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by Jon1984
Mon Jun 02, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Cases and Power Supplies
Topic: Little Star Case Mod Log
Replies: 31
Views: 18818

Re: Little Star Case Mod Log

Great job! It would be nice if you could use a modular PSU with only the cables you need, what a mess! Anyway very nice looking ;)
by Jon1984
Fri May 23, 2014 8:41 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: HD 7970 won't detect my LED TV
Replies: 24
Views: 30300

Re: Mobo for socket 1150

Haswell supports 1.5v RAM. You'll probably able to use them both, but not in dual channel i believe.
by Jon1984
Thu May 22, 2014 9:02 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: HD 7970 won't detect my LED TV
Replies: 24
Views: 30300

Re: Mobo for socket 1150

Never skimp on your motherboard, it's the most important component in your machine. Aim for this one at least: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131983 Asus makes the best boards IMHO. Don't get cheap if you can of course, you will save yourself the trouble later on. This does...
by Jon1984
Mon May 19, 2014 4:06 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: Custom ROMS - To flash or not to flash!
Replies: 15
Views: 4887

Re: Custom ROMS - To flash or not to flash!

Do your homework. When you are confident that you now what you're doing, go for it. Your phone will thank you for a smooth and clean OS ;)
by Jon1984
Sat May 10, 2014 12:41 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: GTX 570 Upgrade
Replies: 5
Views: 2083

Re: GTX 570 Upgrade

Good luck playing Crysis 3 in Ultra :P
by Jon1984
Fri May 09, 2014 4:43 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Anandtech
Replies: 16
Views: 7747

Re: Anandtech

Oh, ok. I've notice that the main page is 8 days old, right. But the news section has been updated yesterday ;) I think the layout has been like this for a long time if I'm not mistaken.
by Jon1984
Fri May 09, 2014 4:37 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: will galaxy s4 i9500 has a further price drop?
Replies: 2
Views: 1763

Re: will galaxy s4 i9500 has a further price drop?

The HTC One (M8) has a great battery endurance you should check it out if it is on your price range.
by Jon1984
Fri May 09, 2014 4:35 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Swiching betwin iGUP and dGPU on Z87 (but without VirtuMVP)?
Replies: 10
Views: 2259

Re: Swiching betwin iGUP and dGPU on Z87 (but without VirtuM

My Asus P8Z77 V has VirtuMVP, i'm sure later boards should have it also?
by Jon1984
Fri May 09, 2014 4:33 am
Forum: The Back Porch
Topic: Anandtech
Replies: 16
Views: 7747

Re: Anandtech

No news for 8 days? I posted a new Sapphire card yesterday here on the forums from there. I read it every day, I don't now what you are talking about.
by Jon1984
Thu May 08, 2014 5:23 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: For 4K gaming
Replies: 0
Views: 1252

For 4K gaming

http://www.anandtech.com/show/8001/sapphire-r9-290x-vaporx-8gb-hits-retail-uk-only-600

Here's a great future-proof card for 4K gaming in crossfire configs. Massive VRAM size :wink:
by Jon1984
Thu May 08, 2014 4:23 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Computer freezing randomly for durations of time
Replies: 12
Views: 14340

Re: Computer freezing randomly for durations of time

I've had similar problems and the cause was the ssd. Updating its firmware resolved the issue. Worth a try ;)
by Jon1984
Tue May 06, 2014 3:29 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Data Processing Machine for Work
Replies: 14
Views: 2698

Re: Data Processing Machine for Work

It doesn't seem a good idea to overclock a CPU at work if you need accurate processing. For gaming it's fine but work?! No way. Buy a faster processor if you need the speed.
by Jon1984
Mon May 05, 2014 9:04 am
Forum: Gaming
Topic: PC racing wheel recommendations?
Replies: 3
Views: 2260

Re: PC racing wheel recommendations?

Thrustmaster's GT Experience is good enough for less than 50$. But for the money the quality is really good. But it's nothing pro, just good for beginners.
by Jon1984
Mon May 05, 2014 9:02 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: When awesome and stupid collide
Replies: 27
Views: 5521

Re: When awesome and stupid collide

Good Lord :o
by Jon1984
Sun May 04, 2014 1:38 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: Haswell, IVY/SANDY bridge chip degradation questions
Replies: 13
Views: 4820

Re: Haswell, IVY/SANDY bridge chip degradation questions

Or maybe we just don't overclock because there is no need to do so. This. Games are mostly still GPU-bound. The other day, I noticed reduced framerates during a Guild Wars 2 mega-server world boss event. I thought that perhaps rendering hundreds of attacking players at one time was taxing my CPU an...
by Jon1984
Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:56 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Finally upgrading from CRT
Replies: 25
Views: 4833

