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That is quite impressive o.O nice

I wouldn't recommend it - if you get a different card to the one you have already and stick them in SLI, both cards will run at the slowest cards settings.

If you go onto your laptop manufacturers website and the model page, there should be a download tab/page with drivers there.

I think this might work.. if you still need to go to https://youtube.com rather than http://youtube.com, you could just add a hosts file entry to redirect all traffic going to http://you... to go instead to https://...

My computer ;-;

Go to the webpage of the model on the laptop manufacturers website and download all of the drivers there & install them. That could be the issue.

1 input to 2 output should be fine, but 2 input to 1 output might be a bit problematic. It seems incredibly odd that it is just a problem with one game. Have you tried other games?

I don't know about other brands, but Asus is even easier than the Mac notebooks as you just have to unscrew the 2 screws on the hard drive compartment. Don't even have to unscrew anything on the previous unibody Macs. :P Just made an observation, not trying to start anything though. Do those use the Mac version of SATA though, with the extra pins? I know the case with Mac Pro's is you need to buy Apple branded hard drives because of the non-standard setup. I've replaced the stock 250GB HDD with an Intel 80GB SSD. So as far as I know, it's standard. I've never heard that about Mac Pros. I know several people who have third-party hard drives. Some are SAS, but I don't know if they're using a RAID controller or something. I also know someone who bought an Intel SSD and put it in the Mac Pro's optical bay, using the SATA connector. Can't say I'm too savvy about Mac Pros, though - any material I could read on it? It's just stuff I've heard around. How do apple get away with selling HDDs for the mac pro for a lot more than 3rd party ones then.. dat marketing.

I don't know about other brands, but Asus is even easier than the Mac notebooks as you just have to unscrew the 2 screws on the hard drive compartment. Don't even have to unscrew anything on the previous unibody Macs. :P Just made an observation, not trying to start anything though. Do those use the Mac version of SATA though, with the extra pins? I know the case with Mac Pro's is you need to buy Apple branded hard drives because of the non-standard setup.

While utilities like OCgenie are good for a base, to get the best performance you should always tweak settings manually, and just check things like vCore aren't getting too highh.

Just so you know it is very hard if not impossible to upgrade laptops. It seems like some other process is using all of the processing power and stealing it from RS. Try monitoring your CPU usage levels and seeing which processes use significant amounts apart from RS. I wouldn't expect massively high results from that computer though - those specs aren't great.

Yeah, the only difference is the ability to change the multiplier thus allowing you to OC (that's how you overclock SB, rather than changing speeds) :thumbup:

[hide=spam] Get the K version. Even if you don't plan to overclock, it is only a little more expensive and you won't turn around in the future and kick yourself because you can't overclock. I would add a coolermaster hyper 212+ so you can do just a bit of overclocking - its just so easy with the SB chips it just seems silly not to. I haven't heard of the brand before - perhaps it is an american one that they don't have over here. Make sure you don't buy bad brand cards. I would avoid Biostar for a good rig. The asus P8P67 is a good performance range, otherwise I think you should look at Gigabyte. I agree with "I'm a bit weary on the mobo". Nothing really wrong with this, but for overclocking I would go with the 1600MHz version. If you want future-proofing, I would say maybe go for CL8/7, but I doubt that makes too much of a difference at all. As you said, 1TB vs 640GB is completely up to you. WD Caviar Black is a solid choice. I haven't tried it for myself properly, but everything I've heard says that 7200RPM is very much worth it over 5400RPM. Unless you're doing loads and loads of HD video rendering 8GB is perfect. As I mentioned earlier, I would get a cooler for that 2500k. The 212+ is a very good cooler which is nice and cheap, but you could look at the DH-14 and the Corsair watercooling series if you want to go a bit higher. You could squeeze an SSD in there too, but that's up to you to decide. If you're fine at the moment with your setup then I don't think you'll need one, although everyone who has one who I've talked to love theirs.[/hide]

EDIT: you have to place the not gates really close to the button to stop them blowing out, which is weird. You should get a texture pack. I used to stick with the default texture pack, but if you get a good one (32x32 or 64x64) it really looks great. It takes a bit of getting used to but its worth it

It's useful to have the drivers on a pen drive because you're going to have to download them anyway. You should definitely if your laptop is your only PC. Windows 7 has drivers (I think) that generally let hardware work, but this is my knowledge on desktops I'm drawing from - not laptops. Somewhat on-topic: www.ninite.com is a very useful website that lets you create a big installer for all kinds of day-to-day programs, so you don't have to download 20 odd individual installers.

