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About RockstarX74

  • Birthday Mar 29, 1974

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  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    British Columbia, Canada

System

  • CPU
    Intel i7 4770K
  • Motherboard
    ASUS Maximus VI Formula
  • RAM
    16GB Patriot Viper 1600
  • GPU
    EVGA GTX 780 dual Classified Hydro Copper
  • Case
    Cooler Master CM Storm Stryker
  • Storage
    Samsung 840 EVO 120GB, WD Black 3TB, WD Black 1.5TB
  • PSU
    XFX 1000W LE Black
  • Display(s)
    BenQ XL2420T
  • Cooling
    2x Black Ice Gen TWO 240mm rads, 4x Corsair SP120 Performance fans, Swiftech Apogee Drive II w/pump water-block, Koolance RP-985 pump/reservoir combo
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G110
  • Mouse
    Logitech G9X Laser
  • Sound
    SupremeFX Formula (on-board), Logitech G35 gaming headset, Logitech Z506 surround speakers

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  1. RockstarX74
    Loving the Camera and the ability to take 4K video.
  2. RockstarX74
    I really like the sleek and sturdy design. I especially like the fact that the phones chassis is 90% metal. the screen size and color depth is sweet add to that the double tap to wake feature really has me wanting one of these. I also like the fact that it has a micro SD slot and this it does 1080p video (yeah its really been that long since I have owned a decent phone) I am sold. I have my fingers crossed for one of these beauties.
  3. RockstarX74
    Other than changing the multiplier and turning on the power saving feature in the BIOS today, nope. I don't "mess" with settings unless I'm 100% sure of what they do. Which is why I let the motherboard handle the tedious parts... Well other than the fan and pump speed profiles. I prefer to set those up myself. Any-ways, lesson learned, don't let Windows based software do my over-clocking for me. The BIOS is my Friend. On the plus side, the issue has been solved by simply turning on a power saving feature in the BIOS; my processor now steps between 800MHz and 4.6GHz. First CPU I've had that drops below its base clock speed but as long as it's hitting 4.6GHz what's there to complain about. I also fixed the annoying AI suite pre-set issue that kept turning my monitor off every minute. That really got annoying.
  4. RockstarX74
    Ahhh... EIST is enabled in the BIOS... kind strange considering my CPU isn't stepping down to 3.5GHz like it should. I was really hoping that the EIST being disabled was the reason but the solution doesn't appear to be that simple.
  5. RockstarX74
    Yeah, typo my bad. Not sure what EIST is but the power saving feature "Active Frequency Mode" in AI Suite III is turned off.
  6. RockstarX74
    No, it was registering as the over-clocked speed in AI Suite III except for one instance where it registered as 800MHz for peak. it was showing as 801MHz under "This PC" properties and 0.8 in Samsung's Magician software. Now that it's fixed I just ran a 21hr stress test (CPU, FPU, and Cache) @4.6 GHz in AIDA64 with zero issues. Here's a screenshot of my results: http://screencast.com/t/IEuKuuer
  7. RockstarX74
    Doing it from the BIOS resolved the issue. thanks for all your suggestions. much appreciated.
  8. RockstarX74
    I just recently built my first water cooled rig with Intel's i7 4770K processor and ASUS's Maximus VI Formula motherboard and whenever I do an over-clock using ASUS's AI Suite III software I get a really weird result: my virtual processors register as only running at 801 MHz. when I reset to optimal defaults in the BIOS the virtual clock speed goes back up to 3.50 GHz. I first noticed this when I was trying to setup RAPID mode on my Samsung 840 EVO using their Magician software. In order to run RAPID mode a minimum processing speed of 1GHz is required and my processing speed was registering as 801 MHz. I thought this might be a glitch with the software so I went in my pc properties and the second value for my CPU's processing speed was indeed registering as 801 MHz. I'm at a loss as to why this is happening. Has anyone else experienced this or something similar? System Specs: OS: Windows 8.1 Pro MB: ASUS Maximus VI Formula RAM: 16GB Patriot Viper 3 1600 CPU: Intel i7 4770K GPU: EVGA GTX 780 Hydro-Copper Classified SSD: Samsung 840 EVO 120GB HDD: WD Caviar Black 3 TB PSU: XFX 1000W Black LE
  9. RockstarX74
    Yeah i seen Linus use them in one of his water cooling vids, kind of the reason I was asking. I like the idea of directed airflow, just not the low rpm. but then again I'm going to using two 240mm rads to cool my cpu and gpu in a single loop and I do recall reading somewhere that the more rad space you have the less rpms needed.
  10. RockstarX74
    Has anyone ever used the "Silverstone Air Penetrator" fan series in their builds?
  11. RockstarX74
    Thanks, That it is! Now if only Cooler Master would come out with a Black and Red case in their CM Storm series I'd be in heaven!
  12. RockstarX74
    Thanks, The Formula has 8 fan connectors on board so there's no need to connect all 4 fans for the rads into one header. I can use a couple split connectors and connect 2 to the Main CPU fan header and 2 to the CPU Opt fan header.
  13. RockstarX74
    Thanks for the input. this helps a lot. I do have one question atm. I want to be able to control the fans through my MB software but the gentle typhoons, from what I've read, have an inherent habit of burning out the fan headers on MB's because of their starting amperage being so close to normal MB fan header threshold of 1A. Is there a way to work around this and still allow the MB to adjust the fan speed according to load?
  14. RockstarX74
    I'm one of the ones mentioned in Linus's video that is very visually oriented... I love the look and features of the Formula so I chose it. I'm well aware that I could achieve the same performance from a cheaper MB. I just don't care for the looks and features of cheaper MB's.
  15. RockstarX74
    I'm building a new system from the ground up with the intention of overclocking and water cooling. Here are the details I have set in stone at the moment: Main Components: Case: Cooler Master CM Storm Stryker CPU: Intel Core i7 4770K RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro Red MB: ASUS Maximus VI Formula GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Dual Classified Hydro Copper SSD: OCZ Vector 120GB HDD: Western Digital Caviar Black 3TB PSU: XFX PRO1000W Ltd Black Edition Cooling: Water Block: Apogee Drive II Tubing: PrimoChill PRIMOFLEX™ Advanced LRT™ Crystal Clear 1/2 in 3/4 OD Fittings: Compression The 3 main components I'll be cooling with this loop will be the CPU, GPU, and MB. There are a few issues I'm having at the moment: 1 - Go with 2 dual 120mm rads with res and pump built in or go with bare bones rads, pump and res. 2 - Which Rads to get. I'm leaning towards Swiftech but there selection is limited on NCIX and non existent at any other Computer related sites I've found that sell Water cooling components in Canada. I really don't want to have to order out of the US. 3 - Which fans to use for the rads to give the best cooling. 4 - Water coolant I want the best all in one out there. I don't want to have to add a whack-load of additives to prevent issues that can arise. Basically, I'm looking for some experienced recommendations, and hopefully someone out there has done water cooling with the CM Storm Stryker case and can share some tips etc.
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