Recent content by RevOne

Thanks for the feedback :) Much appreciated. I think I'm going to be leaving Furmark alone from now on. After about 2 hours of Battlefield 3, the highest it hit was 78°C; which is of course still hotter than my last card, but I guess it's to be expected for going from a 6850 to a 7870...

Greetings folks :) I picked up this XFX HD 7870: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150605&nm_mc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Video+Cards+-+AMD/ATI-_-XFX-_-14150605 Just finished installing it (I'm using the latest Catalyst 13.4 WHQL drivers), everything...

Perfect! Way to save the day :) Order placed. Wasn't as bad as I was thinking it would be. $9.99 for the fan + $3.74 shipping by First Class mail. I actually rather like the sound of these. They apparently have an on/off switch on them & a 3 year warranty. We'll see how well they perform once it...

Greetings folks :) I've run into a slight problem after installing an Antec Kuhler 620 cooler in my Cooler Master Elite 430 case where I can no longer mount a standard sized 120mm case fan to the top rearmost spot, because the radiator is too tall and makes the space too tight to fit one...

Yeah, I have no real complaints about the AMD processors I've owned in the last couple of years; and this one's no exception. It's been good to me and I can't really recall a situation where the CPU just didn't seem like it was enough for any specific task I've thrown at it. But I've mainly...

Nice :) Thanks, Track Drew. That seems to have done the trick. It was indeed set to High Performance. I've set it to Balanced now and the miminum processor state is now 5%. C1E and CnQ appear to be working fine now and the processor has downclocked itself to 800MHz. In just the minute or two...

Weird :confused: I went into my bios, hit F5 to load optimized defaults, then went back in and adjusted my RAM timings back to what I wanted them to be... and now when I reboot, my CPU is idling @ 38°C. I'm sure if I went in and cleaned the fans (there is definitely dust accumulation on...

Thank you for your help, everyone. So far, the suggestions have been very helpful. I'm strongly considering just saving my money and I'll try to see what little bit more I can get out of my current setup once the new CPU cooler gets in. That upgrade itch is sure hard to ignore though once it's...

Good question :) With the Hyper TX3 in there right now, and two fans on it in push/pull and Cool 'N Quiet enabled, I'm currently idling at 44°C with just my browser window open, which has been worrying me as of late. It's never gotten that high before, especially not when I last uninstalled...

Greetings HardForum :) I've got exactly $200 to play with and I can't determine whether or not I should upgrade my GPU or or my CPU. My current setup: Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition @ Stock Cooler Master Hyper TX3 - Dual Fan (Push/Pull) Asus M5A97 AM3+ Motherboard 12GB (3 x 4GB)...

Good advice folks :) I'll stick with the single 6850 for now. Better to wait to upgrade the GPU when I'm ready to build a system around a nice enough card that can take advantage of the performance boost. Better yet.... I can just continue saving up money for now until it looks like I'm in...

Well, as much as I was wanting to and ready to do this... looks like this build is "dead in the water" until further notice due to some unforseen financial circumstances (i.e. bills lol). Now I'll probably just dedicate a small amount of money toward trying to make what I have already just a...

Gotcha :) Yeah, that makes total sense the way you put it. Thank you. Only things I was concerned about was being able to sell a complete system (the Phenom II build), but I could always part out if I find I really need the extra cash as a buffer. The other thing was the ability to have...

Haha :) You just quoted exactly what I do when I need to install Windows 7 fresh. I'm like someone else here who has an almost "naked" taskbar and desktop. On my desktop, I have an icon for my browser, the recycle bin and a folder filled with shortcuts to my games. That's it. I don't even use...

Alright - so here's where I'm at so far: Case: Corsair Carbide Series 300R Motherboard: MSI Z77A-G45 RAM: G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) PSU: OCZ Fatal1ty 750W Modular Gaming ... or... PSU & RAM COMBO: CORSAIR HX750 + CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3...