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I get a 3dMark2011 score of 3900ish at 1920x1080 with everything on with 2 of those EVGAs in SLI. But, having played in nVidia surround with 3 monitors, I don't notice slowdowns or hiccups.

Howdy all, Ok, well, with my overclock I'm able to get Prime to run stable for about 30 mins before it BSODs. However, the last two days of gaming I have had 0 problems (though on BF3 it seems to C2D after a bit when I'm flying but not BSOD). It seems stable to me...but long term, is...

Hey sorry everyone everything went on eBay as scheduled. Mods please lock.

No heatware rankings as of yet (this will be my first sale on forums, I'm going to give this a shot before eBay/craigslist). I have the items, those are pictures I've taken, I've been on here for almost 7 years now (again, just haven't sold anything).

Howdy all, Just finished with an upgrade, time to find the replaced parts a good home: GIGABYTE GV-N480D5-15I-B GeForce GTX 480 (Fermi) 1536MB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card Price $220 shipped Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 G.SKILL PI Series 6GB (3 x...

Howdy all, Well, got a bit of a problem. Using a Corsair H50 with two 120mm fans for push pull. I am pulling air from outside the case into the interior. Unfortunately, the radiator gets clogged up something fierce. I tried putting a coffee filter on the outside of case in front of the fan...

Hmmm, anything in a one slot configuration? I already have two SLI cards, I pretty much only have space for one more card in the last PCI-E slot.

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Howdy all, As the title says, which sub $200 GTX 5x0 card has the best stock cooler? For it's application, I'm thinking about getting one as a dedicated physx card... Thanks for reading.

Bummer, bclk seems to be the problem. I can get 4.0 at 160x25 with qpi multi at 20 and mem at 10. 4.2 at 200x21 with QPI at 16 and mem at 8...just doesn't cut it :/

Gah, I just can't get it...it just can't do prime95. What else can I tweak? Advanced CPU Features: CPU Clock Ratio ................................ [21] Intel(R) Turbo Boost Tech ................. [Enabled] CPU Cores Enabled .......................... [All] CPU Multi Threading...

So if RAM multi is 8, Uncore should be 16 and QPO should be 36? It seems to be at that right now...I think. Also, I noticed other odd behavior...the screen connected to my second 570 flickers, but I'm not OCing the graphics cards...

Also, should I disable HT? Is it causing heat issues, is it worth it to have it on? Thanks.

In the BIOS I set CPU vcore to 1.375 and mem to 1.4 (those GSkills are supposedly low voltage sticks). Maybe the A5 still needs to cure? I mean it did say 200 hours...but I think it was good because idle is usually around 35-38 (then again, that's with a CPU vcore of .9 IAW CPU Z). Cooler is...

Hmm sig didn't post... Proc: i7 960 D0 Stepping Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD5 Mem: G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 16GB DDR3 1600 HDD: Crucial C300 128 GB + 1 TB Hitatchi GFX: 2x 570 EVGA 025-P3-1579-AR GeForce GTX 570 in SLI PSU: Corsair TX950w OS: Win7 Ultimate

Howdy all, Specs in sig, I seem to be able to run prime for more than 5 mins with the settings below: Uploaded with ImageShack.us Any advice on how to improve? I just reapplied artic silver 5 from manufacturer thermal compound (cooling this CPU is an H50), it did drop a few temps...

Correct me if I'm wrong, the multiplier for the 960 is locked, correct? So, if I set bclk to 200mhz, and the the cpu multipler stays at 20, and I bump up the mem multiplier to 8, then I get 4ghz on the CPU and 1600mhz for the memory? But the 960 can do more than 4.0, correct? It's one of reasons...

Howdy all, Well, went to MC and got the i7 960 for 189 (figured might as well) to replace my i7 920. I jumped the gun on memory (I'm looking for 16 GBs because I sometimes run two VMs). Which set best matches the i7 960? G.Skill 1066 G.Skill 1600 low voltage Too me, a $20 difference...

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*sigh* tell me about it...a 1366/1156 shouldn't be more expensive that a 1155.

Howdy all, On a Bloomfield i7 9x0 (920-960), according to Intel the processor can handle RAM speeds up to DDR3 1066. Does this mean that buying any higher spec RAM is wasteful (ie DDR3 1600), particularly since those types of sticks will run with higher timings? At any rate, since the...

I've decided against upgrading to i7/x68 and will keep my x58. I have a 920 now (IIRC I got in conservatively up to 3.2), MC has the 960 for $200...how well was the 960 at OC'ing? Thanks.

Howdy all, I'm looking to upgrade my proc, RAM, and graphics card but everything else will remain the same. I remember reading somewhere that Windows uses some hash of the hardware during activation. I installed a legit copy of Win 7 Ultimate and it was activated, are the hardware changes too...

Ah, I'm faced with the same predicament, atleast trying to get BF3 ready (right now I've got 6 GB and a GTX 480 paired with a 920 on a x58 Gigabyte mobo). What about a i920 vs a 2600k? I've already got two of the 2.5 GB 570s from EVGA heading my way for SLI. Getting 16 GBs of RAM to boot (I...

Gah, can someone run wireshark in the background and see if this game generates any suspicious traffic? What I mean is, I have a very weird worry that games made in Russia come with a backdoor or something for the FSB to snoop on people's computers. Don't ask me why...

Gah, well, I just can't in good conscience spend 1k on graphics cards. Leaning towards: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1288245&CatId=3669 In SLI mode and if I can't get all the eye candy, well, TFB.

Thanks man I was pondering this very question for a trip to MC. I have to have that SATA 6 Gbps for the C300 I already have.

Gah, I'm wrestling with this. Physx support...yes it's important to me to have paper and other detritus flying about whilst gaming :)

I guess then what is the metric? If not RAM, processing cores?

Damn, I'm guessing 2x 560 Ti's (the 2 GB versions) wouldn't cut it then if 570s don't?

Anybody get these Ripjaws? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231478&Tpk=ripjaws About to take the plunge, will post more in about two weeks. Based on the other Vengeance low voltage thread, I am optimistic.

Howdy all, Working on a new build, Newegg has the i2600 on sale for $279. Based on the below: http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1979&pageID=9990 Is 4.1 on a 3.3 multi the best that the i2600 can OC too? Anyone have any better luck? Did a forum search but didn't find any salient...

Howdy all, I'm thinking about cannibalizing the vast majority of parts from my build about a two years ago, one of them is the Corsair H50. I've just come back from a deployment, and as I await to get all of my stuff from household storage I have some worries about the mechanical...

Howdy all, Drom what I understand, XMP is an Intel feature that allows for memory overclocking (unless I'm mistaken). Is it a gimmick or is it worth getting sticks that are XMP-compatible (I really don't see a difference in pricing for G.Skill or Corsair sticks). Thanks again.

I'm pretty sure it's a 950. Thanks.

In the Jackson area. I don't think I actually need a new HDD, my SSD and 1 TB should be plenty for me. Thanks again.

Well friends, Finally back safe and sound. What say you now the build proposed in the above? Please let me know, thanks.

Friends, Need some advice for a computer build for when I return from the sandbox. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Purely gaming 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $3000 with tax and shipping 3) Where do you live...

Holy cow, Just finished about an hour of Metro 2033 with all the settings maxed out (DX11, DOF, Tessallation, everything very high, 1920x1200). No hiccups at all. First build of mine ever where I could actually max out a game. However...I idle at 65C and it hits 90C at full load. I...

Hi all, I've got this case coming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121027 What mobo+proc should I get to go with it? It has a 270w PSU, and I'm putting in an ATI and blu ray drive - going to need something low power. Thanks.