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[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Okay guys Im thinking to buy a dell Opti desktop with:

Intel CORE i3

500 GB HDD

4 GB RAM

Intel Integrated Graphics

1GB AMD RADEON HD 7470,FH,with DVI-VGA Adapter

1GB AMD RADEON HD 7570,FH,with DVI-VGA Adapter

1GB AMD RADEON HD 7470,LP,with DVI-VGA Adapter

1GB AMD RADEON HD 7570,LP, with DVI-VGA AdapteR

(about this not sure which one to write it here cuz dell website list it like this)

My question is that is it a good choice? cuz i need pc mainly for games and compling
[Off-topic] Sparx639:
Dell has a bad track record with their components breaking, so its preferable if you could go with another brand. And get the 7570, you'll thank yourself later
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
cant really go to another brand cuz dell is real cheap in my country and another question if i buy the 7570 one what difference is there between the other ones? and this pc comes with windows 8 pro and im wondering if i can dual boot it with ubuntu?
[Off-topic] matgras:
Of course you can dual boot it
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
It has the less than the BARE requirements for the programs. It supports OpenCL, but horribly. You should not be surprised if a project takes upwards of 2+ months to render 5 minutes of video, plus your card will burn up by that time.

Just like a 5lb certified cable pulling up 50 pounds of things. Will it work? Yeah. How long will it work before it snaps? A few seconds
[Off-topic] roofrider:
That's what i thought, but then the entire process does not depend on the gpu..extra/fast cores are enough to get the job done. Afaik it's only pro level software products like Adobe premier, Vegas and others who really make use of Cuda and Opencl, again only to accelerate a few specific features. Gpu coding is hard, Adobe calls them "ninja programmers", hopefully HSA should make parallel computing much easier.
[Off-topic] Draciel882:
Okay guys, I need some help. I have a 3K website contract and when I'm done it in a couple months, half of it will be buying me a new laptop.

Requirements:

i5 or i7

Dedicated graphics

Touch screen

Windows 8

At least 256GB SSD ( hopefully that's not asking too much. If I can run two HDDs then that's fine but I doubt I can.)

Must be able to run Adobe Creative Suite well

4GB RAM or more or upgradable ram.

HDMI out

Bluetooth

Backlit keyboard...hopefully.

Also if you can find one that has all this and has a detachable screen that would be awesome too.

These are what I was looking at but I want some input from you guys.

http://www.asus.com/ca-en/Notebooks_Ultrabooks/ASUS_TAICHI_21

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/yoga/yoga-13/
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
It's not just that. Try making 1 teapot. No problem. Now try 2. No problem. Now try 7. Boom, lag in the viewport that'll drive you crazy.
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Both are nice looking but they have integrated graphics Intel hd4000. I dont think there are any ultrabooks with dedicated cards atm. If I was to get a ultrabook laptop I would go with the lenovo carbon x1 with no less than 8gb ram.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Anyone know how to set up virtu mvp,I want to get combined performance from my dGPU and iGPU?

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[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Just download virtu MVP , I had to download it from my Mb manufacturers website. (Gigabyte) and make sure you enable integrated graphics from bios. That all I had to do, only used it a few times.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Hope it works last time I forced iGPU in the BIOS I was stuck in a boot loop

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Virtue MVP installation keeps telling me that there's no integrated graphics device found so what should I do
[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
In the bios menu under integrated graphics, I had the following options , enable , auto , disable. Just had to set it on enable and it worked. Not sure why you would be getting boot loop. Do you have latest Intel video drivers installed. What about your bios version is it up to date ?

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I enabled it but no bootloop this time but it won't install it can't recognize it
[Off-topic] :
Speaking of iGPUs, I suspect my Minecraft is running on the iGPU. Would I have to disable the iGPU somehow so it can use my Graphics Card?

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[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Seems like others are having the same issue I found this thread

http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2257734

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
You should find an option to disable it in the BIOS
[Off-topic] matgras:
I've also found software which let you use both of them for an extra boost, don't know how its called again
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Virtu MVP

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Thanks,I hope this will solve my issue :good:
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I'm gonna remove my GPU,disable its drivers and see what I can do

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Which would be better for gaming and benching windows 8 or windows 7? :confused:
[Off-topic] luqman98:
Windows 8 sucks in my netbook. It lags very badly. So, go for Windows 7.

