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    GPU Stable @ Full Load, Freezes often @ Idle

    I recently bought a RX590GME for one of my systems. Under full load it is rock solid under everything I throw at it. My issue is I get freezes at the desktop, while browsing. and when first trying to load games (basically when the card would be at or transitioning to/from a low power state. If...
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    Ancient GPU needs replaced. Suggestions?

    So due to life, I haven't upgraded my rig in quite a while. This year I'm redoing the whole thing, starting with the GPU. At the moment I've got a 7870xt (cut down 7950) with only 2 GB of Vram. Normally I replace things as they break, but this freaking card just won't die. It's gotten to the...
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    Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 sudden problems with cold booting

    I've had this board running without issue for years now. This past week, it suddenly stopped cold booting normally. To get it to boot from a "cold" state ("powered off for a while), I have to now remove the CMOS battery for several minutes and then bridge the clear cmos jumper. It will then boot...
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    Anyone familiar with Blue Iris? Need some input.

    Sorry in advance if this is the wrong forum, but it seemed to be the most relevant since it's a more general question. A friend of mine owns a business, and uses Blue Iris to record video from multiple cameras on the property. Currently he has eight 4 MP cameras running on a system powered by...
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    Very Full Featured High Res Displays?

    I think it's time for me to start looking into a new display in anticipation of upgrading my video card. Seems like I've been on 1080p forever. What I'm wondering is what's available in the higher resolution displays that can compare with my current displays features? I'm currently using a 23"...
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    Black Ice Nemesis L-Series 240 Xtreme Semi-Review/Experiences

    You can skip this part for the blah blah blah. In spite of my UD5 acting like a spoiled child and refusing to reboot half the time and the auto settings being rubish, I've been able to get much better clocks out of my 6600k. This brought to my attention that I was going to need to add more...
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    Need help tuning Micron ddr4

    I bought a set of PNY 2400-15-15-15@1.2 RAM sticks for this build. I wasn't expecting much but they turned out to be quite happy running 3000 15-15-15-35-1t on the MSI board I first ran. I've switched to a Gigabyte Z170x-UD5 and the memory tweaking is kind of a pain in the ass because the board...
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    Anyone with a MSI 170A Gaming M5, I need a favor.

    I replaced the M5 motherboard I was using with a Gigabyte UD5. Long story short, I REALLY miss the MemoryTryIt! feature of the MSI board. I need someone to take a look at the MemoryTryIt! profile for Micron at 3000 and copy them down for me pretty please. I was able to take that profile and...
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    Is there a way to specify turbo limits by individual core?

    Long story short, I seem to have a 6600k with 3 great cores and 1 still above average but lagging behind the others. This one core seems to require most of the voltage increases I have to add as I push the clocks up. It also tends to run a few degrees hotter than the other cores. While testing...
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    Which vcore reading to go by?

    I recently upgraded to a Skylake rig and after reading a lot of past posts, I noticed Kyle had mentioned not to trust certain applications vcore readings because they could be much higher than the actual vcore the chip is getting. Now I'm tweaking my system and I've run into an issue I think...
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    Intel inside, and garbage outside (not a rant lol)

    Intel inside, and garbage outside - Bangalore Mirror Seems someone forgot to mail the tax check for one of their overseas sites. Creative tax enforcement tactic I must say lol
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    How is MSI regarding CPU pin damage and RMAs?

    So I asked this first on the MSI Community forums themselves, but the best answer I got (from a mod of all people) was "just RMA it and play dumb about any bent pins and they may or may not RMA it depending on which office you're dealing with". That's not exactly confidence inspiring since it...
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    Bought a MSI motherboard recently? You might get Total War:Warhammer Free!

    I recently bought my motherboard in June. When I went to check out the downloads on the MSI website for it, all I saw was a code for something called Way Too Fast. Well I was checking out some other stuff on the site and came across something cool. [MB] MSI Total War: Warhammer Game Bundle...
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    AMD Motherboard combos (Local ATL Sales preferred) Cannondale Bike added

    I'm trying to sell the following combos, local sale preferred in the Smyrna/Vinnings Georgia area. If you want something shipped, shipping will take place Tuesday at the earliest and shipping costs can be discussed. Willing to consider reasonable offers. I am also willing to consider trades...
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    Stuck on EOL platform with small replacement budget. Need input.

    I hadn't planned on being able to do much upgrading for a while due the budgetary changes fatherhood brings. But now I have a bonus $400 I wasn't counting on having (what I left myself after sticking the rest into my 401k). I'm stuck on an EOL platform, AM3+, with an aging video card as well. I...
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    Odd stability issue at high clocks FX 6350

    So I recently put my 6350 under real watercooling and have been trying to see what I can get out of it before switching platforms in a month or two. When I am pushing the clock speeds past around 4.75 Ghz (via multiplier only as well as via HTT/Multi) I start to have an issue in Prime95 with...
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    Liquid Metal TIMs experiences

    I've been using the same tube of Mx-4 for years now. But it gets more irritating every time I use it as it's so thick and hard to spread thinly. So now I'm looking into trying something different. It looks like liquid metal TIMs offer the best temps but I'm not one to really trust the numbers...
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    Is the EK Vardars a copy of the 2nd gen Gentle Typhoons?

    I've been searching for fans to replace some aging ones in my rig. I came across the EK Vardar line of fans during my search. The first thing that I noticed is how similar the EK fan looks compared to my AP30 Gentle Typhoons I currently have on my rad. Is it just a superficial likeness or are...
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    Cooling capacity of various AIO coolers?

