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Thanks a lot for trying! I did find a sort-of-solution using a software called Lucidlogix's Virtu MVP that is compatible with my Z77 motherboard. It allows you to use the motherboard integrated video output and still use the video card performance while doing so, supposedly to save power...

Hi, tried everything you listed and still the same issue at all refresh rates and resolutions, same with the latest beta drivers, i even OCed the card to 1000mhz core 1250 memory and get the same. Is it possible to use my i7 integrated video to output to the monitor while still using the video...

Hi everyone, I recently got a MSI HD 7850 but I'm having one issue with it. My main monitor only has a single VGA input and no other inputs of any kind and I'm getting some pretty noticeable horizontal flickering white lines (like having a very low refresh rate on a CTR monitor). I have tried...

I had this issue with a HD 6850 and a HD5450 that i had on my HTPC. Without aero on i would get tearing and choppiness in Netflix HD video, XBMC and games. After trying a lot of setting changes i finally identified that keeping aero on fixed everything, I've updated my drivers many times since...

Thanks everyone, now I'm also looking at the 7790, but the product page says a 500w PSU is recommended so my current PSU falls short there, i've read of several people using the 7750 with my exact PSU. I may seem a bit compulsive about power consumption but I'm not in the states and where i am...

Thanks everyone. Because of the suggestions I've been reading reviews about the Radeon HD 7750 and i think ill go with that mostly because it is supposed to be even more power efficient than intels IGP on idle, that's a big plus for me because the htpc is always on. I can deal with 30-ish FPS...

Preferably less than 300. The card can be normal desktop profile tho.

I have a HTPC connected to my 1080p TV via HDMI and i'm looking for a video card to be able to play some games with a xbox 360 controller in steam big picture. The HTPC specs: i3 3220 (currently using integrated video, works great for emulators and media) P8H67-M Evo 8GB ram Antec EarthWatts...

Just a follow up for people that want to do this or something like this. I installed Plex Media Server along with my XBMC install and it does exactly what i wanted them to do, i can use XBMC at home and use Plex only to be able to stream my videos/movies/music to my phone or any PC with a...

Excellent, when i get home to my HTPC I'll get plex up and running. I'll give the Plex Media Client a try and see if i can find alternative addons to the ones I'm using in XBMC. If i end up not liking the client, from what you wrote and from what I've been reading, it seems like i can just run...

Thanks for the reply. I'm looking into plex right now and it looks pretty nice, but I've been using XBMC since i had an original modded Xbox years ago and now have all my addons and everything ready the way i like it. Can plex run headless, with no interface? Maybe i can use plex...

I have my HTPC running like a charm on XBMC (in windows 7) and now I'm trying to find a way to stream my media over the web so i have access to my movies/music in my Android phone (and/or a web interface) when traveling. Is there any program (for windows) that can stream and transcode media...

Glossy blue.

Ohh no, the biggest problem is that im not in the USA. I get charged incrementally more money per watt the more watts i use (first 100kw/h a month cost X, next 100kw/h cost Y, etc) and even the lowest tier is almost double what you probably pay in USA, after 400kw/h or so is about $0.28 usd...

I've tried several keyboards and remotes for my htpc and i haven't found anything that comes close to this combo: - Blackberry (trackpad, not touch) phone with Freemote over bluetooth/wifi. Can type almost as fast as i can in my computer, the trackpad is accurate and just painless to use. - PS3...

Just as a follow up because I got my new HTPC up and running. Went with a i3 3220, P8H67-M Evo, 120GB SSD (OS), 2x 3TB Seagate Barracuda (Media), Antec Green 80+ 350w PSU and a 120GB 2.5" Laptop drive to use as a temp download drive to only have the raid array going to copy the completed...

I'm ready to order all my upgrades for my old power hungry HTPC, but im still undecided on the case... I'm looking for compact, something that is not too much of a hassle to take to a friends house from time to time. This is what i have so far: - Intel Core i3-3220 - P8H67-M evo...

Great cards

I've been using AMD GPUs for years and always love the performance.

Good price/performance ratio.

Try with Windows Media Player Classic http://mpc-hc.sourceforge.net/ But pretty much everything i play with VLC plays fine. * Edit: If it doesnt work with MPC try ffdshow codec found here: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ffdshow

Thank you all for the replies! I just got home from work and inspected the bios for the first time in a really long time, i still had it Overclocked to 3.6ghz... Stupid. Removed the overclock and set the multiplier to 6 and now is running all the time at 1.6ghz, sadly my board doesn't have...

