Recent content by steiner666

i agree with Raiddinn, dont skimp on GPU whatever you do. I havent been keeping up with AMD cpus, but i would look and see if theres a similar model that is cheaper with lower stock clocks. Usually these models will overclock almost as far as the more expensive models anyway. So many times a...

Like i said in my previous post, i did change PSUs. I went from my 3-year-old ~$90 650W antec to a $160 750W Corsair. I think the fact that the PC wouldnt turn on this time, with the AX750 installed, is because it has more protection features that probably detected the short (or whatever) in...

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I've had 2 GTX570s die in my computer in the past month. The first worked fine for the longest time, then it started to shut my computer as soon as got into a game or started a stresstest on it. After about 3-4x, i died completely and I got no video signal from the card when i booted, and the...

anyone think theres a chance my motherboard is responsible for the deaths of these cards?

My zalman 8700 is letting my CPU get into the upper 70s during prime95, so i want to get something better for my Q9550. I'm looking at the H80 to replace it, but since I plan on building a new rig next year when ivy bridge is out, i want to make sure that I'll be able to use the H80 with it as...

thanks for your replies guys! i've been leaning towards PSU too, since the motherboard seems to be working fine except for the NIC. After looking for a good mATX lga775, i'm glad that its looking like the PSU is what will need replaced, since its impossible to find a good p45/g45 matx board...

OK, here's specs: Asus P5e-vm hdmi (OCed to 420mhz FSB, prime stable for years) Intel Q9550 4x2GB Gskill ddr2-1000 (memtest 86+ tested as good) nvidia gtx 570 antec neopower 650w creative xfi pci soundcard a concise catchup of the problems i've been having for the past week or two, from the...

*facepalm* well, after a couple days of running fine, its back to doing the lag thing again. disabling/removing/reinstalling the sound hasnt helped at all this time...