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April 2, 2014 7:24:07 AM

I am planning to buy a graphic card for my assembled desktop, mainly for gaming.
1:- My budget is 250$.

2:- 8 GB ram clocked at 1333 MHz(planning to get another 8 gb stick).

3:-3rd Gen core i5-3330 quad clocked at 3.0 ghz; boost upto 3.2 ghz.

4:- PSU/SMPS is 500W.

5:-Monitor is an LG LED 20" E2042 (Not sure, but probably 1600X900).

6:- This one really doesn't matter, but still, my HDD is 1 TB.

Have heard a lot that if a monitor isn't full HD, a lower capacity graphic card is sufficient to do the charm. I intend to play certain top-grossing games on preferably Ultra settings(Damn excited about GTA 5). Could you please suggest a card best suited under these specs?

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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:26:31 AM

GTX760 fits your budget and 500watt PSU.
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a b U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:26:52 AM

Get the 760. It is exactly $250 and it is a really good card.
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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:29:08 AM

Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
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April 2, 2014 7:33:34 AM

RobCrezz said:
Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
There's this great battle between Nvidia and ATI/AMD Cards. I reviewed both of them and was somehow inclined to believe that ATI cards deliver higher FPS. Is it just a rumor or do ATI cards really over-power Nvidia?

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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:36:45 AM

alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
There's this great battle between Nvidia and ATI/AMD Cards. I reviewed both of them and was somehow inclined to believe that ATI cards deliver higher FPS. Is it just a rumor or do ATI cards really over-power Nvidia?



Totally depends on the price bracket, at some price brackets AMD is better, others Nvidia are better.

Nvidia make the fastest single GPU and dual GPU cards with the Titan Black and Titan Z, but these are big money.

The gtx 760 is very good at your budget, better than the 270x.
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a b U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:37:22 AM

alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
There's this great battle between Nvidia and ATI/AMD Cards. I reviewed both of them and was somehow inclined to believe that ATI cards deliver higher FPS. Is it just a rumor or do ATI cards really over-power Nvidia?



Right now, because of the crypto-currency miner, AMD/ATI cards are REALLY overpriced. They also don't last as long and have more problems (from personal experience). It's a no-brainer to go with Nvidia right now. Until AMD/Nvidia make cards just for mining, the prices are always going to be wonky.
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a c 166 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:41:51 AM

They're coming down now, though. Apparently there's a pile of ASIC miners about to come out, so they're not such a great investment any more.
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April 2, 2014 7:44:12 AM

RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
There's this great battle between Nvidia and ATI/AMD Cards. I reviewed both of them and was somehow inclined to believe that ATI cards deliver higher FPS. Is it just a rumor or do ATI cards really over-power Nvidia?



Totally depends on the price bracket, at some price brackets AMD is better, others Nvidia are better.

Nvidia make the fastest single GPU and dual GPU cards with the Titan Black and Titan Z, but these are big money.

The gtx 760 is very good at your budget, better than the 270x.
Okay, that's a relief. One last question:- Will the gtx 760 able to run high-end games on atleast medium settings with decent frame rates?

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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:46:58 AM

Yes it can therefore recommended!
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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 7:47:40 AM

alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
Yeah 760 is the way to go, unless you can get a used GTX 680 for a really good price.
There's this great battle between Nvidia and ATI/AMD Cards. I reviewed both of them and was somehow inclined to believe that ATI cards deliver higher FPS. Is it just a rumor or do ATI cards really over-power Nvidia?



Totally depends on the price bracket, at some price brackets AMD is better, others Nvidia are better.

Nvidia make the fastest single GPU and dual GPU cards with the Titan Black and Titan Z, but these are big money.

The gtx 760 is very good at your budget, better than the 270x.
Okay, that's a relief. One last question:- Will the gtx 760 able to run high-end games on atleast medium settings with decent frame rates?



