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Is there any hot-swap bays for the Corsair 600t case? I would prefer it to be an internal bay rather than using the cd drive slots on the outside of the case.

I want to OC my Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680 but want to know what are the things to look out for. I dont want to kick the hell out of it, just give it a bit more than stock. I have changed the following and want to know if I have done too much/about right: Power Limit % - 132% Core Clock - +200...

Has anyone ever seen a baby pigeon?? Do they exist or are they born the size of adult pigeons!?!? Just thought I would throw that out there to see if anyone else knows

This is my first build and so I decided I would write a full build log covering absolutely everything. Hope it helps people at all levels, even if it is just something to read for 30mins at work. Anyway, lets get cracking!! PREPARATION First 2 big things to think about when looking at...

I understand that it isn't best to take a sandybridge processor over 1.35v but isn't that just a reference figure? Is it not 10-15% over the processor VID? On Core Temp, my 2500K has a VID of 1.3611v so am i right in thinking that i will be able to safely run 10-15% over that, as long as my...

Can anyone get the print screen function working on the Z77 Sabertooth BIOS? I have inserted an empty USB drive into every singe port on the motherboard and every time i press F12 i get a message saying insert a USB! Does the USB have to be NTFS or FAT32 format?

Didn't know where to put this so stuck it here. I have bought a new Creative Live! Cam Socialize HD AF. It works fine with Skype on my laptop. It works fine with the Creative software on desktop however on Skype I get this: Why is it doing this on my desktop and how can i fix it? I can't...

I am having an issue with my mute function and believe it may be an issue with the driver for my Gigabyte GeForce GTX 680. My rig is connected to my monitor by HDMI from my GTX 680. When i mute the sound in windows, the sound continues to play. I can still adjust the volume using the scroll...

What settings do i need to change in the BIOS to keep my vcore at the voltage i set? I have set the vcore to 1.160 but when running prime it bounces between 1.176v and 1.168v. Also does anyone have any figures for what they have got out of this board/cpu combo and at different GHz/power...

Since building my rig, i have noticed that one of the cores in my 2500K is running around 8c hotter than the others. Is this normal or is there something i can do to bring all the cores to around the same temps? The other 3 cores are all within 1-2c of each other, just core #1 that is above the...

OK, so i have the 4 fans (120mm exhaust, 200mm case front and 2 x H100 fans) controlled by the 600T case fan controller and the cooling block fan cable of the H100 (the one joined to the molex connector) plugged into the 'cpu fan' header on the motherboard. On startup it says 'CPU fan error'...

Can someone recommend some good quiet fans that move a lot of air? I want to replace the following fans in my 600T white case: 2 x 120mm H100 radiator fans 1 x 120mm case exhaust fan 1 x 200mm case front fan They don't have to have LEDs but options with white LEDs are good as well.

Does anyone know where i can get a USB 3.0 header converter for Sabertooth Z77? Hate having the USB cable from the 600T front panel running over the top of my GPU and out of a blank PCI slot into one of the external USB ports.

Is it best to connect the fan cables to the CPU unit or the fan headers on the motherboard? I want to be able to control all the fans together from the fan controller on the front of the 600T case. I'm guessing its connect to the board right?

I have come up with a proposed forum layout that may group some of the content a little better and has included a lot of members suggestions. Anyway, here is what i came up with: [OC3D] Community Forum Rules PINNED: User Restrictions (PM/For Sale restricted until post requirement...