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As title mentions, looking to replace my RAT7 mouse. This is my second RAT7, the first one the middle mouse/scroll wheel button failed after 3 months. My current one 12mths later, the same thing. Not looking to get another as apparently the internals are shit. Real shame to as it was the...

i had my case mod/loop rebuild on the backburner for a long time, around a year i think. i finally got off my arse to do something about it. one of the reasons i put it off for so long was in part due to this... gunk in the lines is generally a bad sign. i thought i just had a...

doing a little afternoon case modding today and i got stuck on trying to sleeve a couple of fans specifically a 'Arctic Cooling F PWM' fan(s). they've got this weird triple connector that allows you piggy-back the 4pin CPU PWM header on motherboard. i wanted to sleeve sections between the 4pin...

since the release of the 840, i've been looking at local retailers for price drops on the 830. i already own a 830 256GB drive and looking to pickup another 256GB drive just to drop my steam folder on (rather than use 'steam tool/mlink' to move to platter disk). the prices have certainly...

i've pretty much given up on this MB & will either RMA it or toss it in the bin. thought i'd throw up a post anyway, maybe get lucky with a fix. specs; -asus M5A97 EVO -PII X2 555 -Asus 5850 -G.Skill 2x4GB DDR3 2133 RAM -Seasonic S12II 520watt PSU -several different seagate HDs...

at the title suggests, need a 2.0/2.1 sound system for desktop PC. nothing fancy and the budget is ~$200. no doubt there have been a ton of these 'recommend me' questions posted here, a quick 10sec scroll down found this one... http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1720481 tho in this...

only discovered this game after watching a bunch of 'cynical brit' (totalbiscuit) clips when i ran out of stuff to watch. was actually surprised i wasn't able to unearth a thread here on H about this game. anyway after viewing 30sec of the game-play knew i just had to have it. wow kinda...

wasn't sure where to dump this as it's equally important to AMD chips. anyway, was over at ocau when i saw a link to 'The Tech Report's - Inside the second: Gaming performance with today's CPUs. Does the processor you choose still matter?' http://techreport.com/articles.x/23246/1 after...

wondering if anyone is the least be interested in Vishera or 8350 specifically? personally i'm looking forward to picking up something like a 8350 to drop into my AM3+ MB (CHV). originally bought it just before BD tho after the reviews, went with the one of the last retail boxes of the thuban...

i recently scratched my beautiful tho old samsung 30in 305T+ monitor. i'd kept the screen in pristine condition for 4+ years so i'm a little pissed at myself. there are 3 scratches, a short deep one (clearly gone thu the AG coating tho panel beneath looks undamaged), a small divot maybe 2...

i'm back to case butchering again. my last couple of attempts at a 'blackbox' mod were somewhat 'abortive'. my 1st attempt was 95% complete; http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1621835&highlight=blackbox so close but not quite. i bumped into some stability issues which i wasn't able to...

====================================== *i originally posted this on the Asus ROG forum; http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?19629-Crosshair-V-Formula-Another-thread-on-missing-NB-SB-temperatures...&country=&status= this issue has bugged me for awhile now (since i bought the CHV 12mths...

i picked up an old fujitsu E8410 (intel core2 T9300 @ 2.5Ghz, PM965 chipset, 4GB RAM, nVidia 8400M G) which was the right price (free). anyway considering the price i thought of giving it a bit of an upgrade. the system specs are decent for an old machine but the HD is intolerably slow...

recently re-logged into my steam account after a couple of weeks of my machine being on the fritz and noticed a new expansion for Civ V. looks like they've added back in stuff (from Civ IV) that was stripped from the original/vanilla Civ V release. specifically 'religion' & 'espionage'. i...

picked up a PLS LED monitor (Samsung S24A850SDW) for a build and tho the picture is very nice i soon noticed some backlight bleeding. i was aware that LED monitors have some issues in regard to bleeding, was wondering if noticeable bleed is grounds for a replacement? found it...

as the thread title mentions, looking for some solid free 'Anti- Virus/Malware/Spyware' software. it's for my brother's family PC which i've just finished building. not looking for perfect cover, just something that's 'fire & forget' or enough to keep 'em out of trouble so they're not calling...

picked up and extra block for my water loop tho after looking at my tubing, considering doing a flush & clean. wondering what i should add to the loop to flush (have no interest at the moment of pulling loop apart and cleaning parts individually) it clean. just judging by the tubing (clear...

i originally posted this on the Asus ROG forums (Crosshair V section) tho i haven't got much traction there yet i think i'm missing some sensor info off my CHV/1100 rig. the most glaring omissions are (using 'CPUID HWMonitor'); Voltages -CPU-NB -SB -HT -DRAM Temperatures -NB -SB...

howdy all. decided to document and share my second worklog tho instead of one case, for some unknown reason got two on the go this time. generally not recommended with intimate relationships, dunno how those Mormons get that polygamy thing working without high rates of spousal 'mdk' (murder...

thinking about getting a 3 monitor setup. at the moment i have a 30' Samsung SyncMaster 305T+. its and older monitor, pretty basic (1x DVI-D port, 4port USB2 hub & no OSD just to buttons for brightness) despite this it was a quality screen at the time. replacing the '30 isn't an option nor...