Yeah. Most you can run at high settings if you dont go crazy with AA.
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April 2, 2014 8:09:18 AM

Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 
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a b U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 8:10:32 AM

alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Great choice.
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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 8:17:47 AM

alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Check your PSU specs, as it might not be able to power it, if its a cheap 500w psu.
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a c 203 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 8:39:12 AM

What is the brand and model of the "500W" PSU? nVidia cards now use somewhat less power than their AMD counterparts, but better safe than sorry.
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April 2, 2014 9:07:08 AM

RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Check your PSU specs, as it might not be able to power it, if its a cheap 500w psu.

Umm it's indeed not a good brand as far as I know, but it somewhat reads this in its description:-

V.I.P Gold 400W/500W SMPS
*Special gold-finish casings
*Dual & Individual output coils
*Fan 120mm for excellent thermal control
*70% High efficiency protection

I know it's retard, but...well...that's all I have for now :( 
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a c 203 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:11:21 AM

Don't even DREAM of running a GTX760 on that! I would not expect any more than 300W out of it; it sounds to be of similar quality to Logisys or Sunbeam. Competent technical reviews of either of those make amusing reads, especially if you like fireworks or enjoy laughing at abject failure.
You need to replace that PSU-shaped object ASAP. Until you do, I would not run anything more than a GTX750Ti on it.
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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:11:38 AM

alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Check your PSU specs, as it might not be able to power it, if its a cheap 500w psu.

Umm it's indeed not a good brand as far as I know, but it somewhat reads this in its description:-

V.I.P Gold 400W/500W SMPS
*Special gold-finish casings
*Dual & Individual output coils
*Fan 120mm for excellent thermal control
*70% High efficiency protection

I know it's retard, but...well...that's all I have for now :( 


Yeah, you will want to change that, I doubt it even has the pci-e connectors to power the 760.
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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:16:14 AM

alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Check your PSU specs, as it might not be able to power it, if its a cheap 500w psu.

Umm it's indeed not a good brand as far as I know, but it somewhat reads this in its description:-

V.I.P Gold 400W/500W SMPS
*Special gold-finish casings
*Dual & Individual output coils
*Fan 120mm for excellent thermal control
*70% High efficiency protection

I know it's retard, but...well...that's all I have for now :( 

The key there is 400W/500W, really a bad 400watt unit that can peak to 500.
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April 2, 2014 9:16:49 AM

RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
RobCrezz said:
alfa_c95 said:
Someone Somewhere said:
Yep. On a 1600x900 screen, you could probably run almost everything at Ultra.

http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/854

That's great news! Thanks a lot everyone for your valuable time, guess I'm getting the gtx 760 now :love: 


Check your PSU specs, as it might not be able to power it, if its a cheap 500w psu.

Umm it's indeed not a good brand as far as I know, but it somewhat reads this in its description:-

V.I.P Gold 400W/500W SMPS
*Special gold-finish casings
*Dual & Individual output coils
*Fan 120mm for excellent thermal control
*70% High efficiency protection

I know it's retard, but...well...that's all I have for now :( 


Yeah, you will want to change that, I doubt it even has the pci-e connectors to power the 760.

These are it's connector options:-

1 x 20+4 Pin motherboard connector

1 x 4+4 Pin +12 V CPU connector

1 x 6 Pin PCI – Express connector (For graphic cards)

4 x SATA Power connectors

2 x Hard disk connectors

Any good for 760?
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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:19:26 AM

No!!!!!!
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a c 75 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:19:39 AM

Most gtx 760s need 2x 6 Pin Pci-e connections I believe. But regardless, I wouldnt use that PSU on a new 760. Either get a new PSU or get a 750 Ti.
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April 2, 2014 9:24:09 AM

