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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Whatever man to each their own. All that matters is I am happy with my gaming rig. It plays everything on ultra settings and have not run into any issues. It boots up fast enough for me and plays everything fast enough for me and is stable.
- mikevs
- Post #105
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Well as of today I am running 16gb of ram or two 8gb sticks. And SSDs will eventually be the mainstream and I look forward to that day in which HDDs are phased out and I can get 1tb sdds for under $200. I can wait even if it takes another five years or so. Until then I will either get a hybrid...
- mikevs
- Post #103
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

I really don't care at this point. Everyone has their personal preference and opinions. All that matters is that I am happy and the pc does everything I need. Also in terms of gaming the FX does fine next to Intel. http://youtu.be/eu8Sekdb-IE
- mikevs
- Post #93
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Because I had a tight budget and AMD FX is fine for me. It's mainly a gaming rig and not a video editing machine in which Intel is superior. I can play any game I have on ultra including crysis 3 and battlefield 4 at 1080p and I never drop below 30 frames while I average 40-50 frames per second...
- mikevs
- Post #91
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

To each their own. Thanks for your input though.
- mikevs
- Post #88
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Dude your beating a dead horse lol. Nothing will have me change my mind SSD unless the prices drop to my liking or someone gives me the over $500 needed for the 1tb SSD I want. Besides my PC boots into Windows 8 in less than 10 seconds and I am fine with that. All of my games and applications...
- mikevs
- Post #86
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

I understand the raw speed it has but the price point to gb is too high for me which was better spent elsewhere such as the memory and video card. I was able to upgrade to more ram and a better video card instead of getting a low gb SSD and I don't regret it at all.
- mikevs
- Post #84
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

I don't want to have two different hardrives in my pc. I like having all of my applications and games on one drive. Until I can find and SSD for under $200 with 1tb, I won't buy one which may take years for the price to drop. All of my games and DLC alone has taken up close to 400gb. I also...
- mikevs
- Post #82
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

I just had a really strong urge to get another set. Some games I have require a minimum of 8 gb on ultra such as battlefield 4. Plus I was not running ram in two slots and was not taking advantage of the duel channel. Now that I have two 8 gb sticks, the computer has slightly less lag when...
- mikevs
- Post #79
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Yes I was running one 8gb stick before. Now I have two 8gb sticks in duel channel.
- mikevs
- Post #75
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Purchased another 8gb stick of Crucial Ballistix Tactical and now have 16gb of Ram.
- mikevs
- Post #73
- Jun 8, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Delete thread

Delete thread
- mikevs
- Thread
- Jun 5, 2014
- Replies: 2
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buyers That Try To Or Actually Scam Sellers

I got my package back, refunded the buyer, and am out of $10 from shipping charges.
- mikevs
- Post #7
- Jun 4, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buyers That Try To Or Actually Scam Sellers

The post office said they were looking into the address of possible fraud as it looks like I was not the only person he had tried to scam. What stopped this buyer was all the packages that had signature confirmation. I feel really bad for the sellers that he must have scammed with packages...
- mikevs
- Post #6
- Jun 4, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buyers That Try To Or Actually Scam Sellers

Anybody else almost or actually get scammed by buyers?
- mikevs
- Post #2
- Jun 4, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Buyers That Try To Or Actually Scam Sellers

I sold an item on Amazon back in May for $80. I received payment from the buyer and sent the package on its way. I also attached signature confirmation and insurance for protection and luckily I did. Amazon will only accept signature confirmation as proof of delivery for the buyers who claim...
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- Thread
- Jun 4, 2014
- Replies: 6
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Seagate 3.5 1TB Hybrid Drive Performace For Gaming

I wish I could have just purchased the Hybrid HDD separately and installed it when I got home. When I got my computer built a micro center they did not offer the Hybrid Drive an as I did not want to mess with taking apart my brand new computer when I got home, I just went with a 7200RPM 1TB...
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- Thread
- Mar 30, 2014
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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EVGA SuperNova 650G/750G Power Supply

It has a Ten Year Warranty and is Gold Rated. Also is comes from EVGA which is a plus. I have went through two of them and waiting for my third one through cross ship RMA. The first two were purchased from Microcenter. The most recent reviews are trending negative do to the fan breaking or...
- mikevs
- Thread
- Feb 10, 2014
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Power Supplies
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

UPDATE : Wow I am really getting some bad luck. My 3rd PSU was working fine for about 4 weeks until my fan starting making loud clicking noises and my in store warranty has expired. Going on my 4th PSU in less than 2 months. The first two were replaced in store I must say though EVGA...
- mikevs
- Post #14
- Feb 9, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

YESSSSSS I have told so many users this lol. You can put your ear up to the power supply and cleary hear the crackle. Every other part is dead silent.
- mikevs
- Post #12
- Jan 6, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

Well it seems like the noise has faded for now, the computer has been running for awhile and the noise is gone. I switched out my surge protector with a brand new one and the noise has vanished. Although I fear that if it was my last surge protector, it already did some damage to my...
- mikevs
- Post #10
- Jan 6, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

I have two surge strips with fault detection, I tried this before, I have tried multiple PSU power wires as well along with plugging my computer direct to multiple outlets and had the same problem. I think its just really bad luck. I sure hope this does not happen again with my third one...
- mikevs
- Post #6
- Jan 5, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

Well my last Cosair PSU was broken for sure the guy at Microcenter even heard it the horrendous coil whine Cracklings seems to be worse than coil whine it seems from what I am hearing as it is physical damage to the capacitors. Guess I will be traveling to Microcenter yet again for my 3rd...
- mikevs
- Post #4
- Jan 5, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
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Seriously, Is this Just Bad Luck Or Normal. Third PSU And Still Having Issues.

