Am I Evil? wrote: » Great to hear :pac: I went with the non windowed Black Pearl Looking forward to getting everything set up, I hope its quiet as I expect. I'm building the rig around it tbh, everything is as quiet as I could get it while still having the power. Even went off and bought one of those new Corsair RM series power supplies where the fan doesn't even start up til it hits 40% load
Am I Evil? wrote: » I'd normally be all over the black and red case but the white looks fantastic and I just ordered a Fractal Define R4 the other day :pac: How do you find the R4?
Am I Evil? wrote: » The new NZXT H440 looks godly :eek:http://www.nzxt.com/product/detail/143-h440-performance-mid-tower.html :cool:
EoinHef wrote: » What your probably seeing is zero power mode or zero core power mode, the card drops core clocks and voltage very low when its not needed. Its a power saving feature from amd
marko93 wrote: » Oh god, seems a bit out of my depth. I had a problem with it earlier when Trixx started up. It had it severely under clocked and only after different installs and un-installs did it come up as it should. Runs pretty sweet currently, although there's screen tear in BF4
Gumbi wrote: » Do you know how to overclock? Basically, you have several variable to work with: clock speed, voltage, and heat. Heat is related to voltage. Now, start off with this: don't let the core temp go above ~75 degrees, not the VRM temps above ~85 degrees. Next, don't pump more than about 1.3v into the chip. OK. Incrementally increase the core clock speed and test in Unigine Valley Benchmark, or just game for a while. Keep an eye on the max core/VRM temps in GPUz while doing so. Increase clock speeds by about 25mhz at a time. If your driver crashes, that means you have an unstable overclock. Now, you can stop now and drop by 25mhz to get back to your max overclock, or you can increase your max overclock by adding a bit more voltage. Add voltage in small increments. Don't go above 1.3v/1300mv overall. If you want the quick and easy way to overclock, pump 1.3v into the core, and then keep increasing the core clock speed and testing each time. When you start crashing while gaming/benching, just drop it back down a bit and you're good to go. Always keep an eye on the core/VRM temps in GPUz. Usually when people overclock they set a permanent fan speed just to keep the card a bit extra cool. Maybe 60/70% constant fan speed. Whatever is tolerable really. Let me know how you get on the 280x Toxic is a beastly overclocker, make sure to have a minimum 550watt unit if you are going to add extra voltage to it
Monotype wrote: » Better off with the beta unless you intend to fill in those extra fan bays. Holes in a case can interfere with air flow. Tbh, 3 fans is plenty for most gaming systems. My earlier builds were like jet engines but you don't need a lot of cooling unless you're doing SLI or something.
EoinHef wrote: » Anybody used the bitfenix merc beta for a build? Bought the beta case instead of the alpha by mistake for a build and im just wondering about cooling performance of the beta compared to the alpha. Cant find many reviews on the beta, most sites review the alpha as its more appropriate for gaming I suppose Gonna add two front 120mm intakes and theres a stock 120mm exhaust at the back, and depending on peoples opinions may add a 120mm side panel exhaust just as im not sure the case will be getting rid of enough heat.
marko93 wrote: » Using Trixx, does anyone know some safe clocks for the 280x Toxic?
Am I Evil? wrote: » It is yeah I briefly had an AC laptop and the wifi speeds were unbelievable. Gone back to the normal laptop now which has me stuck at 50ish on the 2.4GHZ signal In the router settings I have it sent to send out a mixed signal, even when I set it to just N I get the same speed lowish speed
raymix wrote: » Is N protocol enabled? Think b/g only works up to 54Mbps
Danger781 wrote: » No, PM costs €3.50 for a 48 stay in the motel of your choice. The place in Belfast is essentially a sorting office. All parcels get sent to either there or Dublin, and then they deliver it your chosen motel. After 48 hours, you are charged another €3.50
Am I Evil? wrote: » I've 150mb broadband with UPC. Recently I had to get the router changed to that new Technicolour version which dropped my wifi signal from about 70-80mb to 50mb. If I output the 5ghz signal though I was able get 130mb. This is probably a combination of the 5ghz signal and my laptop having AC wifi adapter built in. Sadly 95% of my things can't get the 5ghz
Luck100 wrote: » How does parcel motel work with places that offer free shipping in the UK? Best I can tell is I get it shipped to NI parcel motel for 3.50, then forwarded to local parcel motel in Dublin (another 4.50). Is that right? Looks like it's an extra 9.50 to get it forwarded straight to my own address.
deceit wrote: » Are you using wireless? its crazy to blame upc on not getting max 100mb from wireless. Test it with a lan cable and see what speeds you get. If you are getting close to 100mb upc will just fob you off and rightly so in my opinion. It is all down to the quality of wireless card you use and one in there router. They just get you 100mb to your house, its up to you if you want to spring for a high end router to get 100mb through wireless. (If your using a wire ignore all this :P )
