Recent content by ZanicL3

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    Question CPU fan always blowing (uncontrollably) when I start my PC

    Hi all, My CPU fan will always start blowing for seconds stop and then start blowing again, it's starting to drive me insane. I've recently cleaned out the entire case as I thought that dust would cause this, there was a good chunk of dust in the CPU cooler but I got rid off that. Stopped doing...
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    Does ram speed matter? Looking to upgrade from 1333mhz to 2400mhz.

    So my specs are the following; I7 4790K | STRIX GTX970 and I am still using some RAM sticks from my previous build, these are 8GB DDR3 (4sticks) at 1333mhz, and I was thinking of upgrading to a Corsair 16 GB DDR3-2400 Kit (2sticks)   Would I notice some difference in some games? I found out...
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    Crucial BX200 vs Samsung 850 EVO, (500GB)

    So I can get my hands on a Crucial BX200 (480GB) for €130 or a Samsung 850 EVO, 500 GB for €160. So I was wondering if the Crucial is as good as the Samsung's ones.
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    Question regarding DX12

    So when will DX12 come out completely or is it already out or does it depends on which games it uses and is it already out? And what about multi-GPU support how will this work? Will I be able to use this with my old 760 mixed with my 970 even if they are different brands and my motherboard only...
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    Turning off fans, does it increase life?

    So I usally kept my STRIX GTX 970 fans always running to keep a good cool temp even if I was only browsing, I never liked the idea of only activating them around the 65°C mark. But I was reading somewhere that it's acctually better to do it like that, so that u can increase the fans life speed...
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    970 UNIGINE Overclocking results.

    So I just did mine and reached these scores, but I was wondering what are my partners owners 970's at. Its a STRIX 970.
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    Does this CPU temp scheme seems to be fine?

    I am using a double TX3 evo, using the push pull. But my I7 4790K stil hits sometimes around 71°C with standard CPU temp modus on mobo (ASRock Z97 Pro 4), so I adjusted them and I wanna keep them as low as possible even if it makes a lot of noise. http://i.imgur.com/5a0BqnV.jpg
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    Is adding a second fan for my CPU worth it? (Got one in stock extra)

    So I bought 2x TX3 EVO's since my brother was also gonna get a new cpu, but frankly he got a free Be Quiet Dark Rock Advanced cooler so that is the one that is installed on his build. And I was wondering if its worth installing a second fan to my TX3 EVO? Will it reduce the temps with some...
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    Question regarding updating Mobo (update of BIOS, not new)

    Hello lads, I am wondering whether a mobo update, will improve performance (gaming). Also is updating your safe, will it not harm your computer in any way? My specs are; I7 4790k 8 GB ram GTX 970 ASrock Z97 Pro 4
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    Are my pushpins correctly installed? TX3 EVO.

    So I just installed a new cooler yesterday which is the TX3 EVO, my temps are great, inmediatly -20°C. I was running the stock cooler on the I7 4790k. But I am wondering wheteher my the pins are correctly installed, the EVO is pretty steady in there, it's not able to move around etc, let's...
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    Question regarding updating Mobo

    Hello lads, I am wondering whether a mobo update, will improve performance (gaming). Also is updating your safe, will it not harm your computer in any way? My specs are; I7 4790k 8 GB ram GTX 970 ASrock Z97 Pro 4