Recent content by Jcrose803

My computer has been giving me an error message upon start up, after the windows 7 boot screen that says my hard drive needs to be checked for consistency. It then tries to do the check and fails to succeed. Then the computer boots as normal and I am noticing no performance loss at all. why am...

xtreme gear psaz-cp800 is the psu. Suppose it doesn't add to an even 60 there's another 12v rail with like 0.5 amps I think

Just bought a GTX970 and my old psu is 800 watts but only 30 amps on the 12v rail. I've got a newer and more capable psu on the way, because the 970 requirements say you need more than that. My question is will it be safe to play games until the new psu gets here? edit: looks like there's two...

The parts I have now are Processor: Intel i7 950 Motherboard: gigabyte x58a-ud3r I only use my pc for gaming, no rendering, video editing, etc. They've been good to me for 5 years now but I feel its time for an upgrade soon. Ideally I would like the next processor/motherboard that I buy to...

Relevant specs Processor: Intel i7 950 3.07ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte-X 58A-UD3R MOBO 800watt ATX power supply Model: PSAZ-CP800 Will it work? What do I need to replace? I'm pretty sure my power supply just has a 6pin connector...does this mean I have to get an entirely new power supply?

Relevant specs Processor: Intel i7 950 3.07ghz Motherboard: Gigabyte-X58A-UD3R MOBO 800watt ATX power supply Model: PSAZ-CP800 Will it work? What do I need to replace? I'm pretty sure my power supply just has a 6pin connector...does this mean I have to get an entirely new power supply?

Issue resolved. I was being too gentle with my baby and didn't push the RAM all the way in like a man.

I have a gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R motherboard. I decided I wanted to upgrade from 6gb (2x2048mb, 1600mhz, 9-9-9-24, 1.5v) of corsair XMS3-1600 RAM to a set of G Skill Ripjaws X ram which is 8gb (2x4gb, 1600mhz, 1.5v, 8-8-8-24). After removing the old corsair ram and installing the new g skill...