Hi, I have a I7-8200X and a X299 Gigabyte Gaming 7 Pro motherboard. It has 2x 512 SM961 NVME M.2 drives running in RAID 0 and is the boot drive. About every other day my desktop will reboot overnight into the BIOS and says it cannot detect the drives. After turning my desktop off for 15 seconds...
Hi, I'm looking at getting at 32 inch 4k monitor. I'm a software developer and really like the real estate 4k offers for work but I also enjoy casual gaming. I have 2x GTX 980 TIs and a I7-6700K. I'm looking at getting the new Acer XB321HK monitor. It looks like it would fit my needs but many...
Hi, thanks for the help. The issue ended up that that motherboard power 24 pin cable was loose. After I fixed that everything works great again. Thanks again.
David
Hi, I have a Gigabyte G1 Z170X motherboard. It has the latest BIOS. Recently it takes about 3 minutes to boot up. It turns on and off about 2 or 2 times before the BIOS screen shows up. Do you know what could be the cause of this? I removed my video card but that didn't seem to fix the issue...
Commoaus, thanks for the reply. I would like to get the non touch screen because the gloss on the touch screen seems too much. Unfortunately I don't think you can get a I7 on the non touch screen. Thanks.
David
Hi, I currently am looking at buying a Dell XPS 13 but not sure if I should get the I5 6200U or the I7 6500U. I was originally going to buy a XPS 15 that has a real quad core CPU and dedicated GPU but I already have a pretty high end desktop and would rather like to have the smaller lightweight...
Kenmitch, thanks....that makes sense. I guess that's true because I tried everything to overclocked my I7-4790K and no motherboard or cooler made much of a difference.
Hi, forgive me if I'm asking the wrong question. I'm looking between the Asus Z170 Deluxe or Maximus VIII Hero. I would like to overclock if possible. The Asus Z170 Deluxe has a 18 phase power design and the Maximus has a 10 phase power design. Does this amount of phase difference have a...
Hey I recently bought a Acer XR341CK (3440x1440) and a AMD Fury X. Would adding a second Fury X have a big impact on performance. The monitor has free sync and runs at 75hz but I overclocked it to 85hz. Also I would like to use the Virtual Super Resolution but it's too slow on a single...
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I'm looking at gettinga new Seasonic PSU. Newegg has a deal for 10% plus a rebate on the Seasonic Platinum PSUs. There's only a $17 after discount and rebate between the Seasonic Platinum SS-1050 and SS-1200. I used the Extreme Power Supply Calulator and put in my current system and...
Hi, I'm a buying a 850W Be Quiet! PSU. It allow you to chose between a multi rail or signal rail setup? I have a I7 4790K, GTX 980 TI (will eventually buy another one) and 4 hard drives. Should I run it at multi rail setup or signal rail setup? My 1050W Seasonic PSU that went bad I think...
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I'm looking at buying a new monitor. I'm in between buying the 32 inch Acer B6 B326HK 60hz or the Acer XB270HU 144Mhz G-Sync monitors. I have 2x GTX 980s in SLI. I split my time on my desktop between work and games so that's why I'm not sure what to get? Does any have any...
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I been reading the reviews about the new Geforce 980 TI have 6GB of memory instead of 4GB on the GTX980. How big of a difference in FPS in games in 4k will the extra memory give you or is the extra memory more for software applications like CAD? Thanks.
David
Hi, I'm not new to overclocking. I'm just not good at it :-) I was able to bump it up to 4.6 Ghz without playing with the playing with the voltage. How how do you think this CPU can go? If it's only an extra GHz or so I'm happy at 4.6 Ghz. I really can't tell the difference between...
Thanks for the response. I my GPUs are EVGA Gefore GTX 980 Super Overlocked ACX 2.0 versions. They each have two fans on them. I didn't add after market coolers but I did buy the EVGA OEM metal back plates that lowers the temperature a bit.
I have a I7-4790K with the Kraken X60 All...
Hi, I have a Corsair Vengeance case. I have two 120mm fans toward the bottom in front pushing in air. The 120mm at the upper back fan is blowing air out. I also have two 140mm fans on top of the cases blowing air out. I have a question about the two 140mm side fans. They align up to my...
Hi, if I 2x 4TB Seagate SSHD in RAID 1 will I loose the speed enhancements these drives provide? Also does it make sense to use these for a non OS drive Thanks.
David
Hi, I bought a SM951 NVMe SSD but I bought an adapter that doesn't support it. Could anyone tell me of a PCIe x4 adapter that can run a NVMe SSD at full speed? My latest BIOS updates supports NVMe drives. I have a M.2 connection on board but it connects to the sata controller. Thanks.
David
Thanks for the reply and suggestions. I disabled and do notice when I run a game at the higher settings like I do with SLI it slows down a little but I G-Sync helps out a lot with that. I just wish DSR could work with SLI+G-Sync.
David
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I have two GTX 980 in SLI. I traded in my 4k monitor (I didn't care for the quality) for the Asus PG278Q G-Sync 144mhz monitor. Do I still need two GPUs for this monitor since it's only displays at 2560 x 1440? Thank you.
David
I would like to use the new DSR feature from...
Hi, I posted a question about the Intel 750 PCIe SSD a couple of days ago. I been looking at the Samsung SM951. It looks like it's better on a client desktop then the Intel 750 PCIe SSD. Would any recommend the SM951 over the Intel 750 PCIe. I know if I get the SMP951 I would need to get PCIe...
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I have a I7 4790K and a Gigabyte Z97 Gaming GT. I also have 2x GTX 980 in SLI. I pre-ordered the new Intel 750 PCIe NVMe SSD. I looked up my CPU and it only has 16 lanes. My motherboard supports 4x x16 slots running at 8x mode. I was reaching how the motherboard gets the extra lanes and...
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I have three WDC Black 4TB drives. I would like to put them in RAID 5. I been reading a lot of reviews that are very negative to RAID 5. Is it worth buying another drive and using RAID 10 or is RAID 5 pretty safe? Thanks.
David
Hi, I have two WDC 4TB Black drives (WD4001FAEX) in RAID 1. I would like two add two additional drives for a RAID 10. Could I use the new version of this drive (WD4003FZEX) in the same RAID? Thanks.
David
Hi, I'm building a small ITX computer. I am looking at a AMD Athlon 5350 AMI that has build in HD 8400 GPU. Can this GPU power a 4k monitor? I just need it for a desktop. I don't plan on playing games. Thanks.
David
Hi, I have a I7 4790k and been using a NZXT X60. My idle temperatures are always in the 80c range (not overclocked). It goes down a little in Extreme mode. I tried replacing the thermal paste with the Noctua brand and I think I applied the correct amount paste but the temperature doesn't...
Hi, I have a Gigabatye Gaming GT Z97 motherboard. I noticed in the BIOS and boot menu it shows hard drives and USB drives that are no longer plugged in the motherboard. I tried clearing the CMOS and switching to the second BIOS but no luck. Any ideas why this is happening? Thanks.
David
Hi, I have a Gigabyte Gaming Z97 GT with a built Realtek ALC1150 chip. Would I notice a difference if I bought the ASUS Xonar DX 7.1? Also, with the Xonar can customize the sound and distance of each speaker? I do use 7 speakers and a subwoofer. Thanks.
David
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