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Update: got my new RAM stick. Now have 8GB RAM operating at the DDR3-1600 instead of 4GB at DDR3-1333. Overclocked to 4Ghz. I could probably go higher without raising temps too much, but I had peak temps of around 80C with an average of 75C at load. So I'm comfortable with this for now. Maybe...

Oh I see. Yeah it actually reports 666/667Mhz so I'm running at DDR3-1333 right now then. But thanks for the clarification on that. That should be an easier fix than I thought. And gotcha for everything else. Cool, I should be good to go then once I get my replacement RAM in and install it.

Update So I ran a stress test (Prime95) to get a feel for it and how my system responds. The average idle temp for the CPU is around 30C and once the test started it got to around 50C quickly. But around 10-15 minutes later it was at 60C and stayed there for another 10 minutes without going any...

Well all the plugs for the fans are way too big for the motherboard, except for the one in the back which uses a smaller 3 pin. The 4 pins use a peripheral jack/plug thing and only connect straight to the PSU. So they run high all the time. But that being said, it's not nearly as loud as the...

They have 3D photos. They looked pretty sweet.

Here's the list I ultimately decided to go with Process Explorer 7 Zip Auslogics Disk Defrag Avast CCleaner CDex Comodo Firewall Clementine (music player) CPU-Z doPDF Dropbox EULAlyzer Foxit Reader Free Download Manager GPU-Z HWMonitor Lastpass Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PC Wizard Picasa Pidgin...

It's done! YAY!!!!!!!!! I did run into some issues. One of the RAM sticks doesn't work so I'll need to order a new one (too impatient to do an RMA of it. Faster to just order a replacement stick.) The USB keyboard didn't work with the BIOS. Had to upgrade it to 1.5 and borrow a PS/2 keyboard...

Yes... let's put every heat source in a case into one tiny 1"x1" chip. On the plus side, it'd be real easy to cook eggs every morning or heat up some kind of snack while gaming. Personally I wish Intel would butt out of integrated graphics and focus on just making a CPU. Or at least make a chip...

Yo, I'll be building a new computer from scratch this weekend and I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions about programs to install. Btw, I will be using Windows 7 Ultimate and I plan on using Chrome as my browser instead of Firefox. I use Chrome at work and love it and Firefox at home...

Hey guys. Got most of my parts in recently and I was wondering if you had any tips on building. I'm still waiting on my GPU to come in this Friday (hopefully) along with my aftermarket cooler (Hyper 212+) so I haven't worked with anything involving direct plugs onto the motherboard (so anything...

I'll go with the Corsair Vengeance then. Thanks for all your help everyone. I'll post here when I have the computer built to let you guys know how it goes. =D

How about the Corsair Vengeance K90? It uses Cherry MX Red switches.

It's not so much that there are more SATA connections on it than that there are more SATA 6.0GB/s connections on it. The other's had 4 SATA 2.0 and 2 SATA 3.0, this is 4 and 4. Out of the suggested power supplies I like yours best. It has the most PCIe and peripheral connection options and I...

Silly noobs. What are they thinking? That is why they come here. Lol *facepalms and flips the sign* CPU: changed to an i5-3570k GPU: ASUS or Gigabyte, preferably ASUS then. I'm surprised nobody mentioned EVGA. *shrugs* MB: I actually prefer the Gigabyte UD5H over the ASUS P8Z77-V. It may not...

Hello, I'm a completely new builder so I don't have any previous parts to add in. I would like to build a complete Gaming PC for less than $2000, and while I can spend more, I would prefer not to. I live in the United States and will likely be using Newegg.com to buy all of my parts. My only...