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Looks like MSI is now making mechanical keyboards w/ Cherry MX Red Switches. From what I've seen on the video their will be 2 models. Hopefully, the other one has another type of switch. The color and design of the keyboards is meant to match their motherboards and video cards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERtqOHxbfFk&feature=youtu.be Link: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=560191077336060&set=vb.123693947652444&type=2&theater

I have been looking to buy a new graphics card. I wanted a 7970 but i do not know if i should get it because I'm gaming on a 1080P monitor and i heard that the 7950 is more than enough for 1080P. I also watched a video(i forgot where) that said that an nvidia card at 60 fps looks smoother then an Amd card 60 fps. I do not know if this is true but if anyone can verify that it is, then i will be getting a GTX 670. My last question is what brand should i get, MSI, HIS, ASUS, or Sapphire? I want a card with an unlocked multiplier and voltage.

Ok, this is my first review so if there’s anything wrong feel free to b**** :P This Review is broken into a few parts About me Choosing The aftermath The solution The Verdict Well then where to start? Maybe about me? About me Ok so my name is Christopher and I live within the UK, Birmingham to be accurate and I’m currently a student at Bournville College and I am a BIG fan of computers, science and Sci-fi I also recently got a MSI GE60 laptop which I will put a link of below. I’m sure there are a million and one different types of reviews of this laptop but the reason I’m making this review is because I have NEVER owned a laptop so I though something that’s different from someone who’s not a laptop user, the reason I’ve got one was because I’m soon to be leaving home and moving to a new city without my beloved PC so the next logical step is a laptop. I’m currently studying A-level in IT soon to be moving to computer science at university. (I think that’s the intro and about me done what’s next ahhh… the choosing) Choosing Ok so I must of clocked about a week of solid looking on the internet for a laptop I checked the place I work to see if there are any ideas (won’t disclose this in case they get bi*chy) but there was not a lot that kindled my interested there was a Lenovo Y580 which had a very nice bundle of GHz and memory and even graphics to boot I think it was a GT660M. But it was end of line and the only one I could get was the one which sadly was on show and TBH It was bland looking I felt like I worked in a black and white office looking at it so it was kind of a nope from me, although someone else was happy to take it and I’m sure there enjoying it to this day J anyway back on subject. Ahh, yes the laptop well after that I did what any other self-respecting teenager on a budget would do, consult the WWW. I then started to create a folder and a selection of webpages with good laptops on (thanks to Google Chrome for the simple to use favourites function) I had about a few laptops on the look from Ultrabooks, to Convertibles and even the back flipping Lenovo Yoga book looking at all of these It makes you have to sit down and think of your needs as a person. Personally I wanted a machine I can have the confidence to take out my bag without someone in the distance going “Ha look he bought that pile of crap” I wanted a processor to match my requirements so as I’m currently doing animation, and also Visual Basic coding I needed something to process all that quickly with no waiting I wanted a great battery life and also some power under the keyboard for gaming and graphic work. So I was thinking of like the best of them all so straight away just click on the most expensive laptop which has spec’s such as extreme i7’s and crossfire 680m’s with the power from a nuclear submarine powering it all I then realised that the year 2079 is a long way away and so is my budget, a machine even close to that budget was over £2000, I had a budget of around £1000 thanks to family giving me as gift, I wasn’t up for just spending £1000 on a machine just like that so I was looking around £700- £800 max. After a bit of Google and reading reviews I then spoke to a friend who’s more up with the laptop section of the world then I am and he said check out MSI, I’ve herd of MSI as they are my Graphics and motherboard partner of choice (Quote stolen of LinusJ) but my mind=blown when I found out they did laptops. As soon as that convocation was over I went to their UK site and saw the GT70 Dragon Edition it ticked all my boxes spec wise great look with performance to boot I then went online to a store to see how much they wanted for it and it was shocking over £2000, after that little heart attack I scaled down a little still saying on the MSI website and looking and the GE60 0ND clicking on the webpage shows great spec, a good battery life for what’s under the hood and also a light and slick chassis. And it got better when I went to the website I said and it was on sale so I’m thinking I’ve got a great deal which did. (Or so I thought) The aftermath Now for the very long wait for it to turn up, when I saw that delivery man turn up on my drive 3 days later ( it felt like 3 months) and