Recent content by ribkage7

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    P67A-GD55 wont post...

    Anything special I should know that Im missing? All the fans turn on and it never beeps or goes past "LED 1" on the mobo. The LED stays lit, which the manual says "CPU Phase 1 power mode" and "Both of primary and second BIOS are failed" Ive tried the stock hs/fan and the coolermaster hyper...
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    8 or 16gb of ram?

    I got that psu because with coupons and rebates it was 80 bucks.
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    8 or 16gb of ram?

    I am actually concerned with how easily I can OC. Im really just OCing it because its easy with the 2500k (which Ive already purchased and have) to have a good, STABLE overclock. Im ordering http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103065 eventually (before install though)... just hoping...
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    8 or 16gb of ram?

    I got some ram questions for my next build. Im ordering stuff piece by piece as newegg has stuff on sale (mostly) and ram is 15% of atm. The system will be a 2500k system, OCed to dunno yet. geforce 560ti (prolly a gigabyte built in OC) Windows 7 64bit Corsair tx750w psu and most likely...
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    Sandy Bridge design flaw - Intel halted on NASDAQ - updated 2/8/11.

    You know what, Im actually embarrassed. I never thought about ordering pc parts from amazon and I literally buy almost everything from there.
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    Sandy Bridge design flaw - Intel halted on NASDAQ - updated 2/8/11.

    This entire thing really stinks. I was planning for a new rig Im building mid February. The suckier part is that I would never use more than the 2 6gb SATA ports to begin with. 1 bluray/dvd burner, 1 monstrous hard drive. So now that socket 1155 no longer exists (Id only order from newegg)...
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    Need PSU for this pc Im building

    Ill swap the mobo for that gigbyte since Ive seen tons of people recommend it but theres no way Im going ATI. Im an nVidia fanboy, period. Anything cheaper and better/comparible on the nVidia video card front?
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    Need PSU for this pc Im building

    1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming and burning movies for my family 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Im past my budget, wife is already going to kill me. 1200ish is...