Recent content by jonny_goddard

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    Slow speed with USB 3.0 4 bay HDD dock

    I've started using an Orico 4 bay hdd dock for external hdds as they were getting uncomfortably hot in their own enclosures and each requiring a power supply uses up a lot of power sockets. But the speed I'm getting are quite unusual. Via USB 3 moving data on to or off a drive in the dock to an...
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    Do I have sufficient power?

    You can guarantee 4.0GHz out of an i5 4690K and more. You'd have to be extremely unlucky otherwise. Capacity wise 600W is plenty, but maybe a better quality one, you should never skimp on PSU quality.
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    I'm building a computer next year. I can't decide whether to overclock i7 skylake and gtx 980

    980 is a great card, 1080p gaming no problem maxed out settings. 1440p likely to run very high settings also. I have an EVGA 980ti and i have oc'd it from ~1100 to 1372 MHz no problem, so thats ~25%, i think the 980 oc's even higher. I also have an i5 4690K devils canyon oc to 4.7 GHz ~ 27%. So...
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    Voltage on i5 4690k

    I've had this chip for almost 12 months, running 47x multiplier and 100.1 blk frequency, so 4704.7 MHz, rock solid stability but at 1.400v. I am using a good sized noctua air cooler, which in my real world use keeps it at ~65 Celsius maximum under load and stress tests like aida64. Prime 95 can...