Recent content by Dave_McG

The suppressor is designed for low noise,but it probably would tend to have higher temps as well.I have the view 31tg and I have to have a small metal fan blowing directly on my R7 370 to keep it below about 70c with the side taken off.I live on the Gulf Coast so it gets pretty hot in summer,and...

Check manufacturer specs.

Nope,I tried at first,but now everything is back to normal and my vid card is actually slightly underclocked.

You will need to go to Newegg and look up your case to find cooler clearance and then check for coolers that fit.You can always look for one with good reviews even if you don't know what you want.

An FX8350 works in any AM3+ mobo.If you want to future-proof it a bit look for one of the boards they came out with just prior to Ryzen.They have up to USB 3.1 and an M2 slot.

I have 4 120mm riing fans for this case.I have 2 pulling air in front,1 pushing air in back,and 1 pushing air on top.I was thinking maybe take the top front fan and move it to the top to push air.That would give me 1 blowing into the HDD rack,1 exhausting out back,and 2 on top exhausting.The...

If it is Win 10 it should have most basic drivers needed untill you can D/L the latest ones.Win 7 should be mostly the same.

If your case is wide enough the Thermaltake Hyper 212 evo air cooler at $30 is about the best bang/buck.Newegg should tell you the clearance needed in the specs tab for cooler and case specs will tell max size possible.

You should be gtg if you upgrade the mobo to 970 or 990.760 is the most basic mobo for the FX CPUs.

If you want no bottleneck from your CPU I'd say Ryzen is your best choice.They can compete with Intel CPUs and a good one shouldn't bottleneck.I have an FX6350 and it bottlenecks my R7 370 on Dragon Age Inquisition.

You can get a Thermaltake Hyper 212 evo for about $30 and it is as good as you can get for the price as long as it fits in your case.Normally Newegg includes cooler height specs in their specs tab for a case.

If you are dead set on keeping your system you can find an FX8350 for about 100-120 if you look around.It is 2x the cores and 4.0ghz speed.I have an FX6350 I got for $80 right after Ryzen came out and it runs good on a 970 board.

It's probably PCIE 1.0.I have an old HD4850 that works fine with older CPUs so if you could find a used one,or maybe even RX560 which is new tech you would probably be fine.

Anytime.Glad I could help.

PCIE slots are longer than the old PCI slots and usually have a plastic retainer at the end.It should be at the top of the mobo slots.If your PC is pre-PCIE it will have a short VGA slot.I think that was shorter than the regular PCI slots.I just looked and you have a long PCIE slot just below...