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I purchased two Samsung 830 256gb SSDs to be used in RAID with the new Intel 11.6 drivers but I'm running into nothing but issues even when trying to use the 11.2 drivers from Intel's site and the ones that come with my motherboard on the Drivers CD. I have enabled RAID in the BIOS, started...

I'm looking to spend between £50-£80 including shipping on a 120/128gb ssd for my friend's birthday. I would love to get him a Samsung 830 but the prices are currently around £90 for just the drive before shipping. In the UK right now there are three drives on sale which I believe may be a...

I've moved my PC into my main room and at idle it is pretty quiet with my Gentle Typhoon's but when I fire up a game the reference 7970 loves to make itself known to everyone since the fan gets very loud under intense load with my current overclock. I currently run my 3770k at 4.5ghz using...

Similar to the Corsair H60, H80 and H100 for cpu's, is there anything like this for the 7970 aside from doing the RED mod which is to attach an H60 to the gpu itself? I know that PNY made a watercooling kit for the GTX 580 but I'm not sure if anyone has duplicated that effort since or made a...

Not sure if SSD's in RAID are worth it but I can snag two 256gb Samsung 830's for about £40 less than one 512gb version. Not so concerned about read speeds more as I am concerned about having enough space for all of my main applications to run on my SSD(s).

I am able to enable PhysX with my 7970 in the configuration menu and can select the highest setting. In game the paper and shattered glass moves flows about due to the wind caused by me running by just like in the PhysX demos I've seen on Youtube. Can anyone else enable PhysX with their AMD...

I primarily use MSI Afterburner but it does not support memory voltage tweaking. I downloaded ASUS GPU Tweak and Sapphire Trixx but neither of them support it either. I'm wondering what programs you guys use to tweak the memory voltage on your cards. Thanks.

Sorry if this is in the wrong subsection as I wasn't sure where to post this question. Is there a software utility which can give an estimate of total system watts being used at any given time? I notice that my Green Power Utility by Biostar gives me an estimate of my 3770k's system watts...

I currently have my overclock set at 4.5 GHz for all turbo core frequencies, meaning that whether one core is boosted or 4 cores are boosted, the frequency is 4.5 GHz. I am wondering though if anyone has set an over lock for different turbo frequencies, and if so how they went about stabilizing...

Does anyone know if this BIOS switch can actually hold two different BIOS'? I tested both setting 1 and 2 and the BIOS and clocks showing up in GPU-Z are the same so I don't think it is loaded with a second BIOS. I was wondering if anyone has flashed their 7970 BIOS before and if so, which BIOS...

Can't decide which card to go with. I have read from the thread on here and other sites that hte new Sapphire 7950 OC 950 MHz card has a lot of overclocking potential. I can get this card for £299.99 in the UK or a similarly priced reference Nvidia GTX 670 for between £294.99 - £312.00. The...

I have an AMD 5870 Eyefinity 6 card and it has been great for games so far but now it is getting a little long in the tooth. I have been content with most of my games running between 25-50fps on medium-high settings but I am wanting frame rates to remain closer to 60fps at my resolution. Games...

Alright, so I have decided that when this good looking card comes out I will be upgrading my cpu and mobo shortly thereafter...Or do I really need to? I game at 1440p and have a 1055t which won't even remain stable at stock volts and stock 2.8 ghz speed with all 6 cores enabled any longer...

Hello, I'm in the process of upgrading my PC little by little as my current system is just barely getting by at the new 2560x1440 resolution that my 27" monitor commands. So, I'm torn between upgrading my video card first to a 7970 or 680 or upgrading my cpu from a Phenom II X6 with 4 cores...

Where is this sexy beast and what will it's launch price be? $469.99 like the Sapphire OC 7970?

With the recent price drops the AMD 7970 and 7950 are looking to be good buys, especially since I have a $50 Amazon gift card to bring the price down even further. However, I'm not sure which one is the best purchase for me. I know the cards are relatively close to each other at 1080p when...

My current rig is in my sig and yes I do know that my AMD CPU is going to be a HUGE bottleneck on this 7970 even at 4ghz. I nearly clicked the add to cart button on an ASUS p8z68-v/gen3 board and i5-2500k as I was buying this card but hesitated as I remembered that Ivy Bridge is so damn close. I...

My XFX 5870 has been working great for months and I have never had a problem. I have had it running at stock clocks recently and was playing a bit of Battlefield 3 last night and went to bed. In the middle of the night after my downloads had finished I put the computer into sleep mode as I...

