Recent content by Chubzdoomer

I just wanted to pop back in and say: IT WORKED! My RAM arrived today and it works like a charm. I feel horrible seeing those 4x2GB sticks go to waste because it was such good RAM and 8GB is still a decent amount even today for gaming. I sure wish I had some PC gaming friends I could lend it...

I very much appreciate everyone's feedback and advice. It looks like my thread has even turned into quite the debate. :D I've decided to keep the GTX 780 when it arrives. Based on the information I've gathered here, I should be able to at least overclock it to reach stock-290x speeds and...

I apologize for not listing my motherboard. I thought I did in the OP, but I must've forgotten. Here's my current motherboard as well as the RAM I ordered: Motherboard RAM Will the RAM be incompatible for sure? :(

Yes, two 8GB sticks. I guess I'll find out whether or not they're supported when they get here. I had no idea socket 1156 was that limited!

Can you see the voting results? Or are you just referring to seeing who voted? :) If you're talking about the results, here's what they currently are: Yes - 20 votes (46.51%) No - 17 votes (39.53%) Other - 6 votes (13.95%)

I'm looking at ordering a new CPU/motherboard by the end of this year (either late November or sometime in December), so it shouldn't be too far off.

Yeah, he must've missed the news about the recent price drop from $650 to 500.

Although this is off-topic, I'd like to add that I'm completely new to overclocking so if anyone has experience overclocking i7 CPUs and would be willing to assist, I would be very grateful. I have Steam, Skype, Facebook, etc. and would be willing to communicate via those methods.

Hey guys, I have a very basic question regarding CPU overclocking: If you've overclocked your CPU, when you add more RAM do you have to go through the entire overclocking (testing) process again? I'm completely new to overclocking. In fact, I've never overclocked in my life despite being a...

Yeah, I'm sure my CPU will hold me back a bit. Thankfully I have an H50 water cooler on it, so I hope to be able to overclock it to 4 GHz in order to alleviate as much of the bottleneck as possible. Eventually I'll get a new CPU/motherboard all together so that I'll be completely up-to-date.

Thank you very much for the responses, guys! They definitely help me feel much better about my purchase. I thought I might've majorly screwed up, but maybe I'm just overestimating the 290x's advantage (especially at 1920x1080 resolution).

Firstly, thank you very much for the response. I purchased this EVGA model. I play at 1920x1080 resolution, which based on what I understand is a fairly low (or average) resolution these days.

Hello, all! Lurker here. :) I'm in a dilemma and just wanted to ask and see what your opinions are. In fact, I think I might have goofed. Last night, I placed an order for a GTX 780. I saw the widespread news about the price drop from $650 to $500 and wanted to jump on it. I had planned...

One word: Phenomenal. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/21759.html?type=wmv

LMAO wow talk about bad timing. When I posted this just a little bit earlier, it was still at the $330 price. Now it has already shot back up to $356. Seriously, my luck has just been terrible. First I get screwed out of my Best Buy deal, now they up the price so that it's no longer the...