having some trouble deciding on a 7970 to get. my biggest limitation for my system is the length of the card which must not be longer than 275mm (or a hair over 10.8 inches). this reduces the candidates a bit. the 4 cards below are all 275mm in length and all have black or red PCB's/coolers...

in the process of wrapping up the sleeve job for my build (well was almost done till i bought a new PSU.. sigh). anyway now moving on to doing my lamptron FC8. normally i skip reading the instructions for these simple devices, the only reason i read the FC8's instructions was b/c of the...

i've been having a think on some of the most memorable games i've played over my life and 'Homeworld' & 'Homeworld: Cataclysm' often comes to mind. being a bit if a sci-fi nut, i just loved those games. is there anything else out (recent games) there that offers a similar game play experience...

trying to find out some of the basic card dimensions on the new 7970, specifically the length. my case (TT Mozart TX) isn't terribly deep and it was a struggle to fit my old 5850 in the top slot of my CHV due to 240 radiator installed in front of case. the card by its self fit's ok but the 2...

originally posted this on the official Asus ROG forums, hoping someone here on H may also have some suggestions.... --------------- recently been having issues with my CHV. my PC with CHV/1100T starting having boot issues over the christmas/new year holidays. believe i had the machine in...

about to undertake sleeving my Seasonic PSU when i realised 2 of the wires are twisted... as can been seen in the pics above, the purple +5V standby (pin 9) and a ground (pin 19) are twisted together. haven't seen this before, can anyone offer an explanation why. to sleeve this ATX...

just noticed that my of copy Aquasuite 2012 is a bit of a memory pig... is this normal? its using almost as much memory as firefox with 6 windows/40+ tabs... glad i bought 16GB RAM for this build (only 2 sticks in atm, think i have a bad stick thus only running 8GB).

as it's a stinking hot day in sunny melbourne (40C/104F according to digital thermometer hanging out back window - not in shade), it's currently 28C inside. i mention this as it's the first real test of my recently completed WC loop. as there is no AC in the house, i've had to turn my PC...

trying to nail down some stability issues on a system i'm working on (goal to elimated RAM and motherboard as problems) -AMD X6 1100 -Asus Crosshair V (UEFI 0705) -16GB G.Skill F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL RAM (DDR3 1600 4GBx4) so i'm at the memory test phase. my thinking on this was to test...

the accuracy of temperature measurements on deneb/thuban CPU's is a bit of a concern. only recently delved back into 'AMD land' OC'ing. anyway wanted to get some feedback on how to 'dig out' the most accurate temps from available software. this topic was touched on in the following threads...

been having a go at overclocking the 555 on my CHV this weekend. when i purchased the CPU & MB a few months ago, first attempt to unlock (unlocked ok, just not stable) & overclock were unsuccessful so i gave up. only bought the 555 to boot the CHV for testing in my worklog...

not 100% sure which subforum this thread belongs. anyway trying to hook-up the 'Aquaero 5' fan controller to my Asus CHV via the USB connector (to access unit via software suite in windows). not having much success. every time i connect the USB cable to MB, the boot process halts after BIOS...

looking for a top of the line fan controller. the el cheapo 8 channel one i bought for my build is garbage (one of the channels fails to spin up the fan). the controller is a; Scythe KAZE-Q 8...

bought a set of G.Skill 'F3-12800CL9Q-16GBRL' (DDR3-1600, 4x4GB, 9-9-9-24 1.5v) for my Asus CHV. wondering if these dimms can handle being clocked at DDR3-1866 (ram clock from 200MHz to 233MHz)? haven't had much time to play with this ram or the CHV as i'm still using my intel rig. anyone...

doing a case worklog here; http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1621835 when one of the other forum members suggest i post my idea for a reservoir to fit the standard DIN bay in my case. the standard dimensions for DIN slots are W180mm x H50mm. there is no standard for depth of DIN's. i...

once i've finish rebuilding my case; http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1621835 i'll be throwing my 655 back in but it got me thinking, is it going to be enough. the old rig (still in sig) was running 1 MCR320 and 3 blocks (1 Swiftech GTX, 2 MCW30's chipset blocks). the new loop will...

NOTE: some people may have issues viewing the pics in this thread with Firefox (tested with version 11). Chrome doesn't seem to be a problem however... NOTE2: nope just me with FF issue. had image hosting service in my 'exception list' under 'Load images automatically'. howdy all this will be...

i've been prepping to mod my old thermaltake mozart case.. when i wandered over to http://www.overclock.net after reading a post by 'stren' in this thread; http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1619357 which was displaying 'Case Labs - Magnum' cases...

since i don't have a garage full of power tools with the exception a cordless drill, dremel 400 and a small hand sander, i was looking to expand the dremels utility with a couple of attachments (below) on my upcoming case mod. after doing a bit of reading it seems these attachments have...

i curious about this motherboard's temps. can anyone with this board reports their 'motherboard/system', NB & SB temps. also if anyone with the 'Crosshair V' have replaced their motherboard heat sinks with chipset waterblocks or after market sinks. was it easy to replace, do they use...