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Maximus IV Extreme

Hey everyone,Coming up here pretty soon I'm going to be leaving behind my LGA 1366 setup and moving on to 1155 (I'm beyond enthused for the kind of OCing potential we've all seen from this chipset).My only question comes in the Maximus IV Extreme, I ...

Maximus IV Gene-Z/Gen3

Upgrade from signature rig:Maxiumus Gene IV Gen3 Bios 3305intel i5 2550k@4500 MHz 1.28 VCore 24/7 settingsCooler Master V6G Skill Sniper 1600 8GB @ 1867 24/7 1.495VOCZ Vertex SSD 60GBeVGA 460GTX @800/1800Question: Motherboard was shipped with origina...

paulxmn by Level 8
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My first build. Thought I would start here.

The for sure thing I know is I am getting a asus mother board. (Not sure which model) and a i7 3.5gz. At least 8gb of ram. And the video card will be somewhere in the GTX line. 1250 Watt PS. My cap is 1700. Go nuts. (Oh, and also i left some stuff li...

Mayhem by Level 7
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Asus ROG Maximus V Extreme vs Asus P8Z77-V premium

Hi, I'm building a new gaming computer over the summer and I was curious which is better between the Asus ROG Maximus V Extreme or the Asus P8Z77-V premium. I will be using an Intel Ivy Bridge I7 3770k and I can provide any other information on my bu...

Fenris by Level 7
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Holy MotherBoards Batman!!!

OK so I am attempting to complete a wishlist that will be my next PC. I only play 2-3 games max and BF3 will be the primary game I play. I am looking for a system board and its been a while since I bought one. To say I am confused is a bit of an unde...

v12kid by Level 7
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Crosshair V Formula build & boot device issue

Hey Guys, I'm new to this forum & wonder if you can help. Hope I've put this in the right place, I know how some ppl get annoyed by threads in the wrong place. I purchased a crosshair v formula/thunderbolt through amazon a few weeks ago, I was p...

Barcarga by Level 7
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Hows this build sound and i need tips

I just been wondering whether or not to go build something with a xspc raystorm block but i dont wanna have to spend 300on just processor.so I'm either adding a EK liquid for rive or a GTX680 block so many optionsI dunno im gonna try and do so GPU vo...

First Build, Critique Away

I am going to be assembling this rig soon, not sure if this psu is sufficient but i like the look. if you have suggestions on the psu please keep in mind that i am trying to stick with a blue led theme. i really REALLY like this case due to the extr...

First Pc Build. I7 2700k too slow?!

Hey EveryoneThis is my first build.Here is what I have:PC Casehttp://www.novatech.co.uk/products/components/cases/cases/z9plus.htmlWindows 7 64bit Genuine and ValidatedIntel I7 2700K 3.50GHzAsus Maximus Extreme Rev 3 p67 B3 Revisionhttp://www.asus.co...

Help ! What causes the power surges?

Hi guys. I just got my new pc built, it works all right at first and I installed the win7 64bit and some drivers, however it always automatically reset when I try to run a 3Dmark 2011(it reset itself even during just the loading and I haven't done a...