Recent content by cold0904

Hello I understand i5-4460 turbos to 3.4G, when using 1-2 core, 3.3G when using 3 core, 3.2G when using 4 core. I know that these CPU are multiplier limited (and i'm not interested in touching the BCLK) Just in case, i'm wondering whether these CPU allow us to 1) use a lower multiplier than...

Hi, i have no issue as long as i us my BIOS to adjust my voltage... both at stock and undervolted setup When I use XTU, it also works well both at stock and undervolt (including reboots), as long as i do not put it into sleep mode (and when it wakes it gives me a blue screen) This happens as...

Hello My initial thread for some reason didn't seem to go through, so let me post again I am having trouble with sleep mode and XTU. When i'm doing normal usage or reboot, stress test etc, i have no issue undervolting my CPU (adaptive - 0.07 volts). However when my PC goes to sleep mode, no...

I totally agree with you, normal PC will have a 1 - 1.8V gap. Then, i don't understand why people say that 0.5 V gap is the optimal gap... i understood that unnecessary higher gap adds nothing to stability, but only to temp and lifespan. Very interestingly, at stock (before undervolting), i...

Hello I'm in the process of undervolting my CPU (and have successfully done so, my i5-4460 is now 0.95 volts instead of the initial 1.03 volt at load). I was told that VRIN (Cpu input voltage) should be ideally 0.4-0.6 volt higher than the V-Core, and anything higher than 0.6 volt is not good...

Rosewill is not avaliable where i live (HK). i did some further research, and found that CX430M is a tier 3, i.e. adequate for light use (epsecially if not using GPU that require PCI-E connector), i could for example stick to GTX750 For tier 2, it looks like the expense goes up considerably (i...

Yes, CM n200 is nice, but a tad too deep for my desk. I'm currently inclined over a sharkoon MA-M1000 but that doesn't look very "nice". Alternative is Jonsbo U2, but the airflow won't be as good as a CM n200 or sharkoon which both have a proper front/rear fan setup.

Thx for the reply, based on my initial research, it appeared compared to the original CX430 (which used quite poor name capacitors), the current CX430M is using mid-grade capacitors, plus i'm thinking most of the time i will be using 20% of the PSU's capacity, while at fully loaded level (e.g...

Hi My current build is based on i5-4590, 1 SSD, 1 HDD, and probably a 2nd hand GPU (like GTX 550 Ti), which i may later upgrade to GTX 960 Basically if i limit myself to GPU that has a TDP of 120w and below (thus probably max draw less than 150w), and knowing that i5-4590 won't draw more than...

thank you, i have prioritized 8gb of ram to SSD

Hi I'm planning to buy a build based on i5-4590. I have heard that the stock cooler is so-so, but i was told it might be manageable if housed inside a case with good air flow. I am looking for advice for a compact mini tower case, with good air flow, reasonably quiet etc. I'm specifically...

Thx vm. I am a little unsure because i am not really using photoshop / lightroom and am using freeware which are more basic (nikon nx and picasa). On the otherhand i was told SSD improves alot snapiness and i was thinking it may also reduce the page swap time too (which ironically will happen...

Hello I'm looking to upgrade my aging laptop (thinkpad T400, P8400 w 2GB ram) with a desktop build. Main usage for my PC is light photo & movie edit (capture NX-D, picasa, movie maker), browsing, some gaming (but as i'm not heavily into it, i adapt my gaming to the PC, e.g. currently i play...