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On a budget, i can set aside about 150-200$ a month for hobbies like computers. After my next pay check i'll have enough set aside to afford a decent 7950 with an unlocked vcore. Should i grab it, or go 670 or 7970 a few weeks later. Asking people with experience on using these GPU's. Currently...

Why are these so cheap, what's wrong with them? http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007583%2050012042&IsNodeId=1&name=CFI

Anything out there that fits two 360 rads without cutting or drilling, and preferably under the 250~$ price range? Or alternatively, what kind of radiators does the switch 810 fit, internally only, without any modifications?

Here it was after initially put together as my first full build. The power supply and the graphics card are recycled from my previous computer. THese are the specs. CPU - 3770k 4.0ghz (3.5 stock) GPU - GTX 560 Superclocked (non-ti) Cooler - Stock Intel Cooler Ram - 4 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer...

3dmark11 cpu score Intel i7 3820 - 10530 points Intel i7 3770k - 8470 points. price Intel i7 3820 - 280$ Intel i7 3770k - 320$ what does this mean pulled the #'s off here http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/cpu and newegg

What fans do you reccomend for the H70. would be getting 2 fans, would like to keep the price around ~20$.

according to realtemp my 4.0ghz OC keeps my cpu running at 4.0ghz non-stop, even when it's not under load and temps are low? But when i put the multiplier in bios to auto it will adjust according to load, and go lower than default 3.5? Is there a way to oc cpu to 4.0ghz and let it auto-adjust...

Have encountered some issues while incrementally increasing my clock speeds on an EVGA GTX 560 Superclocked (not ti). The FPS would just drop to ~15 at a certain point. What does the massive fps drop mean? I have not experienced artifacting, my temperatures have not gone above 86c at their...

This is the 7870 joker review. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiM10G7UyOg Notice he's comparing it to a 7950, and often mentions it beating the club3d 7950 as well. Well, this is the problem. ---- On the 7870 vid, he has the 3dmark 11 benchmarks up. The ''supposed'' 7950 score? Around 6,000...

How much of an improvement would i get with a compact cooler like the Corsair H60 or H55. Also. Did i lose the silicon lottery? stock cooler 4.0ghz default voltage prime 95 Also at what temp's should i start to get concerned with? New to overclocking thanks.

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Anybody use or have good results with splite wire-loom or wrap around sleevings? Any alternatives to popping out the pins? Something i can just wrap around my cables?

Case: Zalman Z9 U3 CPU: i7 3770k @ stock 3.5 GPU: GTX 560 superclock (pulled from previous computer) PSU: Zephyre 720W non-modular (pulled from previous computer) RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tracer orange/blue No hard drives in this. Just going with SSD's. Right now i have one Sandisc 120gb, and love...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835209049 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106188 Which one would you get. for a 3770k. Dont plan on any major overclocking, maybe a 100-200 mhz boost at most, the cooler is mainly for 2 reasons, 1 - I'm a smoker...

What ever happened to the 250$ acer and 350$ benq without-glasses 120 hz monitors? They arent on newegg, or tigerdirect. Now if i want a 120hz monitor the cheapest is 450$? ? Wasnt wanting to do eyefinity on anything less than 120hz... Wasnt wanting to spend more than a thousand bucks on...