Recent content by Hieronymos2

The i7 6700K is also a quad (not 8) core like its' smaller Skylake cousin--and it's $135 more. So it may not make much difference with 4k monitor tech. But both Skylake cpu's support DX12--along with Win10), so that's something. And the benchmarks on the 980 ti are pretty impressive--even over...

Thanks guys! Will go with the i5 6600K as per your advice. Another question if I may: what amount of DDR4 RAM would you reccommend: 8GB or 16GB?

Want to build a gaming system around the new GTX 980 ti. What's the appropriate Intel cpu to ensure no bottlenecks--without being overkill? Have noticed most market prebuilt rigs with the GTX 980 ti using mainly: i7 6700K 4.0GHz i5 6600K 3.5GHz Pretty substantial ~$140 price point between...

I'm about to buy a new Win 10 gaming rig and wanted to transfer my entire Steam programs + files (most of the games I currently play are *unfortunately* on STEAM) from my old Win 7 rig using an external HDD. Is this OK, or will there be any problems?

Thanks CPUs Authority Why the 8320? No, don't answer that...it's the only real AM3+ choice. But only if overclocked. And any particular cpu coolers you'd recommend? And what about HDD transfer rate as a bottleneck?

My gaming rig (which I put together 3 years ago with help on this forum) seems like it's got the flu. Games framerates are down across the board, and I can't figure out why. Am reluctant to shell out $$$ to my local IT store to "speed up my computer" for uncertain benefit. The rig: CPU: AMD...

i7Baby, thank you. How do I determine if the MOBO usb header connector is fully on? Techgeek, thank you. How do I access the UEFI diagnostics? From the manual posted on the AMD website it appears that the diagnostic is called "Dr Debug", and a whole range range of test outcome codes are...

Mouse and keyboard have become intermittantly unresponsive; all 4x USB 2 ports are virtually nonfunctional. The two USB 3 ports semi-functional. As in they cause mouse/keyboard to seize up for 1-5 seconds. Sometimes, I need to unplug them, then replug them for them to be recognized. MOBO...