Recent content by icehawk_1995

I just installed it a couple of hours ago and was burning it in for about half an hour, but the temps are almost worrying. (Large FFTs test made it worse, temps hit 90 and I decided to stop doing it in favor of the blend test right away) The 4670k is currently fully on default settings, no...

Sorry about the wall of text! Yes, I'm trying to put an AIO CPU cooler on the 290 and looking for tips, specifically in the areas covered by the wall of text :/

While I understand that NZXT's awesome G10 bracket will make everything hassle-free, its availability outside of the US is next to nil and I simply won't pay 30+USD in shipping for a 30USD item; I've grown tired of my reference 290's noise and even crashes when playing more demanding games from...

Ahh, so it does come with two front fans and a rear. On Coolermaster USA's site, the front fans were very vaguely stated: Front: 120mm fan x 2 or 140mm fan x 1 (optional) Rear: 120mm red LED fan x 1 (with LED on/off function) Thanks for clearing it up, I may be getting the Scout II instead, to...

Also, I haven't ruled out the Storm Scout 2. But how many fans does it come with? Because Coolermaster was quite vague about the number of included fans, and I thought only one fan was included--making it effectively as expensive as the 600T or Cosmos SE after I buy another 2-3 fans for it...

Hi again, I'm faced with a new potential issue at the moment. I tried looking, but I couldn't find an answer: http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Z87K/#specifications Do today's mainstream PC motherboards come with wireless network adapters? I may have a problem as my current desk position is not...

Yeah I read a couple of 290/290X reviews and they were quite unanimous about a noise and heat issue (as well as huge power consumption under load). That said, they do easily perform as well as the GTX780, and that's really impressive. With the newest architecture, they're also the most...

I have access to Gigabyte's, MSI's and Powercolor's versions of the R9-290 locally (all at the same price). I'm also comparing prices with that of shops in Hong Kong in the coming week, so hopefully I can find these cards going for a lower price. That said, since the 290 is completely new, the...

Hi again! After some more research, I came up with a few possible builds, and would like an opinion on which is better and why (for regular gaming and occasional use of Sibelius/Photoshop/Vegas etc.) Keeping these parts constant: Corsair 600T case, CX600M PSU, Crucial/Kingston/Avexir 1600Mhz...

Thanks for your help, I figured Asus would be decent. I found this Gigabyte board: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4519#ov Locally, it costs about the same as an Asus Z87-K or Z87-C. Gigabyte's comparable H87 board (H87-D3H) also costs about the same as Asus H87-Plus...

Since my dad's going on a trip to Hong Kong next week, he may be able to get a better deal there (more competitive prices, no consumer taxes etc). That way I should be able to fit a 7970-priced card into my setup quite comfortably. (Again, even Leadtek's cheaper GTX770 costs around $560, which...

Putting some prices into perspective once more: - i5-4440 would be $45 cheaper than the i5-4670 - An average GTX670 -> $100 more expensive than Leadtek GTX760 - GTX680 -> Another $100 on top of the GTX670 - The average DirectCuII versions of R9-280X or GTX series from ASUS would cost $30-100...

I'm a little over budget if I go for 760 SLI though, I'm thinking of ways to bring the cost down. Would it bottleneck graphics performance if I switch to a lower end i5 instead? May be able to save $40 or more there. Together with a cheaper case etc. I could force the budget below 1500...

Note on CPU: - I don't really need the CPU OCing, so I'm not likely to go for the K version unless I have surplus budget to play with - AMD A10-6800K is the only AMD I have access to buying, would it be good enough for 1080p high settings gaming and occasional rendering in general if I oc it...

My bad, I just realized that I didn't explain that those are the exams for university admission around here ;) Thanks for your input, I am indeed clueless about things like the PSU choice. That said, the issue with 770 is that it literally costs twice as much as this cheaper Leadtek 760...