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    Corsair AX1200 going bad?

    I've had this AX1200 for years and its never been used near its power limit. I had it mining around 400-500watts for a bit, then just surfing the web and occasional gaming. Over the years I had to replace the ATX 24 pin cable and just recently my system started crashing pretty frequently when...
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    Anyone try hashcat on a 7900xt?

    I have a 6900xt, 6600xt, and an amd fury. Curious where the 7900xt falls on hashrate. I have read a 6900xt will do around 100mh/sec for NTLM but with my wordlist, rules, settings im getting around 30mh/sec My 6600xt gets 22mh/sec and my fury gets around 11mh/sec -- thinking of setting up a...
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    AMD 280X black screen issue

    You guys are a lot smarter then me so i thought maybe id see if you guys have any thoughts. I decided to upgrade my W7000 to a XFX 280X. During boot up it kept black screening on me, i thought i had it solved when i learned the HDMI 1.4a port does not support 1440p at 144hz. However, today...
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    WTB: Old Flagship GPU - Closed

    04/26 - update. I got impatient and bought an XFX 280X off ebay for $135 shipped. More then i planned on spending for a 280x but oh well. I recently helped my friend bring back his old gaming PC to life. While helping him out, I got kinda jealous. I am wanting to play with some old flagship...
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    Ryzen 7 1700 + 1080 ti low GPU utilization in fortnite @ 144hz

    This weekend i sold my gaming computer on craigslist to prepare for the upcoming 3000 series amd chips. The guy also wanted a monitor, so i sold him my spare 24" 144hz my kids were using with an RX 560 2gb. gaming at 144fps is not something ive ever spent any time troubleshooting or tweaking...
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    OMG I snagged a video card at only 15% over MSRP!

    First, there is so many people I need to thank. I would like to thank my parents and friends for support, to hang in there when it was tough and my wife for giving me the credit card After three long grueling days of pressing F5, setting up alerts, nowinstock, pcpartpicker, newegg.com ...
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    I am back to a phenom ii...

    Just sold off my two gaming computers today on craigslist to raise capital for upcoming build. I won't lie, i am kinda leaning towards a 7640k / 7700k to make sure i get the minimum fps i need for oculus vr, but search daily for new ryzen leaks So a computer I built for my dad back in 2011 has...
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    I feel like that kid in the backseat, asking "Are we there yet??"

    C'mon already. I7-7700k is looking really tempting right now.
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    I got an oculus rift, now what?

    Ok so friday i picked up an oculus -- i mostly wanted to use it on simulator games with free look like war thunder or mechwarrior online. Looks like mechwarrior is no longer supported unless maybe through a 3rd party app like vorpx. I played warthunder a bit and its really cool to fly and...
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    Anyone know what the scoop is on all these failed laptops?

    I was about to pull the trigger on a refurb asus GL552vx for $699 with the following specs: i7-6700hq, 16gb ddr4, 256gb ssd 1tb platter, geforce 950m 2gb for $699. This would replace my Asus G74 I7-2630qm, geforce 560m. When im using big bertha i really like the size -- but its so big that i...
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    AMD 6970 vs R9 380x - the division - trying to understand limitations

    My brother in laws computer is a core i5-2500k, sapphire 6970 2gb (no overclocking) The division plays like complete crap. 25fps on low settings and there are numerous times when it renders complex lighting completely wrong. It flickers light in the room more like a disco or sometimes goes...
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    FS: Ashes of Singularity and FarCry Primal codes

    I bought two AMD 380 video cards that came with Ashes of Singularity, and a hard drive that was bundled with Farcry Primal. They look like cool games, but i dont have time in my life for a new game. I only play Counter Strike : GO at the moment $15 for per ashes of singularity code **SOLD**...
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    why are used AMD cards so expensive?

