Posts by Catscratch

And then there's Silicene. Who's gonna win

Yep, don't use the OS overclocking. Someone needs to tell Asus that they don't need overclocking from OS, but good monitoring tool with functionality according to temps (like fan control, alarm, auto shutdown)

Socket wise, AMD is a better choice since Steamroller will be AM3+. Performance wise, Haswell, it's also new socket but there's not much info about incoming 1150 socket cpus. One thing is clear that you'll be bored with a non-OC chips....

Quote:Originally Posted by Liquidpain Last thing I built was my sig rig with the 2600K. What have I missed?! lol Nothing. Intel used brakes and waiting for AMD to catch up. They seem to be pretty sure Steamroller is no match for...

I'm still trying to understand what this thing is for

I want this for HDD rotors. After quiet fans, HDD spining sound and the rattle start to annoy you.

850 is the max number on the AMD's own Catalyst overdrive right. Some cards need more voltage to go faster than 850. Some cards doesn't need any voltage for 900. Remember every chip is different. You'll need a new PSU as well. Can you...

I have a recommendation for the FAQ. Q. Does Lightboost hack shorten the lifespan of the monitor ?

Quote:Originally Posted by Scorpion87 Hopefully a new CPU and Chipset lineup that enables HSA and HUMA between the new CPUs and existing HD7000 series cards. And a magical being who can imprint how to code properly overnight. HSA...

Yeah lower the overclock. See if it goes up or stays the same. If it doesn't go up, lower it until it's worse than 940 and stay there. There's a chance the CPU can't keep up with high overclock.