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My ISP (Time Warner :() just replaced my Arris router with a Motorola router. It seems to work okay, both wired and with my Roku which is down stairs. But while my Macbook Air (2011, I believe) gets the full 30mbps if it's in the same room in the router, it plummets to unusable speeds just one...

So I've been using simple logitech 3-button optical mice forever, and they've set to a pretty low DPI. I think it's something like 400. My last one failed, and I decided it was time to upgrade, so I went with the Razer Death Adder. I absolutely love the thing. It's super light weight, and it's...

I think so.

Some modular (except the 24-pin and CPU power) 600W Corsair that they have for like $50-60.

More or less. Got a cheaper PSU and Ballistix RAM, and a Fractal R4 (they didn't have the H230).

Hadn't planned on OC'ing, but I pivoted when it was pointed out to me that the prices were about the same with Microcenter and went with the 4770K. I bought and built the machine on Saturday. I'm very pleased. Thanks for the suggestions, all!

That 5500 is the reason why I've gone with a 760. The card performed well, but I almost always had issues any time I wanted to update my drivers. I used to get excited about it, having owned only Nvidia cards in the past, but with this card I got in the habit of only doing it when I absolutely...

Looking for a machine to game and work with (I'm a game developer). I'm pretty flexible on what's below, but I did make conscious choices for just about everything. I live 10 minutes from a Microcenter, so I'll get them to price match/beat anything on the list, so if there's something cheaper to...

If the water was coming out of something on the truck, what was that other fireman with the hose doing?

Someone has pointed out that the motherboard can handle much faster RAM. The prices tend to go up, and the module sizes go down, once you get above 1866. Is it worth it? If not, should I at least consider going up to 1866, perhaps one of these two?

I'm good with that. Asus is the brand that I trust more than anyone else. I mostly choses the Extreme4 because I wasn't sure about the lower end Asus boards (and I read a review that preferenced the Asrock above similarly priced Asus boards), but having a target Asus board to look into it seems...

What would get an "entirely yes"?

Ah, you're right, I didn't notice that the Amazon price was out of date. The standard was just a plus, not a big deal, and certainly not worth $20+, since it doesn't carry much weight. I think I'm going to go with the M12II Bronze at 520W. That should be enough, right? Saves $10 ($80 from NewEgg...

Yeah, I'd be getting it from Amazon. Also, where do you guys see that Microcenter deal? I don't see it on their website anywhere, and I'd like to be able to reference it in the store.

Sounds good on the CPU. For the PSU, Newegg has it for $80, with a $10 rebate bringing it to $70. I'm with you, though, on not counting on rebates. They're a factor, but they carry only about half their weight in value for me. Anyway, if power is going to be a concern, what about this one...

Great tip. Would I not save that $40 with the 3470 as well? That's actually $20 more than the one I have selected. Do you recommend it for the extra power? Would 450W not be enough? Great catch. I just saw $50 for 2x4GB and thought that sounded good. Is there a 670 you'd recommend...

Would you guys mind taking a look at this build (updated), and let me know if you see any red flags, missed opportunities, etc.? 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and coding. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? About $1,000...

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I generally turn things up to 11 and then back down until I get to 40-50 FPS. Who knows what I'll play (finishing up XCOM now), I play all sorts of things when I have time (which is never). Mid-high $300's is about as good as I can do on a 670. If you know of a better deal I'm all for it.

It's rig building time! I'm due for an upgrade (it's been like 4 years), and I'm trying to decide on a video card. I'm definitely going Nvidia (I made the AMD/ATI mistake last time around), and I'd like some suggestions. I'm looking for good value and good performance. I don't have a budget, per...

I've had my Mamba (the original, not the 2012) for about a week now, and I'm really struggling to adjust to it. I'm pretty close to just going back to my simple 3-button Logitech optical, but I thought I'd share my issues to see if anyone can offer any insights on them. 1. I feel significantly...

Good. I like the feel quite a bit. The only things I don't like about it, physically, I think all have to do with how I hold it: the amount of pressure to press the wheel button, the location of the farther thumb button, and I have a habbit of right-clicking when I don't mean to. I suspect all...

To be honest, while the mouse is growing on me, I still feel like I'm faster and more precise with my simple logitech 400 DPI optical mouse. I'm seeing some real advantages in gaming, and the more I use the mouse, the fewer problems I have, and I've probably only put like 5 hours onto it, but in...

I bought a Razer Mamba, and I am looking for a new mouse pad as it doesn't work well with my Razer ExactMat. Can someone suggest one that works well with the Mamba? I really liked my ExactMat, so I'll probably go with another Razer product. It doesn't need to be the best mouse pad ever, I'm not...

Good call. I don't have the lift problems on just the regular table. It's odd because that's a Razer mouse pad. Not sure about the sensitivity. I'll use it a bit more. Thanks, RealityCrunch!

I bought a Razer Mamba on ebay and I'm noticing a couple of things that have me concerned. I'm wondering if these are just problems with the Razer, or if they're because the mouse is used. First, the mouse becomes unresponsive for a brief period of time if it is ever lifted up, even slightly. I...

My car doesn't have an auxiliary audio port, so if I want to listen to music via my iPhone, I have to use an FM transmitter. This works okay, but I'd rather just have my phone connect to my stereo via Bluetooth and stream audio that way. Is that possible? I know there are a number of...

This does look cool. The camera shake would be a better effect if it were more subtle, though. Right now it's reminiscent of over-done bloom effects.

I see. So they don't actually improve graphical performance any more than a regular CPU would, if used with a graphics card, right? If Lucid Hydra actually comes to fruition, do you think they might start contributing in tandem with discrete cards?

Thanks, all!

I'm a little confused about what exactly Sandy Bridge does in terms of graphics. I've searched around a lot, but I haven't really found a concrete answer to this. If you built a system using a Sandy Bridge processor (ignoring the issues it's having right now), would you not need a graphics card...

I got a new 1080p LCD TV that I had meant to use as a monitor, but it's proving to be a little much. So I think I might move it downstairs to become my main TV which will be hooked up to an old XP machine (Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM). Will a Radeon 3450 work as an HDMI output (audio and video) for...

Thanks, all!

Thanks. So let's say I reformat. Would I then download the 11.1 drivers, and then get the 10.12 CAP #2? And if I wanted a profile for a game that wasn't listed in that one, I'd also have to hunt down which CAP included that game?

I downloaded 10.12 CAP #2, and now I'm going to update to 11.1, but the release notes don't mention anything about a Rift Crossfire profile, which CAP #2 says it added. Do the most current profiles make their way into the drivers, unannounced, or do you need to also pick up the CAPs? And if so...

I want to monitor two things: 1. The amount of VRAM currently being used for both of my 5850's. 2. To verify that crossfire is indeed working. The CCC says that Crossfire is enabled, but ATI Tray Tools says that there is no crossfire support. I'd like to see both GPUs in action while...

There are some new catalyst profiles available here, including some for Rift, which I'm quite excited about.

I just downloaded a new catalyst profile from Rage (link), and I have some questions about it. It appears that what I've downloaded are preview profiles for the 10.12 catalyst . Will these profiles be included in the subsequent release as part of the new 11.1 drivers, or do they need to be...

http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1578246 Unless I'm missing something?

I was wondering that myself. Why would they need to put out a hot fix for something they haven't released yet? And have they really forsaken the 5xxx line? Or will the previous families get some hand-me-down improvements?