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Upgrade from a 5770 to...

Thanks for the quick replies. Right now NewEgg doesn't seem to be offering BF4 with the ASUS but hopefully that will change when I'm ready to order.
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- Post #4
- Dec 9, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Upgrade from a 5770 to...

I've got a AMD 5770 that's getting a little long in the tooth for current games. I'm looking for a replacement, but I don't need anything spectacular... just something more current and better equipped for moderns games. Looking at my specs below, this will be going in a HTPC case so it can't...
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- Dec 9, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Recommend an AP for Vizio Router

For reasons I'd rather not get into, I'm stuck using a Vizio XWR100 Router. I'm not impressed with it's range or connection reliability on mobile devices, and would like to use a Wireless AP to increase the strength of the signal and hopefully improve reliability. This needs to be wirelessly...
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- Apr 15, 2013
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Networking
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HTPC Case - Airflow

Thanks for the quick reply
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- Post #3
- Feb 1, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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HTPC Case - Airflow

I just bought an additional fan for my Lian Li PC-C60B HTPC Case (link below). The first fan is a Front Left Intake Fan blowing cool air across the HDDs. I chose this to blow cool air across the HDD and keep them from heating up the case. The other fan is a Back Right Intake Fan...
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- Feb 1, 2013
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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I'm about to give up. Stomach isn't budging...and I am looking deformed now.

I'm not a dietitian, but I have some experience taking college level health classes as well as some personal experience. I guess my first question would be, are you eating whatever you want and then hoping exercise will burn it off? If that's the case, you will build muscle in the places you...
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- Post #25
- Dec 14, 2012
- Forum: Health and Fitness
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DEAD amazon goldbox deals for Crucial M4's 128gb - $80 256gb - $ 165 512gb - $350.

I hear ya, they are still pricey if you want anything larger than 256GB. But this one is for my MacBook Pro not my Desktop, so I don't need quite as much storage on there. Only using about 120GB right now of my 500GB drive, so no big loss there and my pro apps like Aperture, Logic, Final Cut...
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- Post #8
- Sep 10, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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DEAD amazon goldbox deals for Crucial M4's 128gb - $80 256gb - $ 165 512gb - $350.

Just bought one, though I'm pissed because I just found out Amazon had to start charging Tax in PA this month. This is going to start limiting my spending at Amazon, not their fault just an unfortunate side effect. If they are going to do it, I wish they would just do it at the federal level...
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- Post #4
- Sep 10, 2012
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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7950 - Thoughts?

Personally, I'm using my HTPC for much more than just watching movies. It's my gaming machine as well, combined with a 46" Samsung LED, Denon 7.1 Receiver, and Definitive Technology 5.1 Surround Speakers. It's hard to compare a 24" Monitor 2.1 Audio typical desktop setup, once you've started...
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- Post #18
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

I'm going to seriously consider this, since most people think I'd be heavily bottle necking a 7950, and I was hoping to spend around $200 instead anyway.
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- Post #17
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

Doing anything with the drivers is slow, opening the interface, making adjustments, applying updates... it's all slow. Everything other than game performance.
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- Post #16
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

I am indeed planning to move to Haswel, but I'm surprised to hear you guys say you think I'll be bottle necking my GPU that badly. I've heard modern games really lean heavily towards GPU these days, which makes the CPU less important. Anyway, I do plan on upgrading the Motherboard/CPU/RAM when...
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- Post #15
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

Good to know, I am indeed using the 5770 and even the latest drivers are painfully slow.
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- Post #13
- Sep 2, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

The driver software package
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- Post #4
- Aug 31, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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7950 - Thoughts?

I'm looking for an upgrade to my HTPC/Gaming PC. Bearing that in mind, I need something with external blowing fans to keep things cool, and it has to support HD Audio Bitstreaming to my receiver (DTS-HD/Dolby TrueHD). The 7950 seems like a no brainer in the $300 range (based on benchmarks I've...
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- Aug 31, 2012
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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