Post your gaming setup!

[DeltrusDisc]

And do you actually need an 850 watt or were you planning to Xfire?

[Drunkenvalley]

They're going to replace the powersupply with a new one. That said, I bought the AX 850 because it was such a short pricejump at the time, while offering options for redonkulous graphics card. :U

[masterpiece]

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How do you like the deck keyboard?

[Ghâzh]

So I'm going to return my HD 7970 and hope I get a better one, as well as return the powersupply due to coil whine. Thankfully, the latter is easily replaced quite quickly, since Corsair won't even stop to look at my powersupply before sending the new one.

Heh, I'm replacing my AX 850 for the very same reason. Getting a coil whine whenever the 24pin cable is plugged in :< Hoping they could replace the bare unit and let me keep the old cables so I wouldn't have to redo the cable management for the third time..

[Drunkenvalley]

As far as I understood I only send the unit itself, so I'm not sending any cables with it. It's a bad capacitor after all, not a bad cable.

---------- Post added 2012-02-17 at 01:31 AM ----------

I just realized a lil' something: The RV01 doesn't actually feature the AP181. Or at least if what I've got in my lap is such a thing it's using a different frame from what you see in the later cases.

[kidsafe]

I'm don't really condone returning a used 7970 that functioned as advertised, but to each their own.

Coil whine isn't produced by faulty capacitors. It's produced by high-speed switching causing the filter coils to resonate. This often happens with modern PSUs and video cards with vsync enabled. It can be fixed by the manufacturer cheaply with some trusty 3M sealant/caulk. Returning your PSU for another may or may not fix the coil whine issue. I had a massive coil whine on my HCP-850 in conjunction with my old HD 5870, but it only ever happened once. I still have no idea what caused it, but I'm glad it never manifested again.

The RV01, RV02 and FT02s originally came with FN181s. It was only in 2010 or so that AP181s replaced them. I actually found the FN181s to be quieter at full speed.

[Drunkenvalley]

I don't really care if you condone it or not. If I'm going to void the warranty -- as I'll be replacing the stock cooler with a waterblock when I'm satisfied -- I need to know I have a card that does as advertised. Which it doesn't. All across the board the reviewers would generally achieve a distinctly higher overclock before even beginning to consider raising the voltage. Mine wouldn't push above 1095 MHz without turning up the voltage, and even when I did I could only push it to 1105 MHz before artifacts kicked in again.

Does it live up to its technical specifications? Yes. Does that satisfy me if I'm going to void the warranty? Nope. :/

---------- Post added 2012-02-17 at 01:22 PM ----------

Oh, and kidsafe, just to be clear on this: The powersupply is the faulty piece. Of course the resonating stuff itself is elsewhere, but the sound was produced by capacitors in the powersupply.

And those capacitors were faulty, because the noise followed the powersupply, not the system. :/

[Poppasan]

Where does the HDD go with the NZXT Tempest Evo?

[kidsafe]

The noise is produced by the filtering coils inside the power supply. The only noise a capacitor would make is a hiss followed by a bang.

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CPU - I5 2400
MB - AsRock H61iCafe
GPU - MSI Nvidia 460 GTX
PSU - Recom 550W
Case - Thermaltake V4 Black
Monitor - Philips 21,5"
Ram - 8 Gb
HDD - 1 Tb WD Blue
Cooler - Zalman CNPs10X Performa
Headphones - some cheap Logitech
Mouse - Mionix Naos 5000
Keyboard - Cherry G80-3000 black switches
Win7 x64

[Poppasan]

Okay... my first build, and guess what happens? I get screwed over 100€. Basically, I forgot to order W7 so I went to my local store to see if they had it and they did! I bought it and opened it when I got home but there were no discs inside. I went back to say that I want my money back, only to get a response ''that cant happen''. Don't know if i'll go there again...

