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    First Intel build - few questions

    I used to do it that way, but I just don't understand how that can optimally cover the cpu's ihs. If you use just enough so that the paste spreads to the edges then the corners of the ihs don't get any paste. The paste expands in a circular shape. If you use enough to get the corners as well...
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    First Intel build - few questions

    So should I just use the win 7 drivers or get the ones from MSI? I'm trying to download everything ahead of time onto my external hard drive. Should I get all the drivers from this page? I'm going to use the SSD as my boot drive. It really only makes sense to use SSD caching for a 64GB or...
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    MSI Z68A-GD80 Motherboard

    Well, I've got one that's on its way to my house. Should be here in a day or two. I can post back here with my impressions/experience sometime next week.
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    First Intel build - few questions

    Hey guys. I've been a long time reader... made a few posts here and there. Ever since I got into building my own computers for me and family/friends I have always stuck with AMD for the better price:performance ratio. I've been wanting to upgrade my mobo/cpu/ram for a while and my workplace is...
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    MSI Z68A-GD80 PCIe question

    I might be upgrading my mobo/cpu/ram soon and am probably gonna get an i7-2600k and was looking at this msi board on newegg. The only question I have is about the PCIe power connector on the motherboard itself above the PCIe X1 slot... I can't seem to find any info on it anywhere. I'd like to...
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    I've been looking around at motherboards, and I've noticed that some of them have PCIe power connectors actually on the motherboard itself right above the top PCIe slot. Is that really necessary, considering that if the video card needs extra power over what the PCIe slot can deliver then the...
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    Wow... thanks for that. I tried to find some review that compared just CPUs that also included older CPUs, but all I could find were reviews that compared intel to amd, or the newest amd/intel to the previous generation. I think I probably will hold off on getting any games until I upgrade the...
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    Well, at the moment I don't have many games I'm playing. The only newer game I have is SC II and there is something wrong with changing the resolution in that game, so I'm stuck playing at my monitor's native resolution which is 1920 x 1080. What I mean by that is if in the game I change the...
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    That's kinda what I was afraid of. I guess I just didn't realize how big of an impact the CPU has on gaming... I thought that the GPU offloaded most of the graphical work... I kinda suspect that the main culprit though is memory bandwidth, because with that DDR 800 its going to be pretty low.
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    The board I have now is actually an AM2 board. TBH I've been out of the gaming scene for a while, but am getting back into it. The newest, most graphical intense game I currently own is Starcraft II, but I'm wanting to get some newer games soon when money permits. I knew that I would be making...
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    CPU/memory bottleneck?

    Hi, I haven't ever really posted here before, but I've been a long time reader. I recently bought the GeForce 560 TI from Newegg to replace my old 8600 GT. I've never put much stock in artificial benchmarks such as 3d Mark, but I was curious to see how much my system would improve and it...
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    MSI Barebone System Give-Away

    I've used MSI motherboards for a while now and I love them. Was planning on getting the MSI Twin Frozr III 560TI card soon... would be awesome to get this one for free :) MSI rocks!
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    XFX Black Edition PSU Drawing!

    Would love a new PSU and XFX is a great brand!
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    XFX Radeon HD 6990 Drawing!

    The 6990 rocks... sure would beat the pants off my aging 8600 GT :)
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    3 Enermax SpineRex Chassis Up for Grabs

    Cable management and the huge fan on the side..
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