Recent content by Caveman_Dave

Solid. Thanks a lot!

Thanks, man. Will think about it. <sidenote> You mentioned building systems for a hobby/(maybe) a living. How do I set that up? Building rigs is something I'm really passionate about and would love to do for a living (which seems impossible to me) or even just a hobby that can support my habit...

I haven't fared well in the silicon lottery. My strategy is to buy the chips that could make the overclock in hopes that they do better than the other chips I've had over the years. As far as the memory situation goes, thank you for your help. I had heard of the issues with 2133, but never...

Go team red! NZXT Phantom 530 (A bunch of case fans) NZXT Kraken X61 (Fan controller) LG GH24NSB0 ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AMD FX-8370 G.Skill Ares 16GB 2133 MHz (I wanted the 8 gig Sapphire Vapor-X 290X, but that's gone now) EVGA SuperNOVA 850 That's the basic plan. If they say anything about...

Hopefully my next build. Don't have anything yet. Still saving up. But I'm in the intense research phase where I finalize parts.

Thinking about the Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0. Couldn't find anything about the wattage and amperage on those headers, but I found a bunch of dissenting opinions about how many fans were safe.

Compare it to the Rosewill Throne and see how it stacks up. They have similar aesthetics. I'm personally a fan of the 530, but if you're a modder, the Throne definitely has a lot more potential.

I'm looking to maybe buy this case, but one thing may prevent me from getting it. Would the fan hub included be strong enough to run the pump of a Kraken X61 and 4 Noctua iPPC NF-A14 fans for push/pull? I know the wattage and amperage of the fans as well as the maximum wattage of the fan hub...

Sadly, I can't post any pictures because I don't have a camera that does my rig justice :/ ANYWAY --Got an AMD FX-6300 @ 4.4GHZ running on an ASUS M5A97 R2.0 and cooled by the CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO. --I have 8GB (2x4GB) GSkill Ares series RAM @ 1866MHz and 2x 1TB Seagate Barracuda...

Does the Hyper 212 EVO even fit in the case?

Do you know if the EVO even fits in that case?

Thanks for explaining the benchmarks for me! Are a few frames really worth $20 extra?