Recent content by sporemasterjw

Sounds like it is probably an issue with the thermal paste application. I would try to take the cooler off and re paste it if you have any thermal compound lying around...

After a few days the drive seems to be performing like normal. Thanks for the assistance guys!

Here is the CrystalDisk/S.M.A.R.T info: I tried switching SATA ports, and I think this may have been a factor because previously CHKDSK said it could not find any errors, while this time around it located and corrected some errors. Also, previously I could not pull S.M.A.R.T data from the...

So I have had this 1TB Seagate hard drive for roughly 3 years now, It has been a great drive over these years as it is the only part remaining from my original build. But recently my PC has been going haywire, and freezing up ultimately leading to a reboot. This happens randomly for no apparent...

So, I currently have a Logitech 5.1 surround sound system plugged into my sound card in my computer, and I recently got my hands on another set of nice speakers. I was wondering if there was any way to add these new speakers to the existing 3.5mm jack on my motherboard and have it mirror the...

So I plan on purchasing and installing a fresh copy of windows on a SSD soon and was going to wipe my 1tb Seagate 7200rpm drive and just reuse it for mass storage (It currently houses all my files and OS). And I was wondering if I would experience a performance drop or increase failure chance if...

Anytime. If you have anymore issues just let me know. Can you do me a favor and pick my post as the solution so other people who may have this issue can find an answer aswell? thanks in advance.

Ok. let me know how it works out. I dont know much about overclocking, havent tried it yet as i have no need to, but its worth a shot I guess. And the hard drive dosnt seem like the issue then.

May I ask what hard drive you are using? My thought is it could be a bottleneck on the read/write but I doubt that would be the issue. The only thing left I have is that 2 out of the 3 games you mentioned you tested on have a higher recommended CPU spec than the processor you have. Before I got...

Hmm. ok. so it is not accessing the slower .5gb of ram. Have you tried a different display or a different cable (HDMI, DVI, ect.) to eliminate that as a variable? Also, when do you experience the stuttering in games? At random intervals or is it in specific spots or times, like when the world is...

Nvidia recommends a 600w minimum power supply for a stock 770. That power supply is a little small for that card. A good way to gauge how much power a system will need is to use a power supply calculator such as this one: http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator Plug in your system specs...

What does your ram usage on your GPU look like when you play these games? Just out of curiosity is it surpassing 3.5gb? I dont think this could be the only reason but it is worth looking at... Also, what is your current monitor resolution? I doubt you would hit 3.5gb on 1080p but at 1440p it is...

I have recently upgraded to the 4790k and there is nothing that I have thrown at it that it cant handle. Great purchase but if you can find it in your budget the 6700k will be slightly better and more future proofed. Overall though it is a great processor, I have never even seen it show signs of...