So I replaced my Cosair CX750M as I was still in warranty with Micro Center. The CX series are known for their cheap quality and notorious coil whine which i experienced from day one. I decided to upgrade to a better PSU Being the EVGA Supernova 750 Modular Gold Rated PSU. It only cost me...
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- Thread
- Jan 5, 2014
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

Ended up replacing my PSU under warranty with a way better one EVGA SuperNOVA NEX750G 750 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply After receiving my new gaming rig for Christmas/Birthday, I have been loving it. I purchased a Cosair CX750M due to have modular cables, great power, and awesome price per value...
- mikevs
- Post #68
- Jan 1, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Delete thread please

delete thread please
- mikevs
- Thread
- Jan 1, 2014
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Power Supplies
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My eBay Horror Story

He can still file a charge back with his credit card anytime. Some eBay users had a similar thing happen, eBay did not side with the buyer or they were unresponsive and passed the 45 day window. Then some up to a year later have had charge backs from former buyers and ebay could not do anything...
- mikevs
- Post #18
- Dec 30, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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My eBay Horror Story

Yep it was more like a panic not thinking move. I have learned my lesson.
- mikevs
- Post #16
- Dec 30, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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My eBay Horror Story

Was the buyer a 0 feedback or low feedback buyer?
- mikevs
- Post #15
- Dec 30, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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My eBay Horror Story

I offered a 30 return policy, and I waited over a week for him to respond after he negged me which he did not. Like some of you said lesson learned, but even so I am out over $80 and eBay will not remove my negative feedback. The reason why I refunded him was because if I did not, I risk...
- mikevs
- Post #7
- Dec 29, 2013
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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My eBay Horror Story

I sold a Nvidia GTX 460 video card from my old computer that was perfectly functional and tested. The buyer had 0 feedback and paid instantly. The account was also using a non registered PayPal account but verified address so I was covered under "seller protection" His account was also 2...
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- Thread
- Dec 29, 2013
- Replies: 35
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

No the HDD LED is on the front of my PC case. This LED is actually on the Motherboard and has wording boot device underneath it and is solid red instead of green or white. I have read up on some forums that some people had boot issues of posting issues when this LED came up except the light...
- mikevs
- Post #52
- Dec 19, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Boot Device LED Solid Red Until Windows Boots Up

I have noticed this just of now. Every time I boot up my computer, the boot device LED is solid red and then disappears once windows loads. I have no issues as of yet and everything seems to run normally but I just want to make sure. My CPU fans are fine and everything runs normally, is this...
- mikevs
- Thread
- Dec 19, 2013
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Motherboards
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

I have noticed this just of now. Every time I boot up my computer, the boot device LED is solid red and then disappears once windows loads. My CPU fans are fine and everything runs normally, is this normal for the boot device led to be solid red upon startup and to disappear within 2-5 or...
- mikevs
- Post #38
- Dec 19, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

So I picked up the computer a couple of hours ago and its freaking amazing. It plays all of my games on max settings flawlessly and the computer in general is super fast compared to my old Q6600. Boot up time is also way faster than my old rig. I am still getting used to windows 8 though but...
- mikevs
- Post #26
- Dec 18, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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New Gaming AMD FX BEAST Rig Awesomness

So after my last gaming (Q6600) computer died after nearly 8 years of use I was out of gaming for months as I did not have the funds at the time to build a new computer. But that has changed as my parents have purchased me a new custom gaming rig that I will be picking up at Micro Center on...
- mikevs
- Thread
- Dec 18, 2013
- Replies: 141
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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R.I.P The Beast 2006-2013.

I am not keeping my PSU, I am recycling it lol
- mikevs
- Post #5
- Sep 20, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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R.I.P The Beast 2006-2013.

After nearly 7 years of owning the computer I finally had to get rid of it. I had some good times with the Q6600 rig but it was showing its age and having issues. In previous threads I mentioned the problems I was having with constant freezing and booting problems. Finally the computer...
- mikevs
- Thread
- Sep 19, 2013
- Replies: 31
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Computer Needs Constant Reboot To Function. Please Help

Today it took nearly 20 reboots to get this thing working.
- mikevs
- Post #15
- Sep 8, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Computer Needs Constant Reboot To Function. Please Help

I updated my bios 2 weeks ago hoping the issue would be resolved, it has not. I really am thinking about taking my PC to a local shop. But the thing is I dont want to spend money right now. I even changed my SATA cable hoping it would solve the issue. I have exhausted many options the only...
- mikevs
- Post #12
- Sep 7, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building

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