Posts by the.grim.reaper

So a friend of mine want's the best possible PC for 500$. It will be for light gaming and browsing, and ****. Can someone please help with fitting into the price and choosing the right parts? He doesn't have any parts. Thanks in advance!

Quote:Originally Posted by Princess Garnet Welcome to the club. I can't get 4.5GHz either, and not because of voltage; rather my chip runs as hot as the sun. You'd think I had a Core i7 920 or something. Anyway, 1.37V is not low for...

Quote:Originally Posted by Anti!! Depends on the chip you get. Some people have gotten 4.5 on 1.25 stable all day. You will just need to keep your temps down and bump the juice slowly till you are stable. May wanna try backing off...

Quote:Originally Posted by diwalton Try using a little bit more PPL volts. 1.55 doesn't work for everyone i couldn't go that low i could only go to 1.65 Will do!

Quote:Originally Posted by Shadow_Foxx Up your vcore maybe? Im no intel master, but isnt 1.37 kind of low for 4.5? Especially if you have a crappy chip as you say, it may need more volts. Up to 1.5 is safe i believe. An intel pro...

The title says it all... I've got one of the crapiest chips ever! I can't get it stable 4.5 GHz. I mean 12hour+ prime stable. Right now I can game for hours and stuff but, not overnight idling on tf2 like I tried this night and had a...

In and merry Christmas!

1. Intel, OSZ and Kingston. 2.A combination of all three but mostly performance. I hope I win!

On first glance NO! Fixing a PSU is not something you DIY! But what is the problem?

So a few months back my Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 500 GB died. It is not detectable even trough bios. The HDD spins fine it doesn't sound wrong and it doesn't click or anything. I think it is the PCB. Took it to a local pc shop and they...