom II x6 1090T for Gaming?

    I am going to set it to boost 2 cores max, but up to 3.8ghz (vs only 3.6). I'll have to see about benchmarking to compare. Zoda, I'll check on that my next reboot! Thanks, guys, I appreciate the feedback :)
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