Recent content by cwiz

Hi All, Having big time issues here and it's driving me nuts. Can someone tell me if I'm missing something obvious? First things first, my rig: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit MoBo: ASUS P8P67 PRO LGA 1155 Intel P67 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard Proc: Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy...

Anyone know a good motherboard for a i5 2500k that is crossfire compatable? I will be getting a 5970 to xfire with my 5870 i'd like to stay at or under 150 if possible. all the mobo's seem to be P67's. is that good?

when are the mobo's coming out? on the day of chip release? i'd be nice to see some prices to figure out if i should wait

i've had hard drive cords pull out on me as well. recheck EVERY wire connection. nothing to it but to do it! if it fires up but cant get any signal to the screen, it may be a bad graphics card. that one stumped me for like 2weeks one time!

pretty nice rig, looking to put one like that together here shortly. only comment: ur paying a serious premium for the bat guano CRAZY gpu :) deal that's been getting passed around here is a 5870 for 200$ deal good thru tomorrow: Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE 100281-3SR Radeon HD 5870 (Cypress XT) 1GB...

5870>>5770 but 5770 is still a great card :) SLI / CrossFire FAQs - Graphics-Cards - Graphic-Displays better xfire potential in the future if u get the 5870, u can pair it up with a 5970 when they get cheap! (5770 can only be paired with a 5770 or 5750)

will this do 5870's in xfire?

Really dont think i can afford more than 100$ psu... will this let me xfire in the future? Newegg.com - OCZ OCZ750FTY 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Power Supply

possible problem! psu isnt as beefy as i remember, 12V rails are looking like this: COOLMAX 550W 12V1 = 18A 12V2 = 18A 12V3 = 15A 450W on 12V total 558W all voltages combine is that enough to power a 5870? (copied this from my other thread, gotta get this answered before i buy @ newegg)...

possible problem! psu isnt as beefy as i remember, 12V rails are looking like this: COOLMAX 550W 12V1 = 18A 12V2 = 18A 12V3 = 15A 450W on 12V total 558W all voltages combine is that enough to power the 5870? EDIT: Current build: CPU...

So I gotta have at least a i5 chip if i go intel and have a beast of a gpu? It didnt used to be like that when i built my last rig, time's are a changin!

Thanks for the responses. Pretty sure both of those cards are slower than the GTX 470, at least according the the list over on the overclock.com forum In the 250$ CPU/MoBo combo range, wouldnt it be smarter to get a s1156 mobo and an i3 chip so I can upgrade to an i7 in a year for cheap...

Upgrading my Mobo, CPU, Ram, GPU and Monitor (>24", >=1200 vert pixels). Budget is ~$800 Already have a big psu This is a mod to my existing gaming rig (s939 AMD build) and playing directx 10/11 games is my goal (i'm still stuck in Dx9) The monitor will also be used as a home station for my...

why would my pci-e 1.0 x16 be running in 4x mode? isn't it default running at 16x?

I have a HD 3850 in my older MSI K8N Neo4-F motherboard with an amd x2 3800+ and 2gb of ddr 400 ram and a ~600w psu with a beefy 12V rail so i'm not worried about being short on power... i'll repost when i get home with actual numbers It kinda sucks compared to the super-clocked 7900GT I had in...