Recent content by Leemundo

Hi all. In regards to the 8+4 pin power on a lot of modern motherboards, are these both needed to be powered or can you use just the 8 pin? Reason I ask is that I'm about to pair this board with a 3700x (upgrading from a 7 year old system). My current Corsair cx650w PSU only has the 8pin...

Hi all, Well I posted a couple of months ago where I was pondering on the idea of upgrading to the 2080 in the hopes of hitting around the 100fps mark ( where I feel comfortable ) at 1440p. My current 1070 I would like to say good around the 60fps with things set to high/max (game dependent)...

Afternoon all, Just a simple question that I've never quite understood.... How can a cpu with a lower single core speed out perform a cpu with higher speeds? Noticed more between AMD and Intel CPUs. With older generation CPUs, AMD often had higher frequencies but Intel managed to pip...

Hi all, This is well in advance of me actually buying one but I'm considering in purchasing a RTX 2080. (Currently running a GTX 1070). Running @ 1440p the 1070 often struggles due to me liking everything looking pretty. My question is, what are the real gains from having an over...

Just popped in to say hi. Been following Oc3d for some time now and being as I'm looking at beginning my first water cooled setup (non AIO), I thought joining the forum would be a good move what with the vast knowledge the team and users appear to have. Regards, Lee