Recent content by sanityvoid

Yeah, I knew about the alt-tab, I was thinking of maps and such being open so I can in-game follow the other monitor. I was figuring by attaching 2nd monitor to the Intel output it would thus not hurt in-game FPS as it wouldn't be drawing off the same source. Correct, no? Thanks for the reply...

I recently bought another monitor for my rig and I'd like it to be the website part of when I'm gaming. So basically, have one monitor for gaming and one monitor for perusing the game wiki, pandora, etc. My question comes to this: how should I hook up the second monitor? to my Evga 670 or to...

Well I guess my thoughts were going along the lines of bigger platters are somewhat faster than smaller platters but RPM speeds are a/the biggest factor. I guess I've never seen studies which say which is faster. Larger platters or more rpm. Logically, it would seem to me that RPM rule, but I...

I didn't feel like starting a new thread on this, but I have a continuation/new angle on it. Buying a USB 3.0 external 2.5" Which is better in this scenario? Both USB 3.0 500 GB 7200 RPM vs. 1 TB 5400 RPM??? I'm pretty sure of the answer but I just wanted to confirm something in my brain...

You don't void your warranty by taking your cover off and replacing the fans. One of the excellent things about EVGA is they still cover you if do this. I also have a EVGA and you could buy a water cooling unit for the 670 FTW. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835186067 Or some...

Hello all! So I've decided to update my rig. I've been looking at mobo's on different sites and reviews on those same sites. I've come down to the fact I don't need a super built out mobo. I've done some research and based on my needs. I think the following are good choices. I just wanted...

Correct, and I have it checked. Well as far as I can tell I do. I have to constantly enable the 'auto' fan button on MSI too. I wonder if something is corrupt somewhere.

Hey guys, I posted this on some other forums, but haven't gotten any replies, maybe you all can help instead.^^ Running 11.12 Catalyst and everytime I start the PC, my manual fan control is on. I use MSI Afterburner to control my fan, and having to uncheck manual fan control in CCC is a...

It didn't work. It still won't post past the initial phase where it looks for HDDs, SSDs and CD drives. It just hangs. It won't even go as far as 'boot from CD...' Very frustrating. I don't think a reinstall of the OS is going to help either. It almost is like the BIOS is corrupt. I guess I can...

I wanted to wipe my SSD and reinstall windows 7. I reset my SSD with the win7 DOS set of commands. Steps I used: Insert Win7 disk and start installation. 01. Using Shift + F10 to get to DOS (at any screen after initial files load) 02. Type: Disk part 03. Type: list disk 04. type: select disk...

Thanks for the responses. Those articles were very helpful. I've heard of Linx and the new memory testing program too. I'll give both of those a try. Merry Christmas!

Hey everyone, I recently re-OC'ed my PC and I was curious as to Prime95 settings. I always use small FFT's to test because it generates the most heat. Least that is what I read on a forum a couple years ago. Is that the only test I need to do? Because I ran that around 12 hours stable but by...

Thanks for the tips but I'm slightly confused by your Furmark comments. You say not to use it, but then you say use it. Just trying to get some clarity. Thank you again for the tips. I'm downloading Crysis demo and Vantage atm. Scott

I'm trying to find my OC max for my new 5850 and I was wondering what you all use to fine tune your GPU's? I've downloaded Furmark and 3DMark05, but they seem a bit much for just the small tweaks needed to find the max. I can understand running them for burn-in or testing long term but they...