the smile on my face could not be contained, did all the signing and jazz then it was mine. Quickly and carefully taking it out the box and doing a (Linus impression in my head, Yes I did the download the latest drivers off the website thing) so here it is in my lap ready go plugged it all in when I get to turning it on I realise the Achilles heel of this computer. The standard, 64MB cache Western Digital hard drive which was trying so hard to boot Windows up, I was waiting about 15 minutes for this laptop to load into windows for the first time! Now on my main PC I have an SSD and I’m very happy with it but this laptop made me bless the technical era we now live in. as soon as all the boring starting up questions was out the way and it went into booting into Windows 8 for the first time I firstly went to the task manager to see what was taking so long on this drive after the wait I’m clear to see that the drive is at 99% up and down by 1-7% but it stayed like that for over 10 minutes I thought one off, new machine loads of bloat ware it happens just uninstall it all when it’s done. I couldn’t. Safe to say the machine was just chugging along doing nothing that I could see but was still 100-90% for over 20 minutes I then though that maybe the machine is faulty but never showed any issues with Windows such as errors or problems. So I did what any IT Administrator (I’m not one but who’s looking) would do is restart the machine and see if that fixes it. Please note it’s now been 40 minutes since the delivery man came, and at the moment I’m like is this what laptop users put up with? Slow, sluggish and generally busy laptops even though there not doing anything? So then I thought maybe some updates may fix these issues. (Oh how wrong I was) the updates took 2 days… I’ll let that sink in, 2 days the machine just would not install updates no matter what I tried even seeing if there was a fix, nope it just would not have it. It was generally taking this long to do it.. I’m now thinking that this laptop must be faulty so I went back to the website and told them my story and then pretty much said CALL MSI in the biggest words possible I know that warranty related repairs are done by the manufacture I’ve learnt that by working but there was no help there and as I’m the sort of the teenager who suffers from I’ll do it later syndrome I just didn’t do that (But there’s an upside) The solution As I’m in the room watching a video on the YouTube’s I naturally had an idea. I did a quick Google of the insides of the laptop and this revealed the insides of a MSATA slot which is a great size for an SSD. So my idea which I’m sure you’ve guessed is adding an SSD into it. Firstly it requires getting an SSD and a MSATA one at that naturally I only really know about desktop SSD’s so I did a little research and there basically the same and I was looking at Crucial ones they looked ok but the write speed was a little low for me I know that I can only use so much, but a number is a number. So went through Amazon and found Plextor oddly enough it was the same day Linus uploaded a video about their new SSD’s. Anyway I went for a PX-128M5M which goes through the same stress tests as there desktop brothers and sisters I thought it’s got to be good and waited for it to turn up and then began the surgery… I mean installation. Firstly is the hardest part of the whole operation… Unscrewing the screw which is covered by the “WARRNTY VOID IF TAMPERD WITH” sticker after tempting fate I undid all the screws and came to the part of installing the SSD (If you attempting this read this little bit first) it requires a screw which is missing there is no screw that fits in the insert the only one I could find is the one under the battery but that’s your choice I know that one works. After doing all that and reinstalling and resetting and formatting I’m blessed with the joy of the laptop I thought I was getting in the first place it’s all instant no matter what I ask of it, be that ITunes, Steam, Chrome it goes instantly the best part is the boot ups, from the on switch to waiting for password is 10 seconds. Which I love that’s faster than my current desktop which cost more than the laptop and I’m still happy with it to this day it’s made this machine the lean mean fighting machine it was supposed to be when It came out the factory. I mean the gameplay great so far I haven’t tested much I’ve tried GRID on max setting it plays great no slow down at all not even with big crashes in the game. I’ve also tried Grand Theft Auto San Andreas which played butter smooth as well. The verdict I am now happy with this laptop; it has everything I need from a laptop in a package I can be happy with. Personally if I was to give any advice for taking your time and wasting it, it’s get an SSD in this thing it’s a great combination and it will make the machine fly like an eagle Thanks for reading, comments will be great I like feedback and also the links to everything is below. Thanks again! J SSD http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plextor-PX-128M5M-Series-Ultrabook-Internal/dp/B00B3P888C/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1367357913&sr=8-11&keywords=plextor Laptop http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GE60-0NC.html

