They're supposed to be out around now. $4/gb is still crazy expensive but I'm stupid enough to want one. A few places have them listed for preorder but nobody I can find has them in-stock.
Just replaced a 8800GTS 640MB with a GTX 260 (MSI). Gaming couldn't be better.
But for whatever reason, even though I changed nothing else in the rig, Vista64 now loses my second HDD when the HDD is idle for 10+ minutes and spins down. The only way to get it back in Vista is to reboot...
I love HardOCP's reviews but the one place they fall short for me is that they often use resolution as a variable in their "playable settings". To me, resolution is NOT a variable. I have a 30" Dell LCD and I simply won't play at a resolution any less than 2560x1600. Lowering to a non-native...
Historically I have always used a dedicated soundcard with the idea/hope that it is offloading work from the CPU and freeing cycles for increased framerates in games.
Under Vista64, does the Audigy 2 Value still work in hardware mode or are the (cludge) drivers just a software wrapper and the...
OK, total overclocking noob here.
E4300 @ 3.25 ghz, 1.425V
Corsair DDR2 800mhz 5-5-5-15 @ 1.8v (2x1GB)
Thermalright 120 Ultra
Gigabyte 965P-S3, F8 Bios
I like the idea of overclocking, but I don't like the idea of overvolting to the point that my CPU is going to croak in a year. Is...