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    Upgrading video card from 560 GTX

    Thanks for the help everyone. Ordered a 1060gtx 6gb...looks like a monitor upgrade night be in order. The current one has to be around 10 years old and wasn't exactly top of the line when I got it.
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    Upgrading video card from 560 GTX

    Should I just go for the 6gb? Looks like $280 EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 GAMING, ACX 2.0 (Single Fan), 6GB GDDR5, DX12 OSD Support (PXOC), Only 6.8 Inches Graphics Card 06G-P4-6161-KR https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01IPVSGEC/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_Arf9xb5THS8KR
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    Upgrading video card from 560 GTX

    CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply CORSAIR CX series CX600 600W 80 PLUS BRONZE Active PFC ATX12V & EPS12V Power Supply-Newegg.com Looking to spend around $250ish.
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    Upgrading video card from 560 GTX

    I'm looking at upgrading my current video card for gaming: 560 GTX (MSI GeForce GTX 560 (Fermi) DirectX 11 N560GTX Twin Frozr II/OC 1GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card-Newegg.com) My MOBO is an ASUS P8z68-V with a i5 2500k processor. Not sure which card to...
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    New Build: Video card, power supply, fan questions

    From what I've been reading, OCing the processor to 4.5 ghz is easily doable so I'll probably shoot for that. I like that video card. I'll be switching to that and with the rebate it's actually $10 cheaper. Hit a snag with the full tower. It barely fits under the desk. Looking for a...
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    New Build: Video card, power supply, fan questions

    Here is a new build for gaming I'm about to buy. Just had a few questions: Is my power supply sufficient? Is this a good video card for high settings for games coming out? Should I be getting a 3rd party fan or any other cooling options? I do plan to overclock and it will be my first time...
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    Video card/motherboard compatibility question

    Sorry I worded that pretty poorly. I meant if I use a card made for a pci-e 2.0 slot will it be slower than optimal on my motherboard? I have a geforce 8800gts 320mb right now. Thinking of upgrading it sometime soon (along with CPU). I haven't really looked at what I want to upgrade to. I...
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    Video card/motherboard compatibility question

    ASUS P5B Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard This is my current motherboard. I'm curious if pci-e 2.0 video cards will work with this card. If so, how much of a performance drop would there be?
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    Swapping old hard drives

    That's perfect because there aren't any programs on it. :D Thanks for your help. This thread has served it's purpose.
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    Swapping old hard drives

    I just built a new computer, but all of my music and video files are in the old PC's slave drive. If I put the old drive into my new computer will my data be accessible or will I have to format it to use it?
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