Recent content by pauldh

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    System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Budget Gaming PC

    lol, nice. Not extreme (with the modest air cooling), but that FX-4350 was 4.72 GHz with 2612 MHz HT Link and 2411 MHz CPU-NB.
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    System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Budget Gaming PC

    hehe, gee thanks. I take no offense, and mean none in return. :) So you are totally sure OklahomaWolf is dead wrong on this particular PSU? Kinda a bold statement, no? TNT, That's fair. I guess I can live with that. It's not meant to be a blanket endorsement for it's use in all builds either...
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    System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Budget Gaming PC

    .... because the subsequent 40% loads while gaming on R9 280 are such crazy demands.
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    System Builder Marathon Q1 2015: Budget Gaming PC

    CMI86, Onus, and all.... There's some great constructive feedback here, both positive and negative. Thanks. The "built to be fast now" vs. "planning for the future" talks are interesting. I know many people build that way, myself included. I even like to retain an aging but capable graphics...