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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Just wanted to update in case anyone comes up with the same issues. I used bluescreenview to check the crash logs, most of them seemed to be related to nwifi.sys. After reinstalling my drivers and still getting crashes, I isolated it down to the USB wireless adapter I'd been using. Must have...
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Running stock, did memtest on each stick but no signs of anything bad. I noticed in event viewer there were a few instances of Event 41 ("Kernel-Power"), any idea what this would be? I'm guessing it's caused by the bluescreens rather than the other way around. Oh, forgot to mention: I also...
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    So I've been using my build for a week or so now, and it went together just fine! Now I can run Minecraft at 60fps in full surround with no problems, it's awesome. Everything stays nice and cool and it's running really quietly too. One problem though - I've been having issues with blue...
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    Basement Issue

    This may sound crazy but... have you tried vacuuming your basement?
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Thanks for all the advice guys. I've just gone and pulled the trigger on the build, so hopefully everything will have arrived next week and I can put it all together! If everything goes well it'll be up and running the weekend after next. I ended up going for the following components: CPU...
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    hrm, I just read here that 2x GTX690 requires at least a 950W PSU: http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-690-review/8 In that case I'm thinking I might need a 1000W power supply. All the ones I've looked at seem pretty expensive - can anyone recommend a good value 1kW PSU?
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Really? That's reassuring... so there won't be any bandwidth bottleneck on the PCIe 8x? In that case I might just go for the bigger PSU so I have that option. Would the 850W version of that PSU be ok, if I'm also doing some light overclocking on the CPU?
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    I've been told that going 690 SLI is out of the question for this setup since I'll be limited by the processor and the fact that the motherboard will only support PCIe x8... I have no idea whether this is true or not though, I haven't seen anyone try to run more than one GTX 690.
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    ok, so looks like I'll be going for the 212 evo for the cooler. Aside from that, is everything else in the selection ok? - No need for more RAM? - Is it worth waiting for the GTX 670? - Should I be going for a less/more capable PSU?
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Why's that? Here are some prices I found from scan.co.uk (just one site, no shopping around - I expect to save ~£50 on this): CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K,1155, Ivy Bridge - £177.78 Mobo: Asrock Z77 Extreme 6 - £152.12 GPU: Nvidia GTX 690 - £869.63 RAM: 2x4gb Corsair DDR3 (1866MHz) - £47.76...
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    New build centred around GTX 690

    Since Ivy Bridge and the new 6xx cards are out, I'll be upgrading my setup. This will be a new gaming build based around the GTX 690, so here we go: 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming. I want to be able to run the latest games at as close to...
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