RobCrezz said:
Most gtx 760s need 2x 6 Pin Pci-e connections I believe. But regardless, I wouldnt use that PSU on a new 760. Either get a new PSU or get a 750 Ti.
Ahh a new PSU, that will have to wait until a few months. I'll go for a 750 Ti in that case, until I am ready for another upgrade. Dayum, this snapped my heart man..
Anyways, thanks! I'll try out a couple of surveys and definitely keep Nvidia 750 Ti on top of my list.:) 

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a c 203 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:27:37 AM

The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.
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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:32:18 AM

Really the best course of action would be replacing that time bomb ASAP along with GTX660 or something like that, still with in your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sYzh
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April 2, 2014 9:39:37 AM

Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!
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April 2, 2014 9:39:43 AM

I really wouldn't trust that psu with any half-decent graphics card to be honest.
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April 2, 2014 9:41:49 AM

rolli59 said:
Really the best course of action would be replacing that time bomb ASAP along with GTX660 or something like that, still with in your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sYzh

Once again...will that card run high end games smoothly? Well, atleast on medium settings and a 1024x resolution?
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a c 1416 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:44:51 AM

alfa_c95 said:
rolli59 said:
Really the best course of action would be replacing that time bomb ASAP along with GTX660 or something like that, still with in your budget http://pcpartpicker.com/p/sYzh

Once again...will that card run high end games smoothly? Well, atleast on medium settings and a 1024x resolution?


Yes it will, a step above the 750Ti and will handle most things fine at 1080P.
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a b U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 9:46:45 AM

alfa_c95 said:
Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!

Yes on assumption GTA5 when (if) it comes to PC will probably run on low settings on a 750ti even at 1080p, FPS will probably not go through the roof but around 45 average should be pretty much it, basicaly this card should offer performance similar to last generation consoles in that particular game...perhaps a little bit better.
I would hold on a little while till you can get the 59$ to replace your PSU by the unit that was pointed to you on partpicker tho, and still get that 760 you where dreaming of...that would be a much smarter move. i'm pretty confident you may be disapointed by how the 750ti performs, it's only an entry level card after all..and your system has great potential i think it would be worth it to wait and save a little more to upgrade both components
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April 2, 2014 9:54:52 AM

paitjsu sadff said:
alfa_c95 said:
Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!

Yes on assumption GTA5 when (if) it comes to PC will probably run on low settings on a 750ti even at 1080p, FPS will probably not go through the roof but around 45 average should be pretty much it, basicaly this card should offer performance similar to last generation consoles in that particular game...perhaps a little bit better.
I would hold on a little while till you can get the 59$ to replace your PSU by the unit that was pointed to you on partpicker tho, and still get that 760 you where dreaming of...that would be a much smarter move. i'm pretty confident you may be disapointed by how the 750ti performs, it's only an entry level card after all..and your system has great potential i think it would be worth it to wait and save a little more to upgrade both components

Oh, you got me brainstorming all over again. I don't mind buying a new PSU, but actually, well..LOL I need to answer my dad about why I need a replacement within 2 months. So, under these circumstances, I would have to buy a card that fits in with whatever I have right now. So, for what I have right now, the best choice is gtx 750 Ti I think.
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April 2, 2014 9:56:18 AM

paitjsu sadff said:
alfa_c95 said:
Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!

Yes on assumption GTA5 when (if) it comes to PC will probably run on low settings on a 750ti even at 1080p, FPS will probably not go through the roof but around 45 average should be pretty much it, basicaly this card should offer performance similar to last generation consoles in that particular game...perhaps a little bit better.
I would hold on a little while till you can get the 59$ to replace your PSU by the unit that was pointed to you on partpicker tho, and still get that 760 you where dreaming of...that would be a much smarter move. i'm pretty confident you may be disapointed by how the 750ti performs, it's only an entry level card after all..and your system has great potential i think it would be worth it to wait and save a little more to upgrade both components


I think this is defo the best idea, get the psu then go from there (rubbish psu = BIG problems).
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a b U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 10:04:19 AM

alfa_c95 said:

Oh, you got me brainstorming all over again. I don't mind buying a new PSU, but actually, well..LOL I need to answer my dad about why I need a replacement within 2 months. So, under these circumstances, I would have to buy a card that fits in with whatever I have right now. So, for what I have right now, the best choice is gtx 750 Ti I think.


you could look at both cards benched one against the other and see if it is worth the wait for you, HERE :
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/product/1130?vs=1038

you're looking at about a 40% performance difference in games..


