Recent content by Jay_83

Hmm, one other thing: I once had a shitty FAN stop my computer dead. It started tripping my PSU's protection circuitry, so the PSU would shut off as soon as I switched it on. The fan burned my mobo when it was connected to it, and I only realised what had happened when I connected it to the PSU...

Congrats on your new rig! Yep, Radeons can get loud, but of course even a GeForce will start screaming bloody murder if you stress it long enough- a high-end gaming card gets hot and that's it. As suggested before, look into an aftermarket cooler. I'm running my own rig on water blocks for the...

ALL files on your HDD will still be available: 1. As far as "random" files go (photos, mp3s, video, .doc etc.), they will of course still be there and they will be fully usable as soon as you install appropriate programs to read them- MS Word (or OpenOffice), your favourite video player and so...

I dunno, if you're running 1080p, seems to me like you're more or less fine. Check Tom's benchmark for Far Cry 3 here (includes 7970): http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/far-cry-3-performance-benchmark,3379-6.html So what IS your res? How high do you crank up AA? Log your GPU load with...

Acquirement? ACQUIREMENT?? Does ANYONE still proof-read at Tom's? Do you realize there is no such word as ACQUIREMENT?!

If you really want to go H20, I strongly recommend a closed loop, ready to go system. Take your pick here: http://www.scan.co.uk/shop/computer-hardware/all/coolers-air/multi-cpu-hydro-coolers My overclocked 980X (hex core + HT) is now included in a custom loop together with the GPUs, but when...

Interesting. My first bet would be a BIOS problem. 3.06 GHz sounds like a Northwood P4 with HyperThreading, no less. These were introduced in 2002, so your 2004 BIOS should be OK. However, it is possible IBM never included support for these latest chips for your mobo (could be various reasons)...

+1 to 3770K Both the CPU and the platform is cheaper (1155 vs 2011), plus of course the 3770K is unlocked and you can really juice it if you so desire. Also remember that it's Ivy Bridge, which means it'll be more efficient than 3820 (Sandy Bridge). Generally, there's no question between these...

Just FYI people, there's already a fix out there for the game's internal resolution :bounce: Stuff like this makes PC gaming great. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=488088&page=33

Unfortunately, all your components are well below minimum requirements for this game. The minimum requirements are: 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Equivalent 3 GB of RAM ATI Radeon 4870 / NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT or better. I'm afraid the game has no chance of running smoothly on your PC...

Got the same chip and GTX 570 in SLI, which are much weaker than your 6990s, and I do not plan to upgrade anything until at least 2013.