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If there's no performance issue, it's probably working as designed. 

So recently, I have acquired a GTX 970 and its been a pretty solid card. Can't really complain with it except for one thing. Anti Aliasing will not work. I have used NVIDA cards in the past and never had this issue. I have tried enabling it different ways such as using the in game settings or strong arming it through the NVDIA control panel. It doesn't make sense because in some games where it shows the VRAM usage it will show that the amount changes when i enable it but it wont show it in the game, like it will look like its not turn on. Yet the the game would say that the VRAM is being changed. Its very weird and I would really like to find a key to this solution since i really like have Anti Aliasing on. If someone could help me that would be great thanks. 

This is a basic guide to Nvidia's 900 Graphics Card series. I will be giving my opinion on each separate card in addition to benchmarks. 
 
The 900 series is Nvidia's newest series (as of writing this). It is based on Maxwell Architecture which allows for improved FPS compared to the 700 series and drastically improved performance compared to the 600 series. These GPU's benefit from increased cudacores, shader models, and texture fill rate among many other improvements. 
 

(source: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-titan-x/performance)
 
My guide will include in-game benchmarks. The source of each graph will be cited below it.
 
I will start with the lower-end 900 series GPU's, making my way up all the way to the Titan X. Keep in mind that there are many different versions of these cards from companies such as MSI, Gigabyte, EVGA, and ASUS. 
 
These are my personal opinions on these cards, please don't use this guide as an end-all-be-all for these cards, use your brain and be an informed consumer.
 

(Reference GTX 950)
 
 
 
The 950 packs a lot for the asking price of $159.99-$169.99. This doesn't necessarily mean that it is the card you should get if you want a great gaming experience. At 1080p, it struggles to get up to that golden 60 FPS at max settings on newer games. This card is not an enthusiast card by any means and is meant more for people who are on a budget but still want an enjoyable experience at medium settings. The VRAM of 2GB is not a lot by today's standards and many games will go over 2GB at 1080p if one were to attempt to put them at maximum settings. Overall, this card has good bang for the buck but is not recommended if you are an enthusiast or if you're looking for a card that will last 2-3 years.
 
Benchmarks (1920x1080):

(credit: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/introducing-the-geforce-gtx-950)
 
 

(Reference GTX 960)
 
 
 
The GTX 960 is a tier above the 950 and offers increased gaming performance. With 2GB of VRAM and a 128-bit bus, this card can be seen as the sister of the 950. With an asking price of $199.99, it doesn't cost too much more than the 950 but only offers slight performance increases ranging from 10%-20% on most games. If you're looking for a mid-range GPU that can give you the ability to run modern games at close to maximum settings, this is the card for you. Just keep in mind that you will likely struggle with running games 1-2 years from now due to the low amount of VRAM.
 
Benchmarks (1920x1080):
 

(credit: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-960/performance)
 
 

(Reference GTX 970)
 
This card is notorious for the 3.5GB VRAM debacle. Basically, this card is listed as a 4GB card but only 3.5GB is really usable, as the other .5 GB run at 1/7 of the 3.5GB speed and cause lag. This card's asking price ranges from $310-$400 based on a variety of factors (company, location, etc.) The card absolutely destroys most games at 1080p and is even capable of getting a decent gaming experience at 2560x1600 resolution. This is a card that can be classified as enthusiast due to its overclock-ability and its FPS at higher settings. If you want an enthusiast card that won't break the bank, this is certainly a viable option. Just keep in mind that it really only has 3.5GB of VRAM.
 
Benchmarks (2560x1600):
 

(source: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-970/performance)
 
 

(Reference GTX 980)
 
The GTX 980 is an extremely powerful card and certainly a viable card for enthusiasts. It has 4GB of VRAM, which is more than enough for a card running below 4K. People who want to run 4K resolution with this card will find that it lags on most modern games. With an asking price of $500 and how far it lags behind the 980 Ti, I can't really justify buying this card. If you're looking for a high-end card, save up for the 980 Ti as it performs significantly better (~20%-25%) and is capable of running 4K resolution.
 
Benchmarks (2560x1600):
 
 

(source: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980/performance)
 
 

(Reference GTX 980 Ti)
 
The GTX 980 Ti is a perfect card if you're willing to pay the hefty price of $650 to acquire one. The card runs at near-titan level for $350 less! In addition, it can run 4K well on most games and absolutely destroys all aforementioned cards in terms of performance at 1080p and above. With 6GB VRAM, you will not be running into any VRAM problems in the foreseeable future. If you are an enthusiast with money to spare, this is the card for you. This card made the Titan X a relic and is Nvidia's new flagship GPU.
 
Benchmarks (2560x1600):
 

(source: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-980-ti/performance)
 
 

(Reference Titan X)
 
The holy grail of video cards. The big kahuna. This card is the best consumer video card to date and is the best in the 900 series. But does that mean you should buy it? The 980 Ti has almost the exact same specs as the Titan, only with decreased VRAM and slightly less cudacores. While this card is packing a massive 12GB of VRAM, it's unlikely that you'll ever need that much for gaming in the foreseeable future, even with multiple 4K resolution monitors. The card destroys any game you throw at it, but is it worth the asking price of $1000? The short answer is no. The 980 Ti runs at basically the same rate as the Titan for significantly less, making this card just about obsolete. If you are living in your Billion Dollar Mansion and wish to have the best of the best, this is for you. If you want to be a smart consumer, steer away from this card and go with a 980 Ti.
 
