Recent content by GPUvsCPU

Hello everyone, been a while since I posted on here but I am glad to be back. I currently own a Intel i7 3770k CPU which I overclocked to 4.0Ghz in the BIOS, the problem is when I come to stress testing it the Windows Task Manager shows speeds hitting 4.4Ghz and it shows the maximum speed to be...

Just incase anyone is interested, I have sent the mobo back to Gigabyte and they just sent me a replacement, they said that the mobo was faulty but couldn't exactly narrow it down to what had happened, anyways I got a new motherboard :D.

Small update, I have spoken to my local computer shop along with intel and they have heard responses of certain compatibility issues when using an unlocked CPU in a gigabyte board with a x16 lane occupied by a GPU

This has happened to me before, I was using a semi old USB keyboard, turns out the keyboard was giving the system faulty signals, probably because dust was inside the keys or something along those lines. Anyways, the best thing to do is try and borrow another keyboard.

How are you connecting your GPU to your monitor?, I once had an issue when I used a VGA to DVI adapter, this would crash my system after about 5 -10 minutes of gaming.

This is a follow on from my thread in the GPU section as this more applies to the motherboard now Problem After many hours troubleshooting I have realised that PCIE x16 lane on my mobo not giving a signal after i changed my CPU to a i7 3770k from an i3 3220. My GPU which is a Asus 7850 only...

BREAKTHROUGH....Well kinda. I tried using the GPU in the 2nd PCIE slot (x4 lane) and it gives a signal. I know my x16 slot isnt faulty as the GPU gives signal when using the i3 CPU