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    N. Ireland
  • Interests
    PC repair, coding, gaming, nothing that different than anyone else here.
  • Occupation
    Student

System

  • CPU
    FX 8320
  • Motherboard
    MSI 760GA-P43(FX)
  • RAM
    2x4GB DDR3 1333MHz
  • GPU
    Saphire R9 270X 4GB
  • Case
    Some crappy £10 one
  • Storage
    Segate Baraccuda 1TB
  • PSU
    Corsair CX600M
  • Display(s)
    Packard Bell Viseo 243D
  • Cooling
    Zalman (can't remember its name)
  • Keyboard
    One I got for £5`
  • Mouse
    Dragon Warr Leviathan ELE-G1
  • Sound
    Onboard
  • Operating System
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64

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  1. PigeonSwag
    Sorry about the delay, but sleep called. To the both of you, my mobo isnt mATX. Its fully ATX. Could speccy be reporting a different motherboard? So what should I consider replacing? Motherboard or PSU? or both?
  2. PigeonSwag
    Just completely shuts off, no BOSD.
  3. PigeonSwag
    The problem is that it reaches 60C at idle and that it fluctuates. Is that not a problem?
  4. PigeonSwag
    Yes, I just verified that the heatsink is mounted correctly. Yes there is, CPU in its current configuration has been running fine since March 2014
  5. PigeonSwag
    So My CPU (FX 8320) and motherboard (MSI 760GA-P43(FX)) temps go up and down slowly, like a wave, during idle ranging from 39C to 60C. My computer crashes every now and then when I play a game. Could this be a fault with the CPU and motherboard? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
  6. PigeonSwag
    Upon further research, I've found that youre completely correct.
  7. PigeonSwag
    I've seen youtube videos of the 3100M performing quite well with COD:BO and L4D2, but its supported by a 740QM. I've also seen the 2520M fall on its face in some games but do well in others. Source for 3100M Sources for the 2520M
  8. PigeonSwag
    I'm buying a used laptop and I'm stuck between two. A Latitude E5420 with an i5 2520M and iGPU or a Latitude E6410 with an i5 M420 and NVIDIA NVS 3100M 512MB Is it worth it to get a newer processor and give up a dedicated GPU? I'm planning to do some light gaming on this, like TF2 and L4D2, nothing that intensive. Thanks in advance for your input.
  9. PigeonSwag
    An AM3 processor will work in an AM3+ board? There isn't all that much money in the budget for a PSU and an aftermarket cooler, so any overclock will be pretty weak. Plus neither of us know that much about overclocking. While an upgrade path is nice, an upgrade wont happen for some time and my friend really wants to game as soon as he can without spending too much. Sorry.
  10. PigeonSwag
    Hey. So my friend is looking to get into PC gaming but doesn't have that much money. I heard that you can get decent performance using an AMD 5350, but I was wondering if there was anything better for the £40GBP and under bracket. I was looking at an Athlon II x4 635 second hand. the 635 seems to be better on synthetic benchmarks but I don't know how that translates into gaming performance, and its socket does have a much better upgrade path, but its an older architecture. I was also looking at a Q6600. I've seen it perform well enough, but its super old. Could I base a system around it? Also, is the 635 AM3 or FM2+? Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
  11. PigeonSwag
    @boboman342 I see. So if I picked that mobo, should I only get AMD cards? Also, how could I go about selling my motherboard and processor? EDIT: Also, should I buy in parts seperatly or all at once?
  12. PigeonSwag
    Whats the advantage of buying that £83 motherboard over a £50 like this one? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/gigabyte-motherboard-gaz87d3hp
  13. PigeonSwag
    Wow, I never realised that there was such a difference in the proformance. I think I'll just save up and buy a new system with better parts. Thanks for the advice.
  14. PigeonSwag
    An i3 will outpreform the 8320? There's a 2400 point difference on CPUbenchmark.net
  15. PigeonSwag
    I probably could check my drivers. Usually 1080p full details. I probably shouldn't expect that of all games, should I?
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