http://hexus.net/tech/news/peripherals/54909-msi-releases-first-mechanical-gaming-keyboard/ Found this over at Hexus.net Will you be buying?

Hi folks, I'm having trouble to overclock my GTX660ti...and wonder if you guys can help me ;) Im a noob in GPU overclocking btw.. :D To overclock the card i use MSI Afterburner. For Stresstest im using Kombustor and theValley Benchmark.. So i've found some theards wich show how to overcklock the card.. And i tried the settings that Linus uses in his Benchmark videos.. The problem is everytime i try to overclock the card and run Kombustor the "OpenGL" Graphics card driver stos working... So this is one of the overcklocks i tried: Please Help me, i know im a noob, but i really want to overclock this card, because everyone says that this paticular card is a overcklocking beast?!

I am somewhat of a beginner with overclocking. I'm trying to practice with an older PC I set up a couple days ago, but I don't even know where to start... Like I said it's an MSI 945GM3 mobo with an Intel Pentium D 950 CPU. I only have a small aftermarket air cooler on it for now, but I figure I can upgrade later depending on how this goes. So the problem I'm having is when I go into the BIOS, go to advanced, I don't see any options that will allow me to change the multiplier or FSB frequency. I have looked all over the internet (and will continue to look), but I cant find any specific answers. Like I said I am a beginner trying to practice and learn, so if anyone could help me out with this, maybe pointing me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it!!

I'm looking to upgrade my build and was wondering if the Asus Sabertooth was worth the extra money over the GD65 (It is around £70 [$105] more). What would the extra money be going towards on the board. I'm not too fussed about the looks of the board and my case doesn't have a side panel. The CPU to go with the board I'm looking to get is an i7 3770k, just for additional information. Thanks for your help!

When do you think an MSI Extreme clocked twin forzr cooler titan will come out?

picked this article up at WCCFTECH Actually over excited for this, i was devastated when i found out the lightning MSI 680 was discontinued but now I cant wait the 770 GTX to match my Motherboard! source here! http://wccftech.com/msi-geforce-gtx-770-lightning-spotted-wild-features-twin-frozr-iv-cooling/

Also seen here on my personal website: http://www.design4pa...c-reloaded.html Introduction First glance of Apple computer was around 1999 when i was still in high school, and it was the iMac G3 with color transparent shell. It just looks amazing, still does today, but I never got a chance to touch or use it. Then I went to college to study industrial design, and one of our professors like Apple's design a lot, and talked about Apple highly all the time. He had a Powerbook G4 Titanium. In my junior year, our new campus was established, and we were given a digital media design lab with all Apple desktops. I was the monitor of my class, and I bargained with my professor to have class on digital media design in the new lab; he agreed. For a whole semester and summer, we were using Powermac G4 Quicksilver models. Back then, we also had all Cinema Display with Powermac G4. For use who all used CRT monitors, this is light, thin, vivid. Yes it cannot adjust angle and stuff as today's standards, but CRT users don't adjust angles much, period. We also received a Sony DV Cam to shoot. It was not the one-hand-operating one; it is the ones media used 11 years ago on people's shoulders. I believe people still put them on shoulders. TA told me it cost the same as a VW Polo. I like to take things apart, but not that DV Cam. Powermac G4 on the other hand, did not escape. In 2000 to 2004, computer case design was a lot different from today's criteria. There was no cable management grommets, routing behind motherboard tray, not even motherboard try. Most PSU still run with 80mm fan on the back as exhaust, and rarely some models use 120mm bottom mounted fan as intake. You don't see thumb screws on side panel often either. I had a magnetic screw driver on my table all the time in college. This Powermac G4 is different, just pull the handle and everything is right in front of you. IDE cable can be used like ribbon, folded 90 degree turns everywhere. Simplicity itself is not simple. It is still very hard to see any case design has better style and more detailed touches, even in today's market. look at that IDE cable on the right hand side. Yes thick bezels. Would you use this for 3 screen surround? Power and digital signal run in the same cable, as we all know here. That is why I didn't buy this monitor for this Hackintosh build.

