Recent content by HunanMan

thanks for the input inertia. will probably head to Best Buy soon to get my new card and finally start gaming

In other words, do you think the EVGA 770 is worth the $340 for the performance difference from the XFX R9 270x?

So 270x then? It's the cheapest and I get the game for free. I just don't want there to be a serious lack of performance because I was too cheap to spend another 50-100 for a better card

Also i think the most important feature I want is compatibility with my system

I have just built my first system. I want to play Battlefield 4 more than anything but I will also play other games and do Office work. CM Storm Stryker i5 4670k Hyper 212 EVO ASUS Z87-A Corsair Vengeance LP (2x4) Corsair AX760 WD Green 2TB HDD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB LG Blu-ray Windows 8.1 It...

do you think the ASUS card outperforms the XFX card enough to make the lifetime warranty and free game worthless? I have zero knowledge of how well XFX warranties covers their products. It seems like it's too good to be true to be permanently covered on a product like a GPU.

Just built my first gaming rig and am waiting to buy the GPU. CM Storm Stryker i5 4670k Hyper 212 EVO ASUS Z87-A Corsair Vengeance LP (2 x 4) Corsair AX 760 WD Green 2TB HDD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB LG Blu-Ray Windows 8.1 64-Bit My main reason for putting this together was to play Battlefield 4...

Just put together my 1st build. i5 4670k Hyper 212 EVO ASUS Z87-A Corsair Vengeance LP (2 x 4) Corsair AX760 WD Green 2TB HDD Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SSD Windows 8.1 64-bit CM Storm Stryker I am anticipating Black Friday/Cyber Monday to buy the GPU. I am just trying to get an idea of what to...

Thanks a lot. I feel much more confident now that I have a better idea of what to do going forward. You were awesome at getting to the point of every question

I currently have the 212 EVO with one fan. Should I run Prime before installing OS or after everything is in and cables managed better? Sorry I'm not sure if you already answered this question with your first response. And should the side panels be off or on during the process

Nice thanks for giving me straight answers to all my questions. I'm currently in BIOS watching my cpu hold at 30C and 1.072V. Any suggestions for stress testing?

Thanks a lot smorizio. I really appreciate the thorough answer. You answered 3/4, any opinions on the single SATA power cable connected to the 3 drives?

I am a first time builder, and I have just installed all of my components into my case. I have also wired everything in what I think is the correct place. The problem is, my wire management looks kinda shitty and I am not really sure how to go through the whole boot process. CM Storm Stryker...

Thanks for the input guys. Probably gonna go with the AX860 since it is PLATINUM. (thanks enemy1g). Any thoughts on the AX860i for the DSP control?

Planning a new build for my CM Storm Stryker. CPU- Intel Core i5 4670k HS- Hyper 212 EVO MoBo- Asus Z87-A RAM- Corsair Vengeance LP (2x4) GPU- Undecided (Asus 7970 more than likely, eventually Crossfired) HDD- 2 TB Western Digital SDD- Samsung 840EVO 128GB OS- Windows 8 Fans- 2x 120mm LED...