Recent content by Pilsner73

Thanks again to everyone, got my EVGA SC gtx980 up and running. So far so good, once video card prices stabilize (if they ever do) I'll look at updating but for right now this card should do the trick.

Thanks what's a good drive cleaner for windows 10?

Update I found a evga gtx980 for a great price and decided to take a gamble on used and cancelled my 1050ti order. Is there anything I should check on the gtx980 before plugging it in to my computer and then check after i power up and install drivers?

Thanks to everyone for their response. I looked a bit at ebay and forums for used cards but I decided to go with a new card with a good return policy in case I have any issues. I decided to order a 1050 ti card where I already had a 150 credit to spend and found a decent deal. Though the card...

Thanks for the suggestion - Do those cards support directx 11 and/or 12?

Thanks for your response - I updated my original post with my current display and what I'm thinking of going to. I like to play rts, fps, rpg type games and enjoy them looking good and moving well. I actually migrated away from pc gaming to my PS4 but lately have the itch to get back into pc...

Last year I built a new z170 computer with an Intel i5-6500 (now i7-7700) 16gb of ram, ssd drive but decided to wait to buy anew video card and kept my reliable hd6850 video card. Eveyrone was right saying new video higher tech video cards were around the corner, just there was no prediction...

I went with the i5-6500 feeling I'd save the money now and down the road upgrade the processor if needed. Now if you can get a 6600/6700 or one of the K varaints for not much more go for it but to me the 6500 was priced right.

Build done, found old video card for my previous rig and used the 6850 with my new build and will wait for summer/fall video card releases. Thanks again to everyone.

I think I discovered what caused the usb 3.1 issue and how to resolve. My Win 10 install usb is prior to some major updates for Win10 and I think on intial load of it that it didn't see the Intel USB 3.1 correctly. My solution: Disable USB 3.1 in bios Install windows 10 Update drivers and...

I decided to try the Arctic MX4, so far it's decent.

Thanks to everyone. Some more research and I see Windows 10 has built in a lot of optimizations for SSD drives since the days of Win7. I will let it go with stock config and see how it performs.

Here is my latest update on the new build - Finished! Case: Fractal Design R5 black non-window Motherboard: Asus PRO Z170 (like that is had intel 3.1usb) Processor: Intel i5-6500 Storage: SSD- Samsung 850 evo 500gb, HD- WD blue 1tb, optical - asus 24x dvd-rw OS - Windows 10 home Memory -16gb...

So far so good, haven't had any major issues but all I have done is build the computer and run it. Do you know if is there a diag or something I can use to check it out?

So recently I made the plunge to a Z170 motherboard and an SSD drive (500gb 850 evo), i installed windows 10 and am now reading a ton of information about settings for best SSD performance and life. I installed Samsung Magician and clicked for best performance but doing more reading on the net...