Recent content by Knyteguy

Hi all, having some serious stress issues trying to figure this out! Ok, so specs first I guess: i7-920 Asrock x58 extreme mobo HIS 5870 Radeon Corsair 750w psu G.Skill 3x2 gb DDR3 ram 1600 1.5v-1.6v Ok, now I've tried just about everything I can think of, and lastly it's looking...

Ok so do you think this would work : Swiftech quiet power 220.2 Swiftech MCP355 DC XSPC laing top - This is the reservoir correct? D-TEK Fusion v2 CPU block 1/2" Tygon tubing, 8' Biocide --- $207.00 Basically I'm going for CPU loop only. Will it be reasonable to omit a couple fans...

Hmm, have any recommendations? Those Silverstone fans are pretty nice from what I see. I originally had 6 of those. I can't afford water cooling unfortunately, and it's still a little confusing technically at this point in time. Plus I can be clumsy and I would hate to leak some water or...

Ok, since I just figured out my build, (i7-920) I need to figure out a way to cool it. I'm using a cooler master stacker 830 case, which has room for 9 120mm fans. Now, one thing I'm worried about is my PSU. It's only 650w, and I really don't know how far that will go with the 920, and a...

Nah, I went with a core i7 build, I had to skimp on a couple other things, but no big deal. I won't be able to upgrade to Windows 7 for a little more time n stuff like that. Now you don't get to say much, I took what you said into account and switched to a core i7-920 build at the expense...

Well that's hardly fair, considering that all included the price of the monitor, OS, new game, and $54.00 cpu cooler. Plus I went with a 5 egg rated 24.6" monitor in the end for only $200.00 on sale. Ya it's no IPS or TN monitor, but that's big bucks I can worry about after I graduate college...

Hey I looked for that Antec case, I couldn't find anything on Newegg, which is where I'm gonna get everything. I ended up going with a Cooler Master case, not the HAF 932 though. Thanks too for the xbitlabs, I learned quite abit I never knew about monitors:). Here's the final build I...

Hey thanks man, I'm checking this build out in comparison to the i7 at the moment. Ok I'm liking this build, I suppose I don't need the latest and greatest mobo. I originally had the Corsair 850w, but I decided to go with the XFX BE 850, since it's got 80 plus silver. Total build price for...

Well it's around low $1800, or even mid $1700. That also includes a $47.00 game, and some pretty nice thermal paste, and a $54 Zalman cpu cooler I'm checking out an i7 build at the moment, it's more expensive but this is what I'm looking at: Intel Core i7-950 w/ Asus Rampage II mobo combo -...

Cool, thank you. I'll give that a shot, will be ordering everything today and that monitor looks sick.

Hey man I just tried to find one in roughly that price range, I think Dell has em jacked up to $289 everywhere though... One of the few times I've seen hardware actually increase in price:Q

Ok, sup guys, been a member here quite awhile even though I mostly lurk. I've been working on this build making it as efficient, and powerful as possible, while staying under the $2k mark (at about $1800, which I'm comfortable with). I will be overclocking, not hardcore though. As I'm sure...

Theres some white goo on a few parts of the power supply. I was thinking it was just that temperature stuff though. It's an antec neopower 450watt PSU, and NF4 Lanparty board. I've had the computer just about a year. Oh, on my Mobo. I'll check right now.

This started happening recently. I try to turn my computer on, and it just doesn't want to sometimes. This happens much more frequently in the cold weather. Once the thing is on, it will run for days and days without problems. The only trouble I have, is actually getting it on! Usually...

Sorry for the double post. I tried the screwdriver trick, and realized that the mobo I have has both a power and a reset switch built in. None of this is working. The sound I hear sounds like something powering up but nothing else. I am not smelling anything that would make me assume that...