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a c 203 U Graphics card
April 2, 2014 10:06:23 AM

Perhaps your father will be more impressed if you indicate you've done some research, realize you made a mistake with the PSU, and need to fix it. If he paid for the PSU-shaped object, offer to work it off with chores.
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April 2, 2014 10:12:07 AM

Duckboy_the_1st said:
paitjsu sadff said:
alfa_c95 said:
Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!

Yes on assumption GTA5 when (if) it comes to PC will probably run on low settings on a 750ti even at 1080p, FPS will probably not go through the roof but around 45 average should be pretty much it, basicaly this card should offer performance similar to last generation consoles in that particular game...perhaps a little bit better.
I would hold on a little while till you can get the 59$ to replace your PSU by the unit that was pointed to you on partpicker tho, and still get that 760 you where dreaming of...that would be a much smarter move. i'm pretty confident you may be disapointed by how the 750ti performs, it's only an entry level card after all..and your system has great potential i think it would be worth it to wait and save a little more to upgrade both components


I think this is defo the best idea, get the psu then go from there (rubbish psu = BIG problems).


Onus said:
Perhaps your father will be more impressed if you indicate you've done some research, realize you made a mistake with the PSU, and need to fix it. If he paid for the PSU-shaped object, offer to work it off with chores.

Yeah, well yeah. Okay, I'll get a new PSU, its final..and get the 760.
So, I think this has a conclusion now. Gtx 760 is the best buy for this machine at this price, regarded I have a decent PSU. Thanks for your help guys!
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April 2, 2014 10:20:06 AM

alfa_c95 said:
Duckboy_the_1st said:
paitjsu sadff said:
alfa_c95 said:
Onus said:
The GTX750Ti is the strongest card you should consider. It does not need a PCIe power cable. Next down would be the GTX750, followed by the HD7750. That PSU might be able to handle a HD7770, but it might not, and I'm not going to suggest anything that may kill your PC in a shower of sparks.

I'm a newbie, and considering all your wisdom, I'll go with the Gtx750Ti. Yeah, I really wouldn't try and push the poor box too far. Checked the price of it, and it's very much affordable. But but but, is it going to perform well on games? I mean, my main attraction is GTA 5 when it comes out for PC. I dont mind playing on 800X600 with everything off and low, too desperate..!

Yes on assumption GTA5 when (if) it comes to PC will probably run on low settings on a 750ti even at 1080p, FPS will probably not go through the roof but around 45 average should be pretty much it, basicaly this card should offer performance similar to last generation consoles in that particular game...perhaps a little bit better.
I would hold on a little while till you can get the 59$ to replace your PSU by the unit that was pointed to you on partpicker tho, and still get that 760 you where dreaming of...that would be a much smarter move. i'm pretty confident you may be disapointed by how the 750ti performs, it's only an entry level card after all..and your system has great potential i think it would be worth it to wait and save a little more to upgrade both components


I think this is defo the best idea, get the psu then go from there (rubbish psu = BIG problems).


Onus said:
Perhaps your father will be more impressed if you indicate you've done some research, realize you made a mistake with the PSU, and need to fix it. If he paid for the PSU-shaped object, offer to work it off with chores.

Yeah, well yeah. Okay, I'll get a new PSU, its final..and get the 760.
So, I think this has a conclusion now. Gtx 760 is the best buy for this machine at this price, regarded I have a decent PSU. Thanks for your help guys!


Thats defo the way to go mate, you won't regret it :) 
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