Recent content by Jakez2012

If you are using a mechanical keyboard this could be your problem. I always have to use a cheap keyboard I own when I want to enter bios

I hate when people answer with this but it depends on main use of build. If gaming is main focus then you should be fine with the i5 as gaming really doesn't benefit but at the max of 8fps in games like gta 5 which are cpu bound games. If I was in your spot I would spend that money and upgrade...

Planning to upgrade my system which currently is a i5 2500k, r9 270x, and 16gb of 1600 ram. I plan to upgrade cpu once zen comes out. The current plan is to buy an h60 water cooler and 8gb of 2133 ram and a new gpu. I am wondering what is the best gpu to pair with this cpu. Running stock fan so...

AMD Phenom X4 9950 Black Edition. Found one used on amazon for mid 50s. TBH would maybe suggest waiting and upgrading to a new platform. Amd launches their zen this year supposedly.

depending on what games you plan to play will be a huge factor. If you look to play the "next big thing" this probably won't suffice. A quick search shows the 750 ti to be around $100. For a little more you can get something like a r9 370x for 120. The other change I would make is to the cpu...

Basic and simple answers are corsair 350d and noctua cpu coolers. Both are very quiet.

Coming into this I have made up my mind. I believe right now that there is no value in a nearly $600 gtx 980 when it gives little to no gaming benefits and is like searching for gold to find one. Right now I can get a asus dcu2 gtx 780ti for $410! Also with the money saved I can buy a 1440p...

It will perform at what you want it to do so well, but as you probaby know the i7 5820k will not give you much better results than a 4790k in gaming. No matter what I think a 780ti is the best $400+ card to get right now.

To be honest I wouldn't risk it sadly, especially when under load that card pulls a lot of power. Power estimators sometimes don't display load draw

Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/B9mpD3 This excludes the part I am having the most trouble deciding on the gpu. With the results of the 970 it has made be think. I was previous going to buy either one 780 or r9 290x. Now I think either a single or sli 970 will be optimal due to price. Lastly...