I always got boot error when I'm trying to boot Ubuntu 13.04 installer from usb at my Acer Aspire One D255 netbook. Why?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Because your experience is the same as everyone else's? I know people who use it, no problems.

It's probably your netbook, those things aren't built for speed or anything...
[Off-topic] :
Windows 8. It has less **** in the background, and there are other aspects that make it perform better.

I think it was [MENTION=5025989]Hidden Username[/MENTION] who brought up the reasons for why Windows 8 is better, performance-wise.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
FINALLY!!!

Virtu MVP works,All I had to do is simply install the intel integrated graphics drivers from my mobo's website and it's done without the need to take my GPU and all that stuff :victory:

I might still open my case and organize the cables maybe it'll help with temps and I'll probably post some pics if you want :)
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Turned out that there's no way I can have cable management with this case but here are some horrific pics anyway

Here's the card :D

And here's the case after

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[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
Glad you got that figured out, what Intel CPU are you using. Also is than an AMD gpu.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I'm using the 3570k [MENTION=2854877]4.3[/MENTION] GHz and no that's a GTX 760 from Gigabyte

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[Off-topic] ACHILLES R32:
You running that with a stock cooler, I got the same CPU with CMEvo212 just didn't overclock it. How is the 760, was considering upgrading my 660ti to a 770. I would have to upgrade my 650w PSU, but decided that its to much $ , since I pre ordered ps4.

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I read some comparisons and the 760 is 15% more powerful on average but it still isn't worth an upgrade from a 660 ti,to me personally I was getting a new PC anyways instead of my old one so I thought that GPU would be cheaper than the PS4,and yes I'm running my CPU @ 4.3 GHz with the stock cooler I'd say temps have raised by about 3-5c under load I'm saving for a liquid cooler though and the thing that makes temps go crazy is the voltage not the frequency

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Huh??? :confused:

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[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Spamming ;)

and me iz reporting :silly:
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Not only performance wise, Windows 8 has simplistic hard corners with a skimmed down version of Aero, which puts less stress on the GPU and doesn't make you feel like a 12 year old in Windows Eyecandy Edition :P
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Forgot to mention Virtu didn't work for me.

If a game crashes or sonething does something weird graphically, disable Virtu.
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
I never found Virtu to do some drastically better results
[Off-topic] roofrider:
[MENTION=4963783]ABD EL HAMEED[/MENTION] What case is that?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Now that you asked that, IDK I bought it because I was low on cash :p

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[Off-topic] roofrider:
No worries, zip ties should help a little.
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
Guys Im gonna upgrade my pc to be awesome(more or less). Need ur opinions about what u think of this upgrade. mainly i use my pc for compile and games

Current Pc spec:

Intel Pentium E5400 DUAL CORE @ 2.70ghz

2GB RAM

Intel G41 Express Chipset

Intel Dg41rq motherboard

Upgrade Spec:

Intel Core i3 Dual core @ 3.06ghz

3GB RAM

Intel® H55 Express Chipset

Intel® Desktop Board DH55TC(motherboard)

What u guys think? Perfect upgrade or Okay upgrade and why?
[Off-topic] commencal661:
I'd say even more RAM since you're saying you're compiling stuff. Also a fast hard drive is helpful here, like SSD, or at least 7200rpm HDD one.
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
I have Windows 7 32 Bit and I've heard that it wont recongize 4gb dimm if i put another stick? Is it true? Oh btw Im not a android compile expert only a starter. I have got 2 hard disk in my computer having around 90 gb and one is 110 gb- this one is mine. And how do I know if my hdd is fast?
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
Gaming... What GPU?
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
see a page back ull find what im gonna upgrade.
[Off-topic] commencal661:
Yeah, that's true. Using 32-bit operating systems with more than 3GB of RAM is useless. About the disk: check your model on the manufacturer's website
[Off-topic] ironman38102:
thats the problem actullay...how? CPU-Z?