I recently measured the power consumption of my HTPC/Fileserver with a Kill-a-watt and the reading was a beefy 340watts while running XBMC. Admittedly even before the measurement i knew it wasn't very power efficient because i reused mostly the older parts i had from my previous gaming setup...

I installed my 60GB accelerator and been using it for about 2 hours, I'm simply amazed. I have NEVER upgraded a single component that has given me such a feeling of increase in speed. Granted i'm using a 1tb WD Green drive that is not fast by any means and that is probably why i'm feeling so...

I have missed all the stress tests since the last beta weekend. Have they tweaked the FOV/Camera since? The change to the camera for BW2 to allow you to zoom further out along with playing an azura did wonders for my enjoyment of the game but it wasn't perfect.

While i understand where you are coming from and i miss the feeling of having a real community in a MMO a lot just imagine if that game existed right now. How much time do you think you would spend coordinating groups/trades/events vs actually doing them? What about players in low population...

Kinks of this particular software aside, it is not the price per GB of the SSD in these systems that is amazing, is the price per GB of the "pakage". You pair this with a $120 2TB drive and you have 2TB storage and a + 60GB SSD cache that performs like was described in this article for $120 +...

What kills a lot of MMO's right from the start for me is that WoW, even with its many problems and areas where it could improve, has spoiled me. First with the fluid movement and the very good camera system that doesn't make me feel that my character is overimposed in scenery or just feels...

One of the limitations is that you can only use it for 1 drive in your system, the boot drive. From what i understood if you buy a new MB/CPU/RAM your current key becomes invalid. What i don't understand is what happens next...Do i have to repurchase the software? Do i only have to...

I ordered the drive last night from amazon after reading this article and i've been researching, while i wait for my order to arrive, about the issues that some of the reviewers report in newegg/corsair/ocz forums. It has many limitations, some clear, some not so much, but at ~$75 shipped for a...

I just got the 60GB one for $67.88 plus shipping from amazon, now after reading the comments i'm a bit nervous about the data corruption issues, to be fair only a handful of people are reporting this problem.

Blizzard is working with law enforcement to track down the hackers and if they are claiming that the breach was in August 4th you can be sure they *detected* the breach in august 4th, you can't call the FBI and tell them your network was compromised and make up the date of the compromise because...

Now i feel stupid, i wasn't the one that bought it and apparently the CPU is not a K model. Oh well, at least got it to 4.2ghz and will upgrade eventually. Thanks!

Hi everyone, i just installed an Asus P8Z77-V Pro mobo to replace a H67 board (no OC) and go along my 2600k. I updated to the lasted bios before even trying to OC so im unclear if theres an specific issue with the latest bios version. The board will let me set the multiplier anywhere from...

I'm redownloading the beta client since i uninstalled the old one. Anyone live knows if they improved the camera a bit? One of my biggest issue is that the camera feels too close to the character for me and theres no way to set it further away, did they change that for this beta?

Thanks for the reply! I'm not clear on the last part tho, do you think i should just run all the ram i have as 1333mhz instead of trying to sell it and buy more faster ram? I havent tried to OC for a long while, would running the ram like that limit the OC on the processor or it doesnt matter?

Currently I have a i7 2600k in a Asus P8Z77-V Pro board with 8gb (4gbx2) Corsair 1333mhz ram and just got, as a present, 8gb (4gbx2) Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz ram and a Corsair H60 cooler. I'm wondering if it is possible to run the 1333mhz ram and the 1600mhz ram together and if it is...

I played Warrior (8), Engineer (10) and Necro (20) over the weekend. I found the game to be very fun, the graphics are gorgeous, very well worth the prepurchase and i intend to play it a lot once it goes live. What i didn't like: - The walking animations need more work to feel more fluid...

Hello everyone, I very recently bought an Intel i7 2600k CPU and an ASUS P8H67-M EVO board and 8GB 1333 ram locally. Then i realized that the Asus board, due to the H67 chipset, couldn't overclock... bad decision to buy without researching first. Trying to make the best out of my mistake im...

After a lot of reading i'm interested in buying the Nook Color and rooting it for its amazing screen and all the features available for the price but my problem is that I'm not in USA and i'm having trouble finding a Nook locally. I plan to use the tablet for web browsing, videos, reading and...