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On May 18 2012 12:03 TheToast wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 11:59 Malstriks wrote:
so i just built a new computer and for the last couple days everything has been crashing or causing blue screens of death even with the latest drivers and updates. for example, SC2, LoL, even firefox would crash randomly.
Then tonight I checked my memory sticks and noticed they were in the wrong slots (DIMM1 and DIMM3) instead of DIMM2 and DIMM4. could this possibly be a cause for the crashes? Shouldn't. Some motherboard firmware won't load properly if there isn't a dimm in slot 0 of channel A + Show Spoiler +(I've only run into this with one Intel motherboard, it was the fan control firmware that would crash as it would only load in channel A and I stupidly put the dimm in the channel B slot, it was a BTX mobo, go figure) but there's nothing about the dimm locations that should cause Windows to crash. Take a look at the Windows event viewer and check out the specific error messages.
you're right. it just gave me yet another BSOD  ill go to event log now
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what nVidia card should i buy?
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On May 18 2012 13:27 LDub wrote:
what nVidia card should i buy?
That's sort of like asking "what car should I buy". There's really no perfect answer, it depends on things like budget, your setup, and what games you play. It's not really a Simple Question at all lol. I suggest you post in the Computer Build Resource Thread. Include the specs of your current PC or planned build, explain your price range, and give some information about what kind of performance you need. You should get a good answer. 
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Is there a huge difference in FPS between the resolutions 1920x1080 and 1680x1050? Is the 1920x1080 benchmarks accurate for 1680x1050?
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On May 18 2012 14:35 bbrian wrote:
Is there a huge difference in FPS between the resolutions 1920x1080 and 1680x1050? Is the 1920x1080 benchmarks accurate for 1680x1050?
Uhh, yes there's a huge difference, and no, the benchmarks won't be the same. More pixels = more work for the GPU = different performance.
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On May 18 2012 14:37 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 14:35 bbrian wrote:
Is there a huge difference in FPS between the resolutions 1920x1080 and 1680x1050? Is the 1920x1080 benchmarks accurate for 1680x1050? Uhh, yes there's a huge difference, and no, the benchmarks won't be the same. More pixels = more work for the GPU = different performance.
About how much gap of FPS would there be?
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On May 18 2012 16:07 bbrian wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 14:37 JingleHell wrote:On May 18 2012 14:35 bbrian wrote:
Is there a huge difference in FPS between the resolutions 1920x1080 and 1680x1050? Is the 1920x1080 benchmarks accurate for 1680x1050? Uhh, yes there's a huge difference, and no, the benchmarks won't be the same. More pixels = more work for the GPU = different performance. About how much gap of FPS would there be?
Up to 30 i would say, depends on what game and graphics settings.
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I lost my internet connection this morning while playing D3. Then, I resetted my modem and even though all lights were green and working, I still had no connection. After that I called customer support service, and after making some tests (including the tracert one which gave request timed out messages) she told me that there might be an issue either with my modem or my computer's ethernet board. I decided to try rebooting the computer just to see if it worked and...it worked.
So is this something I should be worried about, or just some random stupid bug/glitch that happens once in a while?
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On May 18 2012 16:07 bbrian wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 14:37 JingleHell wrote:On May 18 2012 14:35 bbrian wrote:
Is there a huge difference in FPS between the resolutions 1920x1080 and 1680x1050? Is the 1920x1080 benchmarks accurate for 1680x1050? Uhh, yes there's a huge difference, and no, the benchmarks won't be the same. More pixels = more work for the GPU = different performance. About how much gap of FPS would there be?
Somewhere between zero and infinity.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/330
Here's some examples.
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Hi there,
My friend offers a Lenovo X220 core i7, 8 GB ram, 9 cell at $500. My only concern is that it uses an integrated Intel HD 3000 still. Is it good enough to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3?
Thanks a bunch!
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On May 18 2012 23:36 Quochobao wrote:
Hi there,
My friend offers a Lenovo X220 core i7, 8 GB ram, 9 cell at $500. My only concern is that it uses an integrated Intel HD 3000 still. Is it good enough to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3?
Thanks a bunch!
Depends on how you define "play". If you don't care about good performance or high settings, sure.
Well, at least SC2. I haven't looked up any D3 benches, but I assume, in following with Blizz mass marketing strategy, it should be at least sort of playable on anything faster than a cell phone.
