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Thanks for the heads up about the mobo and PSU. As for the case, I guess I was mainly going for noise insulation (had a lot of annoyance with an old full ATX Thermaltake case) and I've heard good...
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there's always gonna be people bitching about something with the card
you have a 3 year warranty if anything goes wrong, if you want more security buy the 29.99 cross-ship option.
Or just stick...
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Yep, I know exactly what I'm saying. But you're right, I did have a typo there with the "greater than" sign. Should have been "less than". Positive pressure = over pressure, colloquially. Zero =...
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wait until the end of your window
cause the kepler 104 may release next month or so....you don't wanna use your stepup too soon.
Btw Deathadder Black Edition is my Mouse of Choice for FPS
I...
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Reading the EVGA stock 670 reviews on Newegg, I can't help but be a bit nervous about the card. My 570 has been rock-solid and great performance. I would like to step up to the 670 but can't help...
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Ah but overkill is so so sweet.
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+1. I use hardforum and anandtech forum. They seem to get the most traffic. OCN is great for cooling gear too.
I suggest setting yourself up an account on heatware.com if you don't have one...
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Well, I'm in a relatively small(ish) NYC apartment and my desk isn't too big either. I don't really see a need for anything bigger than maybe 24 inches...and even that's pushing it. The step-up is...
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I love my MX 518, as do many other people. The G400 is supposed to be the new model. I don't know if it is quite the same, but I think you are doing the right thing by giving it a try. That is the...
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Thanks, will give it a shot. Right now I'm deciding between (a) keeping the Deathadder Black (only tried it for 1 night); (b) keeping my old Microsoft Laser Mouse 6000 (but hands got uncomfortable...
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NO, it only matters if your gpu would exceed a single rail. But in most psu's they're all the same rail anyway, THIS IS very unlikely. Only Liquid nitrogen people ever have problems :look:
I also...
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OK - that's precisely what I did. One 6-pin per rail.
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Yep, meant Molex. There're two 6-pin outputs on my PSU and I have two PCI-E cables. Each cable has two 6-pin connectors and one two-pin. I'm wondering if I can use a single cable - connected to a...
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Yeah I know that the sys reqs are quite low. But my current computer is a circa 2006 Thinkpad T60 with a processor pre-Core 2 Duo.
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you can get the adapters for $10 bucks
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-Express-Power-Adapter-PCIEX68ADAP/dp/B001TK3TJY
your card should've came with one too i think.
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Also, I recommend following this thread if you want to grab a 670. Folks over at are usually really good about posting with a 'heads up' when one is in stock somewhere.
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I've never heard the 670 fans, but if they're anything like the 680 ref fans, they're probably whisper quiet even at full load. Nvidia obviously designed their reference cards for noise, not heat,...
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I'm leaning heavily toward the 570 now. Simply think the 670 is overkill for 1080p gaming. And if I'm wrong I'll step-up w EVGA.
Incidentally, what hard drive do you guys recommend? Likely...
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must be a non-ref card. my 680s have only two 6-pin. TDP just isn't high enough to warrant 6+8 for the ref cards.
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Now that I think about it, the 670 might well be worth it. I mean it's only ~$150 more than the 560ti 448. That leaves two questions:
1) So beyond warranty and cooling solutions there's no real...
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Unfortunately the Gigabyte card is also nowhere to be found right now. I'm going to get it if it becomes available by next Monday.
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Is there a reason you're going for a MicroATX mobo? Any of the cases listed will accommodate a full size ATX mobo, and just in case you want to add a second video card and pretty much anything else...
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Evga's warranty is great, and from what I can recall it's better than Galaxy, but I don't think you can go wrong with either.
But if it were me, I'd go with the GTX 670 Direct CU II TOP 2 GB. ...
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So I caved and got an SSD - 128gb Crucial m4. I saw that $110 pricetag on Amazon and couldn't resist. I also couldn't resist getting a $65 Creative Recon 3D sound card.
Now I need to think about...
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Motherboard - $135
i5 3570k - $228
Case - $30 AR
PSU - $40 AR
RAM - $30 AR
120 GB SSD - $100
Gigabyte GTX 670 - $400, overclock it yourself...
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Hey guys quick question on the build - I got a GTX 570 and it requires two 6-pin PCI-E power cables.
1) Does it matter if I use the 6-pin PCI-E power outlets on the PSU or the 6-pin flat ones? My...
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you do know you'll be pretty much bottlenecking the card because of your gameplay resolution right?
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Dude not that I'm judging or anything, but you've got SLI'd 670s. Are you running a 4-monitor 3D setup?
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Anything maxed out? I don't think that's true even right now. Metro, Battlefield MP, Witcher 2 probably won't. And it's very tough to say what will come in the next 2 years.
In fact, here's...
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also you really shouldn't use me as a barameter as i basically overhaul my computer once every few months....im actually surprising myself and not using my i7 3930k, or i'd be upgrading my CPU again...
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Thanks - my case already has filters.
By the way, the performance so far is mind-blowing for me. I'm running 1680x1050 on a Samsung T220HD and am just blown away. I get over 100 FPS on Diablo 3...
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Well, I just got done buying parts. Cooler Master 690 II Advanced case, i5 ivy, GTX 570, and MSI GD65 motherboard on the new Z77 chipset. I'll be building next week & will post how it goes.
Thanks...
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oh i know im just saying i was recommending the Gigabyte you bought
thats why you want the gigabyte one with 3 fans as it'll be cooler and quieter than the stock reference ones.
same with the...
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All of you 670 guys - how are your cards holding up? I've seen a lot of negative reviews about drivers, artifacts, V-sync issues, etc. Not sure if this is simply due to driver issues with the new...
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Why not jump up to 1920x1200, or even something higher? Not saying there is anything wrong with your setup, but these are ways you could improve it.
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air contains dust. moving air through the case moves dust through the case. pressure does not change whether dust comes in or out. and in no way does it restrict dust movement. it isn't like the...
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You know, I've never felt - and still don't - that my monitor is lacking in any way. It's crystal-clear, zero dead pixels, great color reproduction...I've loved it since I got it in '09. I'm...
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Ok, fine. Pressure deltas between volumes of air create airflow -> airflow entrains dust particles-> dust particles move. You're kind of missing the point though. It's not that that I'm suggesting...
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So I got my Deathadder Black today. I really like the feel of the mouse, but something about the way it clicks is weird to me. It just feels a bit...I don't know. Cheap? Difficult to click? ...
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