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    Which Processor ?

    still usefull
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    531.18 GeForce graphics driver bug may cause 10%+ CPU usage

    I tried the new RTX Super Resolution setting. It supposed to upscale to 4k when watching streams/Youtube. I clicked a Twitch stream and was amazed how much better it looked on my 4k monitor then after 1 minute my PC turned off! Just spent the last 2 hours getting it back to normal. I could not...
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    Nvidia 3090Ti FE $1099.99 at Best Buy

    make sure you do the thermal pad procedure for better thermals
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    Strange error Win 7

    I made a USB install for Acronis which worked. the issue was fixed by moving UAC up 1 and rebooting then back 1 and rebooting. Then I didnt have to run as admin to get app to work. Also the folders opened quickly instead of dragging on.
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    Strange error Win 7

    I am trying to load an Acronis boot CD into a Panasonic Toughbook CF-52P. The CD shows in Computer on the right side but not in the left pane. It shows in Device Manager and Disk Management. It wont boot from CD. I tried 2 other cd players and they wont show up at all. I have a USB CDrom and it...
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    Far Cry 6

    I had a great time with the 1 week free Ubisoft+ plying FC6.
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    MSI GF62-8RE black screen

    I meant suggestions on how to fix it. Not a replacement video card which wont fit in this laptop.
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    Hit a Folding (Stanford) milestone? Post it here:

    Im still putting along my 20 year journey.
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070: up to 30% faster than RTX 3090 in gaming

    Im holding on to it! The 40xx will fit and the 1k PSU will have to work a little bit harder in my Silverstone Sugo 14.
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    MSI GF62-8RE black screen

    I am trying to repair this laptop with no luck. Symptoms were no display, KB lights up, HDMI has no output. When it 1st came in I noticed the GPU fan not spinning. The CPU fan was spinning. So I ordered a pair of fans to replace both since they both were 3-4 years old. Take it apart, clean out...
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Ti is real

    Im keeping my overclocked 3090FE till next gen comes around. Squeezing out a few more Mhz just to say its faster at CES is not my cup of tea.
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    Best way to get a 12900 without getting scalped?

    BestBuy is $40 less then Newegg on a Core i9-12900KF
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    Who ran Haswell-E for a long time or is still running it?

    5960X built in 2015 with Asrock x99-itx/ac. XMP Overclocked to 4.0Ghz for 6 years. Its a dedicated miner now with a Titan V.
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    Anyone still running an X99 Broadwell-E system?

    I still run a Intel 5960x with a Titan V on an Asrock x99 as my surfing/mining rig.
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    have you gotten your new NVidia/AMD upgrade card yet? Why not?

    I got my 3090 at MSRP online at BestBuy. I spent a month waking up early and clicking refresh for many hours.
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