Recent content by GuitarBizarre

I thought it was practically universally accepted that a video card won't perform better just because you're slapped more memory on it? I can't think of a single time in history when a card has performed SIGNIFICANTLY better purelybecause the memory has been upped. Even as far back as the Nvidia...

Built a system a little while ago, specs here: http://forums.anandtech.com/me...y=y&keyword1=sorry+all As you can see, weak link is definitely the graphics card. I'm intending to change that reasonably soon, but I need some advice. First of all, I intend to spend the money on this when...

This is ridiculous. SATA cables are digital. They work, or they don't. If you're too cackhanded to build a computer without needing insanely expensive cables and connectors, then by all means go for incredibly expensive cables. Or alternatively, you could just opt for some cheap and cheerful...

Just an update y'all, the system is built and is running perfectly! Running Windows 7 release candidate, x64 of course, no problems whatsoever to report. Case - Antec P180 PSU - be quiet! 750 Dark Power Pro Mobo - Asus P6T Deluxe V2 CPU - Intel Core i7 920 Quadcore RAM - 12GB (6x2GB)...

to be fair, it ran with no problems for a good long while, and its reviewed extremely well, I'm sure you'll be fine, and that I just had bad luck and am wary for no good reason. Wierdly enough, these are the only two 'branded' PSU's I've ever had, and also the only ones i've had issues with...

first indications are that they're pretty good. Anandtech has reviewed one of theirs before and liked it. I'd have no reservations about just buying another corsair if need be, except the PSU that did the damage in the first place was a Corsair HX620, so once bitten twice shy. Also, I had...

First things first, the background - My old rig was the below: Abit AN8 32X 8600GT w Zalman cooler S939 X2 4400+ w Freezer 64 pro 2GB RAM Corsair HX620 PSU Pioneer DVD RW drive Creative X-Fi Extreme PCI-E X1 320GB System drive (Dead) 2 x 1TB storage drives (Alive, I think) Cambridge...