Recent content by crdchris

I've had bad experiences with Gigabyte motherboards. First one I owned, the BIOS corrupted within 2 weeks. 2nd one I owned, the computer wouldn't even boot, just drive spin ups. Then I tried the 3rd time, featuring a dual BIOS in case one got corrupted. They both got corrupted within about a...

I'm looking to see if there are any good rated coolers out there for Q6600 that would fit onto an Asus P5E motherboard. The chipset heatsinks are almost identical to that of the Maximus line, so surely someone out there will have some great ideas as to what can be placed without interfering with...

True, but I'm not an extremely hardcore gamer, so it's unlikely I would get 2 cards. In the event I do, buying a new PSU isn't as costly as upgrading the entire rig.

Order has been placed. Thanks again for the input I stuck with the 4Gig Corsair XMS2 6400 and Q6600 My original plan with the 780i motherboard was not because of the 3 SLi. It was mainly due to being comfortable with the chipset in the past and I figured it gave better performance boosts...

You're all probably right, 3 cards would probably never happen...2 is possible. I don't like seeing the Data Corruption article. Never happened to me with Nforce2 or Nforce4 boards, but then again I never heard of it back then. Might not be wise to take the risk. I'm looking into a couple of...

The feedback is greatly appreciated. I'm certainly going to hunt down a good 6400 kit. I upgrade my system maybe once every 3 to 4 years. Unfortunately I don't keep up to date with brands in the off season. So brands like G.Skill, eVGA, XFX are all sort of foreign to me. Heck, last time I...

The time has come to do a system upgrade. My A8N32-SLi Deluxe/4200+ just isn't cutting it anymore. I am currently conflicted with a memory choice though. I've heard both ways, one says DDR2 6400 is a better choice, another says DDR2 8500 is a good choice. I've also read of problems getting a...

I'm not exactly sure where I would post such a question, but maybe someone here has an answer. I currently have an x1900xtx paper weight, because it seems that a capacitor has broken off of the board. I've heard a few people say that a missing capacitor would not affect function of the card...