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hi i was thinking about upgrading my Graphics card right now. currently i have a 7850 and was considering putting another for crossfire. i was wondering is it worth it or should i get a single GPU. My desktop is connected to a single TV which is 55 inch.

What is the downside of using four 16gb chips [in 4 slots]?

What are some good guidelines to go by when determining how much power you'll need? Is 750 watts enough for modern times or is now the time to upgrade?

Running an AMD FX 8350 eight core processor at 4GHz

16GB DDR3 2400 RAM

MSI R9 270X 2GB video card

Been thinking of upgrading the video card but I'm worried my old 750W PSU won't be able to handle it.

Hey, a big follower of your website, I go through your reviews.

I am upgrading to the MSI Radeon R9 290X Lightning with a Cooler Master Silent Pro 850W PSU.

Will it run ok on this?

• Intel Core i5 2320
• ASROCK B75 Pro3-M
• 8GB DDR3 RAM
• Corsair Carbide Series SPEC-03

Is it a good idea to crossfire a R9 290 and R9 290x on a single display unit? If so, what amount of power are we talking about from the PSU here?

Can AMD and Intel processor do the same job, or there are some situations AMD is better than Intel vice versa?

Hi there, I was wondering if 3 could be answered please? They are centered a bit about speculation.

1: I was wondering what your thoughts and ideas are about DX12 in terms of hardware that would need to support it and weather Intel and AMD will have to produce new hardware (besides GPU's) to support this new API?

Second: I was also wondering your thoughts on how much of Mantle would be used by Microsoft for DX12?

Lastly: Do you think NVIDIA will eventually build their own branded PC's in a few years time with their ARM Technology once that architecture gets good enough?

Sorry about the questions, I just like sticking my head into that kind of territory and taking off my tinfoil hat once in a while :)

I am trying to decide between a FX8350 set up vs a i7 4790K set up.

I will use the pc for gaming, graphic design, 3D design and rendering and video editing.

I am moving up from a old q6600 system.

I don't have to have the best, just something that works well. The less money to spend the better, I can get other stuff I need.

My gpu is a GTX660 that will transfer to the new build until I can buy a GTX970 or GTX980.

Which pc set up should I go for?

Hi there,

This is Rakshit from India. I am about to buying a GPU, where I'm choosting between 4 GPUs: MSI GTX 970 4GB, ASUS GTX 970 4GB, Zotac GTX 970 4GB & Zotac GTX 960 2GB.

Which of these is best for me?

I heard a concern of VRAM issue with all GTX 970 is this a serious issue.

Plz help me out.

I have a problem! My NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 1GB video card crashes when I play games like DOTA 2. It starts off okay, with around 60-70FPS but after five minutes the fRAMe rate drops all of the sudden to 20-30FPS then the game crashed.

I've taken a look at GPU-Z and noticed that the card is reaching 110C!! What should I do?!