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    FS: 2x Gigabyte Geforce GTX 680 SLI

    For sale is a pair of Gigabyte Windforce Geforce 680 2GB cards (GV-N680OC-2GD). They were purchased 3 months ago in March 2013 from Amazon. They work great, no issues. These are the ones with 3 fans. I am asking $315 shipped each FIRM or $610 together FIRM. No haggling please. Answers to...
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    How do you drift in racing games?

    I've never been able to drift well in any racing game. What happens is that my back end always swings around and I crash into the near wall. This seems to happen at any type of reasonable speed. How do you stop a drift and get your grip back? Hitting the gas doesn't seem to work, I just keep...
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    Are round CPU/memory frequencies less stable?

    My physics professor today said that you rarely see round frequencies like 4000Mhz in CPU or memory speeds because of potential interference. He used the example of the bclk being 100.1MHz on the computer in the lecture hall instead of purely 100.0Mhz. Is there any truth at all to this? It...
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    Which Chrome opt-outs extensions to use?

    I've been using these for a while: Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on IBA Opt-Out Keep My Opt-Outs But I wonder if there's overlap or redundancy? They seem to take up more resources than you might expect. Are there any other must-have extensions of this type?
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    Broadwell/Maxwell

    My next upgrade will be Broadwell/Maxwell whenever they are both out. History seems to suggest nVidia latches onto Intel CPU releases to max their sales, so I'd guess they'll be introduced together. Based on the approx ~12-15 month cycles we are seeing, we should be able to pick up this combo...
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    Why do games have pre-rendered movies?

    They are almost always of lower quality than the actual game, take up storage space, and generally break immersion. Max Payne 3: the real game looked great, the cutscenes looked awful. I don't even think they had anisotropic filtering or AA on in the cutscenes. Loaded Metro last night and...
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    PWM Phase Control, VCore Voltage Response, PLL Overvoltage

    Just curious, what do you guys have these set to? I know that my CPU is stable at a lower voltage (about 25mV lower) with these 3 settings turned on (PWM at extreme, VCore voltage at fast, PLL overvoltage on) than with them at default settings. This results in lower temps overall on load...
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    FS: Gaming Rig with 680 SLI, 3570K, SSD, etc...

    I got a new job :) which means my gaming PC has to go :(. I would strongly prefer to sell the whole thing as one unit to save me the time and hassle of parting it out. Antec 300 Illusion Black Steel Gigabyte GA-Z77x-UD5H Intel Core i5-3570K Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB DDR3...
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    But can your Titan run this?

    http://candies.aniwey.net/ I'm stuck on the Castle's Entrance dungeon..
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    Factorio

    I discovered this game last week and have been playing the demo quite a bit. The premise is that you are on an alien planet and must build a factory to survive. There are elements of games like rollercoaster tycoon, minecraft, tower defense, but the end result is something pretty unique. The...
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    MGS4

    Me and my brother swapped gaming rigs, he got my 680 SLI and I got his PS3 :(. But I loaded up MGS4 last night and have not really slept or ate or done anything but play this game. It's so good... I guess graphics aren't everything. I am thinking of playing some of the older games after this...
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    Why Titan is bad news for GPU enthusiasts

    The problem is this: there is no way the price of the Titan will drop by any substantial amount for the next two or three years. A Titan is, for gaming purposes, about 140% or so of a 680. So, for the next two or three years, GPU progress will basically stagnate. Up until now, the $400-500...
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    Post your opinion of games as you beat them!

    Post your review of games you've played (character limit: 1 emoticon). :D Classic :cool: Excellent :) Good :o Average :( Bad :mad: Terrible SCORE TALLY Ace Combat: Assault Horizon :o Assassin's Creed Brotherhood :) Assassin's Creed Revelations :o Batman Arkham Asylum :D Batman Arkham City :D...
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    Is this a decent budget mouse?

    Logitech M325: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005HQ514C/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It's only $15, the same models with different colors are $22 but I guess they are having trouble selling the light silver ones. Anyone try one?
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    Anyone tried a good Far Cry 3 mod?

    Starting the game today. Anyone try a mod they would recommend? I am thinking of trying Ziggys Mod.
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    Simple tweak to improve mouse responsiveness

    This has been around for a while but I couldn't find a thread on [H] so I thought I'd share it here. It's a lightweight utility called SetTimerResolution that sets the resolution of the default Windows timer to 0.500ms (max value). The most obvious thing it does is make the mouse more...
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    Ugh my brother bought an Alienware X51

    Final price: $3100 :eek: He went all out on the configurator cause he's a wall street guy and it's just pocket change for him. I don't even know what to say. It's going to be delivered tomorrow. He thinks he's going to play Crysis 3 maxed out. He said "it looks sexy". What a dumbass :(...
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    How hard is it to install CPU water cooling?

    How much harder, if at all, is it to install say a Corsair H100 compared to simple air cooling like a Coolermaster 212? I have no experience at all with water cooling. Do you have to add the fluid yourself?
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    Enthusiast setups now CPU limited?

