Recent content by ColdFusion 13

first of all, damn. that is a debbie downer. secondly, that very much determines my choice moving forward. 642, the comments on that page are the reason i hate the red and green fight. rabid fans are ridiculous. buy what makes you happy and shutup. no one is going to pat you on the back for...

True enough that seems to be the general idea, but with the length of time that the cards have been out most problems have been adressed in the reds xfire issues. reviews like these make me question life and all that is real. lol...

is there a negative aspect to having more money in the bank than what bills require? :) Having more wattage allows for more upgrade room later on. never forget that until something major changes, the only 2 parts that you can truly "future proof", are your case and your PSU. optical drives...

Thanks, but I was looking for a little more depth. I know who owns which tech and why gsync is more expensive. My question still stands. if you had to choose between a - 2x 8gb 290x xfire with the soon to be released Samsung UE850 31" 4k Native free sync monitor or 1x titanx 12gb with...

That review is the exact reason I posted the last post. The 2 8gb 290x seem to do very well in comparison to any card and card setup out there. They seem to work just as good or better at 4k than even the 295x2 from other pages due to the 295x2 having only "4gb of vram" until dx12 possibly fixes...

My comp just crashed and was built back in 2005. was an amd 5200, asus m2n32 ws, 2x bfg 8800gtx, etc... I am in full upgrade mode at a time where it isnt a good idea to be in this position. With the format war going on, id like an opinion. free sync or g sync? i have been saving up for this...

yes and or no. depends on how many things you have crammed into your case? your 290x's have a tdp of 290w. combined that is 580. spikes from high res gaming can make that 650-700. Cooling loops, excessive fans, extra HDD's, etc all have an impact on total wattage and more importantly amperage...

taking your replies into consideration i have come up with this - I have been flip flopping over 2x sapphire 290x tri-x which is a deal and a half right now for a combined total of $719 on newegg. that coupled with the soon to be released 31" Samsung UE850 freesync 4k native, sounds like a...

agreed. if we have done all the steps and still have this it may be ram as previously stated. oh the fun of troubleshooting! try this, no? try that? no? try this and that combo? works? yay! lol :)

i agree whole heartedly with the previous.... except i would personally step up a hair on the wattage. 650 these days is quite low. if it is a "throw away item" (meaning you dont plan to use it next major upgrade) then go ahead. but in this day and age, your psu is about the only thing besides a...

freezing that early on, im assuming after a couple tries, sounds now like a heat issue. did you clean off and use new thermal paste on your cpu when you switched the mobo.... reason i ask is because you say you have a stock cooler.... which if not properly attached/thermal pasted is as good as...

if it is shutting down (not freezing) with little attached i am inclined to say it is not an overheating problem. it is more than likely (since your pc booted and got some ways in) your PSU. do you have another on hand that you can connect into your case without removing the original for a quick...

yeah thats the general consensus i keep getting. So for 4k, which would you recommend? a single titan x? money isnt an issue but i plan to build a whole new system so id like to keep the gpu budget around $1500 US. im open to red or green and or sli and xfire, but would like a real world "i...

the synthetic benchmarks on the quadfire 295x2 look amazing. I know people have had issues with game support, but my question is, has it cleared up now that the card has been out for a year? Is anyone still experiencing issues with just 1 295x2?

yes you have 34amps on your 12v rail. but what else is on that rail. if you max the amps on a line or wattage totals you will fry your equipment. Here is your real world answer from an industrial battery electrician with an IT background. electricity plays havoc on circuit boards when it...