Recent content by Thomasthegreat

Hello, So lately when I have been playing Arma 3 I will be getting fantastic frames (80-90 single player) for about 30-45 minutes only to experience a drop to about 5 out of nowhere with no recovery forcing me to quit the game. At first I suspected thermal throttling, but my CPU only reaches a...

I would go with the i3. It will perform well and allow you to upgrade to a better Intel processor later on without having to get a new motherboard. It also has hyper threading which will help you out. Should save you money in the long run.

Thank you for explaining! Unfortunately, 144 Hz is not in my budget but I will be upgrading as soon as I can. Thanks again!

I have been researching monitors all over the internet and still find myself confused on how a monitor affects gaming performance. From my understanding, it comes down to the refresh rate and the amount of HZ (60HZ, 120HZ, 144 HZ)? Does the amount of HZ lock the monitors ability to display...

It all depends on your budget and what you plan on doing. If you want to OC past 4.5 ghz, then the PC Mate is not the way to go. However, seeing that you are already over budget and this will be your first OC, I think the board will suit your needs. Many people have had successful experiences...

In conclusion, the XFX is an excellent PSU, but the EVGA alternative I suggested will also perform very well in your system at a lower cost. There are over 800 customer reviews for it on Amazon, whereas there are only 204 for the XFX. The EVGA PSU is very highly rated and I have happily used it...

For me to vouch for a products reliability is to profess my faith in its ability to function properly in his system. Of course it does not mean I will purchase a new one for him if it breaks, that's what the 3 year product warranty is for (which is the company putting faith in its abilities)...

This is a great build, I would consider switching to a 1 TB HD and taking out the dvd drive. This would give you some extra money to get yourself a MB to overclock a 4690k. Even if you have no experience with overclocking, the chip is very easy to work with and there are loads of tutorials to...