So you think for a top of the line gaming rig the i5-2500k makes more sense than the i7-2600k?
Generally the impression I get is that the Ivy Bridge is not necessarily worth waiting for [with regards to gaming].
so i have another noob pc question, i was burning something and it got stuck burning so i manually ejected the disc but now my dvd-rw wont burn anything but it still reads discs, what should i do i downloaded the drivers and i still dont get anything its an asus drw-24b1st thanks in advance
Absolutely no benefit today. It's possible (if you keep it that long) that 8 threads will offer greater performance with next-gen console ports. But that's only if 4 threads becomes a bottleneck. No way to predict that right now.
You can get a USB dongle on Ebay for like $5.
Magic!o, cool, but if I get an adapter how does that know to pass through the audio from the adapter to my onboard realtek card and broadcast through my computer speakers?
Magic!
The same way it would know that a bluetooth mouse is attempting to move and use the cursor on the screen. The hardware is telling the operating system "do this", but the commands are just transmitted via bluetooth rather than a wire.
quick question is there is a disadvantage to having 3 HDD's over 2? I've got two 500GB's in atm but am building a new rig. Wanted to get a 1TB and partition 100GB off one of my current HDD's for the OS but the prices are quite expensive atm.
Would it be worth just buying a small 100GB HDD, not an SSD, to use for the OS and keep my current 2x500GB's in there for other stuff?
Honestly, best bang for your buck right now is to buy a 64-128 GB SSD. So much faster than an HDD and almost as much. Any 100 GB HDD is going to be slow as fucking balls. Even 250-320 GB HDD's are slow as hell...
Just for an example of one basic benchmark, my 250 GB HDD hits 80 MB/s read speeds, my 3 TB HDD hits read speeds of 200 MB/s, and my Crucial M4 128 GB SSD hit reads of 520 MB/s!
Intel Core i5-2500K 3.30GHz (Sandybridge) Socket LGA1155 Processor - Retail
£167.99
Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 Intel Z68 (Socket 1155) DDR3 Motherboard
£155.99
BitFenix Shinobi Gaming Case - Black
£48.98
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Dual Channel Kit (CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B)
£41.99
Total : £429.05
My personal guess would be around $180.Hey guys, how much should I be looking to pay for a 2gb 6950? Specifically a used one. I'm seeing some go for 250$ to 160$.
I really want to upgrade from my gtx 260 already.
My personal guess would be around $180.
I might have one or two to off load depending on Keplers launch.
They clock really nicely as well. POWERCOLORS. No unlock, but damn nice cooler.
If I had to sell one now I would probably do $170 + S/H (Shipping is usually $15).Haha keep me in mind Haz if you do sell or unless this dude I'm negotiating with budges. Still trying to haggle a deal to lower it to 150$ lol. Its the MSI twin frozr II model, with unlocked shaders.
If I had to sell one now I would probably do $170 + S/H (Shipping is usually $15).
Depending on the new cards coming out prices could stay the same or drop by $20-$30.
So if you are budgeting I'd wait for launch, but the cards coming out shouldn't be anywhere near that kind of value per dollar in that price range. I think. Maybe the 650Ti launches for $199 and is as fast a 6970. Either way, damn good value.
What would be better for internet and e-mailing on W7 64-bit?
2GB + i3-2120 (3.30GHz) or 4GB + G630(2.70GHz)
Integrated graphics
Get a cheap bluetooth adapter.
Anybody here ever dealt with EVGA RMA before? I shipped off a GTX 460 like six weeks ago. First replacement would just randomly restart my machine. Second replacement came yesterday and it's giving me sudden bouts of artifacting frequently followed by lockups.
Is their refurb QA actually this bad or am I just really unlucky?
Two returns sounds odd, but I've heard it happen. Try to elevate your problem or something.Anybody here ever dealt with EVGA RMA before? I shipped off a GTX 460 like six weeks ago. First replacement would just randomly restart my machine. Second replacement came yesterday and it's giving me sudden bouts of artifacting frequently followed by lockups.
Is their refurb QA actually this bad or am I just really unlucky?
