Recent content by kiizerd

  1. K

    7870 Custom Water Loop

    The fan on my IceQ 7870 recently quit working so I figured I should go ahead and go for a watercooling loop and I was wondering if someone could instruct me on which parts would be the best to buy for this as I am no expert on the subject and instead of shopping around everywhere forever I...
  2. K

    HIS IceQ Radeon 7870 Fan not working

    Recently the fan on my IceQ 7870 has completely stopped spinning. I haven't taken it apart yet for fear of breaking anything but when look at it I can see that the fan itself is hanging quite low and right before it went out it would scrape against the frame of the cooler. Anyway I was wondering...
  3. K

    Water cooling "quote"

    The cooler on my 7870 recently broke and instead of buying a new one I figured I'd go ahead and watercool since I was going to eventually anyway and I was wondering what the most cost effective way to fit a 7870 and a 3570K in the same loop. All input is appreciated thanks
  4. K

    Rosewill Blackhawk Custom Water Loop

    Hey I was wondering what a good placement for a 120 mm rad in a Rosewill blackhawk case. Im planning on getting a pump/res in one that will be mounted in my 2 5.25 drive bays so I just need to know the optimal place for cooling the rad. I plan on water cooling the CPU (3570K) right now and...
  5. K

    What makes Intel better than AMD?

    They are both pretty good and yes AMD is better for the money but if its in your budget definitely get an intel they are just better I had an AMD 8150 and it was good but after a while I bought an intel i5 3570K and though I lost 4 cores and some overclocking capabilites I instantly saw a...
  6. K

    VGA connector only getting blues and greens

    Best answer selected by kiizerd.
  7. K

    VGA connector only getting blues and greens

    Nvm it was the cord just got a new one and it works great now thanks :D
  8. K

    VGA connector only getting blues and greens

    I get the same thing hooking up the second to my 7870 but I have to use a DVI to VGA adapter because my card doesnt have a VGA port and i tried the VGA cord on my main display and got the same issue but the cord should be fine as I bought it today
  9. K

    VGA connector only getting blues and greens

    I recently got a second monitor for my new computer and I have it connected via VGA cord to my intel HD 4000 port for the 3570K and ive ony been getting greens and blues and no reds on the second display and was wondering why and if there was anything I could about it. Also I have my first...
  10. K

    HIS IceQ 7870 Overclock

    Hello I just finshed building my computer which has a HIS IceQ AMD Radeon 7870 and I was wondering how far I should overclock it and wondeirng what program I should use to do the overclock or shuold I do it via the BIOS. Im new to overclocking so if you could try not to use too many acronyms...
  11. K

    7850 or 7870 under 800$

    Do you think this PSU would work? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182032
  12. K

    7850 or 7870 under 800$

    I know Apevia isnt really a trusted brand but i need a PSU that can run all the fans in my case and also its blue which would look really nice in my case for a relatively low price
  13. K

    7850 or 7870 under 800$

    Im building a computer and I was wondering if I should go with the Radeon 7850 or the 7870 I know the 7870 is better but how much better for 50 bucks? Im also trying to keep the build under or around 800$ Right now i have and Intel i5 3570k a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO Cooler ,ASRock z77...
  14. K

    Three way Crossfire with A-10 5800K

    Alright thanks I wasn't going to get a second 6670 if I couldnt do a three-way setup and my budget is sort of low for this build so I figure I'll just get a 7850 or better somewhere down the line
  15. K

    Three way Crossfire with A-10 5800K

    I just bought parts for a new build which is based on the A-10 Trinity APU. I also bought a sapphire 6670 to go dual graphics on this build and i was wondering if I were to get another 6670 if I could run the APU, the first 6670, and the second 6670 all in a sort of pseudo three way crossfire...