I mean that i didnt open up the cpu case to check the model neither i will open it up.
[Off-topic] commencal661:
Use AIDA then to check the information

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As it seems my machine info got lost somewhere around here, I'll post it again:

HP ProBook 5670b

Windows 8 Pro 64-bit

Processor: Intel Core i5-3320M, 3100 MHz, Dual Core (HT)

RAM: SK Hynix 8GB 1600MHz DDR3

Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 7570M 1024MB GDDR5 + Intel HD 4000

Hard drive: Hitachi HTS727550A9E364 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II) + WD Ext HDD 1021 (931 GB, USB)
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
But... But... That doesn't list your GPU.

You wanted to game without a half-decent GPU?
[Off-topic] Draciel882:
I guess I was wrong when I said I want dedicated graphics. Basically I want HDMI out and the ability to use Adobe creative suite.
[Off-topic] :
Your cable management is still better than mine. But I can't do much to fix it. Zip ties are useless too.

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[Off-topic] ShadowCodeGaming:
Hey guys, anyone know of working fastboot drivers for Windows 8.1 Build 9600 RTM Final?
[Off-topic] dilster97:
Anybody every tried the artic accelero GPU coolers?

How good are they?
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
I hear their the best air coolers you can get,BUT,I also heard some bad things like the vrm heat sink won't stick well also it holds in place via a bracket mounted on the core itself and it's kinda heavy so it may bend the PCB a bit

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[Off-topic] dilster97:
Good thing that I got a GPU holder.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Then go for it if you feel like it,what GPU will you mount it on?

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[Off-topic] dilster97:
GTX 650 Ti boost.

If the cooler is available for it.

I bought the GPU holder separatly with the case since it isn't included with this version -> CM 690 II advanced nvidia edition. (USB 3)
[Off-topic] :
If I'm this messy, you guys can't imagine my cable management...

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[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Think again,BTW you and I have the same monitor so give me some internet hi five:p

*raising hand in the air*

You can see your avatar there ;)
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Pics! Pics! Pics!
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Thought I'd post up my ghetto rig. Prelude: I'm a student and I don't have much money to spend, so what I do spend I make perform to its max with what I have. Please don't hate on my rig lol. Humor is appreciated.

Specs:

Asrock Pro-4M A75 mobo

8gb DDR3 G. Skill rip jaws x @ 2133 9-10-11-10

A10 5800k @ 4.4 ghz, all power saving modes turned off and cpu core is at 1.45v

7660d iGpu at 1086mhz, 1.35v north bridge voltage, nb at 2000mhz

Zigmatek gaia cooler with 2 120mm fans @ level 4 to keep things chilly

Ghetto rigged cpu cooler on top of the mobo chipset to keep it cool

Some cheap "550" watt psu

Also have a 1gb gddr5 hd 6670 card coming in the mail for dual graphics.

Made a ram cooling system by mounting a 120mm case fan and making an air guide thing out of paper and duct tape.

Speakers: two bose bookshelf speakers hooked up to a 2.1 channel 425 watt car sub amp, powered by a modified 300 watt computer power supply.

I currently play BF3 at mostly medium settings at 1440x900p and it average around 40fps.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Phone won't let me post more pics at once for some reason
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Read above
[Off-topic] dilster97:
That power supply.

Honestly I laughed at the description.

This what a student does when he or she has little cash.

Improvisation.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Also, my cd drive is an old hp motherboard with the cd drive being powered by it and a sata to usb cable being used to connect to it
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Actually I wouldn't laugh you were low on cash and you improvised,Just get a good case when you have the money
[Off-topic] roofrider:
Lol @ the LED fan for ram.

But good job! :good:

Got no pets? How are you keeping the dust out? It looks clean.
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Any cr48 owners?
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
We do have pets but they aren't allowed to come upstairs where my room is. Also we have a bunch of air filters in our AC so dust isn't too bad of a problem in our house. And yeah those leds are obnoxious, I'll probably cut them out
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
What did you do with the LED and fan? Did I miss anything?