    GPUs have been getting faster at a more rapid pace than CPUs in the past few years. On my system, at 1080p, most games seem to be CPU limited. I don't see this changing in the next year or two either. Haswell is only going to be 10-15% faster in the best case scenario. I wonder if this is...
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    Has voltage ever killed a SB/IB CPU ever?

    I've never heard of this happening. In fact in reading hundreds if not thousands of posts on overclocking these chips, I have not read a single case where the CPU failed at all! I am asking because you hear so much about "safe" voltages and electromigration and temperature halving lifespan...
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    Best PC game graphics of all time

    For this poll forget about the distinction between technical excellence and art direction - I think it's clear that both are important and synergistic with each other. Simply put, if you met a hardcore PC gamer who time traveled from 1993 to present day, and you could only show him one game...
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    Case suggestion

    What's a good SFF case that has a big window, otherwise austere looks, and can fit a Geforce 690 and the PSU needed to run that?
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    Heretic, Hexen

    Man I miss those games. Are there any modern shooters in that vein? I'm sick of realistic guns where you can't even see the bullets.
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    LED bias lighting

    What color? I was thinking red but have been reading white is the best for long term usage. Do those of you with non-white lighting find it stressing to the eyes?
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    Far Cry 3 or Tomb Raider?

    Trying to decide whether to redeem a steam gift card for Far Cry or Tomb Raider. I just beat Bioshock Infinite so it's going to be a tough act to follow. Which one should I get?
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    WTB: 3dfx Voodoo3

    Recreating my youth, anyone got one?
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    WTB mouse

    Looking to get a nice wireless mouse. My budget is $61.86 :) I tend to be a claw gripper and like a relatively smaller mouse but with a bit of weight, not too light. I do intend to use it for gaming so a good sensor is important. I don't mind a little bit of wear if it the price reflects that.
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    Doubling up on FXAA

    Lately I've been doubling up on FXAA by enabling it both in the control panel and in-game. I've found this to work for Far Cry 3, Bioshock Infinite, and Starcraft 2. It's not just placebo, you can turn on FXAA in the CP and have it off in the game menu, and it will be clear that 1 pass of FXAA...
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    Question about all this frame-time stuff

    If vsync is turned on, does any of this matter? If my goal is locked in 60fps with vsync @ 1200p, am I better off with a Titan or 680SLI?
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    Freebies: Planetside 2 $5000 in-game cash and others

    I recently bought 2 Geforce cards that each came with a redemption code good for: Planetside 2: $5000 station cash World of Tanks: 7500 gold, 1 month premium invite: 2500 gold Hawken: 7200 Meteor credit I don't playl these games, but if you do, send me a PM and I'll send you one of the two...
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    PS4 has 8GB vram, are games going to ramp up VRAM reqs quickly?

    Yeah it won't all be used for video but still 8gigs is a lot more than 2. Since most games are developed with console in mind are games starting in 2014 going to require 4gb or more vram to max out settings? Right now I think modded skyrim (and 8x msaa in a few games) are the only instances...
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    Best 27" monitor for me

    Budget $1200 In order of importance: 1. vibrant colors 2. deep blacks 3. viewing angle 4. input lag 5. prefer glass/glossy look over matte 6. thin bezel Not important: 1. color accuracy For gaming and general computing, no professional graphics work.
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    weird OC results

    I've used 8 GTX670/680 cards (gigabyte, evga, msi) for various builds and the memory has been consistently good to minimum 7.4ghz on each one. Meanwhile never had a core clock that was stable past 1240. Just curious as to why most overclocks seem to be something like 1300/6600. Am I just...
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    FT 3 day old Galaxy S3 for Nexus 4

    SOLD.. thanks. I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S3 (Blue, US version, T999, 16GB) and am looking to trade for a Nexus 4. It's 3 days old and in perfect condition. My parents bought it for me as a gift but I would have rather gotten a Nexus. Nothing wrong with the phone, just different strokes for...
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    FS: 2x EVGA Geforce 670 FTW

    SOLD No time to game anymore, so for sale are two EVGA Geforce 670 FTW 2GB cards. Here they are in my rig: I purchased them from Newegg on 6/24 of this year. They have been well taken care of and are as-new in all respects. They'll come in the original boxes with all documentation...
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    newb question

    nvm figured it out!
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    FS: Gaming rig 670 SLI

    The rig that was my summer project is up for sale. All components were ordered new from Newegg in May or June of 2012. PM or just post with any questions. SPECS Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H Intel Core i5 3570K Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO G.Skill Ripjaws 8GB 2x4 DDR3 1600 SLI 2x EVGA GeForce GTX 670...
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    128gb phone coming soon?

    I can't fit my music collection in 64gb and don't want to downsample... are they coming soon?
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    Samsung S27B970D best price-no-object monitor?

    Looking to get a 27" monitor, budget is anything up to ~4000. Will be using it for gaming / movies / photo viewing / non-professional image editing. The most important criteria for me is the "wow" factor - I'm looking for very vivid colors and deep blacks. 120hz is not important. Neither is...
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    Full range speakers option in W7

    Does anyone else find it strange that a high-pass filter is enabled by default in Win7? My audio sounds much better after disabling it (by checking the Full range speakers option in Sound Properties -> Configure speakers).
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