Recent content by brownsound_10

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    Bottleneck?? Help. Opinions needed.

    thanks mate, new mobo and Processor next year.... going from 670 sli to a single monster card.. cant wait.. found one for 400 cdn... very excited.
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    Bottleneck?? Help. Opinions needed.

    Hello. I just ordered a gtx 1080 for my gaming tower. I have an I5 3570k currently with 16 gb of ripjaw, and an 850 gold psu, on a 128 gb ssd ( soon upgraded as well and a standard 7200 rpm 2 tb Hdd, this is all on an asus z77 sabertooth Mobo... its strictly a gamer machine and music.. I am...
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    SLI gtx 670s... second card recognized, but not performing

    ok, weird.. after using the SLI indicator... my 2nd card mysteriously began working as it should again... bf 3 isnt even sweating it now.. not gonna complain but its a little odd.
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    SLI gtx 670s... second card recognized, but not performing

    Hello, I bought a new system last year and have been having good experiences with it in SLI... however I noticed in the last 3 months that my second card wasnt performing, and I was basicly seeing performance of 1 card... I RMA's the second card, the one in which all of this seems to be...
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    Sli - but with what card

    sweeeet then we have an answer, thanks man!!! looking forward to a very nice system! :)
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    Sli - but with what card

    as long as it is possible to SLI from two different companies.. I think we have a winner. lol Are the SLI bridges in the same spot on both?? ( or will I need a longer sli connector )
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    Sli - but with what card

    thanks!!! the reference card will stay cooler on the bottom, and the asus will move the heat better up top.. makes sense to me, thanks for the advice! only thing is the locations of the sli hookup. its different on both cards so Ill cross that bridge when I get to it. :)
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    Sli - but with what card

    hey everyone, I just bought a pc , a rather nice one imo ( i5 3570k, 16gb 1600mhz corsair ocz850w gold asus z77 sabertooth / gtx 670 reference card non oc atm im going to Sli, but what card should I use to do that?? if possible id rather get a non reference cooler for the top card as it...
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    New gaming rig, good to go? or not?

    case is included in the bundle ( I love the case, but thansk for the PSU post, ill have a good look around! :D
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    New gaming rig, good to go? or not?

    phanteks is a good well reviewed dedicated cpu cooler, that I do know, I couldnt tell you the wattage of the PSU yet, Ill find that out, this computer is being bought with next to nil coming from my pocket ( lets just say I became very fortunate ) If need be Ill get another PSU though. May get...
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    New gaming rig, good to go? or not?

    ah, I understand, your right, I just got most of it bundled in a deal, the price was good and couldnt be passed up. The processor included. also, would you know if the PSU is good enough for the SLI 670's? ps. as for the ram, Im greedy :)
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    New gaming rig, good to go? or not?

    why wouldnt it be a gaming rig? seems like its quite a gaming rig.. just more ram then what is perscribed, and a 2nd gen cpu instead of a 3rd???
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    New gaming rig, good to go? or not?

    hey, I just ordered a pretty nice gaming rig setup, ( or so I think, I'd like some opinions to see if im missing anything please. ) no liquid cooling, dont like water around my electronics, so airflow is a must. the case has 3 120mm fans, and 2 200mm fans ( including the extra one purchased )...