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DRAM Stability - Methodology & Tools

Introduction Many users enter the world of DRAM overclocking with high expectations, especially after purchasing pre-binned kits that promise extreme speeds and tight timings. The logic seems simple: if a manufacturer rates a kit for 8000 MT/s, it sh...

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Building a PC but can't decide!

I am building a PC for heavy gaming and VM (Virtual Machine) usage. For gaming in particular, I'm gearing up for Star Citizen. I have come to two conclusions about what I want to build over the next few weeks and it is between AMD (more budget for ...

bax644 by Level 7
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Is this even possible?

I have a 1 TB drive that has all my stuff on it, OS, programs, everything. It had Win 7 on it, and I upgraded to Win 8 online (no disc). In my new build, I was thinking on doing what I've seen a lot of others do, and get 2 SSD's for the OS set up in...

ASUS GeForce GTX 780Ti not recognized

The graphic card on my new build is not recognized and when installing driver's for the graphic card, it stalls near the end and won't finish. I don't understand. I have gone in the BIOS and disabled the integrated graphics and set it to PCIe but sti...

Jrod0247 by Level 7
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Can I use this?

hi people! I find this THERMALTAKE Big Water 780e ESA (CL-W0169) water cooler and my cpu fx9370 can i use this?Thank you for your helps

PC Build advise

Hi,I am building a new rig. Purpose of build casual daily use. Gaming on 1920x1080p on a single 24inch Monitor with "High Settings" Not going to do any overclocking ever. Like to keep the settings at their "Default". No water cooling also. Pure air. ...

skifavp by Level 7
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Rampage IV Extreme Build w/RAID

Budget: Approx. $2000Main uses of intended build: Gaming, internet browsing, school workParts required: Asus Rampage IV Extreme Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB ...

Whats the best x79 ram to use? rampage IV Black. 4930K

I would like to use all 8 slots if possible. I found this (G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 2133 F3-17000CL9Q2-32GBZH).and thisCORSAIR Dominator Platinum 16GB (4 x 4GB) 2133 CMD16GX3M4A2133C9If i went with corsair i would buy 2 sets to occu...

jholt by Level 8
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Raid with the ROG maximus v formula

Hi,I am new to the forum so please forgive me if I have misunderstood anything :P.I am trying to raid 10 4 2TB western digital caviar black's.I am pretty certain that this is what I am going to do but was wondering more about the practicality of doin...