Recent content by zipperman

Yeah I am leaving the side slot open anyway as I intend to put an aftermarket cpu cooler once I finish the build and I hear they can be a tight squeeze with that side fan in there.

Hi! I am working on a new build and ordered a new case and psu. I chose a white NZXT Phantom. The exact one is here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WE9WQO/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i03?ie=UTF8&psc=1 I wanted to get 2 extra fans to fill 2 of the 3 empty fan slots on the case. I...

I didn't even think of getting a bad gpu. I've heard of it happening but never happened to me. Not sure if it's a risk I want to take. Maybe I'll just leave the money in the bank and try not to touch it until I get my next big check in October. Then I would have around $450 or maybe $500 to...

Alrighty, I guess I will just pick up the 7950 now while it is on sale and just wait until I can get a new PSU to use it. Thats the main reason I was looking at the video card upgrade is because that 7950 was 300 bucks a week ago and thats a pretty huge price drop. I know the new Radeon 9xxx...

Supposing I purchased the 7950 now, and when my budget goes up again(mid October) buy a new PSU. Would my old PSU be sufficient for my needs until I can get a new one?

My apologies. The PSU is an Apevia. It was purchased 2/1/2011. It was from my last gaming rig before I built my current one last year, in which I reused the PSU. Here is the exact one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148041 After doing research on purchasing a...

Hi! Right now I am looking into upgrading my system, mainly cpu and gpu. This is my gaming pc so mostly that is where I am looking for improvement. My current specs are: Mobo: ASRock 990FX Extreme3 CPU: AMD FX 4170 GPU: Radeon HD 6950 2gb Ram: 8gb(2x4gb) Gskill Ares 1866mhz PSU: 650w...