Recent content by SirFerret

Just upgraded my old FX-6300 with a new FX-9590, and am having tons of overheating issues even under little loads. The current cooler seems to be pretty beefy (Cooler Master Nepton 120XL), as it had no trouble cooling my older CPU, even with a heavy overclock. So my question to you guys is...

Just replaced my old cheap PSU with a nice EVGA one. Anyways, after installing my new PSU, everything ran great. I leave the computer on overnight, but the next morning it is dead, with my Asus motherboard showing the red cpu LED. I tried resetting the CMOS via jumping the pins and removing the...

Well what type of noise do you hear from your card? All I can hear from my card (if I turn the volume down and get next to my PC) is a gentle sound of moving air. Not loud or obnoxious, just a sound similar to a high quality case fan. If yours is making a buzzing noise and sounds like a hair...

You will have no issues with life expectancy with either of those cards. While TECHNICALLY the overclocked one would die faster due to more heat and voltage, that doesn't matter here. That card will be WAY WAY WAY outdated before you even need to worry about that. Any modern video card will last...