Recent content by nodsterr

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    Is this $500 build good for gaming?

    I would get one of the i3's or i5's and possibly drop down to 4gb's of ram to make up for the price gap. Also that Powersupply doesn't look so good, I'd sub that out for a cx430m cx430
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    Best RAM for Gaming rig

    Google search this CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9R and click on the 2nd link
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    Best RAM for Gaming rig

    I run 4 of these 4gb sticks that are red. They are awesome. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233180
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    Weird grinding sound

    It could be a rodent living in your computer that touched a fan or something lol. On a serious note it may have been your hard drive or disc drive or just something hit a fan.
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    evga 970 How to benchmark coil whine

    I just bought 3dmark on steam cause it was on-sale. Now how do I run a 24hour test to get rid of thing ginney pig whining noise? EVGA support told me benchmarking should solve the coil whine. Thanks in advanced
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    4690k h100i cooling help

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    4690k h100i cooling help

    Hey guys/gals, Just finished putting together my h100i and 4690k combo in my case. Im using CPUID HWMonitor and it is showing that around 2-4% cpu usage is generating around 25c-31c, is this normal? Also what is a safe temp zone while gaming? Note* i used the thermal compound that came on the...
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    Help me OC?

    I have an i3 4330 and would like to OC it just a tad bit. I have one of those huge coolermaster evo coolers so i should be fine with higher temps. Really just looking to make my processor not such a bottleneck. Have a gtx760 and my cpu seems it can't keep up with it. Thanks for any info.
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    Graphics card issue

    Hi all, I have a ATI 7700 by asus 2gb edition. Had it installed and working and running BF4 for about 4 months now. Now every time I try to play a graphic intensive game, the screen goes haywire and pixels flying everywhere then closes whatever game I was playing. So far I found that I can run...
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    Is my pcie slot dead?

    i have a asrock z87 exetreme 4. I just got a graphics card yesterday and inserted it on PCIE2 slot. Was working great for the whole day. Next morning i power on and nothing on the screen. I go through your typical troubleshooting steps and still nothing. So i decide to put the card in the next...
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    Graphics card help

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    Graphics card help

    OMGZ ITS WORKING IN MY OTHER PCIE SLOT WTF. does this mean my motherboard is bad?
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    Graphics card help

    tring another pci e slot now
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    Graphics card help

    i also tried a dvi cable aswell