Hey guys, I have a chance to snag a 2nd 5870 eyefinity 6 gpu for GBP 140-150 (US$ 235-US$255) and I am seriously thinking about biting. I purchased a 2gb 5870 back in late November for GBP 148 because I wanted to see if the extra vram would make a big difference gaming on my new 27" 1440p...

I have been primarily a single player RPG / FPS shooter for most of my gaming life and I have never really played online FPS games often enough for me to worry much about framerate. The last game I played online quite a bit was Halo 3 when I used to own an Xbox 360, but seeing as that game had...

Just before Christmas I purchased a new 27" Hazro HZ27WD (only available in the UK) which uses the Apple Cinema Display 27" panel and runs a resolution of 2560x1440. I was a bit worried that my old Diamond 5850 1gb card would not be enough to play most of the latest games on high settings and...

I'm picking up a 27" 2560 x 1440 display and I also have the chance to grab a 5870 2gb model for GBP 140 ($215-$240). I was wondering if this was a good enough card to hold me over until GCN or Kepler midway through next year? I currently have a 5850 1gb overclocked (numbers in my sig) but it is...

Not sure how legit this site is but here you go: http://www.dsogaming.com/news/want-to-play-all-the-latest-games-with-all-bells-and-whistles-amds-hd-7000-series-specs-leaked/ - HD 7990 New Zealand GCN - HD 7970 Tahiti XT GCN 1000MHz 32CUs 2048ALUs 128TMUs 64ROPs 256bit XDR2 8.0Gbps...

Hey guys, I'm sitting here with the following games installed on my PC: Mass Effect 2 Deus Ex Human Revolution Warhammer Space Marine The Witcher 2 Crysis 2 Portal 1 & 2 Battlefield BC2 Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War II w/ Chaos Rising Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl with Complete Mod...

Hello all, I have a 1055T and an ASUS M4A88TD-M EVO motherboard and I am trying to get higher clocks out of my CPU but I'm struggling. I used to have the MSI 890GXM-G65 but the VRM's quickly took a dump and thus I ended up with this ASUS which has thermal temperature and voltage protection...

Hello, I think the Mosfets on my MSI 890GXM-G65 board just died so I'm looking for a new mATX board to replace it with. I suppose the MSI board couldn't take the 3.75 Ghz overclock on my 1055T and so it fried itself. What's the best board with the best power phase circuitry in mATX form right...

Hello, I was stress testing my CPU overclock this morning as I have several times before at the same speed, but this time I recently added a Corsair H70 so I was checking temps to make sure everything was fine. Anyway, about 25 minutes into the stress test my compuer crashes and shuts off...

I almost purchased the Eizo EV2333wh today for my all around monitor because I really like the idea of having a 10-bit panel which has a contrast ratio well over 3000:1 and great color reproduction. However, I have recently learned that they will be releasing the Eizo Foris FS2331 in December...

I recently moved to London from Los Angeles and while I took my computer with me I did not take a monitor over because it was too large and bulky to take both. So, basically I've been stuck with a computer but no way to use it and therefore all I can do is type this message at work. As a result...

Hello, I need some help overclocking my processor here...Well, I'm fine with nearly 3.6 GHz but would always like to be part of the 4.0 GHz club :D Before we start, the specs of my computer are in my signature and the memory is actually running at (and I can't believe it) 1733 MHz 7-8-7-24-33...

Hello, Thought it might be a good idea to share the undervolting capabilities of the 1055T. My figures will be a bit higher than those running their 1055T's at stock speed but this should give you an idea how overvolted they are at stock. Here are my overclocked figures, speeds, and stock...

Earlier this week I ordered a Diamond 5850 and the picture on TigerDirect (Circuit City) was of a reference cooled 5850. However, I received this in the mail which looks a lot like the PowerColor design. Yet, the PCB is still red like the reference 5850's so I'm wondering if only the cooler has...

Sorry, I am not sure where to post this question so the moderators are free to move it wherever it needs to be placed. I was wondering if some of you guys could share your experiences using Bing Cashback and how consistent it is. I found some really low prices through tigerdirect...

I know that there are reference cards with the stock cooling solution and over-volting capabilities as well as non-reference cards with aftermarket cooling solutions and no voltage abilities. My question is, are there any cards with a reference board, aftermarket cooling solution and over-volt...

Hello everyone, I have been browsing this forum for some time now and have discovered that the people here are very knowledgeable about everything PC related. I hope you guys can help me weigh the pros and cons of each board and come to a conclusion about which one best suits my needs. I...

Hey all, I have been browsing this forum for a while and have realized that this is one of the more knowledgeable forums on all things PC related. I also noticed that this particular Small Form Factor section is very developed in comparison to other places so I figure you guys will be able to...