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Ok, so what you are telling me is that there is really no other ram choice for someone that isnt going for like insanely high mhz. And that the samsung ram for 50 dollars is better then gskill corsair etc that costs even upwards of $100. Its almost hard to believe lol. But I going to go ahead...

Could someone perhaps go over the advantages of lower then 1.5v for ivy bridge ram. One advantage is lower temps? lower cpu temps? My main concerns are always trying to get as much speed while doing np harm to components. For this reason I am now considering 1600 mhz ram that is cas8 at...

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Can anyone confirm that this HSF works with no problems with the new Z77 boards specifically P8Z77-V? EDIT* Exact HSF is HR-02 Macho

Ok so I checked and found that these ram are not on the QVL for the Asus p8z77-v. What do you guys think about that? Should I go with some corsair or gskill instead since they are 'supported'?

Do they even make pcie 1.0 in the regular length or are they all small? So basically, if I get the Asus Xonar DX, which is a small pcie 1.0, I can put it in the bottom slot(pcie 2.0, 16x, black slot), and it won't be like loose or anything and work as normal?

I'm looking to get some ram for my new Ivy bridge build. I want to purchase the popular low profile Samsung 30 nm MV-3V4G3D/US ram, but it seems to be out of stock everywhere or insanely overpriced on some sites($100). I want 8 gigs of this ram in a 2x4 config. My question is: If i buy 2...

I was wondering if there is any diffrence between the blue or white PCIE 3.0 slots? I will be using a single GPU setup. It seems most people put a single GPU in the blue(closer to the cpu) slot. Basically the upper most PCIE 3.0 slot. The reason I ask this is because I want to fit a pcie 1.0...

Hello, I had a few novice questions on UPS. -When buying a UPS do I need the Watt output to be at least as much as my power supply? For example: 650w power supply so at least a 650 w UPS. -What do people feel about the Cyberpower PFC lineup such as the...

First time post here. Within the week I want to order my new computer but I could really use some help with some of the components. Any help would be appreciated. My needs are as follows: -3570k with a Z77 that I want to moderately overclock at 4.4-4.5k, 24/7. Ram at around 2000 mhz (I...