Recent content by volcanoscout

01philip01 - there are a number of good PSUs recommended in the posts above, but if you want a better, tailored recommendation we need more info about the system it's going into. Off-hand I'd say that there's at least 30 PSUs, ranging in price from $50-$140, that would fit the bill - this is...

What's the name and model number on the prebuilt?

Not sure about the EVO, will check it tonight, but on the Pro overprovisioning is a user option.

Do you have a drive for your operating system now? If not and you get the watercooler, your rig is going to be collecting dust until you get an SSD or HDD. If the SSD is going to be your OS drive, I'd recommend getting that now and just hold off on any overclocking until you get a cooler...

For that, you could get a pretty decent gaming laptop. As you've stated, it won't be as powerful as a desktop, but in your situation it doesn't seem like a desktop would be the best fit. Check out the rigs at www.xoticpc.com . There are other good custom laptop online shops, but my last two...

Okay, I'm confused. It doesn't make any difference as far as whether there's sufficient cooler clearance since the 212 will fit in both, but do you have the Six Hundred or the ISK600?

Yes, it will fit. It will clear coolers up to 160mm.

32-bit won't see more then 4GB. You've probably heard "3GB" in reference to how much might be available for use outside of system requirements.

For a 4770 with an EVO at stock speeds, I would be looking for a peak core temp in the high 60s, maybe low 70s at the outside. What motherboard and case are you using?

Unless you didn't repaste and the temp differential is purely test related. In which case, you can still check your paste and cooling to see if you can get it down even more.

Looks about normal. Ideally you want to keep it in the 70s and below, but a peak of 82 on small fft isn't bad. Looks like repasting worked. Probably need to take a look at the rest of your case cooling to take some load off your CPU cooler.

Not having enough power won't damage the mobo or GPU unless it's a low-quality PSU and the draw causes it to fail. I would seriously recommend upgrading your PSU, both in quality and capacity. You can check the list below for good units - if you overclock or plan on crossfire/SLI, get a Tier 2...

Then I would definitely recommend the Trident X 2400/10's.

What motherboard and CPU are you going to use? HyperX Fury uses PnP to overclock, but it's pretty widely compatible with modern mobos. These are currently on sale for $135, are 2400 MHz vs 2133, and have lower CAS, and are outstanding - I just ordered my second set of 16GB. Use discount code...