Re: Finally upgrading from CRT

are awful for FPS gaming purposes I wouldn't be so radical about this. Its good enough for gaming for the majority of people. "Good enough" is a very subjective definition and no one should settle for such quantity if the budget allows you to select an objectively better models ;-) So as ...
by Jon1984
Mon Apr 28, 2014 11:38 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Finally upgrading from CRT
Replies: 25
Views: 4833

Re: Finally upgrading from CRT

JohnC wrote:
are awful for FPS gaming purposes


I wouldn't be so radical about this. Its good enough for gaming for the majority of people.
by Jon1984
Mon Apr 28, 2014 10:03 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Finally upgrading from CRT
Replies: 25
Views: 4833

Re: Finally upgrading from CRT

IPS screens all the way. Dell and HP have great models, Asus makes some good stuff to. Someone more experienced will come here and recommend you some great models in a minute ;)
by Jon1984
Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:11 am
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Is my motherboard the bottleneck?
Replies: 17
Views: 5190

Re: Is my motherboard the bottleneck?

Do you connected the SSD to the Intel ports? If connected to the Marvell ports (which are not that great) you could have your issue.
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 4:49 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: R9 270 @ 1440p?
Replies: 9
Views: 6133

Re: R9 270 @ 1440p?

If you can compromise some detail at that high resolution than you should go for it. But BF4 is quite punishing, I'm able to max it out at 1080p with a 280X but at 1440p it's not possible. So your 270 will be short for that resolution in demanding games. For me as I play online a 60+ fps is a must, ...
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:49 am
Forum: Mobile Tech
Topic: New Android Flagship
Replies: 22
Views: 3649

New Android Flagship

http://oneplus.net/

Great looks, amazing specs, awesome price!

This thing could bring me back to Android environment. Thoughts?
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 11:37 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: Screen blank - GPU issue or PSU issue?
Replies: 15
Views: 13003

Re: Screen blank - GPU issue or PSU issue?

The PSU should have plenty wattage for the system if it isn't damaged. Which OS are you using? Can you disable integrated graphics in the BIOS an see if it runs well? Windows should automatically install the drivers if you are using Windows 7 or 8 I believe.
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 10:49 am
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: amd reveal
Replies: 8
Views: 10172

Re: amd reveal

8 Core FM2+ CPU?!

Just kidding...
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:20 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: I think my GTX470 is having VRAM issues :(
Replies: 15
Views: 3034

Re: I think my GTX470 is having VRAM issues :(

I think I've gone through 3 versions of WHQL drivers from nVidia already. This problem has been around for ~10 months now, I'm just starting to complain about it now because I'm taking up Minecraft again (Hexxit!). What do you mean, didn't work well? Later versions of the drivers started to give pr...
by Jon1984
Thu Apr 24, 2014 7:10 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: I think my GTX470 is having VRAM issues :(
Replies: 15
Views: 3034

Re: I think my GTX470 is having VRAM issues :(

You've updated the drivers recently? My 560Ti didn't work well with recent drivers so it could be an issue.
by Jon1984
Tue Apr 22, 2014 11:27 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Mid-Range Gaming Build
Replies: 18
Views: 3251

Re: Mid-Range Gaming Build

Skyrim with 2k Textures will use more than 2GB of VRAM at 1080P with 8x AA, you can be sure of that. By 2K, do you mean 3840 × 2160? If so, then yes, what you say makes sense - 4x the resolution will require more VRAM. Thing is, he's only working at 1080p - the article I posted shows that such a se...
by Jon1984
Tue Apr 22, 2014 10:02 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Mid-Range Gaming Build
Replies: 18
Views: 3251

Re: Mid-Range Gaming Build

I work with Photoshop with 8Gb of Ram in my office and I can say it works but it feels low. I work with 200mb tiff files and it could benefit from double the Ram for sure. I imagine if the OP works with bigger files it will certainly benefit from 16Gb.
by Jon1984
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:25 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Mid-Range Gaming Build
Replies: 18
Views: 3251

Re: Mid-Range Gaming Build

Unless you need more VRAM for photo editing, you won't need it to Skyrim or most any game at 1080p. Check out this article on VRAM usage in different games. One of the tests has Skyrim running on ultra at 1080p with the high res texture pack enabled and only about 1gig of VRAM is used, even with 8x...
by Jon1984
Tue Apr 22, 2014 4:10 am
Forum: System Builders Anonymous
Topic: Mid-Range Gaming Build
Replies: 18
Views: 3251

Re: Mid-Range Gaming Build

I recommend you to buy another ram stick like the one you have if you can. I also recommend you to buy a better GPU, like the 770 or the 280x if you have the cash. The 4Gb version in the case of the 770. You could spend 25$ on a Hyper 212 EVO, even if you're not overclocking. As for the case, you co...
by Jon1984
Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:36 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: Trouble with used Radeon 290X
Replies: 11
Views: 2946

Re: Trouble with used Radeon 290X

Evan wrote:
Also, for what it's worth, the seller said that the BIOS and voltage settings for the card were not modified.


Which could be not true...
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