Recent content by jweiss35

So I've built my first system with gtx 460 1gb in sli. Everthing seems to be working great. I noticed using MSI AB that GPU1 shows spikes up to 35-40% when surfing the web while GPU2 stays basicly flatlined at 0. If I'm not doing anything, then GPU1 also shows little to no usage but always...

Here are a few pix of my first build. Have to buy an eight pin extension for the cpu power and zip tie everything, but I think the cables will look fairly controlled when Im done. I'll post some more pix when finished. Antec 902 I7-950 cooler master hyper 212+ Asus p6x58d-e GSkill Ripjaws...

Getting ready to build, buying 2nd fan for push pull on my cooler master hyper 212+. Asus p6x58d-e has one cpu header. The two fans are labeled 0.36 Amps and while i haven't looked in my manual an internet search says the header is rated for 2A. So can i simply use a Y splitter like this...My...

Just joined the forums bc i'm about to build my first pc and I know i'm going to run into problems and wanted to have some support. All in all this is probably a pretty routine build. I'll get started by listing what I've got and what I plan on getting, hope to start the actual build withing a...

Jay here. I've been reading a lot of different forums on various sites and now that I'm getting close to start my build I thought it was time to choose one to use for any questions or problems i have. I've really found this to be a very interesting site and seems to have good advice. I guess...