Recent content by HAVOC

Thanks for your input... PP

It's been a long long time since i've been back at TF. Anyway, here's the deal guys, a close family member of mine is a gamer. He's recently came in to 2K usd from taxes and he's looking to build a high-end gaming PC. Now the only thing he doesn't need is a PSU. He currently has a Seasonic 1000...

DUDE! I did not. Sorry. I should have searched perhaps? Mods can nuke this thread if need be.

Has anyone seen the HDD prices lately? They have been on the rise since October. I see that the same HDD's I bought back in July for $89 are now $199-$250. (WD 2 Terabyte Caviar BLK). Read a few reports that said most HDD's are up 150% in price. Also PC prices from major companies are up 20%...

I normally don't use them what else do you want me to say? Corsair Employee's say it's Shin-Etsu. It sure may be. But that's Corsair. Artic uses MX2 for it's TIM pads. It all depends on what you are installing. If you are installing a stock AMD or INTEL fan on a CPU, I'd recommend removing it...

It has a pre-applied thermal pad. I've never personally used them. I normally clean them off and use either (AS5 or MX2) But the pads in most cases aren't bad.

I just picked up Saints Row The Third last night and a few expansions. HOLY! I LOVE THIS GAME. It's like a GTA but on steriods. There is also so much humor of many varieties in this game (Sick & Twisted) being a very big one. There are so many things to do in this game it's mind boggling. Just...

Yea. So far, I'm just using it for hardware monitoring and fan control. I like being able to press and button and change the fan speed.

Does afterburner work with other motherboards / videocards other than MSI? I was looking at that program, but couldn't find if it worked with anything other than MSI. But, so far ATI Tray Tools seems to be ok for me. I've got the ( + ) key on number pad set to (50%) fan speed and ( - ) on...

Well installed the card. Played BF3 for about an hour, no crashes. However, I see that at Idle this GPU is 55-60C. I was monitoring the GPU during playing and it was like 87C. It runs really hot. Also I noticed that the fan was only running at 38% during gaming. Does anyone use ATI Tools? Or...

New York Giants vs. New England Patriots Giants 23-13

I know. I'm going to test this one and make sure it's 100% functional. If it's good to go, I'll likely sell it for a few hundred bucks and pick up a Sapphire or XFX 7970

Well the card arrived today. "Recertified Replacement" - The guy I spoke to on the phone said, "Brand New Card". It better work that's all Ive got to say. I'm installing it when I get home and will report if it is "100% Functional". Just love how the heatsink / fan has no sticker or decal...

I purchased a VisionTek HD 6970, November 18th, 2011. After installing the card I had constant system crashes and reboots. I started the RMA process on December 22nd via their website. Due to the Holidays I did not receive a RMA Authorization until December 27th by email. The same day I shipped...

@Slaymate, If you would have put it like that originally may-be. It's never going to run as fast as it could? Oh so there will never be a software patch that will fix what seems to be a software related problem? Just wondering.