Recent content by XeeN

If you remove the ground pin (don't do this) on the amp, it will cut out most if not all of the noise. I tried HumX on all gear but my amp will destroy one of those on power up since they are only rated for a certain max power draw (I did this). Since I don't want to do a ground lift on my amp...

I have this same/similar issue and have been trying many things for a long time to resolve it, with no luck so far. Currently: PC via HDMI cable to a Denon x4000, pre-outs to a Parasound 5 channel amp: as I understand it, a small bit of electrical noise dumps as ground through the system. If I...

Picked up a w3680 for $50 from a fellow forum member. Upgraded from an i7-920 oc'd easily to 3.8Ghz. The w3680 is easily stable at 22x191 (4.2Ghz), still finding how low I can take various voltages. I can post towards 5 Ghz but haven't been able to find any truly stable points (yet) beyond...

I just upgraded from an i7-920 oc'd to 3.8Ghz to a w3680 for $50 that is oc'd (so far) to 4.2Ghz and have seen a welcome fps improvement in games (I game at 4k on a 1080ti). You can get the w3680s (i7-980x as I understand it) for around $50 from Chinese cpu/part sales sites. I got one for $50...

Easy fix - just turn your whole case upside down. :P

If I recall correctly I got 6400 or 6700 on firestrike non-extreme. I checked other results online and it seems like driver versions definitely have an impact because other machines nearly identical to mine were getting scores in the 7k range. In any case, I bet that 4770k does help quite a...

I didn't hear any whine when running tests. I didn't put my head close to the case though, but it was open and on the floor.

I'm still on my i7 920 so I'm looking forward to seeing how dramatically the CPU impacts performance.

July 2013 update: I got a 770 and got the 246 working with it by modifying the registry after I had installed the drivers. Manually added the binary entry for the edid string found earlier in the thread.

What should I be listening for? A super high pitch whistling/whine? Is it very faint or very noticeable?

Oh, neat. I didn't see Valley. I'll try that when I get home from work, too. So far I'm also incredibly impressed with how quiet the card fans can remain even after hours of gaming. When I first powered on the system I thought something was wrong because I didn't hear anything.

I upgraded from my Sapphire 4850x2 2GB card to Gigabyte's 770 4GB card. Good lord, what a jump in performance. I currently game at 1920x1200 on a 24" LG 246W. I plan on upgrading to a 27" or 30" in the next year or two. What do you guys recommend I try benchmarking this card with? I...

I reached the store over the phone. Operations manager said that the cards are yellow tag, not orange tag, and the prices are not negotiable. The 25% was only for yellow tag items (which is what we've heard in this thread). I'm not sure it's worth the drive to try to sweet talk my way into...

Santa Clarita? :) If I go I'll report back.

My local MC has a 680 reference/blower style card, a 7970 Ghz edition, and a few 670s from the looks of it. If the 25% was offered it would bring them all down sub-$300 to that same $265-295 range give or take. I've been thinking about upgrading my 4850x2 Sapphire card to a 760 2GB (24" LCD @...