[DeltrusDisc]

Okay... my first build, and guess what happens? I get screwed over 100€. Basically, I forgot to order W7 so I went to my local store to see if they had it and they did! I bought it and opened it when I got home but there were no discs inside. I went back to say that I want my money back, only to get a response ''that cant happen''. Don't know if i'll go there again...

..... if there is a barcode on the package itself with a license number.... then you honestly don't need the disc.

---------- Post added 2012-02-18 at 04:41 PM ----------

It should look like this, Poppasan:

http://softonsales.com/296-993-large...-key-label.jpg

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Mouse - Mionix Naos 5000

What's your opinion regarding the Naos 5000? Nice rig btw.

[GG you got me]

Case: HAF-912
Mobo: Asrock P67 Extreme 4 Gen. 3
CPU: i5-2500k @ 4.8 ghz
Heatsink: Corsair H60 with dual 120mm fan push-pull alignment
RAM: 8gb 1600mhz Corsair 1.35v Vengeance White Low-Profile
GPU: EVGA Superclocked GTX 570 @ 890 core/2300mem
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium
PSU: Corsair TX650
HDD: 1tb 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda
SSD: 128gb Crucial M4
Monitor: Dell u2312hm IPS monitor
Mouse: Zowie AM
Mousepad: Artisan Shiden X-soft White M
Keyboard: Das Keyboard Professional S
Headphones: Audio Technica AD700
Mic: Zalman clip-on
Controllers:
-Hori Real Arcade Pro VX SA
-Logitech F310
-Logitech Driving Force Pro Wheel+Pedals.

May post some pics later I suppose. Isn't much to look at in a Haf-912 case, which is the next thing I'm looking to upgrade.

[Fuzzykins]

Case: HAF-912
Mobo: Asrock P67 Extreme 4 Gen. 3
CPU: i5-2500k @ 4.8 ghz
Heatsink: Corsair H60 with dual 120mm fan push-pull alignment
RAM: 8gb 1600mhz Corsair 1.35v Vengeance White Low-Profile
GPU: EVGA Superclocked GTX 570 @ 890 core/2300mem
Soundcard: Creative Sound Blaster X-fi Titanium
PSU: Corsair TX650
HDD: 1tb 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda
SSD: 128gb Crucial M4
Monitor: Dell u2312hm IPS monitor
Mouse: Zowie AM
Keyboard: Das Keyboard Professional S
Headphones: Audio Technica AD700
Mic: Zalman clip-on


May post some pics later I suppose. Isn't much to look at in a Haf-912 case, which is the next thing I'm looking to upgrade.

Get some pics of the peripherals in there too!

[GG you got me]

Get some pics of the peripherals in there too!

After you mentioned peripherals, I realized that I completely forgot my controllers and pad lol.

[Deleted]

What's your opinion regarding the Naos 5000? Nice rig btw.

I'm playing only wow now and I love the Naos for that matter. I was looking for a comfortable mouse with decent amount of buttons and this is Naos strongest selling point. It's build very well also so I'm very pleased with Mionix.

[skrump]

Asus p8z68-v Pro/Gen3 motherboard
Evga Gtx 550 Ti 1gb
i5-2500k
Thermaltake 750w Modular Power supply
8gb 1600mhz Ram
Asus Xonar dg 5.1 sound
Thermaltake V3 black Mid tower
Acer 23" monitor x2
Logitech g510 keyboard
Logitech 5,1 surround speaker system
Razer Naga
Ldb 5.1 surround sound headset

[DeltrusDisc]

Evga Gtx 550 Ti 1gb
Thermaltake 750w Modular Power supply

These two parts.

Video card: seems a bit weak. >_<

PSU: Worries me.

Otherwise should be a good rig!

[inux94]

Okay... my first build, and guess what happens? I get screwed over 100€. Basically, I forgot to order W7 so I went to my local store to see if they had it and they did! I bought it and opened it when I got home but there were no discs inside. I went back to say that I want my money back, only to get a response ''that cant happen''. Don't know if i'll go there again...

You're entitled a refund if the full product isn't in the thing you purchased, go back in there and ask for the manager.