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Are you telling me there are no holes for the cables? WTF

What GPU?
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Anyone using a Sabertooth Z77? Mine seems to have developed USB problems.
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
No sadly,Gigabyte GTX 760
[Off-topic] Hidden Username:
Disable legacy USB in BIOS. When I had those, it was set to USB 1.0, Superspeed was disabled, ZIP drive emulation was enabled and of course floppy disks with their massive 1.5 million bytes of data were set to emulate the DVD drive.
[Off-topic] cmason37:
Anyone else using Windows 8.1 preview? What do you guys think about the start button and boot to desktop?
[Off-topic] matgras:
Its an improvement but still not perfect,

Its is at the point of being usable on a desktop
[Off-topic] replica9000:
Thanks I checked it out. Apparently it was set to Enabled instead of Auto. Seems to be working fine now.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
The LEDs built into that fan are just annoyingly bright so im going to remove them
[Off-topic] domini99:
I found something in my dell laptop, the keyboard has backlight, also a cable for it, but no connection to connect the cable...

And it's the original keyboard :confused:
[Off-topic] 063_XOBX:
Cheaper to make 10,000 keyboards with backlights and only enable half than to make 2 different sets of 5,000.
[Off-topic] domini99:
But y no connection in my laptop :banghead:

I'll try to find if I can connect the cable to an other part of the laptop, it's a 5v.
[Off-topic] cyanogendroid:
Solder?
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Is this clean enough for you guys?
[Off-topic] :
Lol you're like me!

I doubt I'll be able to get some pics, as I don't want to open the case. Because it's difficult to get back on, as my cooler sticks out. Me and my friend spent like ten minutes trying to get it on haha.

But man it is messy.

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[Off-topic] runtohell121:
Was going to do a burntest on my MBP 2010.. took forever lol and I gave up... Keeps on downclocking to 1.6GHz once it hits 85+*C, max temp was around 91 for the core.
[Off-topic] shimp208:
Might I sugest a new keyboard for you?
[Off-topic] tchsvy:
Right now using this 4 year old lappy, LG-RD405 (yes LG!)

Intel Core 2 duo 2.0 GHz,

2GB, 160 GB

ATi Radeon graphics

Considering this for my next

HP Pavilion G6

this sort of beast will not hurt my pocket either, this will cost me Rs 32,000 thats almost $600, any thoughts on this?
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
Just so you all know, save yourself the trouble with IntelBurnTest. It is highly unlikely that you will ever do anything on your computer that replicates that kind of stress...unless you fold@home 24/7. Prime95 is mor configurable and will yield more real-world results. On my PC, it comes within a degree of my roughest workloads, such as transcoding HD video at rediculously high bit rates.

And yes, I understand that we benchmark like this to test stability. That is Paramount. But if I used IBT as my sole benchmark, I'd have to be clocked at 4.3, instead of my real-world 4.8.

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[Off-topic] MaBlo:
It's fine for testing stability because its much more efficient than Prime95, but yeah the temps aren't very realistic for real world usage.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
How can you say it's "efficient" and not "realistic" in the same sentence?:confused:

Its not even close to efficient. It puts so much undue load on your CPU. Not even worth the stress. Prime has settings you can tweak to mimic your real world usage. How is THAT not efficient?

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[Off-topic] MaBlo:
Talking about OC, burn tests finds instabilities much faster than Prime95. There are people who runs Prime95 for hours, I'd rather run burn test for 10-20 minutes.
[Off-topic] TheSkinnyDrummer:
I'd rather run the real world test for a full day.

But I must clarify what works best for me. I never meant to make any blanket statements, but it appears that I did.

I OC for the work that I do, which is HD video. I use Cineform to transcode, Sony Vegas to edit, both of which rely almost entirely on my CPU. My main objective is to make sure that I can leave the room while hours of video are safely transcoded through Cineform (which acts a lot like Prime in respect to CPU load), and I can edit video in Vegas in real time with effects and render out a product in a fraction of real time, i depend on prime to test my limits. IBT never lets me leave the room. It's too much. Prime seems to be more accurate to the stress that Cineform and Vegas put on my system, and I trust it.

So my previous statement applies. Prime works for me, but IBT is too hot to handle.

It really depends on what you're doing.
[Off-topic] shimp208:
I think you should go for it. It will be a good upgrade over your current 4 year old laptop. What do you want to do with this laptop, gaming? Word processing? Web browsing? Other things?
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
I was getting CMOS errors a few days ago, I thought something fried in my computer cause I've never experienced that before. Turns out I just needed a new battery for my mobo lol. Simple fix :D
[Off-topic] shimp208:
Glad to see you got things working again. When your own a budget a simple fix is always nice compared to having to spend hundreds of dollars to fix the problem.
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Very true! I don't have any source of income at the moment, so a bigger problem definitely would've been an issue. I just popped in a different battery from one of my older systems, loaded the default settings for CMOS and it worked perfectly. :D
[Off-topic] Darkorn:
This is my beast lol.

