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    caplus12000 got a reaction from SImoHayha in Which laptop should I get? Atm, I'm stuck between the Sager P8652, and the Acer V15 Nitro B.E   
    I just had another look, the Sager NP8650 looks pretty good to me. It's right in between my two original choices, and it isn't overly expensive like the NP8652.
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    caplus12000 got a reaction from Beskamir in Biggest TECH FEAR?   
    A never ending loop of spontaneous blue screen of deaths...an absolute nightmare.
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    caplus12000 reacted to MegaDave91 in Whats the advantage of having a back plate?   
    It looks nice and protects the back of the card. Also adds rigidity to the card.
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    caplus12000 reacted to TechFan@ic in Gtx 580 For Cheap Or Wait For Gtx 780?   
    Wait till June, the release of the Kepler refresh (700 series) is bound to have an effect on pricing.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Nertballs in Why Don't Developers Optimise Games For Pcs As Much As They Do For Consoles?   
    it's cos they can optimise for two platforms and make millions, whereas with pc there's basically an infinite number of permutations of hardware, and also, it's a much more pirate-able platform
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    caplus12000 reacted to JujuShinobi in Why Don't Developers Optimise Games For Pcs As Much As They Do For Consoles?   
    The things is now is that most gamers are kids who got their parents to buy consoles. So the money is there at the moment. And consoles all have the same hardware inside so it's easier for developers to optimise their games on a hardware level unlike PCs which diverse in hardware. Which is the reason why shoddy GPUs in consoles can play BF3 well contradictory to slightly better cards like the GT620.
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    caplus12000 reacted to TechFan@ic in Graphics Card Suggestion - Pls Help .   
    I would urge you to spend just a tiny bit more to get a 7870 Tahiti LE, it's a truly great graphics card, performing just as well as the 660 Ti at stock settings or slightly better & can be overclocked to outperform 670s.
    Can you order from Amazon.com or Newegg.com ?

    http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/tahiti-le-7870-7930-benchmark,3401-5.html
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    caplus12000 reacted to Glenwing in Gtx 660 2 Way Sli Vs. Gtx 680   
    With two 660's you can't add any more at all, because the 660 only has one SLI finger ;)
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    caplus12000 reacted to TechFan@ic in Bios Flashing The Msi R6750 To R6770   
    I'm not sure, I've heard of 6950s flashed to 6970s, but haven't heard about 6750s flashed to 6770s.
    Look around the net to see if anyone has actually managed to do it.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Humbug in What Is Your Gpu Upgrade Cycle?   
    you'll be surprised how long a GPU lasts provided you're willing to start turning down a few settings.
    I know this sounds hard to believe but on my 1400x900 monitor my 9600gt can still play any modern pc game. It kinda makes sense because this GPU is a lot more powerful than current gen consoles which developers use as a baseline. You obviously shouldn't wait this long to upgrade but just throwing that out there to give some perspective...
    Every 2 or 3 generations seems ideal.
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    caplus12000 reacted to beebskadoo in What Is Your Gpu Upgrade Cycle?   
    What do you guys think of the next generation consoles? they're using a lower end AMD X86 CPU paired with a mid range AMD GPU. So do you think that games will be more optimized with AMD based systems?
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    caplus12000 reacted to kaneandtaker in Keep 6970 Or Upgrade   
    I'll definitely stick to AMD if their frame times will be fixed. Currently I own 2x 680s (see my sig) and I'm NOT HAPPY with them. They can't overvolt and they downclock when temps get too high. They pissed me off and I'm never going green again for next upgrade.
    As for your situation, I suggest CFX them since only Nvidia is rumored to have their next gen soon. No news from AMD yet.
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    caplus12000 reacted to AussieTechMate in Gtx 680 Only Getting 40 Fps On Bf3?   
    ok so i bought a gtx 680 like 3 weeks ago and its been great so far with my phenom ii x6 1090t OC'd to 3.7ghz and i was reguarly getting 60+ fps on bf3. but yesterday i jump on bf3 and im getting 40 and below??? i checked everything all drivers are up to date and i even re installed the gpu and switched the power cables around. nothing changed? it is the SC EVGA version btw. i have the game installed on my hdd not ssd and i have a feeling that hard drive might go to caput soon so it may be that otherwise i dont know? im pretty sure my cpu does bottleneck my cpu cause like when i first got it  still saw 40fps sometimes so yeah probs going to upgrade to an fx-8350 and do you reckon i will benifit much from it?. other details you might want to know: psu: antec earthwatts 750psu vengeance ram h40 liquid cooler by corsair 990 fxa ud3 motherboard.   but the strangest part is what i forgot to mention. i changed the graphics to see if anything that could increase the fps but i change it to low and i still get 38 - 46 fps????? what the hell i tried it on low last week to see the amazing fps i should get on the low preset and i got nearly 150 fps on talah market! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY RIG????? this is so weird? i didnt change anything? plz help 
    thanks guy really wanna get to the bottom of it.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Marc030 in Black Screen On Windows 8 Start Up   
    Its a common problem, a possible solution is to use another screen. Connect a new monitor using HDMI preferably. It usualy will work on that screen and from there you will be able to switch it back to your screen.
     
    If that doesnt work, boot Windows 8 in safe mode, and then find the restore function.
     
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    caplus12000 got a reaction from axax in Black Screen On Windows 8 Start Up   
    could be a graphics issue, try reinstalling drivers in safe mode.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Humbug in Why Don't Developers Optimise Games For Pcs As Much As They Do For Consoles?   
    The new generation of consoles are going to make it lot easier for developers to optimize across platforms because they are basically just locked down PCs with some customization. In the current gen devs were having to code for weird platforms like ps3's cell architecture and that code does not run well on other platforms. The new gen is basically win-win-win for everyone- pc gamers, console gamers and devs.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Phalonx in Gtx 580 For Cheap Or Wait For Gtx 780?   
    If you keep waiting for the next best thing you'll never end up getting anything.  Best way to do things is to just buy the best available technology when you need/want it.  So if you want to play games the way they're meant to be played right now, then get that GTX 580.  Otherwise, don't.
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    caplus12000 got a reaction from Preston in Geekbench, Different Scores With Same Hardware On Different Operating Systems   
    Interesting results there. I didn't expect Windows 8 to be that much different, let alone better than windows 7! I'm currently on windows 8 and I've actually seen a considerable difference in gaming, there have been fewer stutters every now and then. But windows 8 itself has had a makeover under the hood so its no surprise that it is somewhat better.
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    caplus12000 reacted to okrans in What Make Is Your Motherboard?   
    Gigabyte 970aud3.
     
    An awesome motherboard that I got for free.
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    caplus12000 reacted to Preston in Why Don't Developers Optimise Games For Pcs As Much As They Do For Consoles?   
    The problem with optimising games for PCs is that there is such a diverse range of hardware (different graphics card, different mother board, different cpus.) With consoles on the other hand there are two sets of hardware (xbox and playstation). As a result of this, when designing games for pcs this has to be taken into account. As far as I know this is the primary reason for games not being as optimised on pc. 
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