Search results

  1. K

    Upgrade question

    Updated sig. well this seems like a good time to upgrade, will look at the offerings presented in the coming mths.
  2. K

    Upgrade question

    When is it time to upgrade from 2nd Gen i5 (2500k) ? i have mine at 4.0GHz however it doesn't seem to be having such a good performance return anymore.
  3. K

    Advice

    I have overclocked to 4ghz quite easily, and i got a Samsung SSD (not pro) 250GB. and running windows 10. i guess i can just upgrade to a whole new platform, my pc is roughly 5 years old so. i probably should do an overhaul.
  4. K

    Advice

    Good day folks, Wanted to get some advice from the collective... currently i have an i5 2500k with the Asrock z68 pro motherboard and 8 GB ram and a GTX 970 Strix for video. Will i see the best bang for buck upgrade by upgrading to: a)32GB ram b)i7 CPU c)i7 CPU/Board/DDR4 d)GTX 980Ti
  5. K

    Custom firmware

    Hello, i would like to fiind out if there is any custom firmware for WRT54G2 ver. 1.5
  6. K

    Building a storage server...

    well it's not just to serve files. its supposed to run norton ghost for copying hard drive images for labs etc.
  7. K

    Building a storage server...

    also for performance should i include a small ssd ? 60-80 GB ?
  8. K

    Building a storage server...

    This machine is just to be used as a System Image storage unit. was looking at around two 3Tb drives in Raid 1 with around 8GB memory. should i use a beefy cpu ? also my company doesn't see a point to buying a new machine as we have a couple spare licenses lying around.
  9. K

    Building a storage server...

    Good day guys, i was tasked to build a storage server for the large amount of disk images my department does and being a bit pressured to find the best buck per terabyte i come to the AT forum to ask assistance. would anyone be generous as to lay out a spec compilation for a system that...
  10. K

    Xcopy

    Thanks guys i'll check this out pronto.
  11. K

    Xcopy

    hello all, i was recently tasked to create a batch file template for copying files across a network in an efficent way. can anyone help me out buy helping me write this out as i really am quite terrible at this aspect at the moment. any help will be appreciated. functions needed are...
  12. K

    I5 2500k overclock advice

    ok thanks guys... got it @ 4.0 @ 1.2v
  13. K

    I5 2500k overclock advice

    hi guys, just got my new video card and would like to start Overclocking my CPU... the question is how can i get my chip to 4ghz on air meaning what should i adjust in the bios etc, i have a coolermaster cooler with 1 120 mm fan so i think that should do it for cooling for now. also...
  14. K

    i5 processor/gfx issues

    thanks for the assist guys... found that hardware accelleration was enabled so disabled will post if issue returns
  15. K

    i5 processor/gfx issues

    Good morning folks ! i wish to ask for some assistance on a problem that has been plaguing me i have been getting frequent flash player crashes and really random system lock ups (system freezes then after 30-60 secs un freezes), now what i'd like is some help to properly remedy this issue as...
  16. K

    i5 overclocking

    thanks guys :)
  17. K

    i5 overclocking

    hello folks, i built my i5 rig in november last but just february my 4870 card bit the dust... what i'd like to know is... is it possible to run my chip @ 4.0 ghz and use the gfx component ? or should i just run them both at stock... i use a coolermaster hyper 212+ for cooling with 1 fan...
  18. K

    Old card new card

    awesome... thanks
  19. K

    Old card new card

    yea... it's one of those unlocked chips... turns to a quad on the right board.... but the thing is should i take this deal now or hold off... i know that the card is gonna be severely bottlenecked but i need a little more gfx power than what the 512 card can offer... oh btw i don't reside in...
  20. K

    Old card new card

    Hi folks, just asking i have a HD4870 512 version on my AMD Rig at the moment, and i'm gettin an offer for an upgrade to a HD4870x2 for $150 is this a wise move or should i keep my cash for a better deal on a HD6xxx line card ? Rig Components Athlon II x3 2.7 ghz Corsair Vengeance 8...
  21. K

    Mustiff Psu's

    yea mustiff is tougher than u think rofl... runs a 9800GTX+ like a dream heavily oc'd.... never gutted never blew up... now running in another system with same gpu
  22. K

    What video card setup do you have? SLI/Crossfire/Single? Motherboard you prefer?

    hrmm well i cant really afford a x-fire or sli setup for now... but soon lol soon...
  23. K

    nVidia's GPU killing driver

    ...maybe that was intentional... maybe they want customers to buy new cards... maybe they planned this... just speculating... could have been a test to see if they can use this to seemingly force customers who don't want to upgrade to upgrade...
  24. K

    BFG going ATI??!! And leaving the EU market?

    indeed... hrmm if Evga, BFG get some red then that's gonna be sweet ! lol... there's a lot of money to be made by doing a double take... time of exclusivisity is almost over...
  25. K

    Anyone feel that they DONT need to upgrade?

    well... my system need's a whole lot more compared to some of the systems here... i need to upgrade...
  26. K

    Whatever happened to Moore's law, amd??

    hrmmm the 6 and 12 core chips are gonna be server chips or might they have desktop variants ?
  27. K

    Is Intel going 'girls gone wild' while AMD takes a 'chill pill'?

    well i think that amd is much more like a mid area contender... theyre not really gunning for the highest or lowest... more like a gamer's choice...
  28. K

    Whatever happened to Moore's law, amd??

    hahah rofl i like this law
  29. K

    Overclocking is stealing

    Rofl
  30. K

    ATI to raise prices?

    yea that's true...
  31. K

    ATI to raise prices?

    aww damn i hope this is just a temoprary setback.... cant afford to go back on budget here now...
  32. K

    flash disk troubles

    hi guys, i have an 8 gig flash drive that only goes up to 3.5 gigs of data then after that it dosent hold anymore, in the properties display t he drive reads as having 7.51 GB FAT32, when copying even small files once it crosses 3.5 gigs it crashes even for a 1 kb file. can anyone...
  33. K

    First review of HD5770 up

    hrmm this look like a great buy... i think i'll get a 5770 by black friday... anyone know when that is ?....
  34. K

    5850 now or wait?

    why do they call cards and mobos "vanilla" ?
  35. K

    Nvidia 200 series price drops?

    i cant wait !
  36. K

    A quick question...

    in fact any intel quad can run any current game... decently
  37. K

    Q6600 or E7400?

    sure the Q6600 will suffice for years to come unless they wanna start hardcore gaming or video encoding where still it'll be enough
  38. K

    What's dead? The Core I7 CPU or MSI X58M Mobo

    i really think your heat sink is just seated improperly cause that 83c reading aint sounding right
  39. K

    Upgrade finalized.

    congratulations !!
  40. K

    Mustiff Psu's

    thx hehe guess i'll use it to just power some hdds then...