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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    So i think I've fixed it. Re-seated the cooler, realized the top of the case fan wasn't plugged in and lowered the voltage to 1.20. Ran Prime95 for 12 hours last night, these were my max temps on each core;62 59 66 61 And they seemed to average around;60 58 64 60 Ambient temp in my...
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    2500K Prime 95 Temps

    What is an average voltage for 4.2? I just chose one at random based off of some forum posts. The thing that makes me think It won't matter is that it was 40 Idle at stock as well. I'm thinking reseating the cooler will be the best bet. And if for some reason it doesn't change anything, I...
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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    Case air flow is set up in the proper way. I have the Coolermaster HAF big ol' metal case. I forget the exact model number but it was about 150-200 dollars a few years ago. Also, I am using the exact same case and air flow and cooler as my previous build had. I put a pea sized drop in the...
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    2500K Prime 95 Temps

    Would you suggest me still attempting to re-seat the 212+? Just because I was nervous that it slid around a lot when I installed it. I just use it for gaming, but some gaming sessions (when I can) go pretty long. Then if it doesn't go down any further, just dealing with it, or dropping the OC...
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    2500K Prime 95 Temps

    Hello everyone, So when I was building my computer and installing the Hyper 212+ I was worried that I let it slide around too much when trying to get the Xbrace underneath it. I decided to not worry about it and figured it was fine since none really came out the sides at all, even though I...
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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    I changed this and it worked. Now just to figure out why temps are so high :x.
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    Samsung 830 256GB, slow random read/write

    I re-tested with AS SSD Benchmark. Here were my results on both drives. Now on this one, my OCZ speeds are slower than the other? http://imgur.com/R1Zc2 http://imgur.com/MRtM3 Edit* I just ran ATTO benchmark, and both of drives performed just as results online said. Is this a reliable one?
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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    This sounds like a great plan, thank you for the straight answers. My only concern with "which to choose" is that they don't have the 33's they only say "auto" and start at 16 when I cycle through. The descriptions of both are as follows; "allows you to manually adjust the amx non-turbo cpu...
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    Samsung 830 256GB, slow random read/write

    I'm having some trouble with the samsung 830 SSD that I installed as well. Windows 7 wouldn't register it as in my system, even though Samsung Magician and the bios did. Then I used my windows disk to create a new partition for it, and then I exited out. After this I was able to format it in...
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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    Hello everyone, I've searched for the answer to this, but I can't find the specific one for my needs. I have an Asus p8z68 V-Pro Gen 3 and an I5 2500k with Hyper 212+ cooler. I desire an overclock of a modest 4.2 Ghz. I understand I can change the clock multiplier to achieve this...
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    Question about windows shortcuts

    Hello everyone, I have a, hopefully, simple question for you. At work i have shortcuts to a few files that are shared/updated on the network drive. But after they are updated, my shortcut fails to load since it is a newer version. Is there a way to keep the shortcut up to date? Thank you!
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    What drivers to update, Please advise

    Well i'm only going to use 2 ssds, Potentially my 1 tb HDD as well. But the idea of a fully SSD computer sounds nice, I'd have 350 Gigs roughly, after OS. I only have 25 Gigs of music, and barely ever get more. And I use my backup computer for Movies. Although, I guess if i just put pictures...
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    What drivers to update, Please advise

    That all makes sense, and I know these are kind of dumb questions, I just wanted to eliminate errors on my part. Quick question, I know to avoid the Marvel ports, and to use the Intel 6Gb/s ports but why would I install the Marvel driver anyways, even if not in use?
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    What drivers to update, Please advise

    Hello everyone. Today I'm building another computer and I just want to make sure I install the proper drivers. Whenever I go to motherboard sites I always get overwhelmed with how many different versions there are for some files. I know to install the latest video driver for the gtx 680 I...
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    Asus z68 vs z77 question

    Will all devices take advantage of usb 3.0? The only thing I plug into USB is my Mouse/Keyboard and my diablo 3 headset.
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    Asus z68 vs z77 question

    I recently purchased an Asus z68 Pro V Gen3, but as it arrives in the mail today I was told that I should have spent the extra money and grabbed a z77. Something like, ASUS P8Z77-V PRO. The only overclocking I plan on doing is changing the multiplier to 43/44. Is there something I'm missing...
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    i5 2500k for 160, or i5 3570K for 190?

    i5 2500k it is. Thank you :)
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    i5 2500k for 160, or i5 3570K for 190?

    Hello everyone, I was wondering if you could give me some quick advice. I have an Asus z68 pro v gen3 motherboard and I need to get a new CPU. The microcenter near me sells an i5 2500k for 160, but a 3570k for only an extra 30 dollars. I know I can simply OC the 2500k to about 4.4ish by just...
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    Best way to run 2 SSD's

    Okay, one last question. On the site for the OCZ toolbox, it says if your firmware is above this use this link, below this use this link. How do i Check my current firmware version? When i go into device manager it says something like 6.1.7 but that is far too high. **Solved OCZ...
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    Best way to run 2 SSD's

    Okay, then only one other question. I'm curious as to how to update the firmware on both drives. As it stands, my OCZ is running windows on my main computer. I heard you can not update firmware on the drive that is running windows. I want the ocz to be my main drive in the new computer, so...
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    Best way to run 2 SSD's

    Would you say you were happy with the 2 ssd build? As I said, I only have about 40 gigs of music, and I put all movies and videos on my back up computer, which has a 1TB Hdd.
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    Best way to run 2 SSD's

    Hello everyone, I fell into some quick cash and since my computer has never really felt "right" I decided to get some new parts. Asus Pro V Gen 3 motherboard 8 Gigs corsair vengeance (Still have) EVGA Gtx 680 I5 2500k Now for the hard drives. I was thinking about not using a HDD and...
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    Where is the illusive GTX-680?

