Recent content by Alfrodo

If the screen goes blank, this suggests a video card issue. I would recommend downloading a temperature monitoring app like this: http://openhardwaremonitor.org/ Report what your CPU and GPU temps are when idle and when gaming for 10 minutes and also check what percentage of "load" they are...

Are you certain it is the hard drive making the noise? Try booting the PC without the hard drive plugged in. It could be a wire hitting a fan or a number of other causes. If you are certain it is the hard drive (it only happens when the drive is in use, etc.), the noise may be vibration in the...

If there is one guarantee that PC gaming with discrete graphics will be around for awhile, this is it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJJ9TcGxhNY

You need to add a link to your build or list the parts...

The GTX 770 has a maximum digital resolution of 4096x2160. Perhaps the 2560x1440 monitors exceed the max resolution for your video card? Can you lower the resolution of each one to like 720p and work your way up? Does the 3 display setup work at lower resolutions? If so, you are probably...

They are all great for FPS. The more important issues are, in order of importance: Price USB vs audio jack (USB is higher quality sound generally) Mic quality Comfort Warranty Color

If you want an AMD build for gaming, I suggest you get a more affordable motherboard and better GPU. There is no need for a "gaming" version of a motherboard if you are not overclocking the CPU and using a mid-tier GPU. You will get far better gaming performance with a 270x. Motherboard...

I don't have any experience with ordering from sades.us directly. I do, however, have one of their headsets, which was ordered from amazon and it's a pretty solid product. You can always report them to the better business bureau if you have any problems.

What is the primary purpose of your build? If gaming: Games are becoming more and more GPU heavy and less CPU heavy, especially at higher resolutions. This suggests you should spend more on the graphics card and less on the CPU. Unless, of course, you want to get a better CPU and then upgrade...

Core temp does not measure AMD FX-8350 accurately. I had the same reaction when I tried using it. Don't worry! Use another program such as open hardware monitor: http://openhardwaremonitor.org/downloads/

Yes, you will have the option to format the drive during OS install and I highly recommend that you do so when starting a new build.

An AMD Radeon HD 7770 probably will be bottlenecked by the Core 2 Duo E4600, but that doesn't mean you won't get a substantial performance increase from the GT 220. A partially bottlenecked AMD Radeon HD 7770 is still much better than a GT 220.

1080p with only 2 980s in SLI? A week maybe? I'm sorry, I couldn't resist :P You will be happily overpowered for years to come! Perhaps by 2020 games will be too graphic intensive for that rig at 1080p?