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It would be if my OC was more than 3.57 GHz :) I've run RealBench - 15 minutes, using 16gb of RAM (I have 18, I wasn't sure what to set it to). Temps reached 80, 80, 82, 80. I think that's a bit much for 3.57 GHz. I'll see if I can knock the voltage down a notch, but otherwise I'll stick with...

Thanks. I've just run CineBench, and got 552 cb, with temps of 63 to 66 c (across the 4 cores). The test didn't last long though. I did an OpenGL test, which was unsurprisingly better, giving 64 fps. I'm just downloading Asus RealBench. From further reading I see that later versions of Prime95...

I haven't timed it, but it comes down reasonably well. Oh. How come so many guides used it in the past? Was there just nothing better before?

It certainly was mighty dusty, but I had a reasonable go at it with a hand air pump thing (rocket blower), and a hoover running next to the case (I don't let it too close). I don't have compressed air. Not sure how to check the H50? Thanks :)

They're not, they're lower. According to my notes, CPU-Z always reports a little lower than I set in the Bios. Which is accurate? Regardless, that doesn't help my high temps (requiring new paste would I guess).

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Thanks for the reply. Er, never heard of them :) Which should I try first? Even though Prime might be a bit much, I know the temps weren't like that when I went to 4GHz some years ago, so something isn't performing as it should. Not that I want to spend too much time or money sorting it out :(

I've got an i7-930, which I've had from new (when they were out). My cooler is the Corsair Hydro H50 (fitted since new). I had overclocked it in the past, but after installing some dodgy memory many years ago, I left it at stock after I removed the memory (as I needed stability more than speed)...

Thanks. What did you get? Thanks.

Thanks Th0nt. After some searching I've ordered the Sapphire Nitro+, as it seems to get nothing but good reviews. I now need to sell the games - any idea which 2 are easiest to sell, and where? Resident Evil 2, The Division 2 & Devil MayCry 5

I seem to be looking at the same options. The Sapphire linked above is £225. The Gigabyte and PowerColor below, are £200. https://www.overclockers.co.uk/gigabyte-radeon-rx-580-gaming-8192mb-gddr5-pci-express-graphics-card-gx-192-gi.html...

Wow, thanks for all the quick replies. I'll take a look, thanks. Thanks. I'm fine with HDMI to DVI cables. Wow that is cheap. I don't need to go that cheap, but if it's all I need then there's no point in wasting money. I'm just trying to avoid spending loads of a gaming card that I don't need...

Over 4 months on and I still haven't bought a card :( Any recommendations for something that will do the job with 2 DVI outs, and without worrying about games?

I'm assuming that they don't even use the power of the GPU. The reason I got a decent card last time is that I used to love IL2 (WWII flight sim), but I'm not sure much happens there now, and I've been 100% xbox for over 5 years, so I'm not sure I'll be playing anything on the PC. Maybe I should...

Photography stuff - ProShow, Fundy designer. Otherwise just standard stuff, office. I used to play IL2 on the PC, but haven't for years. Could check it out again, in which case I'd need something better, but otherwise presumably something cheap. And I assume I can use an HDMI to DVI cable can I?

No you're right, I should have put the detail in. The card just died today, so I'm a little fed up and was being impatient. Thanks. I don't think the card really does anything for software like Lightroom and Photoshop. Apart from games, are there any other types of software I need a decent GPU...

Sorry, didn't think it mattered much for what I was after. The CPU is an i7-930, the PSU is a Super Flower sf-650p14xe https://www.overclockers.co.uk/super-flower-golden-green-hx-650w-80-plus-gold-power-supply-black-ca-004-sf.html Thank you. The thing is, I'm not using the PC for gaming at all...

Thoughts on the Gt710 or GT730? They seem like decent value, and would presumably do the job fine.

It seems my HD6970 has died. I have two displays, and one had a white screen, the other blank, so I rebooted the PC and the graphics card fan was on max as soon as I turned the PC on, some beeps sounded, and nothing came up on the displays. I took the card out, blew some dust out, and tried...

Ok, eventually found out which stick was the problem. So I have: 2 good 4 GB DIMMs 3 good 2 GB DIMMs. Should I put the 2GB ones in A1, B1, C1 and the 4GB ones in A2, B2? Or should I find something similar (I don't think I can get identical) to the 4GB ones, so I can fill all slots?