Recent content by Gobstopper

Ok, thanks! I guess I might as well just start a new build since my current one is definitely showing its age.

Hey guys. Recently started playing Diablo 3 and found that it's somewhat choppy with shadows turned on even on low settings. All other settings are maxed (minus AA). Game runs smoothly with shadows turned off except for when there are a lot of enemies and particle effects on screen. Since I...

@silk186 Haven't overclocked the CPU. Never done it before so I wouldn't know what to do. I'll look around on the forums and google it. Anything important I should know about though? Edit: @limitedaccess Yup. I believe Pete Hines of Bethesda said that the recommended specs were for Medium...

Yup. Thanks again.

Yeah, I was actually looking at the GTX 560 initially based on the Nvidia recommendations in other build threads listing Premiere for question 1. The only thing stopping me from the CPU and GPU upgrade is I'd rather save the money for a build in the near future (next 2-4 months) rather than...

Wow, around $580 for the Q9450 + HD6950. That's a pretty big investment for just one game. I think I may just consider working on a new build altogether and get Skyrim for the 360 for now. I could use a new build due to heavy Premiere usage plus Battlefield 3 actually caught my interest as well...

This isn't necessarily a build thread, but I thought I'd answer some of the sticky questions for more complete info. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web Browsing, Photoshop, Premiere, Skyrim I am looking to play Skyrim on my PC that I will...

He mentioned that he needs all components except a monitor so I'm assuming he needs help with a complete build. He's not reusing any parts so it's safe to assume that he needs the following: CPU Motherboard GPU RAM Hard Drive Optical Drive (?) Case

Sounds good. Thanks again!

I live very close to a microcenter. I'm using a Samsung 2493HM; it's 24" and I'm at 1920x1200. Max budget is $375 and I wouldn't mind buying used. Would buying an i5 or i7 be too much for my budget? I haven't done my research on the 1366 motherboards yet so I don't know the price range for...

Recently bought Civilization V and my computer's performance is pretty bad even at low settings. My computer is over 2 years old and having looked at the recommended requirements (see below), my cpu seems to be the main problem. I've never upgraded a computer before so I have a couple of...

Yeah, I was hoping it wasn't that, but I did have trouble screwing the heatsink onto the bracket. I'll re-seat this weekend and test it out.

I just opened my case and the videocard didn't really feel that hot. I felt the xigmatek fins and they were pretty cool, so I'm confused as to how the core temps are so high when the heatsink feels pretty cool.

Idling at 39 and Load at 49. That's a pretty big difference in readings. Are these temps normal?

Yep, 8400. I'll do that. Thanks.