Recent content by maf2k8

ok well i decided i will give it a go and build one myself... The type of case that interests me the most are these types below I like the size and looks....Unless someone has another one in mind? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133044 or actually one of those shuttle...

Hey thanks for the advice! One question that confuses me a bit ( since Intel has SOO many different CPUs these days ) would a 3.3GHZ i5 be faster then a 2.93 GHz i7? Here is what i mainly use my PC for....So i am not sure which CPU would be the fastest for me.... Internet browsing...

I currently own a DELL XPS 730x i7 940, 6GB ram, 1TB HD, Windows 7 system. If anyone knows about these desktops they are MONSTERS! and are HUGE! I am really interested in something smaller ( form factor ) and either just as powerfull or more powerfull. I do not game so high end video...

I use firefox 3.0.11 I have read that many people are expeircing really laggy and slow page scrolling. I have gone thru settings in firefox and vista ( i am on vista 64 ) and still nothing. i have a 9800GT video card with up to date drivers but from what i have read this is a Firefox...

yeah i think i forgot to mention that. as soon as i got my system the first thing i did was a format and clean install. Did not install any of Dells crapware and updated all drivers and BIOS to current. I am not sure why at times the system seems sluggish

I have a 1 month old DELL xps 730x i7 940 6gb ram Windows Vista 64 2 WD Blue 500gb 7200 rpm 16mb drives ( 1 for system stock from DELL other for videos i installed myself, NOT in RAID ) anyways, something seems wrong or slow? For instance, i installed a game yesterday COD WaW and it...

I just had a quick question about upgrading the ram in my DELL XPS 730x. Right now my system has the 6gb ddr3 1066 mhz hyundai ram ( stock ram they use), if i were to upgrade to the OCD Gold ddr3 1600 ram, would i notice a performance increase at all? i have a air cooled i7 940 that i bumped...

ok so either of the 2 would be a pointless upgrade on my end?

I have a new i7 940 system and i am wanting to know if either of the 2 options would be pointless or not in my situation. I do mild gaming, watch movies, surf the net, transfer and stream video files ( mkv normally ) to my tv and pretty much just basic everyday things. Right now i have 2 WD...

ok i have disabled Speed Spectrum but really do not know what you mean by the Vcore settings? are you referring to the "Dynamic CPU Vcore offset" that i set to +80mv? Sorry total noob here but trying to get as much info as possible about settings and over clocking, thanks so much for the...

New member here, Awesome forum!!! I currently have a Dell XPS 730x i7 940 air cooled system. I have been reading around this forum and many others regarding overclocking. I am a NOOB when it comes to OC'ing and really do not know much of anything. I read over and over regarding different...