Your motherboard has a PCI 2.x connector so that should be fine. So long as your PSU has enough wattage and the correct connectors for the card, you should be fine. You can get DVI/VGA to RCA connectors off amazon/ebay/what have you pretty easily. edit: uh yeah I was beat to it :P wrote this up but forgot to hit post.

I've been asleep, but now I'm on there :thumbup: I fail to believe I'm the only one in London, though :P

Went to a market with a bunch of friends then invaded a friends house. Ive been so much more active this week, actually bothering to have some kind of social life.

I would think so too. Does this problem occur with a linux live distro off a disk or USB? Could help you narrow the issue down.

When your CPU has a spike, is it the game that uses up extra processing power, or is it some other program? If it's a different program, try shutting that down and see if that solves the problem. At the moment I'm not sure whether its a hardware or software problem. Your computer could also be overheating - use this utility to check the temperatures while playing the game, and report back.

I think the general consensus is that intels are better, but not necessarily better 'bang for your buck'. At higher tiers you should definitely be looking towards intel. As of today, if you're going for gaming, Intel beats AMD starting at the $120 pricepoint with the i3 2100. By the time you reach $180-200, there is no AMD processor that can compare to the i5 2500k. That said, AMD is still good for a budget gaming rig, as the money is better spent getting a better GPU. However, AMD has Bulldozer and Llano coming up soon, and Intel has Ivy Bridge coming out Q4 '11 or Q1 '12, so the game could change in the coming year. Sources I've seen are saying late Q1 '12, so don't wait for it. Offtopic: I'm stuck with my Q6600 (and therefore DDR2 >.>) which is still running strong and will last nicely to 2012 so I can skip out sandy bridge. At least the 6600 is decent at OC'ing.

I'd be interested to know specifics about what Notch was saying about updates after release as to what will be free and what won't. For example, what will differentiate expansion packs from updates?

I'm in London 1. What are a few samples of common dinner assortments in the UK? What type of foods are most often consumed where you live? London being such a multicultural city there is a large assortment of food from all over the world. It isn't centered in one area, so it really depends on which part of London you're going to. 3. What are some things that stereotypical Americans should be aware of (item names, slang, etc) that are different from the United States? So long as you know what the tube is (the underground line) there isn't a whole lot of slang that I'm consciously aware of. The oyster card is a card that is an easy method of payment on the tube. Cornershops/newsagents are the equivalent to shops like 7-11 in the US. 4. What are some good television shows? Mock the week, QI, top gear, have I got news for you. Dave is a channel which shows repeats of comedy shows basically 24/7. 5. What are the best internet options? Virgin is quite good - it offers fibre optic broadband as an option. BT does to in select areas, but just stay away from them. 6. How expensive is it to travel on a daily basis? The tube is (I think) 1.70 pounds for an average journey. It changes depending on the distance you have travelled (the underground map is split into 'zones', the more zones you cross the more expensive it is. Zone 1 is central london. Busses are inexpensive. 7. Reccomended sectors of London/surrounding areas to live? Just moved here myself, so I'm not sure. 9. Is there Mountain Dew in London? Not in cornershops. There are a couple of shops that 'specialise' in foreign products, i.e. mt dew and vanilla coke, but they aren't all that common. 10. Any suggestions/comments/input/advice from yourself. Get an oyster card - they are phenominally helpful. In response to a comment by Racheya - don't immediately go for Sky TV unless its included in some package. Freeview is a one time payment (and is even included in some TVs) which gives you access to lots of channels. Sky has additional movies and sport (I think, probably more). I would see how you go along with freeview (a box is around 100-200 pounds IIRC)

I don't know... Anything that is meant for graphics and is made by Intel seems to suck. IIRC, the new Intel HD 2000/3000 on the SB chips are much improved from their predecessors.