Hello all, I've been lurking here for a while and I love the forum! I have a question; why is it that all the specialty high performance graphics cards such as the ASUS Martix 7970, the MSI Lightning 7970, and the Sapphire Toxic 7970 have all been discontinued recently? I can't find an MSI Lightning, Power Edition, or Hawk card anywhere and I've loved those card in the past, I have a thing for these specialty overclocking cards. Thanks in advance and sorry if this is a stupid question :P

Gaming/Editing PC Going to wait for haswell or go for my mini pc here! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/15693-the-corsair-dominator-3480-gamingediting-pc/ I Decided I needed a new pc and this is my new build that will last for next 5-6 years. I really want to build pcs for other people and get a good amount of money, but I have no idea if I can because I am only 14 (15 soon October 5 BTW) Hope I can get some customers for building them pcs and getting money so I can save up for college. I build my first pc and I liked it. Hope you guys a prove of the new pc thanks! If it is possible that somebody from like these companies get me a sponsor of a sort so I can make videos just like Linus! PC Components: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 Full Tower Chassis with RGB Color Changing Lights and Fan Control CA-PH820-G1, Gunmetal CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K Motherboard: MSI ATX DDR3 2600 Intel ? LGA 1155 Motherboard (Z77A-GD65 GAMING) Ram: Kingston HyperX Beast 16 GB Kit (2x8 GB) 2400MHz DDR3 PC3-19200 Non-ECC CL11 DIMM XMP Desktop Memory KHX24C11T3K2/16X SSD: Kingston Digital 240GB SSDNow V300 SATA 3 2.5 (7mm height) with Adapter Solid State Drive SV300S37A/240G HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive, Retail Kit (STBD2000101) Graphics Cards: (2) MSI AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 Overclocked Edition PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE PSU: Corsair Professional Series AX 850 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (AX850) Peripherals: Monitor: Asus VS247H-P 24-Inch Full-HD LED-Lit Monitor Keyboard: Razer BlackWidow Ultimate Mechanical Gaming Keyboard-MAC (RZ03-00381300-R3M1) Mouse: Razer Naga Hex League of Legends Edition Gaming Mouse (RZ01-00750300-R3M1) Mousepad: Razer Goliathus League of Legends Edition Standard Mouse Mat (RZ02-00214100-R3M1) Headset: Razer Kraken Pro Analog Gaming Headset, Black (RZ04-00870300-R3U1) Watercooling: CPU Block: EK-Supremacy - Nickel GPU Block: (2) EK-FC7970 - Acetal CSQ GPU Connectivity: EK-FC Bridge DUAL Serial CSQ Pump/Reservoir: EK-BAY DCP 2.2 Combo Unit (incl. pump) Radiators: EK-CoolStream RAD XTX (240) and EK-CoolStream RAD XT (360) Fittings: (14) EK-CSQ Fitting 12/16mm G1/4 - Black Nickel Tubing: (2) TUBE Masterkleer 15,9/11,1mm UV - RED Coolant: (2) EK-Ekoolant Blood RED (premix 1000mL) Thermal Compound: (3 because i need it for other coolers) Arctic Cooling MX-2 thermal compound (4g) Fans: (8 fans total but 4 orders of twin packs) Corsair Air Series SP120 PWM High Performance Edition - Twin Pack (CO-9050014-WW)

I'm interested in what you guys think: what is the best (in your opinion) motherboard manufacturer?

