Recent content by Adam Bluhm

I'm running v10.1 with a Sapphire HD5750 from Newegg. edit I just saw my "sleeping" monitor and it was definitely back lit. No doubt.

Interesting you mentioned this, as my Dell monitor's power button is green when on and was amber/yellow when my 7800GT enabled computer was in sleep mode. My new 5750 leaves the monitor blank but with a green power button. If anything I guess I'm curious if the power draw of the monitor is...

I just built a machine with the Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P and despite the set linked above not being on the official approved memory list (off by two digits), I went with them because they were cheaper than the stock 1333 stuff. So far they've been solid even after nearly three hours of memory...

Yes, but honesty is a very admirable trait! Sorry to get off topic, everyone!

You're not being rude. I nearly went with a 5770, but my entire recent upgrade has been a budget and by going with a dual core, modest mobo and 5750 I've managed to save well over $150, which is plenty nice. I have about seven more months to pay off my lawn tractor at 0%! :) Regardless of all...

Compared to my 7800GT? Come on, now! According to H-street's article I have far less than a 1/2% chance of gray-screening.

Am I crazy? I just ordered a 5750. :) Looking forward to it!

Not all of us are old enough to remember new episodes of All In The Family. No shame in that. :)

My first pc was a friend-built machine with a Voodoo3 3000 card (played Viper Racing and Quake like nobodies business!). I then bought a machine with a Geforce 2 GTS. My first self-built pc was a Geforce 3 ti200. I then rolled with a 9500 Pro and I have now been running a 7800GT for four...

Come on. Think positively. In a few months Intel's chip will have dropped all the way down to about $850! :o:p

What is your budget? Is your case a standard mATX case? I can't make many recommendations other than something with which I am familiar. I JUST installed a Xigmatek HDT-S963 in my rig (~$30 shipped). It's a tad large (like most aftermarket coolers) but it fit into my case without any...

I had my voltage as high as +.05. I think that brought it near 1.4 overall. I'm not sure what vdroop is. I don't have great case cooling right now as I have no case fans. I typically try to limit fans to keep overall noise down, but maybe a couple 120mm low rpm fans wouldn't hurt. I might...

I might eventually do some more testing, but after Photoshop crashes and BF2 flickers in areas, I'll just ride out two cores for now.

I was attempting to take a screenie and save it within Photoshop (CS3). After the unlocking to four cores Photoshop now crashes when opening. I tried disabling cool'n'quiet and upping voltage. Neither worked. I even uninstalled the program and reinstalled while the cpu was unlocked. No go...

Because I'm told I'll lose temp readings with an unlock. I decided to run some Prime95 briefly to get some "before" temps. I ran it with the stock HSF and after about eight minutes I had a cpu temp of 57ºC. I swapped out the HSF with the new one. One shitty side note: My tube of AS3 ran dry...