Recent content by doesntevenMATer

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    GTX 660 sli vs 970

    This was super helpful. I think I'm going to be kicking my 660 ti's in two-way SLI to the curb soon. The Asus Strix 970 looks like it will win me over and who knows, maybe a second one later down the road.
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    Quick question...Asus MoBo / Raid 0 SSD's

    Is it seriously that easy? I was under the impression its all or nothing with making your MoBo SATA RAID vs. traditional storage drive
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    Quick question...Asus MoBo / Raid 0 SSD's

    I'm about to replace my motherboard with an Asus Z97-AR and plan on running Windows 8 off of 2 Samsung 840 EVO SSDs in Raid 0. I also run 3 mechanical drives in my system. My question is "Will my mechanical drives function the same as they always have or will the SATA settings cause problems?"...
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    Color Scheme Asus z97 Deluxe

    Gold parts will be difficult to find. I believe some of the EVGA graphics cards have gold accents. Personally I'd go with all black parts then bring in gold with custom sleeved power supply cables. If you change your MoBo later it would be easier to buy new cables than new components. Then...
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    SLI on mATX possible? Okay?

    The biggest difference between the Aerocool DS and Bitfenix Prodigy (pictured) will be the number of PCI expansion bays in the back. The Aerocool only has 4 bays while the Bitfenix comes with 5 bays. You will have to place your two GPU's on the first and third PCIe slot (eliminating the space...
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    Looking for a definitive 3 sticks of RAM in a dual channel board answer...

    I recently decided to upgrade my main system's case to a Fractal Design Node 804 and since it has a side window I planned to replace a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with the more attractive Be Quiet! Dark Rock 3. I did my research and knew the "DR3" has clearance issues with the DIMM slots, but...
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    ASUS Z87 constantly boots to UEFI Bios Utility instead of Windows

    If you re-enable CSM it will boot normally. I haven't completely figured out how to boot to UEFI beacuse when I enable it my SSD doesn't show up in the boot sequence.