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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    I am repling individually to each ...
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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    Ok thanks... I appreciate that .. perception has a lot to do with forum posts on both sides. WRONG >> >I THANKED YOU FOR PHASE INFORMATION MID Reply... GUESS YOU DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER TO READ IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW SO MUCH WITH YOUR INFLATED KNOW EVERYTHING ATTITUDE... MY GUESS IS YOU ARE 30...
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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    Perfect, That's the info i'm looking for. 4.7 is decent and reasonable but if that's my ceiling I'm not going crazy on the mobo unless I wild hare a Asus Gene. Thank you very much quantitative info, 4.7 is a number I can handle on a reasonable build. Indeed, :) ... Well it comes down to do i...
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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    Ummm disagree with you dude... mosfets, power draw and the ability for bigger atx to pull more power matter. Several posts confirm it. In fact look at the fact that most ATX boards use 2.0-2.1volt RAM and most MATX use 1.5~1.65 volt RAM. Full ATX simply can pull more power/wattage/volts. Also...
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    what is a better cpu

    Cool looking, I like the front. I have a NZXT Vulcan (in the box) that I Love but barely used lol. I used it like 3 weeks. I now have an Aerocool Dead Silence cube, I build mostly MicroATX. http://www.aerocool.us/ds/ds_red.html I like the Areocool cause the board lays horizontal not vertical...
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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    Thanks, I am leaning towards the Gigabyte Z97MX Gaming 5 or the Asus GENE. The Gigabyte has only 4 digital phases. I was looking at the MSI because it's 8 phased but it's a digi/analog hybrid. The price differs from all three greatly at about $50 difference each starting with the...
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    what is a better cpu

    Cool, I personally am going with the i7 4790K Devil's Canyon in the next week or two, waiting on more board info.
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    what is a better cpu

    yes get an SSD for sure... and remember there is actually an recommended amount of RAM formula per Microsoft. It is the number of cores x the frequency per core = recommended amount of RAM. For example an oc'd i5 at 4.5ghz per core x four cores = 18GB of RAM (probably be ok with 16) Just a thought
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    what is a better cpu

    Those games don't require much IMO. I have an i3 550 that plays Skyrim (no mods) on ultra at 60FPS with an MSI OC edition 7870 overclocked to 1225mhz/1450mhz and get a solid 60FPS at 1680x1050 all day long. It's not the highest scores but it does well and that is only a dual core cpu. In fact...
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    what is a better cpu

    Well, it's a little more tricky than that because it depends on you :). See about 99% of the games out there are only able to use 2 cores (with the exception of games like Civilization Five, Oblivion, Wow with hack and a hand full of other Real Time Strategy games ) and even LESS use hyper...
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    Building a Pc for Crunching.

    Personally, I love my Seasonic X650 gold. It's rated at 60amps and actually pulls over 70amps in testing. It has a single rail, fully modular, lifetime warranty (I believe) and you can get them now for about $120.00 I got mine for @$225.00 3 years ago so that's a good deal lol...
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    Is OC'ing a Micro ATX worth it?

    Hi all, I have been overclocking video cards for years but never a CPU. I'm stepping up to a new build soon and getting ideas together. I Think am going i7-Haswell and probably the 4790K DC.. .(unless Devils Canyon is not worth it???). I have also been looking at the main contenders (ASUS...
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    Can I overclock this/how can I do it?

    Not much on the AMD side since Thunderbird (AMD K7) but good-great overclocking goes hand in hand with a good budget to lots of $$. On the Intel side, good to heavy overclocking is synonymous with spend more money. lol
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    I'm Baaaaaccckkk :) ... thanks wiz!

    I'm Baaaaaccckkk :) ... thanks wiz!
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    Help: Flashing Galaxy GTX 660 TI Dual Bios

    Ok well that's what I needed to know. Thank you. Wasn't sure.
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