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How to Take Full Advantage of Your Solid-State Drive. The Basics of Case Fan Placement - How Many Fans and Where? - Gamers Nexus. This low-difficulty guide addresses what I call "fan placement theory," essentially looking at how many fans gaming computers should have, where they should be placed, and what the ratio of intake-to-exhaust case fans should exhibit.

The Basics of Case Fan Placement - How Many Fans and Where? - Gamers Nexus

Cooling for gaming rigs -- even in the budget build guides we write -- has the power to inhibit gaming (and even damage components) if it is insufficient, so it is of high priority that you get your cooling figured out early in the game to increase the longevity of your gaming computer. One of the fantastic cases we saw at PAX East '11. This is part of an ongoing, extensive guide about case fans and cooling. You can expect a feature about fan bearing technology and fan noise level reduction to be published over the next few days. Update: Our guide to quieter case fans and case fan size differences can now be found here. The Basics Hot and cold air are sectioned off in a top-v-bottom layout. So what should I get? $50 Range $100 Range $150+ Range.

**Ivy Bridge Overclocking Guide** (with LN2 Guide at The End) Ivy Bridge/Z77 Overclocking Guide Ivy Bridge Overclocking is almost identical to Sandy Bridge overclocking in that it is basically a CPU which is meant to be overclocked through the multiplier and not the base clock (BCLK).

**Ivy Bridge Overclocking Guide** (with LN2 Guide at The End)

Sandy Bridge overclocking brought a whole new level of simplicity to the overclocking realm, a user only needed to change a few voltages, and change some ratios and they were easily granted a huge performance increase. With Ivy Bridge things get a lot easier as the CPU overclocks a lot further with better cooling and is more optimized towards higher memory and base clock speeds, thus making ambient overclocking much simpler and easier for the average overclocker. There is almost no need to increase the secondary CPU voltages, such as VTT, with Ivy Bridge on air/water cooling as the memory controller can already push the memory up to its limits without this. On Air/Water: Intel Rec. For 5GHz for instance, it is possible to OC to 5GHz with 1.4v on air: What is solid-state drive (SSD)? - Definition from Whatis.com. An SSD (solid-state drive or solid-state disk) is a storage device that stores persistent data on solid-state flash memory.

What is solid-state drive (SSD)? - Definition from Whatis.com

SSDs actually aren't hard drives at all, in the traditional sense of the term, as there are no moving parts involved. Instead, an SSD has an array of semiconductor memory organized as a disk drive, using integrated circuits (ICs) rather than magnetic or optical media. This arrangement has many advantages. Data transfer to and from solid-state drives is much faster than electromechanical disk drives. Seek time and latency are also substantially reduced. Development and adoption of SSDs has been driven by a rapidly expanding need for higher input/output performance. In recent years, SSDs have been used in enterprise storage to speed up applications and performance without the cost of adding additional servers. This was last updated in October 2010. Best Mainstream Gaming PC. Updated on March 8th 2014 Click on a section to jump to it: - Recommended parts summary - Recommended parts in details Is this the right type of PC for me?

Best Mainstream Gaming PC

If you’re looking for a mainstream gaming PC, to play video games on a 1080p monitor or HDTV, you’re at the right place. Otherwise, check out our other Do-It-Yourself Computer Systems or The Best Laptops For Your Money instead. The PNY Geforce GTX 770 video card, recommended for Tier 4. 5 Reasons to choose our Mainstream Gaming PCs: 1. 1. 2. High quality components, a case with enough airflow to keep the hardware cool, after-market CPU Cooler that keeps temperatures low. 3. High performance doesn’t have to mean noise. 4. Tiers 5, 6 and 7 are equipped with a dependable power supply, a motherboard with enhanced power delivery, a case with good airflow, a high-end CPU Cooler and CPUs with unlocked multiplier, so that they are ready to be safely overclocked if you want to. 5.

Overclock Your CPU, GPU, and RAM. You want the best performance possible from your computer, but you can't afford any hardware upgrades.

Overclock Your CPU, GPU, and RAM

No problem--we'll show you how to safely overclock your existing desktop PC's CPU, GPU, and RAM and give it an extra shot in the arm. Safety first! Modifying components like these could void your warranty (though some PC parts are sold specifically for use by overclockers, and their warranties tend to be more lenient). Also, no one will replace equipment that has been physically damaged by overclocking, so make sure that you're completely comfortable taking your PC's life into your own hands before you change anything. It's important to have system-monitoring software to keep track of your tweaks.

Overclocking Your CPU The advertised speed of your CPU is calculated by multiplying the base clock rate by a multiplier. If this boot doesn't produce error messages or furious restarting by your machine, you're on the right path. Computer Hardware Terms, Glossary and Dictionary. Hardware.Info. Mijn producten wensenlijsten. Mijn producten wensenlijsten. Mijn producten wensenlijsten. Is dit een goede samenstelling?