Hey if you have not seen the build that I was going to make here is an update to the ultimate $3000 build. Click Here: http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/14464-the-ultimate-3400-3700-build-soon-help-me-choose-a-name/ This is the build that I will be putting together because I noticed I had no space for a full tower pc. So this pc is meant to be small, but still pack a punch in performance. I am taking up the whole space of case. I am putting a 240 radiator on the top of the case and a 120 radiator on the front of the case where the hard drive cages are. The reservoir in one of the 5.25 Bay and above or below will be a pump. All the fans will be replaced. Two Graphics cards will be water cooled and overclocked so will the cpu probably to 4.6 ghz. This may vary. So now you know what I am going to do for water cooling now to the parts. This is a Corsair build! Pictures soon! Ordering PC Components: HDD: Seagate Barracuda 2 TB 7200RPM SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive, Retail Kit (STBD2000101) SDD: Corsair Neutron Series 256GB (6Gb/s) SATA 3 Exclusive LAMD LM87800 Synchronous 2.5-Inch SSD CSSD-N256GB3-BK Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS V GENE Z77 mATX DDR3 Intel LGA 1155 Motherboard CPU: Intel Core i7-3770K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80637I73770K Ram: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHZ (PC3 15000) Desktop Memory (CMD16GX3M2A1866C9) GPU: MSI AMD Radeon HD 7970 3GB GDDR5 Overclocked Edition PCI Express 3.0 Graphics Card R7970 TF 3GD5/OC BE (2) PSU: Corsair Professional Series AX 850 Watt ATX/EPS Modular 80 PLUS Gold (AX850) Case: Corsair Obsidian Series 350D Performance Micro ATX Computer Case with Windowed Side Panel CC-9011029-WW - Black Water Cooling Components: CPU Waterblock: XSPC RayStorm CPU WaterBlock - INTEL GPU Waterblocks: XSPC Full Cover Razor 7970 (New Style) (2) Radiators: XSPC RX240 Dual Fan Radiator - Black, XSPC RX120 Single Fan Radiator - Black Reservoir: XSPC Single 5.25 Bay Reservoir (Alu Front) Pump: XSPC Laing D5 Vario with Front Cover (1/2 barbs) Tubing: XSPC 7/16 ID, 5/8 OD High Flex 2m (Retail Coil) - CLEAR (2) Compression Fittings: XSPC G1/4 to 3/8 ID, 5/8 OD Compression Fitting (Black Chrome) (15) Coolant: Thermochill EC6 Non Conductive Coolant - Deep Red (2) Thermal Compound: XSPC K2 Extreme Thermal Compound 1.5g (3 for more then one build) Case Fans: Corsair Air Series SP120 PWM Quiet Edition - Twin Pack (CO-9050012-WW) (3) Peripherals: Mice: Corsair Vengeance M65 Performance FPS Gaming Mouse, Gunmetal Black (CH-9000022-NA) Mouse Pad: Corsair Vengeance MM200 Gaming Mouse Mat XL Edition (CH-9000014-WW) - Keyboard: Corsair Vengeance K70 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - Black Cherry MX Red (CH-9000011-NA) Headset: Corsair Vengeance 1500 USB Connector Dolby 7.1 Gaming Headset (CA-9011112-WW) Monitor: Asus VS248H-P 24-Inch Full-HD LED Monitor

MSI has just issued a press release announcing the launch of the new GX70 Gaming notebook featuring A10-5750M (Richland) cpu & HD 8970M GPU. Product page - http://www.msi.com/product/nb/GX70-3BE.html Press Release on TechPowerUp - http://www.techpowerup.com/183635/msi-gx70-gaming-series-notebook-combines-latest-amd-hardware-for-crysis-3.html Press Release Text: Some of the key features are: Better Performance (duh!): Killer NIC: Better On-Board Audio: SteelSeries Keyboard with Lighting: Note: the HD 8970M just seems to a HP 7970M Rebrand so don't get your hopes up for a new desktop part...

