Recent content by Runebeard

So it's been a LONG while since my last post here. Some of the older folks may remember my attempts to start a Bioshock build back in 2010. Well after getting married, buying a house and having 2 kids, I had to cut my losses and just build a standard rig due to space. Over summer though, I...

Microsoft today released a hotfix for owners of AMD Bulldozer CPU's claiming that Windows 7/Vista and Windows Server 2008 R2, were actually hampering performance by not utilising the Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) feature of the Bulldozer chip. "This article introduces an update that...

I was looking around hardware websites as I always do over breakfast, and chanced upon a news article on the NZXT site stating they were gonna start making pink products to encourage some girls to game as most products are guy-oriented. Not paying attention to the day it was posted, I actually...

Hey guys, I currently run 2 GTX275's in SLi (basically a GTX295 if you will) which I got for bargain prices on eBay. After the GTX580 proved to be a lot better than a 295 and the uni decided to give me a small bursary to "help with the cost of tuition fees", being the financially responsible...

This appeared to have been very much on the quiet in my mind. I only found out by luck a couple of days ago that they were launching something new at all. Today it seems what we were waiting for was the GTX460. Depending on the manufacturer you choose it's 5 numbers and 75 notes shy of its'...

Just incase people hadn't noticed but Overclockers.co.uk are getting in some stock of the Asus ARΣS IF you're able ot withstand the monstrous £1200 price tag that accompanies it! Safe to say I won't be getting one then!

In case you haven't already guessed by the name, this might give you a clue as to the style of this mod: Anyways, I've been planning to build my own rig for a while now, carefully selecting parts and a few months back I purchased a HAF 932 (Cheers TTL :D) with the intention of watercooling at...

Been looking for decent ram for ages, without a price tag that makes me want to cry. It needed to be a Triple Channel DDR3 1600MHz 6GB kit to go with my socket 1366 i7 I'm getting. Found some Blue (which would fit in with my planner interior colour scheme) Crucial Ballistix Tracer going...

Hey folks, Although I haven't seen anything official anywhere on the web, Scan.co.uk claim to have the new 930's in stock already as they are "Intel's Premier Partner". Weirdly though, the price is ~£15 more than the 920 despite reassurances from Intel it would be released as a 920...

I really like the PC-B25F as I wanted a mid tower for slight portability as and when required, and I've seen in reviews it has awesome temps even when air cooled. I also looked at the Lancool K62 which follows a VERY similar design shape, but I can't seem to find any cooling temps and it's also...

Couldn't think of an appropriate name as its not gonna be an excessive build and there's a few months before I'm gonna be able to start this to think of a good name if I want one in the meantime. Anyways, I thought it would be a good idea to plan the aforementioned build and ask for criticism...

I was wondering, seeing as I've noticed (according to F@H stats) that interest in folding for OC3D has dwindled somewhat with the points average down to 17k/day and rival teams catching up quickly, whether some kind of incentive could be created. I'm not thinking anything massive, but say you...

Hey folks, I'm Phil from Somerset, a die-hard pc gamer/enthusiast to the end, haven't ever built my own pc yet, but have helped/observed a mate upgrade his for the last 2 years. Been using OC3D for a while checking out the reviews of possible parts for a rig I want to build come summer and I'm...

Hey guys, I can't really justify spending more money for water cooling in my build list I'm preparing, so am looking for a CPU fan instead but am having real trouble trying to work out the size of most of them. Currently looking at a Zalman CNPS9500-AM2 with appropriate 1366 clip as a...

Hey folks, I was looking at building a compact yet powerful pc to eventually replace my now tired laptop I bought to see me through uni, and thought that this was a good place to start, yet I've seen customer reviews say the northbridge runs rather hot sometimes even triggering a thermal...