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I've just upped my CPU Load Line Calibration to High(50%), previously I had it at Medium(25%) & now am running prime95 for a while & it hasn't crashed/BSOD yet, hoping for the best, let me know what you guys think :)

Okay, i just turned off my OC on the CPU & running prime95, everything seems fine, just then when i ran prime95 with the OC, it would crash with the SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION BSOD but i still haven't gotten the MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION BSOD yet, I'm thinking I should up the volts on the CPU with...

wait what? the gtx970 uses less power? :S now i'm really dumbfounded lol how could it be my graphics card overheating? it's running at stock speeds, i haven't touched it, plus isn't the G1 gaming version has the best cooling out of all the other brands? thats why i got this one, do you think...

Hey guys, Sorry if i posted this in the wrong section. So here's the story, I've had this PC for about a year now, I've OC'd the CPU to 4.5ghz(i5 3570k), ran it through prime95 for a few hours, been playing fallout 3/NV, skyrim & stalker COP for months & everything has been smooth sailing...

the gtx 780 or gtx 970? :S i don't mind spending abit more on the gtx 970

Thanks for the reply mate (Y) Do you have more suggestions? will my specs handle the graphics card? any bottlenecks? What about a GTX 970?

Hey guys, Just wanted to know your opinions on which graphics card is best for the Maximus V Formula motherboard? My PC Specs are: Maximus V Formula i5 3750k CPU overclocked @4.5ghz Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU FAN ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II 4gb Kingston HyperX Predator 8gb Kit(2x4)...

So should i just install everything? &just disable things I'm not using in settings? Do all these have an option to disable? &thanks for the quick replies :)

Hey guys, I'm installing avast! Free Antivirus right now & I'm doing a custom install but avast doesn't provide any information on what these real-time shields or components actually do? -__- I know some parts are self explanatory but some I do not understand. So my question is... Real-Time...

so I should playing another game? cause fallout 3 is crap? lol

My system specs: Maximus V Formula i5 3750k CPU(OC to 4.5ghz) Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU FAN ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II 4gb Kingston HyperX Predator 8gb Kit(2x4) 2400mhz(running at 1333mhz) Antec HCG 620W Modular Thermaltake Armor Revo(Stock fans + small fan from my old PC) Seagate Barracuda...

oh okay, gotcha, will up the volts a little if any crashes/BSOD happen, well I'll update this later on how everythings going but cheers for the advice ay (Y) May the fat laughing buddha smile upon you my good friend :) lol

Thanks for the quick reply mate (Y) I'm getting very excited LOL but really should wait til 8hours have passed on prime95 torture test. What about my other settings, do they seem alright? from what i've read up, every chip is different, so different set ups work with different chips. What do...

Hey guys, Before I start here are my system specs: Maximus V Formula i5 3750k CPU Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO CPU FAN ASUS GTX 670 DirectCU II 4gb Kingston HyperX Predator 8gb Kit(2x4) 2400mhz Antec HCG 620W Modular Thermaltake Armor Revo(Stock fans + small fan from my old PC) Seagate Barracuda...

I just checked the back of my case & theres clear CMOS button on the motherboard -__- its an ASUS ROG mobo so this button should clear it right? anyways what do you guys think? have i damaged any of my hardware doing what i did? my PC was acting very weird after trying to OC. At one point it...