WCCFTech reports that images of MSI's Z87-G45 Gaming Motherboard popped up on chinese websites along with benchmarks and images of retail sample 4770k and 4570k. They were taken down shortly but the website managed to grab some before that. The post also contains some benchmarks of the retail samples of 4770k and 4570k Have a read at the source - http://wccftech.com/msi-z87-g45-gaming-motherboard-spotted-tested-core-i74770k/ Z87-G45 Gaming One of MSI's focuses also seems to be high-ish end on-board audio, though, no details as to what all methods they've employed to improve it apart from using a Sound Blaster Core chip. Previous teases about MSI's Z87 lineup have been: MSI Z87 XPOWER - http://wccftech.com/msi-z87-xpower-teased-equipped-oc-genie-4-oc-essential-features/ MSI Z87 MPower MAX - http://wccftech.com/msi-teases-z87-mpower-max-motherboard-military-class-4-components/

Hullo everybody, I've been waiting for Haswell to get a new gaming/3D modeling/schoolwork laptop, and I found the MSI GE60 2OE-003US. I wanted to share with you all in case anybody is in the same boat as me. It seems like a great deal (for the specs), so unless something even better comes along, I'll be buying this. The best part is, I can have XoticPC remove the HDD, save $50, and run linux (instead of Windows 8) while reusing the hard drive in my current laptop. Display: 15.6" FHD (16:9) Anti-Glare Matte-Type Screen (1920x1080) Processor: 4th Generation Intel® Mobile Core i7-4700MQ Haswell Processor (Upgradeable) Chipset: Intel® HM87 Chipset Standard Hard Drive: 750GB 7200RPM Hard Drive (Upgradeable) 1 Detachable 2.5" 9.5mm (H) SATA Hard Disk Drives Standard Optical Drive: 8x DVDRW/CDRW Super Multi Combo Drive (Upgradeable) 1 12.7mm (H) Optical Drive Bay, ATA Interface, Interchangeable with ±R/RW Combo drive Graphics: nVIDIA® GeForce GTX 765M GDDR5 (2.0GB) Memory: 8192MB DDR3 1600MHz (Upgradeable - 16GB 1600MHz Max) Two 204Pin SODIMM Sockets 64-bit Wide DDRIII Data Channel Audio Features: Support Dolby® Digital Live 3D Stereo Enhanced Sound System S/PDIF Output 1 Built-in Microphone 2 Built-in HD Speakers + 1 Subwoofer Sound Blaster Compatible Network / Communication: 10/100/1000 Killer E2200 Series Gaming LAN Integrated 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN + Bluetooth™ 4.0 Input / Output Ports: 3-in-1 Card Reader SD / SDHC / SDXC 2 x USB 2.0 Port 2 x USB 3.0 Ports 1 x HDMI 1.4a 1 x Killer E2200 Series Gaming LAN 1 x VGA Port/Mini D-sub 15-Pin for External Monitor 1 x Microphone 1 x Headphone Out Jack Battery: Input/Output: 6 Cells - Smart Lithium-Ion Battery Pack 100-240 V AC, 50/60Hz Universal | 19 V DC, 120W AC Adapter Size: 5.81” (L) x 2.50” (W) x 1.37” (H) | 1.25 lbs Cooling: Optional Cooling: Copper CPU Heatsink IC Diamond Thermal Compound Size: Weight: 15.09" (w) x 9.83" (d) x 1.27-1.46" (h) 5.28 lbs with 6-cell Battery Extra Features: Built-in 720P Digital Video Camera | Kensington® Lock Standard OS: Windows 8® (some custom drivers may be downloaded and not supplied with the system)

Which would you choose for a budget, gaming build with WiFi?

