im going to wait for 9 to adapt to something new. I wouldn't hold your breath if your expecting any major changes, rumor has it the only major change will be to bring back Aero, rumors on Windows 10 says it will be a cloud based OS. In reply to the OP, i would echo others in saying only you can dec...

80+ Titanium is slowly coming to the consumer market. While trying to find some consumer 80+ Titanium PSU's i came across this.. http://superuser.com/questions/357495/why-would-80plus-not-certify-any-115v-power-supply-as-titanium I^2*R losses (in the wiring) scale with the square of the voltage. Hal...

Normally Window version not compatible would happen when using x86 drivers on x64 OS, are you sure you are using the x64 drivers ?
Maybe re download them to make sure.
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/66700

Recently bought one of the Seasonic platinum's my self and am very impressed with it, particularly the hybrid fan mode.
I would echo what others have said about getting the 660, but i would spend the money saved on changing the GPU to a quieter version of the 670, something like the Asus or Gigabyte.

If the pins are the left overs from solder you could file them down a little, or maybe snip the ends off. You would have to take great care not to damage the board or leave any fillings on the board though. Or you could cut some plastic to go over the pins, raising the backing plate enough so it won...

Recently bought a 760 platinum after my M12-600 decided to go bang :x I was worried about spending so much on a platinum rated PSU vs a gold rated one, but i did know i wanted to go with Seasonic again and one with a little more head room for future upgrades going into the next decade or so. I'm tot...

How about using something like this... http://www.pcper.com/reviews/General-Tech/Nerdytec-COUCHMASTER-Premium-Video-Review-Game-Comfort http://www.nerdytec.com/images/product_images/popup_images/couchmaster-auf-der-couch.jpg Found the following article, it's more aimed towards gaming from the couch,...

Just going on some stuff I've picked up from other places :oops: In the setpoint software turn off "use native drivers" Turns out Windows Firewall and/or NOD32 was the problem. Disabling both and reinstalling SetPoint solved my problem. (re-enable afterwards) In the Unifying Software tab, running th...

Enhance pointer precision is badly named, it should be called mouse acceleration as that's what it does, moves the pointer faster the faster you move the mouse. Some things to try all the same are to check your running the latest version of Setpoint, http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/support/3131?sectio...

Is it just me that thinks it odd that the heatblock has four slots for heatpipes, but the heatsink portion only has two slots. Wont the empty holes in the heatblock cause problems with thermal conductivity ? And would the anodized finish on the heatpipe grooves also reduce thermal conductivity ? Why...

Nero is not what determines the available write speed settings, it depends on a) the burner b) its firmware and c) the blank discs you use. If all three components allow 1x speed you will be able to write at 1x using Nero. Please check the details of your writer to see if this speed is generally ava...

Maybe this is whats happening
https://www.phpbb.com/community/viewtop ... 6&t=744065

If you didn't want to go with active cooling (using a fan) and cutting holes in the door, another option if it suited the surrounding decor could be to change the cupboard door for a louvre door.

Never looked into them my self, but have you considered a SSD hybrid drive ? Not sure how they handle loading games what with them caching frequently access data.

I agree with Pappnaas , in that its not a great idea to have the drives containing backup data in the same PC. For my own setup i have a 64Gb SSD for the OS and a few games. an internal HDD for keeping must have data on, things like documents FF favorites, etc and anything else i don't want to lose ...

A review of the 7850
http://www.eteknix.com/powercolor-hd-ra ... rd-review/

Colorful iGame GTX 680, Not that i know of any stockist.
http://phys.org/news/2012-06-passively- ... -card.html

For me it would be the PS4, but myself and maybe others that frequent SPCR are not your average Jo Bloggs. The Xbone has a lot of negative points against it, even though Microsoft have done a U turn with their on-line checks and the clamping down on the first-sale doctrine they have made their inten...

I think that maybe because of the changes in the way 8 shuts down. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa373229%28v=vs.85%29.aspx It never really shuts down it just goes into a hybrid hibernation/shutdown state, So im guessing Microsoft didn't think we would want to manually ente...

It would seem your speculations about "hope that for Ivy Bridge E Intel will use solder, since that will be a larger die." maybe true Tzupy :P Ivy Bridge-E to use solder instead of paste? If you were disappointed by the overclocking ability of the Intel’s Ivy Bridge and their latest architecture Has...

The hottest research topic in CPUs should be finding a better solder, one that doesn't stress / crack the die. It's not just CPU's affected by this problem (BTW its the solder that forms cracks not the die) Since the European union banned the use of lead based solder in 2006 a lot of research has b...

We still don't know why Intel opted to go this route...I don't think is was to save a few pennies. My guess: is that it's something to do with the 22nm process node. Maybe the difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the silicon in this process and the solder used was too high...maybe...

From my understanding and from what i researched on my 670 the %30 is not to do with the software but is a limit set in the VBIOS.
Unless you are willing to mod your VBIOS no matter how low you set a utility it will never drop the fan speed below %30

There are no Haswell Xeons with a TDP lower than 80W. Sorry didn't see you wanted a server CPU, all Xeons with the L Suffixes are low power versions. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haswell_%28microarchitecture%29#Server_processors The model you mentioned before "E3-1230 v2 and v3" has a low power ver...

Could you not get one of the Haswell's with a lower TDP ? Desktop Haswell Processor Suffixes No suffix - standard processor aimed at the mainstream K - multiplier unlocked, providing greater overclocking potential for enthusiast users P - no integrated graphics processor R - high performance Intel I...

It was from IVB onward that they where forced to stop using solder as the TIM between the chip and the IHS

CA_Steve wrote:Thanks for the info...note, it's always good to site the source and/or provide the link.

Ooppssy... sorry about that wasn't thinking, yakuman spotted where it was from anyhow

I really don't care about a comparision to IVB. My concern about thermals revolves around one basic thing: How big/expensive of a cooler do I need to strap onto that stock CPU in order to maintain an SPCR level of silence at a tolerable temperature? Until further test are done the best comparison w...

It depends on what chip you talking about but...

Sandy Bridge (Quad-Core)= Die size: 216 mm²
Ivy Bridge (Quad-Core) = Die size: 160 mm²
Haswell" (Quad-Core) = Die size: 177 mm²

So the Die sizes have dropped roughly in line with the reduction in the Fab process.

Fair enough, though i am starting to question the road both Intel and AMD are heading down with there push to SOC (system on chip) We are always told its faster for the Northbridge, Southbridge, Memory controller, integrating GPUs, and now the VRM's to be brought into the chip. But im starting to qu...

Yea i would echo what JDG1980 said about the thermals, i was surprised that most places are reporting that Haswell runs hotter than previous gen chips but there was no mention of this in the article.