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rustikles
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I don't have anything in a desktop above a G2120 (dual core pentium).  And those are in our servers.

 

The G2120 are Ivy Bridge though, so...   yeah.

 

I do have a nearly 4 yr old Dell Precision laptop with a first gen i7 920xm.

 

 

I have not built a gaming machine... yet.

 

*edit:  I still have an unistalled copy of Vista Ultimate sitting on my desk in its packaging.  Not sure if that is shameful or not. 

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my I/O shield doesn't fit properly and i intentionally bend one of the I/O shield alluminium so it won't bend out.

 

Did this on my last 2 PC.

 

Didn't get 7850 instead I Choose MSI GTX660.

 

Bought HP Laptop (60 degrees Idle in 30 degrees ambient room temp, Bad screen) which is very expensive.

 

Uses 5 years old Razer mouse (Broke wheel click)  and keyboard (Broke F11 button Mended it myself)... and mousepad (broke on of the feed, Smells bad, Rarely cleaned it)...

 

Oh yeah and Razer in-ear earbuds (morray+) (Cable about to snap).

 

Lesson learned.

Got a HP laptop too and I got the same situation as you ;( after nearly 3 years of struggling with it, finally got a decent PC (specs in my sig)

CPU: i5 4670k @ 4.6-4.4 GHz| Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White/Blue) | Motherbord: ASUS Maximus VI Hero|
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB (Red) 1600MHz CL9 | GPU: ASUS DirectCU II OC GTX 670 4GB (GTX670-DC2-4GD5) | Power Supply: Corsair AX760i
Others: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, WD Green 2TB, 2 Toshiba 500GB, CM TPC 612, Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2013 Stealth Edition, Razer Naga 2013, Razer Electra (oh this is shit...), Razer Moray+ , Razer Goliathus Speed Edition, Audio Technica ATH2500

 

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Got a HP laptop too and I got the same situation as you ;( after nearly 3 years of struggling with it, finally got a decent PC (specs in my sig)

 

Which one did you get?

I Hope I can fix the temps by bringing it to HP center. I can't open my laptop, Removed all screw but hard to open.

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I have a 4770k and a GTX770 but I enjoy more playing Gran Turismo 5 on my Playstation 3

 

I have also used my $1 Ikea mousepad for 3 years

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It took me like 2 years to get used to KB + Mouse.

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Which one did you get?

I Hope I can fix the temps by bringing it to HP center. I can't open my laptop, Removed all screw but hard to open.

HP dv6-6009tx if I'm not wrong. Kinda old.

Idles @ around 50-60, Load @ around 80-90 [CPU temps]

Even after reapply the paste and changing the mobo once the temps just stays the same

CPU: i5 4670k @ 4.6-4.4 GHz| Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White/Blue) | Motherbord: ASUS Maximus VI Hero|
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB (Red) 1600MHz CL9 | GPU: ASUS DirectCU II OC GTX 670 4GB (GTX670-DC2-4GD5) | Power Supply: Corsair AX760i
Others: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, WD Green 2TB, 2 Toshiba 500GB, CM TPC 612, Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2013 Stealth Edition, Razer Naga 2013, Razer Electra (oh this is shit...), Razer Moray+ , Razer Goliathus Speed Edition, Audio Technica ATH2500

 

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HP dv6-6009tx if I'm not wrong. Kinda old.

Idles @ around 50-60, Load @ around 80-90 [CPU temps]

Even after reapply the paste and changing the mobo once the temps just stays the same

 

I owned a DV6-6001TX and that temperature is normal to me.   :lol:  Turn off TurboBoost if you want to drop a few degrees.

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I've already built a ghetto shield and am using it right now seriously one of the best projects I've done

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I'm using an acer aspire. But it has Intel core2 quad, And 8gb ram and Nvidia GTX 560. With oem keyboard and mouse :( Im also using a macbook pro right now... Im sorry :P

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I just made a computer with a gtx 770 and a friend made a way cheaper on with a 660ti but I'm only playing games atm that even he can max out on 60fps+ .. HOW DO I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY EXTRA POWER D:

i5 4670k - MSI GTX 770 gaming - Fractal design define R4 (windowed) - MSI Z87-G45 gaming - be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 - Corsair vengeance 8 gb (lp) - WB black 1tb - 256GB SSD - Corsair TX 750M - Ducky Shine 3

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I am using windows 8 and a LED TV and i have a GTX TITAN....

