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My PC was compromised and I wanted to completely wipe any data on there. As I understand it DBAN doesn't just format the HDD but complete destroys all data on it by writing zeros on the entire drive instead of just deleting the memory tags (?) or something. I'm open to other options that...

I'm trying to wipe my HDD and my PC doesn't have a DVD drive so USB is my only option. I've used Rufus and Universal USB Installer. I also format the USB under FAT 32 everytime I try. When installing using Rufus I use the ISO tool and don't just copy paste the file. I've also turned off safe...

I remember reading somewhere that 290s scale better at 4k? Can't seem to find the link to the article right now though.

Which would give higher fps in games like crysis 3, bf4, farcry 4, shadow of mordor and some others in 4k resolution? Two r9 290s (NOT 290x) or two 970s?

Well after 12 hours of prime95 I got 4.2 stable at 1.2875 cpu voltage with ~54-58 core temps and ~67-71 socket temps. )Mostly the lower temp except for a dew time during the test that it would spike and then go back down.)

Is there a faster way than prime95 to stress test an overclocked amd fx 8320? I clocked mine up to a very mild 4.4 on auto voltage and it passed a couple of tests in prime95 so I thought it'd be remain stable over a 12 hour run, then I got a rounding error after 6 hours. So I lowered it to an...

The case has very bad airflow with only two fans (front and back) but I'll go ahead and set all fans to highest setting and give that a go in a bit. Speaking of fans, I've ghetto installed my stock cpu fan over the VRM heatsink based on advice from a thread on overclock.net (...

I OCd my 8320 to 4.4 at a voltage of 1.2875 (It shows at 1.332 in AIDA 64) on a M5A99FX PRO board with an EVO 212 for cooling. The OC is stable for two hours now in prime and I plan on running prime for a few more hours probably, but my question is in regards to the temps. For the majority of...

So if the 8320 is somewhat close to an i5 2500k and an i5 4670 is about 20% better than a 2500k we're talking an average of about 10 fps (In a game where I currently get 50-60 fps ) lost by going with the 8320. I only asked because I wanted to get a ball park of what kind of performance I'd...

I already know intel is better in single threaded applications which would be most games. My question is, in games like assassin's creed black flag or Crysis 3, how many more average fps would I get if my gtx 770 was paired with an i5 instead of an 8320? Both with a mild OC.

The case is a Rosewill Redbone ( http://tinyurl.com/lgtm5r4 ) and it comes with only 2 120mm fans, one intake at the front and one for exhaust at the back. I've installed an EVO 212 and the cpu temps are fine with a slight OC (FX 8320 clocked at 4.2) Same story with the gpu. So I'm not really...

I'm using EVGA Precison X to overclock my Gigabyte GTX 770 3x WIndforce and have moved the GPU clock offset to 60 (1197 base, 1249 boost). My temps during a Kombuster stress test are at 87 degrees which worries me even though I've set the cap at 95. SHould I back off a little or is that normal...

I'm running p95 small fft to test a slight OC (4.18) on my FX 8320 and I'm using HWINFO to monitor temps. But there are two cpu temp reading in HW, one say ITE and the other just cpu. The ITE one is at about 75 under test while the other one is around 50. WHich one should I go by? PS, Coretemp...