• Last updated 4/25/13 by AlphaC

Just testing out OCN's article/blog feature.AMD - Solidworks, Maya, PTC Creo 2.0W600 - Cape Verde Pro (HD7750 w/ 2GB ram)W5000 -Pitcairn LE (HD 7850 cutdown) 1,267.20 GFLOPS SPFP; 79.2 GFLOPs DPFP , 2GB GDDR5 , 102.4 GB/s memory bandwidthW5000 DVI - 128 bit memory bus. W7000 - Pitcairn XT (HD 7870GE) 2.4 TFLOPs SPFP, 152 GFLOPs DPFP, 4GB ECC GDDR5 , 154GB/s memory bandwidthW8000 - Tahiti Pro (HD 7950 on 256bit memory bus) 3.23 TFLOPs SPFP and 806 GFLOPs DPFP, 4GB ECC GDDR5, 176GB/sW9000 - Tahiti XT (HD7970GE 6GB)... read more

• Last updated 3/18/13 by Turtle6688

Describe 'Building this computer...' here I'm soon going to be building this computer. I would like to know if these part are compatible, have a better price or other suggestions.(e.t.c.) It would be really nice if someone could help me out. Thanks! Computer Components: Case: NZXT Phantom 630 White Steel Full TowerCase $180 Lighting: NZXT CB-LED10-GR Sleeved LED Kit - Green, 1 m $13 Mother Board: ASUS P9X79 LE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 $239.99 Graphics Card: EVGA 02G-P4-2660-KR GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-bit $219.99 Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy... read more

• Last updated 1/28/13 by Nethermir

Aside from fear, one of the excuses that I keep hearing from people as to why they don't want to build a computer is that it is expensive. They do their research online and get inspired by these stunningly beautiful computers, then they find out that they cost about two months paycheck and that's the end of it. I have been building computers for quite a while and it saddens me that people would shy away from building their own rig because of the price, when there are other avenues to secure the parts that they need. So where do you get cheaper parts? I am a cheapskate... read more

• Last updated 1/12/13 by subassy

Describe 'Rough Outline Of Long Term Pc Related Goals' here I just spent I don't know how long...at least 30 minutes..outling a goal. It had paragraphs, bullet points...some sentences...but when I went to "save" I got a page that said: Quote:There seems to be a problem! This wiki cannot be edited because it is locked! As an option, you can certainly go back and try something else. Still not helpful? Try one of the following article categories, then. I don't know if I have the energy to go back and re-write that whole thing. Maybe eventually. A 2nd draft probably isn't... read more

• Last updated 5/9/13 by dava4444

For years many enthusiasts have debated hardware, I am one of them, you probably are one too, seeing you are here, on OCN.. But in these times the gaps become shorter and shorter I feel, between competitors, and we get much more 'bang for buck' then we ever could have imagined ten years ago.. it's only when a company with a large user base makes a mistake that the community really takes notice these days.. I am going to do some barrel scraping now, so cover your ears if you have sensitive hearing! AMD vs Intel many many moons in the past AMD trumped Intel, for one... read more

• Last updated 1/2/13 by skehoe

PC enthusiasts are hard to buy for. What, you’re going to buy someone a video card? Expensive and foolish, unless you know exactly what they already have and what they want. Instead, here are some gift ideas for builders, overclockers, and gamers that won’t break the bank or insult their intelligence. You know, stuff you’d actually want and use yourself. Not yet another Portal-referencing T-shirt. We’re better than that.             PC Modder Ruler   Price: $40 Buy it here! Measure twice, cut once, right? With templates and guides for fan... read more

• Last updated 11/17/12 by xd_1771

Further read: About VRMs & MOSFETs / Motherboard Safety with high-TDP processors   See more - Scroll Right ->   Link to the spreadsheet read more

• Last updated 11/1/12 by coachmark2

        Please Note: This is a copy of the thread I posted in October 2012. It has been copied to the Articles section, as this is a more appropriate section for it.   Understanding How Power is Used in a Computer Hello fellow OCN’ers! Due to a rather large number of threads that I have read recently regarding power supplies, various components and their power draw, and questions on power distribution, I have decided to do a writeup on the ways that power is used in a computer. For the sake of this article, I will be using 120volt United States standard... read more

• Last updated 10/16/12 by Sean Webster

Sean's Windows 8 Install & Optimization Guide for SSDs & HDDs Why I created this guide: Well, because of all the positive feedback I got from my Windows 7 Install and Optimization Guide I decided to make one for Windows 8! This guide meant to help anyone with a SSD/HDD install and optimize their Windows 8 installation (Windows 8 consumer preview atm). I am currently using Windows 8 in virtual machines, I am pretty new to the new OS design so I will constantly update this guide for everyone's benefit as I learn more. If you would like me to put up a video on a... read more

• Last updated 2/25/13 by xd_1771

For questions, comments, discussion and news updates about HSA, please see the forum thread in AMD General [LINK] Quote:   At a time when cracks are appearing in Moore’s Law and the costs of shrinking fab processes continue to skyrocket, an industry that wants to keep accelerating compute capabilities must turn increasingly to optimizing efficiency. Ultimately, this is what GPGPU and HSA enable. By old methods, how much would a CPU need to evolve in order to facilitate a 5x performance gain? Now, such gains are possible simply... read more