Posts by willdearborn

I made a similar change a while back and saw no difference either. I was coming from a Scythe S-Flex so it's a bit different. But I saw no difference in temps moving to the San Ace either.

You will be fine with that power supply. The 4 pin CPU connector on your PSU will fit into the 8 pin socket on your motherboard and power it fine. You could buy that adapter if you want, but it really isn't necessary. The 4 pin will fit...

Quote:Originally Posted by Sk1nNy I've used Intel CPUs for years and years and this is the first time I hear about this option. You can check it out right over here: http://click.intel.com/tuningplan/ Seems like an alright deal if...

I gotta agree with the post a few up from mine. I haven't used a mousepad since I ditched my ball mouse like 15 years ago or whatever. I don't know anyone that uses them. I'm not trying to be mean or anything, just thought I'd give my...

Quote:Originally Posted by adridu59 ... but why do they hide shaders clock by default ? They changed the default skin to show power limit instead of shaders because of the new GTX 680s. They are OCed a bit differently than previous...

Quote:Originally Posted by tael Cooler is the same on all those, just different aesthetic on the Signature ones, I believe. The signature ones are 8+6pin while the regular ones are 6+6 pin. You are right, I confused the Signature...

You will be fine with any of those cards. But I would go with the GT 210 personally. Nvidia drivers and Nvidia Control Panel are superior to ATI's in my opinion. And the difference in performance between the 210 and 8400GS is minimal,...

Quote:Originally Posted by bigal1542 Hey guys, I am looking at getting a 680 in my next build (when they come back in stock, and if I am lucky enough to get one before they run dry again). I do have a question though... Why are...

Quote:Originally Posted by Juggalo23451 You are going to a 22nm everything is more compact/close together. you have less area to draw away heat. This is not exactly true. While there is less space in between each transistor,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Juggalo23451 You are going to a 22nm everything is more compact/close together. you have less area to draw away heat. This is not true. Usually a smaller process node would put out less heat because of...