Ok im puting together a gaming rig and i cant pick a MOBO there are so many good options, i will be overclocking, these are the ones I have pick out: GIGABYTE G1.Sniper 5: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128595 MSI Z87-GD65 Gaming: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130692 MSI Z87 MPOWER Max: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130690 ASUS SABERTOOTH Z87: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131976 and possibly the ASUS Maximus VI Hero dont know yet, there not on newegg. These are the parts I've picked out wouldn't mind some help here to: Case: NZXT Phantom 820 CPU: i7 4770k CPU Cooler: h100i (ok here i need some help i was thinking the h110 or kraken x60 but i dont know if it will fit in the case i plan to keep the top 2 200mm fans and use those as sorta a push pull config along with the cooler instead of paying an extra 35$ and not useing the fans) GPU: GTX 780 or 770 (not sure but this just depends on the left over cash) (perferable the 780) PSU: Corsair AX850 SSD: Seagate 600 series (just came out great speed looks great and cheap) HD: 3tb 7200 rpm (seagate) Ram: Corsair Dominator Platinum 16gb (2x8) (just to have the option to have 32 in future) plizz leave your reply's on any thing u want to comment on i will read it all and to any one how can help me pick the MOBO wins the cake from Portal ~Thanks, Cupid

Hi all! I wanted to sell my GTX 680, so when I disconnected it and tried to boot, there was no POST, b2 code. when I plug the 680 again, all working fine. tried to clear the CMOS, nothing. tried to set in the BIOS (with the 680) to use the onboard GPU, didn't help, and make my bios be stuck on b2 with or without a discrete GPU, what forced me to recover the CMOS from the second chip. I looked it up in the web (b2 error in the MPOWER) and I saw it can be a faulty CPU, motherboard or bent pins. there are no bent pins, and the onboard GPU worked in the past with another motherboard. please help! :\

Hey Gang. Just watched NCIX.com's latest on the MSI Gaming boards. I went to compare specs at NewEgg but they were fairly incomplete in the "Compare Products" page for the GD65 Gaming. Anyone more "in the know" about these boards? In that vein, what about the Z77-MPower? Thanks!

I've become sick of gaming on my old rig at low and medium settings, and I want to be able to push games hard and do some editing and streaming style stuff. I have 3,000 $AUD to spend on this rig, and I want to make sure that money isn't wasted. The games that I play are stuff like Far Cry 3, Crysis 3, Battlefield 3, ARMA 3, generally demanding and very pretty games. I'm Located in Queensland, Australia, and the best source of PC parts for me is https://www.pccasegear.com/index.php. Here's the parts list, and thanks for any advice! (I have an OS already, and I don't want to do open loop water cooling.) And don't worry, I have experience building and friends who can help if I get stuck. Intel i7 3770k ASUS GeForce GTX 680 DirectCU II Overclocked MSI Z77A-GD65 Mobo Corsair Vengence CMZ16GX3M2A 16GB (2x8) RAM Seagate Barracuda 2TB Intel 330 Series 60GB SSD Corsair Hydro Series H110 280MM CPU cooler (Push/Pull) Silverstone Strider Plus 850W ST85-P Fractal Design Silent Series R2 140mm Fan (x8) Fractal Design Define XL R2 Black Pearl ASUS ROG Vulcan PRO Headset (Noise cancellation) ASUS VG278H 27in Widescreen 3D Monitor (I've tried 3D, soooo good.) Razer Blackwidow Ultimate 2013 Elite Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Razer Deathadder 2013 Gaming Mouse Bitfenix Sleeved Molex to 3x3pin 7V Power cable (x3) Thanks! :)