Benchmarks (3840x2160):
 

(source: http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/nvidia-geforce-gtx-titan-x)
 
 
 
Conclusion:
 
The 900 Series has a wide range of cards. While they have some hiccups (the 3.5GB 970 debacle) they have managed to make a solid lineup. If you're considering upgrading your GPU, I encourage you to look at these cards as well as AMD's new lineup to see what's right for you. 

So.
As one who uses PCPartPicker.com on the regular I can say it is a great site though it does have its flaws. I do not try to cause a ruckus on here nor do I want to cause harm to anybody using the site. I lift adblock for the site and make lists as well as engage with the forum on there from time to time. What both Philip and Ryan at PCPP did was extremely rude and I'm more just here to vent.
 
Yesterday I was hopping on the intertubes and went on PCPP. I was immediately greeted with a message telling me that I had been logged out. Confused I tried to log back in. I could not. My account had been locked out and, after some Googling, I found that every comment I had ever made was gone. 
 
I emailed PCPP staff to see if there was a reason it was gone. I was told (quote) "Your account was permanently banned due to vote manipulation via a ring of accounts you controlled. This ban will not be lifted and all associated accounts were removed from our site." I was confused. I had been on there the night before with a friend of mine and we had been going through each other's topics and seeing what was going on on the forum. There probably was a lot of upvoting but nothing was from an account I had "controlled." 
 
Worried I contacted my friend and had found out that his account had, in fact, not been banned. So something was up. It would appear that somebody made multiple accounts pretending to be me and had abused the voting system to lower/raise (couldn't see as my account got deleted) my comment karma, a system that I think should be deleted from the site's experience entirely. I replied to Ryan, telling him I absolutely was not making accounts to affect my karma. I asked for the account names many times and was denied them, meaning that I very well could have been deleted from the site because they simply felt upset that day and I looked at them funny. I replied in a calm, collected tone, being quite appropriate. He then told me (after I had repeated several times that I did not make multiple accounts) that "further vote manipulation will be met with 'harsher consequences.'" Now maybe it's just me, but deleting my account without telling me and then accusing me of making up accounts to raise freaking comment karma is pretty much the harshest consequence a person can give to an innocent user of the site. I ended up just making another account as I needed one for business and had @ send the parts lists to me. 
 
Philosophy emailed them and got a response from Philip telling him the same basic thing. After telling Philip AND Ryan that they had not proven me or him that I had actually done anything, long story short, my IP was banned. I cannot get on on either my new or old account. I'm really frustrated by this. I'll be using adblock on the site and will be browsing with a VPN for the time being, but I cannot believe that this is what it came to. I wake up, ask a few questions, demand to know who it was that did this and was IP banned.
 
/rant
 
Do you have any experiences being banned from sites? Anything I should do?

Thanks!,i think im done for now

My 353.82 Driver crashes for no reason 4 times  a day even when I'm not gaming.

It works perfectly fine.  
 
My router is in my bedroom upstairs next to a power strip, modem, 2.1 speaker set, and a lava lamp.  The PS4 is downstairs in the living room surrounded by other consoles, receiver, television, and a plethora of neighboring wireless networks. 
 

 
We just downloaded the update for MGS5 (about 500MB) in just a couple minutes. 
 
If yours is bad, you've got an interference issue... or a crappy wireless router.

Thats a little bit bigger than a prodigy 

Port Report
 
Great PC Port.
- looks great at High settings, 2560x1440, 2x GTX 680 SLI
- never below 60 FPS
- motor cars

Who would buy a refurbished mouse pad

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Getting ready here are some pics 

Alright thanks

Sorry

Oh right so stupid of me

Alright will try

Well what i would do will be annoying i would install windows 7 put the product key if it didn't work i would command prompt it and when activated and all downloads install ill upgrade to windows 10 but you can try the Creation tool if you need anything i can help

WHAT THE ACTUALLY DID I JUST START 

You forgot need for speed 2015 D:

Everything seemed okay no driver crash or anything check this out 
 
Before:
FPS: 56.7 Score: 1428 Min FPS: 8.4 Max FPS: 121.5 After:FPS:
61.0 Score:
1536 Min FPS:
25.7 Max FPS:
130.2

Everything seemed okay no driver crash or anything check this out 
 
Before:
FPS: 56.7 Score: 1428 Min FPS: 8.4 Max FPS: 121.5 After:FPS:
61.0 Score:
1536 Min FPS:
25.7 Max FPS:
130.2

Thanks for the answer

Minimum:
OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required)
Processor: Intel Core i5-4460 (3.40 GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 (2GB) or better (DirectX 11 card Required)
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 28 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

Recommended:
OS: Windows 7x64, Windows 8x64 (64-bit OS Required) Processor: Intel Core i7-4790 (3.60GHz) or better; Quad-core or better
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 (DirectX 11 graphic card required)
DirectX: Version 11
Hard Drive: 28 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card (Surround Sound 5.1)

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