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    Phenom II X4 965 BE vs Phenom II X6 1090T BE

    Hey guys, Right now I have an Athlon II and I wanted to upgrade to either than PII965BE or the 1090T. This is strictly for gaming, which CPU would compliment my system more and which is more future proof? I will do a slight overclock but nothing too extreme.
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    Should I be seeing a 20*C drop after installing the 212+?

    Hello guys I have an AMD Athlon II X4 635 stock and 8GB RAM. With the stock heatsink my CPU would idle at around 45-47*C so that got me worried and I went on to purchase a Coolermaster Hyper 212+ and after installing it today my idle is around 25*C and I ran Prime95 for 6 hours (the...
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    4x2GB Ram - Same company, different model help

    Hey guys, I have an Asrock m3a770de motherboard. Currently i have 2x2GB Crucial Ballistix RAM CL 7/ 1.65v/ 7-7-7-24 (Newegg link-> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820148304) There is a sale on 2x2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer RAM with the same exact specs CL 7 / 1.65v/ /...
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    HD6870 vs HD6850

    Hey guys, I'm upgrading my GPU and wanted to ask which of these cards have the best value? The 6850 or 6870. I really wanted to pick up the 5850 but they are sold out everywhere or are overpriced. I won't be overclocking so which do you think is the better deal? 6870 or 6850? Overall...
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    Upgrading my 9800GT, which GPU to get? $150-$200 range

    Hey guys My 9800GT is finally getting old for me and I want to upgrade my GPU. My price range is $150 to $200 I was looking at the following cards: - GTX 560 (non ti) - HD 6870 - HD 5850 My current setup: AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHZ 4GB RAM 500GB HDD 9800GT 512MB What do you guys...
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    9800GT, getting 6-7FPS in every game, even in lowest setting! Help!

    Hey Guys I have a BFG 9800GT 512MB with the 266.58 NVIDIA driver installed (without 3D and PhysX) Essentially, whenever I play a game it works fine, for example I was playing Crysis 2 on 1680x1050 on High settings and I was getting 50fps. After 20 minutes my screen flickers and the framerate...
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    ASRock M3A770DE - Memory compatibility

    Hey guys just wanted to know if this memory would work on this motherboard Motherboard: ASRock M3A770DE AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard Memory: Crucial Ballistix 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory Model BL25664BN1337 I looked at the memory list and crucial...
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    X4 620 or the X2 250?

    Which is better for gaming and for future proof. If I get the X4 620, I will have 2GB RAM for the time being and can upgrade later. If I get the X2 250, I can get 4GB RAM now. I'm on a strict $200 budget :P thanks for any input guys!
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    Upgrading my PC, need input and advice please!

    Hey guys. I haven't upgraded in 6 years and have decided it's about time. My setup now: AMD 64 3200+ DFI LanParty ut nf4 Ultra-D BFG 9800GT 512MB 2x512MB OCZ RAM PC3200 Raidmax ATX Case Western Digital 80GB HDD 500W PSU I am planning on upgrading my motherboard, CPU and RAM...
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    Motherboard fan making nasty noises

    I have a DFI LANParty UT NF4 Ultra-D motherboard..picture: http://www.thg.ru/mainboard/20...4-ultra-d-boardbig.jpg The fan on the motherboard is making some nasty noises, I took apart my whole computer and cleaned it and took out the fan and througoughly cleaned it. The fan is still making...