Recent content by Strife025

Hi I just finished building my computer last night, everything running perfect at stock, updated drivers, and all that jazz. So now I'm overclocking. First I tried a 4.0ghz (191 x 21) @ 1.30v cpu core, 1.315v qpi/dram, disabling all of the recommended stuff, and manually setting my...

Ouch that could definitely get annoying. I'll have to remember that and be careful if I have to reseat :x

Wow didn't realize it was even cheaper at microcenter. I'm heading there on saturday to grab the i7-930, so probably just gonna grab the 212+ also instead of for $26.99 on tigerdirect. I'm probably fine with 3.8, was just shooting for that nice round number. I'm running an e8400 @ 4.0 right now...

Well I played @ 1440x900 on 60hz for the past 3 years, and didn't notice much change in FPS from a visual level. They stayed over 80fps also. Now I can drop as low as 50fps @ 1920x1080. Right when I switched to this new monitor and had to use 1920x1080, I could really tell if I join say a 32...

Whoops I noticed all the links were broken when I copy/pasted from the other forum I posted it on. The Corsair was on Tigerdirect and the G. Skill isn't though, so it really comes out to the same price since no tax and more cash back. Also I decided to save money on the heatsink and get...

So I'm trying to hash out my final build for my i7-930. It's come down to either the Noctua for $80 or the 212+ for $40 (after buying a 2nd fan). Is there any major reason to justify the extra $40 on the D14? From what I've read the D14 only runs 2-3 degrees cooler or so? The 212+ seems like...

Also I spent the evening pricing out a build and reading some other forums and review sites also. Any advice?

The Acer GD235HZ, came out in January I think, same time as the Alienware 120hz one. This one and the Alienware were the 3rd and 4th 120hz LCD monitors to come out. The old Samsung and Viewsonic were only 22in and 1650 max resolution though. These are 23.6in, 1920x1080, 120hz, and 2ms...

Yep planning on doing this. It's the main game, I can't hit a constant 120 FPS for my 120hz monitor @ 1920x1080 with an e8400 @ 4.0 and 49701gb. Now I'm just trying to decide on the mobo. Thinking of either a UD3R or P6T.

Hm interesting. That's the thing that I like about AMD, they use the same chipset so you don't have to keep buying new mobos and everything... That being said, the 930 for $199 seems like a steal still. So I'm leaning towards just grabbing that.

Any thoughts on mobos for the 1366 chipset then? Can't really decide on Asus or Gigabyte, used them both in the past with pros and cons. Has either taken the lead for this gen?

Nvm found out the i7-930 is $199 at microcenter which is 10 min from my house. I was looking at newegg where it was $279. It seems at $199 the 930 is a no-brainer?

Recently I got one of the new Acer 120hz 1080p monitors, and my current rig can't keep up with 120fps @ 1080p. I mainly play competitive TF2 and I can drop as low as 50fps on certain maps, which is quite noticable. Current: e8400@4.0 4 gigs DDR2-800 OCZ Reaper 4870 1GB 640mb Cavier Black HD...

I have a problem, I put in an e8400 to replace my e6400 last night. Everything else remains unchanged. I've had the board for 2 years and never had problems with the e6400 and using 2x 1gb sticks of OCZ Gold, then 2x 2gb sticks of OCZ Reaper. Now after I put in the e8400, I can only boot with...

Yes I did, I had to reset it when I switched cpus because the old overclock settings didn't work.