Recent content by alex_hellas

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    Upgrade to r9 290x from gtx 760

    Is this upgrade worth it? technically it is because the r9 290x is a far better card than the gtx 760 but i saw the release date of the r9 290x and its a 2013 card. is it worth investing in it? how long will that card last (assuming i dont burn it out or it doesnt break). i found a pretty sweat...
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    adding a pull fan to h55 cooler.

    hey so I wanted to add a another fan pulling air from the h55. the problem is I don't have those long screws that came with the h55. the h55 had 4 long screws which I added to the push fan. my question Is can I remove the top right and bottom left long screws from one side and use those to add...
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    Is this GPU dead?

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    Is this GPU dead?

    Hello, So I was watching a video and my display suddenly shut down and monitor said no signal. So i rebooted my PC only this time there was no display at all and my gtx 760 kept making a loud noise as if it's fan is spinning on full. Does this mean the GPU is dead? My monitor is fine because...
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    I think my GPU just died...RIP

    Hello, So I was watching a video and my display suddenly shut down and monitor said no signal. So i rebooted my PC only this time there was no display at all and my gtx 760 kept making a loud noise as if it's fan is spinning on full. Does this mean the GPU is dead? My monitor is fine because...
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    Zalman z11 plus side panel fans

    Originally the side panel fans were pulling air out from the hard drives. I thought that was wrong and switched them so they push air in. Was this wrong? should I revert the side panel fans to pull air out?
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    Need help with new rig

    650 plus a monitor for free. Why not? is there something that seems off in the build?
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    Need help with new rig

    Jeff thanks for taking time and showing those two builds now I have a better idea of what I need. Lastly the build that i first posted, if it where to cost 650 instead of 800 would you buy it?
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    Need help with new rig

    I would not mind NOT overclocking if the total price would be reduced. This is also my first ever desktop pc and I dont know whether MMO games require overclocking cpu.
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    Need help with new rig

    Greetings, Happy new year to all. My forum account is new but I have been following the forum for some months now. This is a rig I am thinking of putting together but since I am inexperienced nor my knowledge of pc's is that great I would like your more experienced opinion. Processor: AMD Fx...