Recent content by NumericalMethods

Now that mini ITX motherboards have so much to offer, and that case fits full length video cards, it really is a no brainer for me too. Just waiting for the Haswell release to be able to purchase some new parts and then they will be occupying a Node 304 as well.

I had a Tagan branded Topower PSU that used to scream like a stuck pig when loaded. Totally unacceptable for use in a quiet room. I RMA'd that because there are acceptable and unacceptable levels of coil whine. Sounds like you have the later, OP

Yes, 100% no problem.

Yup! Pretty much. Although there are some things to bear in mind - The killawatt might not be totally accurate, but will provide decent ballpark figures. For overclocking near the limit, a steady voltage input to components is required. A PSU close to it's rated maximum load might suffer from...

Is it within the warranty period? Because if it is, then they have a duty to provide you with a working replacement of specifications that match or exceed your current PSU. It's not your problem if they don't make the PSU any more. I would send it in with all the relevant paperwork that is...

If you haven't already, CMOS battery out, reset mobo BIOS. Load optimised defaults and go from there. I found the Asrock Extreme 3 Gen3 BIOS to be a little tempremental.

It's likely that your stock speed processor is also contributing to your slightly lower than expected frame rates. BF3 is a very processor intensive game in multiplayer, this is never more true that in 64 player servers. You should try overclocking you CPU a bit and noting the differences. I bet...

Are you planning to overclock? The i5 760 can be overclocked by raising the bclk of the chip. This is not possible with the i5 2400s. However the i5 760 uses an older socket type (1156), which in the UK (can't comment on US) is barely available anymore.

Are you using the same sata cables for your testing? You should try quality certified sata 3.0 (6G) cables to rule that out as a potential issue in your trouble shooting steps.

I've had this too. No solution, but another person experiencing the problem. MSI Afterburner beta 11 here.

That's just a shot of each of the processors without the IHS (integrated heat spreader) glued on. It is added after manufacture to both protect the bare silicon die. I think, if I remember correctely, the i7 CPU's that come in Macs have the IHS left off. Retail Intel CPUs all get one added...

Yep. The fact that memory overclocks are yeilding such large returns in performance suggests that there is plenty of ROP performance and they are currently somewhat bandwidth bottlenecked in their performance.

Is the second card powered on at all? Or is it just not detected? It is a little difficult to determine from your original description. If it 'powers up' then the next thing you should do is to boot into safemode (no graphics drivers are loaded, just vga drivers for maximum compatibility) and...

What about purchasing a better value card like a GTX 560 Ti or GTX 570 to 'tied you over' until nVidia launch their new range over the coming months? You are about to shell out a lot of money on cards that will drop in price over the spring. With a 570 you will get a lot of the performance (80%...

Good advice there ^^