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Doubtful. If they'll run it then you can try to see if there is any noticeable difference, but I wouldn't count on it. Regardless of what we are lead to believe, a 60hz monitor *SHOULD* look the same as a 120hz, or higher. There are exceptions of course, but a lot of factors determine how we...

Agreed with this as well. Only a few people realize the differences between the panels, and for (most) TN vrs IPS monitors, there isn't must of a contest for image quality. My T.V. is exactly that. I bought it in the states and picked it up since you can't ship here, and Canada has a poor...

Bahaha, weird. I'm in Canada too and most people don't realize how fantastic Dell really is. IPS panel, 0 dead pixels, free shipping. Can't beat it man. So were you thinking of getting the 30" for photo editing? Hence part of the reason for this post.

I agree with you pretty much in all aspects. I use a 23" Dell Ultrasharp (also IPS panel), and a 560ti. If I was using your monitor I'd likely just get a 580 or a more powerful single card... it really just seems to function more smoothly overall (even though i get random driver crashes probably...

Another for this. Also the CM Gemini is supposed to be good. http://ncix.com/products/?sku=66104&vpn=RR-G524-18PK-R1&manufacture=COOLERMASTER

Only way to find out is to re-download drivers and use it / stress it. I've had cases where broken drivers were actually a defective card. Yep, tried it with a different card of the same model and it worked fine.... but that's beside the point. It's more then likely a non-issue, just give'r a shot.

Pretty much sums it up. This is what my proc is at too :)

No you don't. As long as you have a PCI-Express slot you can use any video card with any chip. That being said, you should look into the 6950/6970 (unless you can find the 6850/6870 really cheap), since they are a bit higher in performance.

What about the stock Vcore? I didn't see what it was in the article 1.25v like previous I7's? or 1.2v Just wondering.

What was the stock Vcore was for the chips again? I read 1.2ish, but wasn't sure on the exact number. Is it 1.2v? Or 1.25v ( the same as my i7 920 ) Either way, I'm definitely going to stick with a 3.4ghz 920 and a gtx260. Solid but a bit aged.

Did I miss it ? haha.

It's preference really. I'm sure you read the review already. I've had my i7 920 and p6t deluxe since near it's release date and couldn't be happier. Then again, the 860 is almost the same price Canadian as the 920, with the same specs, and a faster starting clock. Not to mention motherboards...

Possibly, but even so, the price of the Coolermaster heat sink is rediculously cheap. I would buy it over almost anything at this price point.

Random post. Everyone seems to be buying heat sinks like the Noctua and the TRUE-120 for their cpu's, or complaining about no bracket being available. I own the 1366 TRUE-120, but I would still buy this over anything on the market if I got a new cooler. Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus It can be...

I can't imagine how beastly a 6 core processor will be with HT for rendering / cpu intensive applications. Almost the same as going from a fast dual-core to a quad, probably not worth it for gaming.

This looks pretty good, but the fairly new Coolermaster Hyper 212 Plus seems to be the best value in my opinion. It can be found here for Canadians: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=41337&vpn=RR-B10-212P-GP&manufacture=COOLERMASTER Here for Americans...

Aftermarket heatsink wouldn't cost you much more. I can't really recommend you anything because I have no idea which heat sinks are good on GPU's anymore. All I remember is the Accelero rocked for 8800gt's, haha. Just make sure it doesn't void your warranty (unless you're okay with that). As...

It could be the fact that they are different sticks (brand doesn't really matter). Sometimes certain motherboards don't agree with different speeds/timings of RAM. Most manufacturers state not to mix and match because it's hard to tell. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

I wouldn't consider it a "bad" idea either. I doubt there will be problems, but like any new technology, you will be paying premium for new stuff. As for me.... a single gtx260 runs everything I throw at it max settings, no real reason to upgrade yet.

Sound can be output through the HDMI port on any 48xx series cards. It requires no internal connection and it passes it through the PCI-E bus. You may need to have additional drivers (my friend the owner of a 4870 informed me). With nvidia cards, you need a SPDIF connection internally to your...

