Replacing the stock TIM will help nothing as far as overclocking goes. You might reduce your max temps or might not but it's still the internal architecture that's at fault.
Meh. If you've had such a bad luck, what makes you think a prebuild would be any different? :P Just as likely to arrive broken..Wouldn't surprise me if it all blew up & some radioactive liquid got splashed all over the room. Almost makes me want to buy a prebuilt.
i5 3570k @ 4.1
noctua u9b
asus 7850
corsair 400r
corsair vengeance 4x2GB
wd caviar blue 500GB
corsair tx650 (overkill, I know but it was the only one in stock)
Pictures will have to wait, because I'm not going to be home for another few weeks.
I had a shitty time building my computer too, my motherboard back plate thingy was cut by a 5 year old, one RAM stick was dead and the power supply arrived 3 weeks late :/
I recently got some upgrades, so I can finally post something here without feeling ashamed!
i7 2600K @ 4 GHz /w Scythe Mugen rev.2 cooler
2x 4GB Corsair Vengeance
MSI P67A-GD65
EVGA GeForce 670 GTX 2GB GDDR5
Dell Ultrasharp U2711 (27" 2560x1440)
HP w2207h as 2nd screen (22" 1680x1050)
40" Sony Bravia as 3rd screen/HDTV
Intel Postville X25-M SSD 80GB
Fortron/Source FSP400-60THN-P (400W)
Razer Lachesis mouse
Logitech G110 keyboard
Logitech Z-5500 5.1 surround set
Various HDDs totalling around 4TB
(had a GeForce GTX 460 before but it burned out on Diablo3, and when i got the 670 i figured i had to get a bigger screen as well so got the U2711 with it)
Last edited by mmoc2e7b040398; 2012-07-06 at 09:26 PM.
Pix to come soonish when I have time (I have hockey in a hour or so)
CPU: i5-2500k (Oc'ed to 4.8Ghz)
RAM: Corsair Vengance 1600 8GBx2
Cooler: Noctua D14
Mobo: Asus Sabertooth Z77
PSU: Coolmaster SilentPro 850w 80+Bronze
GPU: XFX Radeon 6950 with Arctic Accelero Xtreme III cooler(Planning on eventually getting some thirsty GPU*cough 690 >.> cough* in the future when I have more $$$)
SDD: Kingston 120GB
HDD: WD Caviar Black 750GB
Case: HAF 912
Last edited by Beyturga; 2012-07-07 at 12:23 AM.
this is with my old gtx460 still
ill try to fix some new pics of the gtx670 + u2711 tomorrow
Last edited by mmoc2e7b040398; 2012-07-07 at 12:26 AM.
Your cooler scares me.
I think my next step will be desk cable management i was checking mine out today and it is horrible. Looks good Asera!
Built my new build about a month ago I will take some pics when my 670 arrives probably tuesday! heres the list for now!
i5 3570k- 4.5Ghz
CM 212 Evo
biostar tz77xe4
corsair vengance 8gb- 1600
corsair gs800 psu
128gb crucial m4
500gb WD blue (I had from old computer)
unlocked 6950, soon to be Asus DCII 670!
NZXT Phantom 410 mid-tower
Specs:
Intel i5-3570k
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
EVGA GTX 670 FTW
Mushkin Joule 1000w (re-used overkill for this setup.. )
Samsung 8gb (4gbx2) 1600
Cosair H100 (with Noctua NF-P12 fans)
Kingston HyperX 128gb SSD
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Corsair 550D
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Last edited by mmoc7c6c75675f; 2012-07-07 at 11:03 AM.