Recent content by Hoax415

I never power off my computer normally, but since I was going to be out of town from Thursday to Sunday for Thanksgiving... Of course when I get back and go to boot up: -Fans start, run 10 seconds, turn off for a couple of seconds. -Fans restart, but no signal is sent to monitor, in fact...

Had a bad experience with EVGA support myself on a 8800 I put in my old man's machine. Card was RMA'd but they forced a ton of hoop jumping before they would do it. To answer the question, yes brand matters though to some extent its luck of the draw if you need tech support. Therefore I'd...

Thought I'd piggyback this thread... If you are going Vista-64 for a gaming rig, do you need one of the fancier versions or does that just give me more shiney desktop jazz and bundled software I dont want or need. Seems like a Home Basic OEM for $90 would be the way to go?

I have to say QFT + the ability to put a non-stock cooler on without voiding the warranty makes this my current favorite to put into a new machine I've been trying to get finished for the past 3 weeks.

@OP: Score one for your crusade, I've been wanting to get a HD48XX but with decent dual slot cooling and HIS was looking like the way to go. Was either going to get their 4850 or wait for them to put that ICE4 thing on a 4870, I guess I need a new plan..

I find myself in a similar situation but let me tell you after looking around myself, Zalman's latest cooler just doesn't stack up versus the Thermalrights (120 or ultra90) the Xiga or the Tuniq Tower in multiple tests on multiple sites. Too bad really, I'd gotten used to having big copper...

Considering your stock cooler concerns which 4870 would you get? There are even less options for rear exhaust good cooling from what I saw looking last couple weeks and from other threads on [h] they run hot as hell or loud as hell with the stock setup. Also I'd like to hear if you get the...

I pulled the trigger on the Corsair, figure it helps me spend that $70 on the rig now. If I want to switch it out for the Seasonic (due to noise or wanting to go modular) then I can down the road and keep this as a backup. Thanks for the help all. With tax (damn California!) cost me $91...

Sorry all, I was looking at Seasonic's M12-SS-600HM for a new build because I love Seasonic as a brand/product, at $135 the price didn't seem bad either. But then Newegg flashed this deal by me in my email Corsair 550W with another $5 off with a code and free shipping. That saves me $75 and...

After doing more homework (thanks for the links!), what about the EP45-DS4P? Its a $50 jump without going to x48 but it does have the heat pipes and I really doubt I'm going to consider xfire. For dabbling in some OC'ing to a Q6600 or E8400 might the heatpipe help with stability. Or would...

Building a new system, yaddayadda, always have a hard time picking a mobo. I'm one of the new rig every 2-5yrs crowd depending on how good the pc games have been, job, etc. The new system is shaping up as follows: E8400 DDR2 ATI 4850 or 4870 depending on what the bottom line price is...

Seems like most people recommend running the ps3 audio into the pc soundcard from some digging on that subject I've been doing. That is ofc assuming that you only want to use one set of speakers for both.

Is it really not worth it to go with an aftermarket cooler? I have a hatred for stock cooling and I'm planning on picking up a 4850 after looking at the options in the price bracket.

Situation: Building a new rig, want to make sure I never put anything made by or related to Creative in a machine again. Also the owner of a ps3 and a 24" ws monitor to use the ps3 and the new rig on as of this week. Limitations: First of all, I am the antichrist of audioland, I really...

Ouch. Just bought one of these from BenQ's store yesterday... Almost makes me hope for a dead pixel or some reason to return it.