BTW I am selling that 6950 2GB for $180 shipped.
Two returns sounds odd, but I've heard it happen. Try to elevate your problem or something.
What is the rest of your system? Any power outages happen?
Does it happen on other non-valve games?
Overclocked?
TF2 is the only game that has given me trouble. So janky.
So I'm in the process of choosing the parts for a new computer. It'll be my first build. Where I live the 560 ti is around $80 more expensive than the 6870. Is the difference in performance worth that much? I was planning on getting a 6870 and either buying a second one in a couple of months or selling the card and buying a 7870 when its price drops or its nvidia equivalent comes out. What do you think?
On another note. I'll be playing on a 32 inch 1080p tv. If I'm going to be sitting around 1.5 meters away from it, would I notice any difference when playing at that resolution and a lower one, say 1600x900?
EDIT: Lol, so I used driver sweeper to uninstall drivers. Tried installing the drivers from the driver cd it comes with. Reboot, now screen is all sorts of fucked colour wise. Am I forced to use the latest ones? HD6950 here. Also, yes OC. I've had the bsod from non OC as well.
Dub edit: Installed previous version drivers, played Dota 2 for about an hour but fucking bsod again.
atikmdag.sys is the ati equivalent of nvlddmkm.sys for nvidia cards. Unfortunately, those errors can be caused by just about anything. It can be the ram, motherboard, cpu, sound card, video card, drivers, and rarely software. from what I've read anyway. That's why there is no "fix".
I had the issue for years, don't wait as long as I did to change out hardware or it will drive you insane. If you have access to spare parts, try swapping out different components.
I would still try Window's 7 memory test. I remember one time when I was having issues and Memtest wasn't revealing any issues and Window's 7 Diagnostic memory test did.I give up -_-. Memtest didnt pull up any errors so it isn't the RAM. Only started after installing the 6950 I think but I'm not in a position to shell out another few hundred dollars for a video card when I just bought this one. Woo.
The CD drivers in my experience where terrible, but I didn't get BSOD's with them though. :xSWTOR. Thought it was SWTOR centric at first actually. Then it happened at desktop. Has happened once or twice in TF2 I think. Now, in my first 2 games of DOTA 2. And I've google a lot about it. From what I gather this is a driver error that has no fix. I'm gonna uninstall CCC as some people think that's the problem (I know it isn't as I uninstalled it on my old drive and still got it). Of note, I tried enabling the driver verifier and my system would lock up a few seconds after desktop loaded. Had to system restore. I thought a fresh install and the newest drivers would eliminate this .
EDIT: Lol, so I used driver sweeper to uninstall drivers. Tried installing the drivers from the driver cd it comes with. Reboot, now screen is all sorts of fucked colour wise. Am I forced to use the latest ones? HD6950 here. Also, yes OC. I've had the bsod from non OC as well.
Dub edit: Installed previous version drivers, played Dota 2 for about an hour but fucking bsod again.
I give up -_-. Memtest didnt pull up any errors so it isn't the RAM. Only started after installing the 6950 I think but I'm not in a position to shell out another few hundred dollars for a video card when I just bought this one. Woo.
I would still try Window's 7 memory test. I remember one time when I was having issues and Memtest wasn't revealing any issues and Window's 7 Diagnostic memory test did.
Are you able to RMA the video card, or maybe know someone you can ask to borrow a video card to test your PC for a bit?
Underclock your card as well.Actually ran that last night..no errors after 9-10 passes. Honestly, I think it has something to do with two monitors. There are so many common factors across all the atikmdag.sys errors across the vast googles that it's hard to pinpoint what could be the issue. Just keep plugging away at it .
Too late on the RMA but I have my old HD...I forget off the top but I'll pop that back in and run Dota 2. Good call.
I've bought a new mouse to replace my slightly broken Deathadder and I love it save for one detail that's driving me crazy - the Logitech logo feels slimy and very discomforting on my palm. I'm resorting to a claw-like grip even though it's clearly meant to be a palm rest mouse. Is it possible to pry it off? What's the closest material to the main body that I can put over it?
Anyone?