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On May 18 2012 23:41 JingleHell wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 23:36 Quochobao wrote:
Hi there,
My friend offers a Lenovo X220 core i7, 8 GB ram, 9 cell at $500. My only concern is that it uses an integrated Intel HD 3000 still. Is it good enough to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3?
Thanks a bunch! Depends on how you define "play". If you don't care about good performance or high settings, sure. Well, at least SC2. I haven't looked up any D3 benches, but I assume, in following with Blizz mass marketing strategy, it should be at least sort of playable on anything faster than a cell phone.
Your ninja edit made my heart sink a bit =) yeah for sc2 i only care about the competitive aspect (i.e. no freezing, no dropping), but diablo 3 may demand some more aesthetics...
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On May 18 2012 23:44 Quochobao wrote:Show nested quote +On May 18 2012 23:41 JingleHell wrote:On May 18 2012 23:36 Quochobao wrote:
Hi there,
My friend offers a Lenovo X220 core i7, 8 GB ram, 9 cell at $500. My only concern is that it uses an integrated Intel HD 3000 still. Is it good enough to play Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3?
Thanks a bunch! Depends on how you define "play". If you don't care about good performance or high settings, sure. Well, at least SC2. I haven't looked up any D3 benches, but I assume, in following with Blizz mass marketing strategy, it should be at least sort of playable on anything faster than a cell phone. Your ninja edit made my heart sink a bit =) yeah for sc2 i only care about the competitive aspect (i.e. no freezing, no dropping), but diablo 3 may demand some more aesthetics...
If you want a cheap laptop that can do more than play some games above bottom tier graphics, you basically fit the only niche that actually makes sense to buy AMD. You won't get a good discrete laptop GPU at that price range, but a cheap AMD APU with it's better IGP would make some sense.
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On May 18 2012 16:58 Bleak wrote:
I lost my internet connection this morning while playing D3. Then, I resetted my modem and even though all lights were green and working, I still had no connection. After that I called customer support service, and after making some tests (including the tracert one which gave request timed out messages) she told me that there might be an issue either with my modem or my computer's ethernet board. I decided to try rebooting the computer just to see if it worked and...it worked.
So is this something I should be worried about, or just some random stupid bug/glitch that happens once in a while?
I would say don't worry about it unless it happens again. Could have been a service hang, a driver issue, or a number of other things. You can check Window's Event Viewer for error logs if you're curious, but unless it keeps happening it's probably not a big deal.
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so here one question, ican put in 48gbram in my computer, but who needs that much?
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On May 19 2012 01:20 candyshopgirl wrote:
so here one question, ican put in 48gbram in my computer, but who needs that much?
No one. At least not for a regular desktop.
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ihave a gerofce nvidia gtx295 duel know, can i buy Another gtx 295 and gett dubbel, or need i get a new graphiccard if i
need like 3gb?
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intel 2nd gen vs 3rd gen CPU:
is 3rd gen overall better than the 2nd?
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On May 19 2012 01:57 nosliw wrote:
intel 2nd gen vs 3rd gen CPU:
is 3rd gen overall better than the 2nd?
3rd gen has slightly better performance at equal clock speeds and lower power consumption. The integrated graphics is significantly better, but most gamers will use a dedicated graphics card instead anyway. There's thus not too much difference in the desktop processors. For laptops, the 3rd gen was a wider advantage because of the wider range of utilized Turbo Boost frequencies (auto-overclocking) available because of the lower power consumption.
It's mostly just the same architecture, slightly tweaked, on a different and smaller manufacturing process. Prices are similar and launch SKUs have pretty similar clock speeds as the 2nd gen, so there's really not too much distinction.
Because of a few factors, the 3rd gen doesn't overclock as well as the 2nd gen, so if you're pushing both with high overclocks, you'll get similar performance from both. The small inherent advantage of the 3rd gen would be compensated for by the higher overclocked speeds of the 2nd gen.
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On May 19 2012 01:23 candyshopgirl wrote:
ihave a gerofce nvidia gtx295 duel know, can i buy Another gtx 295 and gett dubbel, or need i get a new graphiccard if i
need like 3gb?
Looks like the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 is pretty hard to find and even when I did find it on Amazon.com, it was only available from a reseller for around $400 (USD). I'd say just buy a newer PCI-e 2.0 (or 2.1) card (see suggestion below) or keep that one.
From some searching I found that the GTX 295 was around $300 (USD) when it was available. For the same price you can get a GeForce GTX 570 and it has 2.5 GB of GDDR5:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130687
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