Samsumg 19' LCD

Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.00Ghz

Kingston 1 GB RAM

80GB HDD1 + 40GB HDD2

Arch Linux 3.5.4-1-ARCH

Radeon 9600 Graphics card

I'm gonna use it until it explodes, it's not that bad.
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
+1 for Arch
[Off-topic] roofrider:
I read Phenom II processors can be unlocked to 4/6 cores.

Is it still a good idea to choose a Phenom over an FX?

Also read that FX8xxx are a flop, modules and not cores..

Looks like Phenom II X6 is a winner here.

For Phenom i don't require an AM3+ socket mobo but should i still get one in the name of future-proofing?

Damn..choosing the right components ain't easy at all!!

Back to the drawing board I go.
[Off-topic] stumpyz9:
I dont know where you heard u can somehow unlock 6 cores. If you have tri-core that just has a locked and not damaged 4th core and u have a mobo with a core unlocker u can unlock it to a quad
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
Only certain models have disabled cores that can sometime be re enabled.

Each module in Bulldozer is 2 cores except for sharing an FPU.

If you are already aiming for a higher end Phenom, consider using Intel instead.

Intel hands down owns the high end market.
[Off-topic] Allanitomwesh:
Phenom II X6 BE with an am3+ board. Works great,it's the way to go.
[Off-topic] wlmeng11:
Some 4 cores are actually 6 cores with 2 disabled.

Sometimes you'll unlock two, sometimes you'll unlock one and end up with 5.

And of course, many times you don't unlock any.
[Off-topic] veeman:
A 19 foot LCD display? Not bad...
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
At least yours has good cable management and airflow :/

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[Off-topic] :
Trust me, it doesn't. Cables are EVERYWHERE. Mainly my PSU cables. Like, the kind with the metal mesh around it.

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[Off-topic] daniel98:
I have an old HDD which is full of bad sectors. As soon as the PC reads any of them, the HDD freezes for 5-10mins. Is there any way I can make the PC skip the reading of these bad sectors?

P.S. smartctltools states this behavior as being READ_DMA_EXT and WRITE_DMA_EXT
[Off-topic] Hardeep_Singh:
Recently i open up my laptop for the first time just because it was over heating even on doing simple tasks. Even i had it fixed once by a local technician. He told me that he had removed the dust and reapplied thermal paste now it should run smoothly without any issue. Everything went fine for 2 days then again the same problem started occuring. So i decided to open it up by myself and should try to fix it. This is what i found inside it.

1. Was he right to apply thermal paste without removing previous one?

2. Was the amount of paste he used is right?

3. Was this extra paste spreading on the sides of CPU/GPU creating a heating problem.
[Off-topic] bassie1995:
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :(
[Off-topic] domini99:
I don't know.

Maybe.
[Off-topic] ShadowCodeGaming:
Try plugging it in the fans connection point. You don't need a fan ;)

Royally sent from my Sexy Slate 7
[Off-topic] roofrider:
1. No.

2. Dunno, probably not.

3. Never opened a laptop before so i'm not the right person to be helping you out, but in general too much paste is bad.
[Off-topic] Devildog78965:
Any good am3 coolers?

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[Off-topic] dilster97:
1: no

2: definitely not.

3: probably.
[Off-topic] matgras:
i case you want to do it yourself follow this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hNgFNH7zhQ

that technician did it the kentucky way: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnyoJtv9Cx0
[Off-topic] domini99:
Lol with my kind of laptop i don't :rolleyes:
[Off-topic] dakunclear:
Tried installing ubuntu and is as slow as **** on my computer which is odd considering I'm using a good computer
[Off-topic] :
Specs?

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[Off-topic] dakunclear:
Amd fx8320, 8gb of ram, western digital 1tb w/ 64mb of cache, and HIS Radeon icooler 7770
[Off-topic] ABD EL HAMEED:
Good PC specs and even if not linux can run easily on ****ty specs so I have no idea try clean installing it again