Just get a 4xxx series card, any of them will do fine. Maybe you can find the 4830 around for 50ish, if not, just get one of the cheaper ones.

I would still probably go with G.skill. After running 6gigs of their triple channel kits and overclocking them like mad, I really have faith in the company.

It's definitely worth it. 3ghz + seems to be the sweet spot, and is pretty easily attainable on nearly any modern cpu. If you want to be safe with overclocking, just do what I do. Try to get the highest stable overclock without ever raising your voltage. I'm currently running 3.4ghz on my...

67C is not exactly hot for a video card. They have been known to be stable into the 90's. Maybe the fan speed never increased because it was not in any danger. Are you overclocking it at all? Maybe the artifacts are from pushing it too hard. I run my gtx260 at 50% all the time, and it is...

If you don't mind me asking, what is your voltage (out of curiosity)? Have you confirmed it's actually the overclock doing this, as opposed to another problem when you open your browser? I've had my 920 stable at 3.5ghz for a month at 1.25volts (actually a bit less) and then it randomly got...

If you're getting a new computer, there's not really a point in doing 32bit, especially if you plan on actually using all that RAM. Generally you don't want to mix and match RAM either. It will probably work, but it's not worth the hassle or potential problems. If you want more RAM, just get...

800mhz DDR1? Not much of a difference, it takes a lot of speed, or really tight timings to make a noticeable difference in ram. That being said, comparing 1000mhz ddr2 against 1600-2000mhz ddr3, eventually with enough speed, it still noticeably faster, even with worse timings. Sorry if that's...

+1 Precision tool is almost enough to make me go Nvidia over ATI, now that both cards perform well. It's so simple and useful.

What do you mean? The same motherboard but both ram versions? There is a fairly noticeable difference between DDR3 and DDR2 if you have the good stuff. DDR3 isn't really a lot of money anymore. I don't know where you live, but when I bought my G.skill 6gb 1333mhz ram kits in Canada, it cost me...

My friend actually got this motherboard recently, and I put together the computer for him. When I went over his place earlier, his computer did the same thing. I figured it was because he overclocked it too much, and it was unstable or something. Weird.

I agree, but even one 120mm fan (600-1000rpm) with an Accelero would probably be better then stock cooling, and completely silent (minus maybe blowing air). He could always buy a different cooler and get the card of his choice with said cooler, that will fit.

I installed one to my friends E8400. I filled in the cracks before putting it on the processor (there was still paste on the processor).

Never saw that before, pretty cool. I can imagine it's pretty tough to find a small heatsink capable of keeping the I7's cool as well. These things run so damn hot.

The 1283 weighs 660g with the fan attached. Not very heavy for a heatsink of it's performance. A quick Google reveals the Freezer 7 Pro at 520g. Not much of a difference.

You're probably better off just using the 4890 and either selling the 4870 or using it a spare / dual monitor card. I don't think the performance gain would be huge. Not to mention some games don't scale well at all with crossfire.

What if your motherboard outputs digital that is non edited. I was actually wondering about how this works.

Yeah, I think you're pushing it a bit trying to run a 4870x2. PC Power and Cooling silencer 750, Corsair TX-750, BFG LS-800 will all work fine.

700-800 watts is fine for pretty much any dual-GPU (minus two X2's) solution. Silverstone are supposed to make some really nice PSU's, but I haven't seen too many reviews on that one specifically, so I would opt for something else for around 80-100. You can find the PC Power and Cooling...

You should be fine with Corsair's Hx-1000 for triple SLI. Corsair is still up there for PSU's, I'm using the TX-750 myself.

If you're doing SLI I would say 650 would be the bare minimum, but would work fine with a quality PSU. A 750-800 would handle dual video cards fine though, with a bit of headroom. If you plan on doing triple-SLI I would recommend the Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W. There is a review here on [H]...