I've seen an Intel i3 beat an AMD 8350 in certain games. Not may but enough to to a double take. The point being the i3 should not be beating AMD's top of the line cpu in anything for goodness sake. Don't get me started on the difference in power usage...blah.
Don't care what new OS these XP people upgrade too, they just to need to move on if the machine is Internet facing. I have no idea what they're doing about all the ATM's?
That was the point in my previous post. Unless you are one of those that have to have all the eye candy on ultra and a constant 60 fps then there is no need for the headaches of sli/xfire. Especially if AMD and or NV are releasing newer cards (390X/Ti) soon. 4K is where you really need it.
First thing I would try is to pull the cpu out and look for bent pins or grease on any contacts. Reinstall and test again. Might be bad pin contact(s). Then try one stick of memory at a time and test. Sounds like bad cpu contact or bad memory controller on cpu unless somehow you damaged the...
Get the fastest single card you can afford. That should allow you to play pretty much any modern game at 1440P. I would wait until the 380X is released if you're hesitant with the 980. Not sure the Ti would be enough of an upgrade from the 980 but it would be faster. I don't think you'd need to...
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Although I think Kim Dotcom is a scumbag and thief it seems the government has finally trumped him. What a waste trying to prosecute this guy using millions of taxpayers dollars when nobody cares anymore, except the RIAA and MPAA.