I'm strongly considering going with the MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING mobo for a 4670k build. The onboard audio includes a headphone amp, SoundBlaster Cinema, and what looks to be like a general emphasis toward slightly better audio. I also have the opportunity to grab a Xonar Essence STX for a too good...
I already know that Ivy is better for overclocking, but I only keep my 3570k at to 4.2 stably. Any more (like 4.6), and I get random crashes when playing games, despite extensive testing showing that all is ok.
My 3570k is paired with an ASRock Z77 Extreme4, and cooled by a Corsair H100i...
I hope I haven't posted this in the wrong place, but I was wondering if this was a good deal for this card. I was initially intending to wait till Black Friday for a possible deal.
http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_559&item_id=050848
It will be paired with an...
1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing?
-I will be using it as a general PC with a slight trend towards Games. I have a PS3 for almost all of my gaming and a Laptop for most computing, but I'd like a PC to run things like the new SimCity well, Starcraft 3...
I just had to return my SGO2 as I realized it was gonna be inadequate (tight and hot). I just really wanted to go with a small build (which turned out wasn't even that small). Anyways, I've since abandoned the tiny desktop in favor of better performance since this computer isn't for me and I'm...