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My computer is 7 years out dated I had a power supply from old computer thats at least 8 years old :(

My Rig - CPU: Intel Core 2 duo E7200 GPU: nvidia 8800gt MB: ECS 945GCT-HM (Livermore8) RAM: 2GB of some cheap crap I got off ebay CPU Cooler: Stock fan from E2140 PSU: Some thing I salvaged from my dads old pc Case: IDK Optical Drive: Compacq Drive

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Also I have a pirated version of minesweeper ;) no not really but I still use an IDE cable for my CD drive.

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My Rig - CPU: Intel Core 2 duo E7200 GPU: nvidia 8800gt MB: ECS 945GCT-HM (Livermore8) RAM: 2GB of some cheap crap I got off ebay CPU Cooler: Stock fan from E2140 PSU: Some thing I salvaged from my dads old pc Case: IDK Optical Drive: Compacq Drive

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I owned a DV6-6001TX and that temperature is normal to me.   :lol:  Turn off TurboBoost if you want to drop a few degrees.

I made the power settings on balanced (setting CPU usage from 5-100% do help abit too). Don't need my laptop to do any work now :)

CPU: i5 4670k @ 4.6-4.4 GHz| Case: NZXT Phantom 410 (White/Blue) | Motherbord: ASUS Maximus VI Hero|
RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 2x8GB (Red) 1600MHz CL9 | GPU: ASUS DirectCU II OC GTX 670 4GB (GTX670-DC2-4GD5) | Power Supply: Corsair AX760i
Others: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB, WD Green 2TB, 2 Toshiba 500GB, CM TPC 612, Razer Black Widow Ultimate 2013 Stealth Edition, Razer Naga 2013, Razer Electra (oh this is shit...), Razer Moray+ , Razer Goliathus Speed Edition, Audio Technica ATH2500

 

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HOW DO I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY EXTRA POWER D:

You don't.

 

Simply laugh at yourself a a bit and laugh harder at those who got 780's and titans for minecraft or league of legends.

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my confession is i liked windows vista and i never understood why people hated it because i never had problems

and something i did before was build a pc then put it beside my desk and when i pressed the button it would not work so i sat there for an hour trying to figure out why it would not turn on.....then i realized i forgot to plug all the cables into the back....that was NOT one of my best days

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I still think 4:3 is better than 16:9...

There's a time and place for everything! But not now. - Professor Oak

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You don't.

Simply laugh at yourself a a bit and laugh harder at those who got 780's and titans for minecraft or league of legends.

I laugh even more at people that bought a really expensive gaming supercomputer *cough* alienware pc with gtx 660 as highest gpu for horrible prices :D

i5 4670k - MSI GTX 770 gaming - Fractal design define R4 (windowed) - MSI Z87-G45 gaming - be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 2 - Corsair vengeance 8 gb (lp) - WB black 1tb - 256GB SSD - Corsair TX 750M - Ducky Shine 3

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I just made a computer with a gtx 770 and a friend made a way cheaper on with a 660ti but I'm only playing games atm that even he can max out on 60fps+ .. HOW DO I TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY EXTRA POWER D:

join the folding team :D

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I still think 4:3 is better than 16:9...

I agree--we just need high res 4:3 displays. :P

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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I agree--we just need high res 4:3 displays. :P

That's why I'm using a CRT :D

 

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There's a time and place for everything! But not now. - Professor Oak

i7 2600K 4.3GHz  -  GTX 1060 3GB  - ASUS P8Z68-V - 16GB DDR3-1600 CL9 - EIZO 1080p 120Hz VA

Intel Skulltrail: 2x Core 2 Quad QX9775 - Intel D5400XS - 16GB FB DDR2-800 CL5 Quad Channel

EVGA SR-2 Classified - 2x Xeon X5675 4.2GHz - 24GB DDR3-1830 C10 Triple Channel

Intel Skulltrail #2: 2x Xeon E5472  - Intel D5400XS - 16GB FB DDR2-667 CL5 Quad Channel

 

 

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That's why I'm using a CRT :D

 

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I still need to get around throwing cash at 3 IPS panels--1 1440p in landscape and 2 side 1080p's in portrait.

If you ever need help with a build, read the following before posting: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/3061-build-plan-thread-recommendations-please-read-before-posting/
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