Posts by James Fisher11

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If I were in your shoes, I’d go with this

Honestly, it's way more than you even need. Why on earth would you want a 500W unit anyway?

Some "expert" actually told him that, haha. Can you believe the kind of people working these days?

What kind of motherboard are you running? What’s the CPU? And for heaven's sake, tell me what power supply you've got in there—I need the specific brand and the wattage. You'll have to actually open the case and look, won't you? Also, how much cash are we actually working with here?

Aha, I’m just sitting here waiting to see what kind of response you pull. Once you do, I might just have to lose my cool and start cursing you out for laughing at me. 🤣

What’s funny about it?

Sure, you can do that, but don't expect to tap into the card's full potential. It’ll definitely be more powerful than your old one, though.

The one above is modular.

And this one isn't.😬

Nobody can actually give you a straight answer on that gas issue unless they’re holding the controller themselves or happen to be on the board of directors at the company that manufactured that hunk of plastic. Seriously. Why not just ask if there's a trial period? Ask if you can test it out at home and return it if it’s a dud before you drop any cash.

Is 67 degrees normal for stock settings? I guess so. My Mugen 2 is hitting 50-56 degrees on the cores, while the CPU itself stays somewhere between 50 and 52 °C

Rock P67 Pro3! Best motherboard on the market, hands down. There's nothing even close to it. ♥

Wait, why is this one a CX-series? Isn't that supposed to be the V2 version with the 80+ certification?

I've got it clocked at 4GHz running on 1.2V. Under load, the first core stays under 52°C and the second one doesn't cross 56°C.😬(Keep in mind the room temperature was sitting around 90°F)
You absolutely have to set the voltage manually. Why would you trust an auto setting? Motherboards have a nasty habit of pumping in way more voltage than necessary, which just sends your temps skyrocketing. When I left mine on auto, it jumped up to 1.38V, and my temps under load were hitting anywhere from 66 to 72°C.

I’d probably grab this one from Newegg >
or maybe this I actually own that Seasonic unit myself. It’s dead silent, even when my Intel Core i5-2500K is overclocked to 4GHz and my GTX 560 Ti Twin Frozr is pulling its weight (running at 950/4500 core/memory). Honestly, I can’t recommend it enough.

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+turn+off+CUDA

1 dollar = 3.6-$1.25

I’d probably go with the Sharkoon ones. Honestly, when you're looking at this specific price bracket, your options for anything decent are pretty slim.

What's your take on something like this?

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Come on, spit it out. Just how much cash are we talking about here? I need to know what kind of target we're actually aiming for.

Molex to 6-pin connector

Don't even sweat it—just grab the GTX 295 and you'll be set. Your only real move is to squirrel away some cash now so you can upgrade your motherboard and processor down the road.