    I had planned to wait for pascal / polaris, but my new 29" LG ub67 21:9 monitor forced my hand. My 7770 could no longer cut the mustard. I went on classifieds, ebay, amazon looking for a 2nd hand card cheap. I expected a 7970 to sell for $125 but the cheapest one i could find was $230 +...
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    Moto X on Republic wireless vs Fire Phone on tmobile prepaid

    I put together a quick hands on video review of these two devices on two different competitors. https://youtu.be/ac1lPvJmqKo My wife broke her motorola X so i gave her mine and tried something different. Republic wireless has worked flawless in west michigan both wifi text/calling and...
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    Asrock a75 pro 4 motherboard died, curiosity sake id like to know why

    I don't have a processor for this board nor do i feel an FM1 processor is worth buying to do any further testing -- but it doesnt post, i think it powers on (fans spin) but no screen / post. no speaker to hear beeps. I looked over the board for any signs of burn marks or damage but it looks...
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    Effect of ram speed on scrypt mining - a10-5800k

    Just for those curious i ordered some visiontek cl11 2133 memory for my latest a10-5800k build. Im going to put three 270x on the board, but was curious what the apu could pitch in. 1 stick of ddr3 at 1333 = 16kh 2 stick of ddr3 at 1333 = 44kh 2 stick of ddr3 at 2133 = 52kh apu is at...
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    switching based on value

    I was so CLOSE to buying a gigabyte FM2+ sniper G1 for $114 + amd athlon 760k (though i wanted more then 4 cores) for $200 + shipping. Then i almost bought a FX8320 + overclocking motherboard for $275... This morning someone posted Xeon L5639 for $79 in the hot deals section and I thought...
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    There are ghosts in my motherboard??

    Bad board ? bad ground ? Six months ago roughly I purchased a motherboard cpu combo here used and its been great until yesterday. I come home and my computer wouldn't power on (no sign of life) I bypassed my surge protector, nothing, I put a power supply tester on my hale 82 650w nzxt and...
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    a8-3870k - htpc

    I just sold my last 7970 and i have to admit i thought I was going to miss it. The only PC game i play anymore is world of warcraft. I didnt even have to change my video settings, left everything on ultra (1920x1080) except shadow detail and it plays almost the same. my FPS hoovers around...
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    FX 8320 / 8350 owners ?

    Anyone here have the new chips? im just curious what voltage it takes for you folks to achive your best clock speeds and what motherboards your using to do so. I am able to bench mine at 1.62v at 4.9ghz, 1.65v wont run 5ghz at all. for 24x7 use im just running 4.2ghz 1.42v. I am less then...
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    Sony A580 + vertical grip + 16-50mm F2.8 lens, ends 11/14 $1199

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/Sony-alpha-A580-16-2-MP-Digital-SLR-Camera-with-vertical-grip-16-50mm-F2-8-/271096926807?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item3f1ea2d257
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    WTB: 1366 I7

    I am looking to build a dell xps 730x from scratch. just ordered case, psu, motherboard from ebay. I need a socket 1366 I7 cheap as possible. I may also be interested in CPU cooler or 3x2gb of ram if your selling that as well.
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    XFX 5850 - grey screens

    I recently bought an XFX 5850 from a member here and im starting to have issues. At the moment i am hoping its the PSU isnt keeping up, ill swap that out tomorrow -- the reason im posting here is to find out what and where you guys get replacement thermal pads for memory or the VRMS for these...
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    Sony A77 Brand new - Body only - Aug4 -$1179

    Hello, I recently purchased this camera, but decided to stick with my A580. It is completely unused, never powered on -- still in original packaging but the reason im not returning this camera is because it was the cheapest way for me to get the 16-50mm F2.8 lens. The box was opened to...
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    ASUS F1A75-V EVO FM1 Trifire problem

    I have a similar setup as my friend and its working without issues. His setup is the following: ASUS F1A75-V EVO FM1 motherboard (newest bios) A6-3650 APU 2.6ghz quad core 3 X Sapphire 5870 video cards 2x4 GB of ddr 1600 Rosewill 1300w psu Coolermaster Cosmos S When he plugs his...
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    FS/FT FM1 llano 631 and MSI 870a-G54 AM3

    Hello. I sent back my FM1 MSI board because i didnt like the layout. So I either need to sell this CPU or trade something to make a working PC from my left over parts. FM1 AMD Athlon 631 was used about two weeks so far, very happy with performance and power consumption. Looking for $70...
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    llano overclocking - FSB / NB

    We have some threads already on overclocking the chip, but this time I actually wanted to discuss what northbridge speeds and FSB they have achieved -- and what voltages was required to get there. This weekend I am going to try a ton of different settings in attempt to see whats holding us...
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