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Lemonsquare

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  1. It doesn't matter what he means or what you think he means, it matters what he said. Saying that Haswell doesn't offer a significant performance increase over Ivy Bridge is a completely fair and true statement. That is not what he said and what he said is not true or fair.
  2. Actually, Haswell will be a welcome upgrade for me from Bloomfield, as well as the move from 1366 and X58 to 1150 and Z87. I haven't wasted any time waiting. Your snide remarks aren't appreciated. I suggest actually contributing something to the conversation instead of trolling and upping your post count. If anyone has been paying attention to anything over the past four or five months they would know to not expect a significant raw performance gain from Ivy Bridge to Haswell.
  3. Be Quiet! Silent Wings fans.
  4. Clearly you completely misunderstand how performance, cores, clock speed, and architecture (etc.) all relate. I'll leave my source to back up what I said earlier: http://www.hardcoreware.net/amd-fx-4300-vs-core-i3-3220/7/ If the point you're referring to was made by anyone, then they are wrong, including you.
  5. Have you tried the latest Nvidia beta drivers optimized for Last Light? (Assuming you're using an Nvidia card) Other than that, waiting for the first patch is all you can probably do. 2033 had some unfortunate bugs upon release, too. Why release a game that people can't even play? Hmm...
  6. You should mention the Core i3 3220 as a less expensive Intel option. It is a better CPU combined with a dedicated GPU than both the FX 4300 and A10 5800k at the same price point. So frankly, you're wrong about the i3 and Intel in general. It all depends on your budget and what you want in terms of performance and playability. Try being more objective, or at least appearing less favourable to one side over the other in a guide.
  7. I'll be upgrading to Haswell/Z87 around November as I'm currently on an i7 920 - should be a fairly significant increase in performance and efficiency. I've already upgraded my GPU this year from a 260 to a 660 ti.
  8. Don't use acetone based cleaners such as nail polish remover, which have numerous potentially harmful impurities. I wouldn't recommend spirits either. A high purity percentage (90%+) isopropyl alcohol is safe, inexpensive, and cheap.
  9. After some quick research, my first recommendation would be the HP Envy 4T-1200, which appears to be the latest version of the Envy 4 and comes between $650-$750 Canadian, which is certainly within your budget converted to GBP. I don't know of any reputable UK-based tech e-tailers, though, so I'm not sure how pricing actually is for you.
  10. That helps a lot. The hardware in those laptops was far more than needed for word processing. For taking to school I would imagine battery life and portability are the number one priority. What is your budget? I'm sure once we know your budget then you'll find numerous helpful suggestions from people. :)
  11. Unfortunately, RAM isn't particularly affordable right now. The thing is, by the time we need more than 8 GB for gaming, if at all, DDR4 will be widespread. So no, I wouldn't bother going over 8 GB for a gaming oriented machine at this point. DDR3 will be obsolete soon enough.
  12. I've found that it has progressively gotten worse over the past few days, to the point where I now can't play multiplayer at all as I'm disconnected before the game even loads. Confuses me when I see nearly full servers... really unfortunate though as it's the only game I'm playing currently.
  13. I wouldn't recommend either laptop for any reason really, but information on what you're going to be using it for would be extremely helpful. If gaming is your plan, then going with a 'gaming' notebook is always an awful idea unless you literally have no other option based on real life circumcstances.
  14. There's literally no valid reason to pay for an anti-virus/malware/spyware/adware program of any kind. Unless, maybe (and I mean maybe), your level of computer literacy and understanding of rudimentary internet safety is so nonexistent, that you manage to need every possible type of protection under the sun, in which case you almost certainly wouldn't be on these forums. You know what, that still isn't true, often free alternatives are better than paid ones in regard to AV, frankly. If you were to pay for AV software, at least pay for a quality one with a good reputation and an extremely respectable free counterpart (Like avast!). Microsoft Security Essentials, Malwarebytes, and especially avast! are all free programs I would recommend, and you really only need one.
  15. I'm surprised at some of the suggestions on this thread. Some of you might have missed the part where OP explains: "I'm not planning to do any overclocking, but i'd really like a quiet cooler. my budget is about 50-80 bucks." I think the NH-L12 or NH-U12S would be your best bet. While it would max out your budget, you would have the option of overclocking in the future if you ever decide to and the quality and customer support of Noctua is second to none. Noctua also makes some of the quietest fans you can find, by far - especially with the Low Noise Adapters (LNA). That being said, if you want to go for a cheaper option, you could get something like the Hyper 212 and replace the stock fans with Noctua fans. Heatsinks obviously don't make noise on their own, but it can be hard to know how the fin arrangement on certain heatsinks (such as the Hyper 212) interact with fans to make more noise versus a Noctua heatsink, for example.
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