Recent content by Aurora_Boreas

Using a gtx 1060. The games I play vary, from Eve, Hitman, Planetside 2, Civilization, whatever. Reason I want a 27 is so that the height matches my current monitor listed earlier. Update: I came a cross this in my search, seems to fit the bill and is reasonable. What do you think...

Been gaming for years on a SyncMaster 213T, and have decided to go dual-monitor and wide screen. Since I would like to keep the height dimensions the same as my current monitor I am targeting 27". I've found two, but cant decide between them. Both have 1 ms, 75hz, priced closely, multiple...

If you are getting a newer Northstar, it probably (hopefully!) had all the kinks worked out. Check if they still have the infamous "half case seal". That was the dumbest thing ever, if that leaked, you had to pull the engine in order to replace it. Same if the oil pan gasket leaked. If it...

Coming from a state whose last two governors are currently in jail, this comes as no surprise.

That's an intriguing choice for CPU, I might consider it. Thanks!

I thought I would check with the "collective" to confirm my choices before I build my first HTPC: 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. To watch Blue-Ray, Netflix, Hulu, and YouTube videos. Gaming is an afterthought, maybe to play NBA2K11 when buddy is over... 2. What YOUR budget is. Neighborhood...

To expand on Modelwork's post, when you used Autocad in the past, it was a prerequisite to use a professional graphics setup (Quadro, FireGL, Wildcat, ect) because the engine was based on OpenGL, and Autodesk had to do their own certifications. Now they have switched the rendering engine to...

Im still on a Core 2 Duo E4300 that's been OC to 2.8 Ghz and running on a GT 8800. Im mostly looking to get as new as possible to be future-proof. I haven't been in the loop in recent months on what is coming out, but with your info it looks like its best I wait a few. Thanks.

I had put together a BOM centering around an Intel i5 on an ASRock motherboard, but I was wondering when the next generation of hardware is due, and whether I should build now or wait a few months for the next cycle.

Double Post, sorry.

I must have OCD, because I am deciding between 5 motherboards for an HTPC build im doing. 3 H67, 2 Z68. Im hesitant to do ASRock again, because one ATX board I bought from then had a dead port, but I know the chances of that happening again are unlikely, and their reviews speak for themselves. I...

Its been a week now, but I do believe I tried to set to legacy mode for the USB port and that didn't help.

I thought i'd give the courtesy and post an update since there are a couple here who are following this thread: I've ended up keeping the board, even though booting to the BIOS with a USB keyboard is spotty and the ps/2 port is dead. This machine was built for my dad's work to replace the...

Its a nice board, but the PS/2 port on mine doesn't work and its a crapshot to get into BIOS with a USB one.

I can see the system as its booting up. The whole time I tap the delete key, its unresponsive. F8 to get the Windows boot options does not work either. The lights on the KB don't turn on until just before Windows login. I tried different USB ports too. I found out by accident that I can...