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    2500K Prime 95 Temps

    Hello everyone, So when I was building my computer and installing the Hyper 212+ I was worried that I let it slide around too much when trying to get the Xbrace underneath it. I decided to not worry about it and figured it was fine since none really came out the sides at all, even though I...
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    Samsung 830 256GB, slow random read/write

    I'm having some trouble with the samsung 830 SSD that I installed as well. Windows 7 wouldn't register it as in my system, even though Samsung Magician and the bios did. Then I used my windows disk to create a new partition for it, and then I exited out. After this I was able to format it in...
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    Simple i5 2500K Overclock on Asus Board

    Hello everyone, I've searched for the answer to this, but I can't find the specific one for my needs. I have an Asus p8z68 V-Pro Gen 3 and an I5 2500k with Hyper 212+ cooler. I desire an overclock of a modest 4.2 Ghz. I understand I can change the clock multiplier to achieve this...
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    Question about windows shortcuts

    Hello everyone, I have a, hopefully, simple question for you. At work i have shortcuts to a few files that are shared/updated on the network drive. But after they are updated, my shortcut fails to load since it is a newer version. Is there a way to keep the shortcut up to date? Thank you!
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    What drivers to update, Please advise

    Hello everyone. Today I'm building another computer and I just want to make sure I install the proper drivers. Whenever I go to motherboard sites I always get overwhelmed with how many different versions there are for some files. I know to install the latest video driver for the gtx 680 I...
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    Asus z68 vs z77 question

    I recently purchased an Asus z68 Pro V Gen3, but as it arrives in the mail today I was told that I should have spent the extra money and grabbed a z77. Something like, ASUS P8Z77-V PRO. The only overclocking I plan on doing is changing the multiplier to 43/44. Is there something I'm missing...
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    i5 2500k for 160, or i5 3570K for 190?

    Hello everyone, I was wondering if you could give me some quick advice. I have an Asus z68 pro v gen3 motherboard and I need to get a new CPU. The microcenter near me sells an i5 2500k for 160, but a 3570k for only an extra 30 dollars. I know I can simply OC the 2500k to about 4.4ish by just...
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    Best way to run 2 SSD's

    Hello everyone, I fell into some quick cash and since my computer has never really felt "right" I decided to get some new parts. Asus Pro V Gen 3 motherboard 8 Gigs corsair vengeance (Still have) EVGA Gtx 680 I5 2500k Now for the hard drives. I was thinking about not using a HDD and...
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    Question about CPU Clock speed 3dMark11

    I apologize if there is another place for this, but I did not see a benchmarking section. I was wondering if someone could tell me if this score is appropriate for my setup? http://3dmark.com/3dm11/3328678;jsessionid=5tqyjmx46dlj1ca9756iss4z1
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    Need Driver Advice

    Hello everyone, I've been having crazy computer issues, but this thread isn't about that. I'm reformatting at the moment, and I was wondering about certain drivers. I have the Gigabyte official chipset/sound/network/usb and my nvidia driver. I was reading I should have a SATA driver for my...
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    Trials Evolution

    Noticed there was no thread for this game yet. Has anyone else purchased it? I never played Trials HD, but I remember playing Trials on my PC back in the day when it was a flash game. This is by far the best XBLA game since Castle Crashers / Shadow Complex. There is an incredibly detailed...
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    Diablo 3 Headset Issues

    Hello everyone, I recently purchased the D3 Headset by Steel Series and I'm having some issues with the Mic. I've installed the drivers/updated the firmware but still when something is full screen the mic sounds garbled to people online. This is not an internet problem alone, as when I try...
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    Computer doesn't perform as expected.

    Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and was hoping someone could help me out. First off, I have i5 2500K, @4.2GHz with voltage on Auto. Temps at 100% load don't go above 60C. EVGA GTX 680 - stock GIGABYTE|GA-Z68X-UD3-B3 CM (1000W) RSA00-80GA 4Gx2|G.SKILL F3-12800CL9 Windows 7 64...
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    Reformatting SSD-Primary/HDD-Storage

    Hello everyone, I have a few questions I was hoping you could help me with. I've searched Google extensively but can't seem to find the answers I'm looking for. My current setup has an SSD (OCZ Vertex 3 120GB) as a boot drive, with a few games and such on it, and my HDD (Samsung Spinpoint F3...
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