Recent content by AvengerUK

Hi all, Just a quick question, as I've recently RMA'd a old H80, which was replaced with the H80i. When I attached the H80i - the backplate / screw attachments were really quite loose - so I put some washers to space it further out - as originally it did not sit properly on the CPU. Now, since...

Hello all :) Got my 290x's setup in crossfire, ran a few benchs (below) - I've set the overdrive profile to allow the fan to run at 100% when required (yes, nosey - but the heat requires it!) - so, I'm in the market to replace the stock cooler. Problem being, I'd rather not use water, and space...

Title about sums this post up. I'm half considering a six core upgrade, but not for the best of reasons (I've always fancied one...) - so, you can call this post a half attempt at talking myself out of it! I solely use my PC for gaming, and thus that's all it'd be used for on the whole...

I've recently changed from my i7 2600k (Donated it to the GF's PC!) to a 3770k. With my 2600k which was on a ASRock motherboard I used the offset method of overclocking and wanted to do the same with my 3770k which is on a MSI z77 MPower. Anyway, all Ive done is increase the core ratio limit...

Firstly, Thanks for all the replies in the Headphones thread Anyway, I ended up going with the V-Moda Crossfade LP's - now ive had them on for 10mins, im already starting to get used to them, but the sound is amazing. Best ive ever had easily. Clear, defined bass, no distortion, etc. One...

My Roccat Kave's recently broke due to a loose wire / connection that wasnt fixable, so I went out and got some Asus ROG Vulcan's. Long story short: I hate them - So they are currently on ebay. Basically, I find them very uncomfortable and the mic isnt up to standards. I'm a bit against...

Just picked up a 6990 - and getting "low scores" on Unigene // 3DM11 compared to reviews, and because my CPU isnt overclocked at all (stock) am simply woundering wether its just a case of CPU bottleneck for the benchmarks? 3DMark11: P7236 Unigine: FPS: 67.8 4x AA 16x AF tes: norm 1680x1050...

Hey all, Ive just picked up and installed a GTX 580 to replace my 5870 (With which I got fed up of ATI's drivers crashing etc) - with the change all the previous issues are gone - but 3DMark 11 has thrown up a little niggle in the back of my head. Would you consider this score to be "correct"...

Hey, Appologies if this is in the wrong section ;) Tomorrow ATI are due to release cat 9.5 - I havnt updated my drivers in a while and have been having a few issues recently, so have decided to try these out. However, ive no idea what the current "proceadure" for updating ATI drivers is, at...

Hey all, Ive been having some issues with my 9800 GX2 recently - where some games are fine, some arnt... Firstly, proberbly worth saying that my vantage score is around 12000 (performance test thingy) - which is about right for my rig (i think..) The problems im having with source is...

Hey all, Im considering a processor upgrade - as my current really cant overclock (isnt stable/gets too hot etc etc) - party this is due to my motherboard (except when it comes to heat!) - so im considering getting something different - however im not sure 1) what i can get (what my motherboard...

Because of a memory leak in AoC ive had recently, ive been fiddling around with my memory (freeing as much up as possible) - however, im very confused over a few things. One, is that although ive got superfetch OFF, vista is still caching all my memory >< (And, im no fan of prefetching etc...

Hey, Im quite a noob at overclocking, and my latest attempt i simply couldnt get it stable. What i tried was: Disabled C1E function & EIST Function, FSB to 1333 (333.9.0) giving 3Ghz, I set the memory manually to keep it @ 800Mhz Voltage wise, for the CPU i tried 1.4 & 1.37 v in my bios...

For ages now ive been wrestling with vista to try and get it to work better with my rig. (usually ending up in the reinstall of good old XP). Because of crysis however, i decided to try again. This time, the second run of 3dmark was virtually the same as my XP mark. Which was great! But it...

Im upgrading my PC in the coming weeks to a Quad core (Q6600) and to a 8800 GTX/Ultra. Im not sure wether my current PSU can handle this, as its only 580w. If it cant handle it, what would you recommend? I must stress that i dont have a "big" budget for a PSU - so the cheaper, the better...