Maroman

I had a guy bring me a laptop that wouldn't power on today. Got it on the bench to find the power button was broken off the ground trace of the mobo. Had to tear it down to repair it and holy cap it has a socket 462 AMD Athlon XP 1700. I was amazed it still worked. Knowing how hot those chips used to run makes it pretty badass. That it still works almost 15 years later.

Have you monitored temps when under load? Is the Gtx 580 matrix over clocked at all?

I currently have 2 Evga Gtx 660ti superclocks in sli and debating on upgrading. I just dunno if it's really worth it as at 1080p gaming I get solid frame rates. I keep hearing a 780ti would give me better performance overall just dunno if the performance difference warrants the swap. Any input would be appreciated.

Mostly games and encoding video with handbrake. I use aftereffects a bit but not a lot. Also I have diablo 3 running constantly in the background with a bot and for the last month no errors just making sure I wasn't the only one running this way and worrying about it.

So I built a Haswell 4770K with a H80i cooler and a Sabertooth Asus board. I think I went overkill with the ram. is 32gb to much? Windows task manager reports without a swap file I don't use more then 8gb. Is this normal or am I worrying about the small stuff since I haven't had any errors yet?

I thought that but tried the WHQL and it did the same......I am thinking since I installed the card on a pre running setup that there is something causing the slow down when it should be speeding up. I was hoping to find another answer then a fresh install. Looks to be thought that I need a fresh install of windows to proceed to see if something else is a miss!

I gently squeezed the trigger and purchased it on the steam sale. Downloading know......I grabbed the first as I haven't played it either.....in total I have about 10 games to play thru till the winter sale to keep me busy for a while!

Currently rocking an ACER 23 inch 1680x1050 widescreen that has been fatefull for many moons. Looking to upgrade withen a 500 dollar budget and wanting to stay around 23 inch area......as I could just hook up a spare 42 inch 240hz tv I have in a spare bedroom for an upgrade but it's way to rediculas for me sitting only 3 feet away from a monitor. Yes I tried it before I posted it. Even the wife said how can you play a game like that!

Debating on buying it now for it's 40% off deal or should I wait till it gets closer to the 22nd?

latest beta 326.19

Yes I have.......Have the Nvidia Experience installed as well. I have this odd belief I have a random error that will be solved with a complete re-install that I really don't want to do.

Driver issue or just games not coded correctly for it?

Picked up a second card for a hell of a deal for SLI. Only problem is now Tomb Raider and Hitman Absolution run slower then they did with one card. Tried isolating if one card was bad but they both are running about even in single form. Only seems to crap out when I run SLI. Driver issue? Anyone notice hits like this for these games? If not it pisses me off I shelled out another 190 bucks for a second card only to get hosed on performance!

All parts are in except windows! That delivery truck needs to show up already.

I haven't tried a mechanical keyboard ever. I didn't know what they were till I joined the forum after watching some of the feed uploads. The most valuable thing to me is reliability and comfort. My current keyboard and mouse have lasted a few years with no issues what so ever but the keys are faded and its getting to the point it needs to be replaced. The mouse is good but at the same time it has seen better days. The left button for instance has a pretty noticeable wear mark from my finger. I am notorious for palming a noise as I have good size hands. I will look into some corsair keyboards at the local micro center. That store is worse then a Harley shop. I can't go in without somehow loosing my wallet. At least that's what I tell the wife.