Hi, thanks for your reply. I know that these monitors do in fact run slightly different sync timings but I cant seem to get them to match. I have used the pixel clock utility in EVGA precision but this lacks the necessary depth to control more than just basic refresh rates. I have since patched the ...
Hi guys, bit of specific question here; I am currently running a GTX 970 with 3 x 1440p monitors with the intention of using triple surround, however they are very slightly different models of monitor which I CANNOT get to share the same sync timings (yes I have tried everything including this: http...
Fair enough. What sort of frame rates do you generally get? I'm interested mostly because I can find 2600ks on eBay for fairly reasonable prices and could recoup some of the cost by selling the i5. I know the generational improvements in IVB are pretty minimal, but 2600ks still OC really well.
Hi all, Been very happy with my i5 2500k for a few years now, OC'ed to 4.4ghz, but I've now got a second HD 7950 on its way to me and I'm wondering whether its worth it to upgrade to an i7 in order to better feed the crossfire setup. I'm running a single 1440p display and play mostly bf4, company of...
Hi all, my housemate recently got the asus t100 (following my recommendation based on TR's excellent review), and we wanted to test out a few indie games on the system as I know it is moderately capable in this area, however the performance seems lower than expected and I suspected out of date graph...
As a Korean 1440p monitor user who plays CS:GO as my staple fps I can tell you input lag is not noticeable on these monitors, mostly due to the lack of interpolation chips for scaling.I also run a 7950 which is very similar in performance to your 660Ti, and most games dont run much higher than 60fps...
OK, so I RMA'd the board and got a new one, and yet I'm still getting the same problem. I'm using a different power supply, and I can confirm that the Ubutu installation is working on another machine as I'm currently writing this from the Ubuntu stick. I'm really stuck now, what else can it possibly...
Hi again, I had used different sticks of RAM in different slots, and my RAM has been validated when I sent the board back for RMA. I just tried The bootable Ubuntu stick, and that just crashed before it got the the GUI and then rebooted and cycled again. I also noticed that the 'boot device LED' was...
ok just another update, I tried re-making the bootable USB, and after booting up the machine it again stopped at the same point in the 'starting windows' screen and then presented me with a BSOD which read MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION. having read up on this a little it would seem the motherboard is stil...
I waited over an hour and a half so I'm sure nothing else was going to happen. Thanks for the the ImgBurn suggestion, I used it to create and ISO and then the windows tool to make the USB bootable, but it again seems to be getting stuck. the first time I powered it on it got to the 'starting windows...
Hi all, I recently got my asus p8p67 pro back from RMA, and bought a nice new 250GB samsung 840 drive to do a clean install on. As usual I put the basic components together on the motherboard box to test them before building them into my case, but I cant seem to get windows 7 to install without it g...
Hi again, I tried PSU in a really old board and it seems fine so that's ruled out. I also plugged in the speaker, but no sound is produced at all. However the big green power LED does still light when the PSU is switched on. Still no life in her tho. RMA time methinks.
I would suspect the PSU first. Do you have another one anywhere you can try? I doubt your other hardware is damaged - the board and PSU both have their own protection which often saves components from a big power surge. Failed Motherboard usually spins the fans with a good PSU, or at least shows LE...
First thing I'd do is remove the CPU, check the pin area on both the mobo and CPU for dust, burn marks, etc. Then reseat the CPU and heatsink. moved the RAM around in the slots "Moving RAM around" will rarely fix a memory problem, you need to eliminate the variables. If the system wont bo...
Hi all, mid-video playback last night my main system suddenly died with a popping sound through the speakers. I have tried disconnecting all peripherals, swapping out the GPU, PSU, and moved the RAM around in the slots (I don't have any spare DDR3 to test) and removing the Mobo battery. The system i...
Hi all, I've been running an old 775 system with a q6600(stock) and 6GB DDR2 on an ASUS p5ql pro for about a year now mostly as a sever, but got home the other day to find it dead with no lights on (power, LAN & peripherals) and no display output but fans still running and HDDs still spinning. I...
my housemate bought a PS2 off ebay for some nostalgia gaming, but has somehow broke it. It wont boot up at all, just sits there with a flashing green and red LED. bit of a long shot, but anyone know any fixes?
what resolution is the screen you intend to game on? this is a deciding factor on what Graphics card is best value. cheapest optical drive is best (if you even need one at all), and I would also recommend getting the 3570k rather than 3550 so you can take advantage of the easy overclocking on these ...
Too slow and unresponsive for a boot drive.highly reccomend an SSD such as the samsung 830, crucial M4 or Sandisk extreme. 120/128Gb drives are much better value than 60Gb drives as well.
Hi all, I recently installed win on a mate's laptop (Sony VAIO VGN-FE31H) but cannot seem to find compatible drivers for the sigmaTel HD audio. The only one I could find displays the error message; exit error:error=device object not present, restart the system and run setup again. Any ideas? Thanks,...
Excellent, thanks Scott! I was kinda leaning that way. On a side note, I emailed listener mail just before last podcast regarding the weird compatibility issue I was getting with the 5850. have you used a 7950 on the 27in 'first' panel you reviewed at all? It would give me a bit of piece of mind to ...
Hi all, I recently bought a 27in monitor (yeah one of those cheap Korean 2560x1440, which I highly recommend) and I'm about to upgrade my old 5850 to the 7950. I'm in the UK and prices are about the same as the 660ti and I figure its the best choice for the resolution. My question is which one to bu...
It seems to have done the job for now. after a good ol' bake in the oven for about 8 minutes I re-seated the heatsink and it is recognised fine by windows. not expecting to game on it or for it to last long but nice to know its an easy quick fix.
Hi all, My sister has had a 9800GT in her machine for quite a while now and until recently has been a good runner if a little noisy under load. However, the system recently crashed (BSOD) under gaming load and has since been very flaky with artifacts appearing in games. Then the other day after boot...
I'm a long term AMD graphics card user but also have extensive experience with nvidia, and can say with confidence that AMD cards are definitely not more prone to incompatability or 'glitches'. If anything I would say the reverse has been more true recently, and for the level you're buying at the 77...
I used to have an C2D pentium at 3.8Ghz, and it was good for most games but suffered badly in Bad Company 2 and doesn't hold up well in BF3. GPUz showed it bottle-necked my 5850, and in my experience BF3 really needs 4 threads in order to run smooth (quad core or i3).