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RayvinAzn

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  1. Good to know. Might have actually picked that over Artifice if I'd known
  2. As a former competitive QIII/UT player, I'll just leave it at this: The best sensor, build quality, and button layout in the world doesn't mean jack if the mouse isn't comfortable to use. If your hand cramps up or you get wrist pain there's no button layout in the world that's worth using. Find a shape and weight that suits your playstyle, and go from there.
  3. Synthweaving? Isn't that only light and (maybe) medium armor? As a Sith Juggernaut you should have all heavy armor. Won't help your DPS, but you'll last a lot longer in a fight.
  4. Don't forget that power supplies draw more wattage from the wall than they actually produce for your components based on their efficiency. A unit like the Neo Eco 400 which is only 80+ basic rating will likely be pulling around 18% more wattage than its actual output. So in your case there the actual power output required by the PSU was likely only around 220 worst case.
  5. The PSU he has isn't particularly high wattage, but it is indeed high quality. He'll be just fine running an HD 7750.
  6. MSI's Afterburner is based off of the extremely popular Rivatuner utility, which has been an overclocker's favorite for years, and was considered the best overclocking utility on the market. MSI Afterburner is definitely the best program to use if you plan on messing with fan speeds on your GPU.
  7. I agree that it would be best to spend the extra $35 on the HD 7750. Power draw is very similar and performance is significantly improved. Unless space is a bi factor, it's definitely the way to go. Also, just to give you an idea as to the actual power draw of your setup, I doubt it will pull over 250w. That Athlon II X3 won't pull over 100w at stock, a 785G chipset board pulls about 25w, and the HD 7750 pulls around 65w max. A TV tuner is usually around 30w.Things like RAM, optical drives, and hard drives will not likely exceed 30w altogether, and they pull power off the lesser used 3.3v and +5v rails (most everything else uses the +12v rail). That's 220w in an extreme worst-case scenario, with most realistic numbers being well under 200w, plenty safe for a reasonable quality PSU like hat Antec you have.
  8. A word of warning regarding the HD 6670: it came in two variants. The first was he GDDR5 variant, which is what most review sites covered and does index have admirable performance, especially for $55. There is also a DDR3 variant that has significantly worse performance. If it's the latter version, I would avoid it, even at $55. Regarding clearance issues, I didn't see the case at the bottom of your post and it is indeed adequate. The only concern I would have now is in regards to actual slot space since most HD 7750 cards are dual slot. With an HTPC you will almost certainly have a TV tuner card. Make sure hat your tuner card is compatible with one of the bottom two slots on your board. Other than that, you're good to go for a $110 investment in a nice HD 7750 with no worries about power and plenty of performance increase.
  9. Some strange recommendations in this thread thus far. A 6770 is almost certainly too much for his current PSU, and a GT 440 is anemic. An HD 7750 is clearly he best card for his needs with a sub 60w power draw that should be just fine with his 380w PSU. There is one other concern however; if his HTPC is a low-profile unit he will need to reconsider.
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