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Okay so this one is kinda tricky... Before I start here is my build: I7 4770k 2x gtx 770 16gb ram !---msi z87 gd-65 gaming mobo---! Basically for the longest time my computer worked perfectly. Then, out of the blue, it stopped showing the bios splash screen. I thought nothing of it as it...

Why would I settle for 60 fps with no screen tear when i can get UP TO 144 fps with no screen tear after all, 60-144 fps will always be better than 60 or less, right? If im missing something please let me know :)

Well the part is confusing me is that I know for a fact any of the games I play will never reach 144 FPS. Of course, I could vsync my games at 60FPS but I would have to worry about the occasional frame drop to <60 (around 55 sometimes) but I would still have to deal with the screen tearing...

Well the part is confusing me is that I know for a fact any of the games I play will never reach 144 FPS. Of course, I could vsync my games at 60FPS but I would have to worry about the occasional frame drop to <60 (around 55 sometimes) but I would still have to deal with the screen tearing...

Hello! I only really play WoW. I can gaurentee at least 80 FPS on my 1920x1080p monitor, however screen tearing and vsync lag is a huge issue. I read about G-sync and it seemed really cool. If I were to get a 1080p 144hz monitor with G-sync, would I benefit from that even if its never...

My i7 4770k is at a stable 4.3ghz OC. Board - msi z87 gd-65 What I did: Booted into BIOS > Put in 45 at cpu ratio > didnt boot > tried 44 > didnt boot > 43 did boot. Ran intel burn test at maximum stress level - 53 max temp 96-100% cpu usage. min cpu vcore is 0.056 and max is 1.344 (I got...

Okay, I guess I'm going to load in my stable 4.2 overclock, then bump the multiplier to 43. Then, raise the temps 0.02 each time. This would be much easier if the damn thing didnt just sit at "A2" forever, I wish it would just boot back into the bios....

Just using the fan it came with, I also have 6 other case fans though. So my cooling seems pretty decent. Could you suggest an area for me to aim for with voltages? I have it for 4.2 at about 1.24 volts, should I add more? If so, how much. Also, should I just stick with the 4.2 oc? I mean, is...

Hello, I'm trying to overclock my i7 4770k 3.5ghz stock speed. this has proven to be a real pain in the butt. I can only seem to get a stable overclock on 4.2ghz. It seems other owners of this chip get between 4.4-4.7ghz. All I'm doing to overclock is changing the multiplier to 42, and raising...

Alright, I believe my battery is under the graphics card if I remember correctly. I take out the graphics card, pull out the battery, wait a bit, put it back, and in theory everything should be good?

Hey.... I think I may have fried my CPU. I was messing around and trying to overclock my i7 4770k with my MSI z87 gd65 bios. I changed the multiplier from auto to 45, so the speed went from 3.5 to 4.5. I also bumped up the voltage from 1.2 to 1.3. After I confirmed this and saved, and rebooted...

Title says it all. Why would someone buy a Titan? GTX 770 2 way SLI dominates it, and you get those for about 400$ less. Heck, you could do a 3 way GTX 770 sli and BLOW the Titan out of the water for the same price. What's the point?

Hello everyone. With the games of 2014 fast approaching, I'm starting to think my gtx 770 won't cut it. So, as the old saying goes; "The more the merrier" also applies with graphics cards, right? I'm thinking about tossing in 2 more 770s for a 3 way SLI, OR a 2 way sli with a dedicated card for...

Hmm, so just to clarify you want to mainly do video editing/heavy rendering etc., with some gaming on the side? If so, I would recommend an AMD CPU for your build. The FX 8350 is the sweet spot for gaming and heavy rendering. It's 8 cores and hyper threading is pretty awesome for video editing...