Recent content by matt1122

I am building a living room PC to hook up to my TV. I was going to roll with the i5-4570 because it seems like the best value, but I ended up choosing the Asus Z87I-DELUX motherboard. I know ASUS has some functionality which is supposed to optimize the CPU to run cool and quiet. I'm wondering if...

It's unlikely that all four DIMMs are bad, and they were "stalling out" no matter which one was left in and tested. To me, that could indicate a problem with the CPU or MB. Unfortunately, they can both cause errors and stalls in memtest86. I used to work in desktop support and we would...

Thank you for clarifying/confirming that, guys. Really appreciate it. As far as the PSU goes, I hooked up a tester (Dr. Power II) and the voltages were steady. The voltages also appear fine in the Intel Desktop Control Center during testing. I'm using a Corsair HX1000W (used to run two EVGA...

For that reason and current performance, I may consider going AMD if I do get a new video card in the future, but for now the GTX 470 runs everything I play (which is basically just TF2, Orcs Must Die, and Portal 2) at full settings very smoothly. Sure, I'd be happy to get some feedback on the...

Thanks, k! That link could be incredibly helpful in the future. And that motherboard looks incredible, almost too good to be true at that price. I was looking at two ASUS boards with very similar specs (minus a SATA III and USB 3.0 port here and there but otherwise mostly the same) and they...

Well, I've seen reports elsewhere on the internet of many people getting integrated/discrete working side-by-side, but you can't believe everything you read on the internet. So unless someone here says definitively otherwise, I'll take everyone's word for it that it's still not possible. The...

@samuelspark - There are at least a few H67 motherboards which support using the integrated graphics and a discrete card at the same time without being hybrid SLI (or rather Crossfire). Gigabyte makes a few. @inzone - I wouldn't be playing any games on the monitor hooked up to the integrated...

Hello, everyone. I have recently discovered some problems with my computer. I'm currently suspecting the CPU and/or Motherboard. Memory tests "stall out" but return no errors, CPU burn-in tests cause a reboot, and the PSU tests clean. I currently use an nVidia GT 470 for my primary and...