    I need some input in regard to finding a suitable AIO cooler for my GPU. The card in my rig is a cutdown 79xx GPU on a 7870 PCB. At full load at stock clocks with boost enabled it eats 220+ watts. I overclock it so my case gets very toasty with the card dumping the heat into the case where it...
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    AMD 550 BE, HD5750, other parts from my geek stash.

    My wife and I have a baby on the way so according to her I need to make room by divesting myself of some of my spare parts since my mancave is turning into a nursery. All items are being sold for LOCAL PICKUP/MEETUP from the Vinings/Smyrna, Georgia area (right off 285). I may be willing to make...
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    Anyone had experience with these cooling products?

    I've been considering upgrading the cooling on my video card. The GPU itself stays within comfortable temps for now even running it at 1100 Mhz, but the ram chips came without sinks and the MOSFET section makes use of a super thick thermal pad. I've been looking at this for the VRAM chips...
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    Possible to alter services loaded at startup from outside the Windows installation?

    I'm trying to fix a friend's laptop without having to completely wipe it. I can get it to load Windows( Win7 Home Premium) normally and in safe mode, but it takes almost 10 minutes to do either. Then once Windows is loaded, it's crippled in an odd way. Any time I try to open a menu, the menu...
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    Problems with Powercolor rebate

    I was curious if anyone else was having trouble claiming a rebate from Powercolor. I bought the card in my sig from NCIX in May when it was advertised as having a $20 rebate. The rebate sat in "processing" for nearly two months. Then it finally got updated to having a rebate number so I expected...
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    Source for tablet screens?

    Does anyone know of an online source where I could buy just a tablet screen? I don't mean replacement parts specifically but they may fit the bill as well. I'm basically looking for something I can use with a USB Android device when I'm not at home and don't have access to a desktop monitor. I...
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    Need input on a new phone

    I'm in need of a new phone. My current phone is so old it doesn't even run javascript and lately it has been rebooting randomly while I'm trying to use it. Basically I'm looking for a GSM smartphone that I can buy unlocked pretty cheaply. I'd prefer it to be a recent Android platform version...
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    Few ? about an Emachines ER1401-57 and some upgrades.

    A friend of mine had given an Emachines ER1401-57 to his uncle last year as a present for him to use to surf the net and such. It still runs fine with no hardware issues, but the 2 GB of RAM is came with just isn't enough anymore. It worked well when he first got it but after all of the windows...
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    Who to contact when Corsair rebates go wrong?

    I recently bought a Corsair PSU and submitted the rebate that was offered with it. I got an email update today with my tracking #. When I checked the status of my rebate, it stated it was invalid as I didn't enclose a receipt. I know for a fact I enclosed the full, printed receipt for the...
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    Futue help for people who can't seem to fly in BF3? lol

    http://www.nature.com/news/toy-helicopter-guided-by-power-of-thought-1.13139 Maybe something like this could help all those wannabe pilots that can't seem to fly worth a crap in BF3 lol It does seem like it could be an interesting development for gaming with more refinement though.
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    AM3+ Motherboards that still support core unlocking?

    Currently I am stuck with a c2 stepping 125w Phenom II 550 BE. My current motherboard can unlock all four cores on this but it is limiting my overclocking due to only having a 4+1 power phase setup. The VRMs can barely keep up with the CPU running at 3.6 and 1.45 vcore. If I bump the vcore any...
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    WTT or Sell Never Settle Reloaded Bundle items

    All items have been sold or traded. Thanks to the buyers/traders and I hope they enjoy their new games. Steam Downloadable: BioShock Infinite $TRADED Tomb Raider $SOLD Ubishop: Far Cry 3:Blood Dragon $SOLD Origin: Crysis 3 $SOLD Also willing to work out a trade for the World Of Tanks code...
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    DvD authoring software better than ConvertX

    So I have been using ConvertXtoDVD to make DVDs from video files for clients. It runs okay but is slow and doesn't take advantage of the power available to it. If I run the video processing on the CPU, it hovers around only 50% CPU usage with the software set to use all four cores. If I set it...
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    Phenom II a cpu bottleneck starting where?

    It's time to upgrade my rig using some cash from recently getting married. Right now I have a Phenom II 550 BE C2 stepping with all four cores unlocked running at 3600 Mhz and the cpuNB running at 2400 (yes it actually makes a notable difference for this cpu). It's pretty power hungry but it...
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    Questions about AIO coolers

    I was looking at upgrading my rig soon. Are any of the available AIO coolers easily mountable on an AMD 7850 or something similar or would I be better off adding a gpu block to the swiftchtech 220 I was looking to get for the cpu?
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    Windows compiler that can optimize for AMD?

    I was wondering if anyone has managed to create a compiler for windows that can properly optimize for AMD cpus yet? I've worked with GCC, LLVM, and Intel's compilers in Linux but my son has picked up the programming bug early (sophomore in high school) and wants to work within Windows as one of...
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    Heads up if you run virtualization on an Intel x64 plaform.

    US-CERT released information on a security flaw in some Intel x64 cpus. http://www.csoonline.com/article/708568/us-cert-discloses-security-flaw-in-intel-chips Short version: software products from Microsoft, Joyent, Citrix, Oracle, Red Hat and SUSE are vulnerable to abuse of the SYSRET found...
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    Security flaw in Intel x64 cpus

    http://www.csoonline.com/article/708568/us-cert-discloses-security-flaw-in-intel-chips ""Some 64-bit operating systems and virtualization software running on Intel CPU hardware are vulnerable to a local privilege escalation attack," the US-CERT advisory says. "The vulnerability may be exploited...
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