    How is it possibly a paper launch if I got one the second day it was out, using EVGA's auto-notify? And before you come out with "so glad you are pro enough to grab one", It involves luck and being on top of a sites auto-notify with my phone. A lower number of cards does not mean that it is not...
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    Official GTX 680 overclocking Thread!

    What is the best way to test stability, and if you are not ruining performance. I just used someones 125/123/300 and got http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3329163 I'm wondering which would be better 130/100/300 or this. Sorry for the dumb questions, I just kind of want to set it and forget it :).
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    Official GTX 680 overclocking Thread!

    Hi everyone, i'm not really sure what i'm looking for with the sliders when I overclock, I've just been reading other people's numbers and emulating them. I just want a simple overclock that will give me a slight boost in performance without too much extra heat. I checked and at 132/175/510 I...
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    Question about CPU Clock speed 3dMark11

    I apologize if there is another place for this, but I did not see a benchmarking section. I was wondering if someone could tell me if this score is appropriate for my setup? http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3328678;jsessionid=5tqyjmx46dlj1ca9756iss4z1
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    Question about CPU Clock speed 3dMark11

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    Trials Evolution

    I'll add you tonight, been loving the game. Almost through single player, and played a bunch of the top rated skills/mini game levels.
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    Need Driver Advice

    I updated the firmware when I bought it before Christmas, unless you think there is a newer one.
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    Need Driver Advice

    Hello everyone, I've been having crazy computer issues, but this thread isn't about that. I'm reformatting at the moment, and I was wondering about certain drivers. I have the Gigabyte official chipset/sound/network/usb and my nvidia driver. I was reading I should have a SATA driver for my...
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    Trials Evolution

    The track creator really shines, I was playing some of the "circus" games and they are a ton of fun, and frustrating as you wonder how people got such high scores :). If anyone wants to race, Shabutie13
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    Any good (newer) X360 exclusives? Just got a Slim w/ Kinect

    I will second Braid/Limbo/Lara Croft/SplosionMan/Super Meat Boy. I played all of these on PC as well (Except for SM), forgot they were XBLA games. Definitely worth playing. Castle Crashers is one of the best, but i think that made its way to PSN.
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    Any good (newer) X360 exclusives? Just got a Slim w/ Kinect

    All valid points, best bet would be to search google for "top exlusives on 360" and see if any titles peak your interest, as everyone will have a different list. one thing to avoid, Star wars Kinect. It's horrid.
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    Any good (newer) X360 exclusives? Just got a Slim w/ Kinect

    I would have to disagree on Deadly Premonition, I felt it was quite hard to get into and I just never found joy out of it. While Alan Wake has some repetitive combat towards the end of the game, I felt the story more than covers up for it. To be fair I played AW on PC and did it all in 2 sit...
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    Any good (newer) X360 exclusives? Just got a Slim w/ Kinect

    I don't know anything with Kinect except for the Dance games being pretty fun for a little. As far as 360 Exclusives Here are some examples of games I like, or friends who like the genres like. Shooters - Halo/Gears of war 3 Action/Adventure - Alan Wake/ Mass Effect Series Racing - Forza 4...
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    Trials Evolution

    Noticed there was no thread for this game yet. Has anyone else purchased it? I never played Trials HD, but I remember playing Trials on my PC back in the day when it was a flash game. This is by far the best XBLA game since Castle Crashers / Shadow Complex. There is an incredibly detailed...
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    Computer doesn't perform as expected.

    I've calmed down slightly, I'm going to hold off on buying anything right now, I'll do the hardware swapping this weekend to test it out. I'll put the 680 in my other computer and see how it performs. If it still has the same problems then i have no idea what I'll do, because it's a completely...
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    Computer doesn't perform as expected.

    Which parts would you recommend? I'm fine with going with the 2500K, because you can OC that on Air easily and it runs cooler. I just want to OC it to 4.2 by changing the multiplier like I did on this one. I want to avoid a gigabyte Motherboard, but just want a solid motherboard with...
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    Computer doesn't perform as expected.

    If I were to just buy the new CPU/Mobo/Ram What should I get? It's a huge waste of money for me, but PC gaming is the only thing that brings me joy anymore, and I can't have fun with it in my current state. Even though this will delay all my other expenses I just don't care anymore. I...
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    Computer doesn't perform as expected.

    There was some vsync issues and a few games had odd frame rates, but now at this point every game has a stutter and doesn't play smoothly. It was not this bad before. I'm going to plop the 680 in my backup computer and see how that works, if it works, I'll switch the Motherboards/CPU/RAM from...
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