Search results

Heh. I just glooped the stock paste on mine like a retarded chimpanzee, not knowing any better. It's doing a fine job of keeping my rig cool. Don't worry too much. :) -Will

Only if you can keep it pure during a spill, which you realistically can't, unless the inside of your case is a cleanroom. ;) -Will

Faster geometry processing isn't going to "change gaming forever." It'll make games prettier, just like antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, and every other graphics technology does. But, I mean, that's evolutionary, not revolutionary. I know Eyefinity isn't the first multi-monitor gaming...

I'm glad we're starting to see some FAILs here. We all know there are a lot of crappy power supplies out there, and it's good to know [H] isn't just passing everything like some sites seem to. Not that we were really worried about that, of course. :) Great job, [H]! -Will

I LOLed.

Diamond Radeon HD 5850, been running perfectly since I got it late last October.

and then, there will be....cake.

That is a solid plan. I'm planning on going with either a 5750 or a 5770 for an upgrade for my dad for Father's Day. Low power reqs mean I don't need to buy him a new PSU, and DX11 and CrossfireX support mean future-....well, not future-PROOFING, but future-taking-into-account, at least. :)...

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Weeee grafix!

Reducing everyone else's chance of winning by 1/n! ;) -Will

Np. One thing I forgot: I also disabled SpeedStep. I don't know of it's strictly necessary, but it might be. At least it helps you get a stable clock speed. -Will

strid3r, here's what I did: 1. Choose EZ OC Setting 3.60 GHz. This automatically sets the BCLK to 180 MHz and PCIE frequency to 100 MHz. Also sets DRAM frequency to 540 MHz (DDR3 1080 MHz, up from the default 1066). 2. Set uncore frequency to 2160 MHz (twice the DRAM frequency [1080]). 3...

Basically, I used the EZ-overclock feature in the BIOS as a starting point, and then manually pushed the voltages down to something more reasonable (and at least in-spec). I think I upped my Vcore a little, and I know I had to up the voltage to the RAM -- it was way under-volted by default...

To kind of underscore what some of the others have said: when you see someone going overboard on other components (CPU, video cards, power supply, etc.) like that, odds are good they're hard-core gamers. RAM is one of the few components that don't seem to help games much, beyond 4-6 GB. And 4...

There are those who don't think much of the ASRock X58 Extreme, but it's very inexpensive (relatively) and has fared me well. There are also those who have had trouble getting the 6 GB OCZ Gold triple-channel kit working with the X58 Extreme, but it worked fine for me out of the box. I don't...

I kind of felt like a chump when I paid $275 for my Diamond 5850 in mid-October. Then the production problems hit in earnest. I feel considerably less chumpy now. ;) -Will

What has two thumbs and would like to be supplied with power?