Search results

  1. pencea

    Hard Drive Keeps Disppearing

    One of my internal SATA hard drives ( 1TB Samsung 7200rpm ) keeps disappearing every time when I copy/transfer files to it. It also sometimes randomly disppears by itself too. In fact it actually just happened again as I was typing this.... Opening up disk management doesn't show the drive...
  2. pencea

    Reviews for AMD’s APU Ryzen 2400G are in.

    AnandTech https://www.anandtech.com/show/12425/marrying-vega-and-zen-the-amd-ryzen-5-2400g-review If there was any doubt that AMD holds the integrated graphics crown, when we compare the new Ryzen APUs against Intel's latest graphics solutions, there is a clear winner. For almost all the 1080p...
  3. pencea

    Noctua NH-U14S good enough for OC'd 8700k?

    I can find a lot info about the Noctua NH-D15(S) in combination with the 8700k, but none with the Noctua NH-U14S. Do you guys think that my Noctua NH-U14S will be sufficiënt if I want to overclock the 8700k say to a modest 4.8ghz? Is the Noctua NH-U14S compatible with socket 1151?
  4. pencea

    Noctua NH-U14S good enough for OC'd 8700k?

    I can find a lot info about the Noctua NH-D15(S) in combination with the 8700k, but none with the Noctua NH-U14S. Do you guys think that my Noctua NH-U14S will be sufficiënt if I want to overclock the 8700k say to a modest 4.8ghz? Is the Noctua NH-U14S compatible with socket 1151?
  5. pencea

    Worth upgrading to GTX 1080 Ti?

    I currently have the GTX 1080 G1 Gaming with it reasonable overclocked. There are some good deals on with the GTX 1080 Ti Asus ROG Strix. Just wondering is it worth going for it? Will an overclocked 1080 Ti offer significantly more performance, I'm talking at least 35% than my overclocked GTX...
  6. pencea

    Which cooler to pair up with the 8700k?

    I'm thinking about upgrading to the 8700k and hoping to clock it to 5ghz to make it even more worthwhile. In the past I’ve used air coolers exclusively for every build and hesitated going AIO solutions mainly due to being a little unfamiliar with them, but this time I might actually switch over...
  7. pencea

    Which cooler to pair up with the 8700k?

    Thinking about upgrading to the 8700k and hoping to clock it to 5ghz to make it even more worthwhile. In the past I’ve used air coolers exclusively for every build and hesitated going AIO solutions mainly due to being a little unfamiliar with them, but this time I might actually switch over to...
  8. pencea

    GTX 1080 enough for 1440p?

    Currently have the GTX 1080 G1 Gaming. I've been gaming for a long time at 1080p and being able to hit the dial to max out every game at well north of 60fps is a wonderful feeling. Due to needing more screen restate and wanting to go to a higher resolution without tanking my framerates. I've...
  9. pencea

    AMD rumoured to be creating consumer oriented 16 Core/32 Thread Ryzen CPU

    AMD rumoured to be creating consumer oriented 16 Core/32 Thread Ryzen CPU Quote from Overclocker AMD has a new HEDT platform coming out in a couple of months. You’ll see more of it at Computex I believe. It’s a 16 core /32 Thread, quad channel behemoth. And it is insanely quick in the tests...
  10. pencea

    Best air cooler currently available for Ryzen?

    Planning to do a Ryzen build down the line for video editing, rendering and such. Was wondering what are some good compatible air coolers that will handle an Ryzen overclocked to 4ghz. Also can the cheaper 1700 hit 4ghz easily or is that only achievable for the more expensive 1700X & 1800X?
  11. pencea

    Noctua NH-U14S with 7700k 5ghz?

    Currently using the Noctua NH-U14S. Was wondering if I were to get the 7700k, will this cooler be adaqute enough to handle it at 5ghz? Also are the chances for 7700k hitting 5ghz high or is that only achievable for a small minority?
  12. pencea

    Intel Allegedly Playing Dirty To Undercut AMD’s Ryzen

    Intel Allegedly Playing Dirty To Undercut AMD’s Ryzen The editors-in-chief of two of America’s top PC hardware and technology publications have confirmed to Wccftech that they have indeed been approached by Intel regarding upcoming Ryzen reviews. Although both said that it was business as...
  13. pencea

    Ryzen 7 1700X Processor Blows Away Intel’s $1000 Core i7-5960X & goes toe to toe with Intel’s 6900k

    AMD Ryzen CPUs Support 3600MHz DDR4 Memory http://wccftech.com/amd-ryzen-cpus-support-ddr4-memory-speeds-3600mhz/ AMD Ryzen 7 1700X Processor Blows Away Intel’s $1000 Core i7-5960X & goes toe to toe with Intel’s $1000 Core i7 6900k Cinebench 15 scores The Core i7 5960X scores around 1318 cb...
  14. pencea

    Ryzen 1800X @ 3.6GHz With Turbo Disabled – Outperforms Intel’s 8-Cores In 6/8 Tests CPU Benchmarks

    Ryzen 1800X @ 3.6GHz With Turbo Disabled – Outperforms Intel’s 8-Cores In 6/8 Tests CPU Benchmarks The tests include integer math, floating point performance, prime numbers, encryption, compression, sorting, SSE performance and physics. The AMD Ryzen 7 1800X outperformed every other CPU in 6...
  15. pencea

    AMD Ryzen 7 1700X 8 Core CPU Benchmarks Leaked Thousand Dollar Performer At $389

    AMD's second fastest processor 1700X is showing some really impressive performance in Passmark benchmark. It's single thread performance which is crucial, was faster than both Intel's 5960x & 6800k and was only 3% slower than the 6900k. Again keep in mind this is the 1700x, not the 1800x which...
  16. pencea

    5.1 sound problems with Asus Strix Soar 7.1 Gaming Soundcard.

    Took the plunge and bought the Asus Strix Soar 7.1 Gaming Soundcard. After installing the card, I immediately went onto the Asus website and downloaded the latest drivers from the site. I configured my setup as 5.1 both in Windows 10 & the software. To my dismay, stereo sources doesn't get...
  17. pencea

    Any other monitors that meets these requirements?

    Hey guys, I'm in the market looking for some new monitors, will be purchasing two for a dual setup. It will used for everything from gaming, movie viewing..etc I enjoy the extra punchy high color vibrancy provided by a glossy screen, decent viewing angles are a must so it needs be a IPS...
Back
Top