Recent content by ubermick

Ahhhhhhh, screw it. 980Ti is on the way. One popped up on Amazon for $629 without tax and free shipping, so bit the bullet. Better to ask the wife for forgiveness than permission, I suppose...

Ugh... as much as I love the idea of having a 980Ti under the bonnet, I don't think I can pull off the extra cash without having my wife do bad things to my groin with a rusty spoon. If Pascal was on hold until 2017, or the price jump wasn't as severe, then I'd be more tempted. But right now...

So am in a bit of a crunch - was planning on riding my GTX 770 until Pascal came out, but just picked up a ROG Swift 1440 and don't think the 770 will be able to handle it. So looking at upgrading the card earlier than I'd like. I'm tied to ordering from Amazon (stash of gift cards), and because...

Hiya Vapo - no you don't. There is, I can only assume, a resistor already installed on the anode wire somewhere along the way that's already dropping voltage down to the required level.

It's a good idea - prevents any possible shorting. Stuff is cheap, you can get a bag of odds and ends of it at Radio Shack for a few dollars.

Used for about five months in a Hackintosh build, overclocked for the grand total of one day, then reduced to normal speeds (noticed no difference at all in performance for graphic design, so didn't bother pushing it.) Used with a Noctua NH-D14 cooler that's also for sale. Ended up needing...