14 Nov 2012 at 12:56 #21 Uncle Petey Uncle Petey Soldato Joined 22 Jul 2012 Posts 15,885 Location London I see you managed to resuscitate that 980 To be fair, that thing probably murders almost anything as it is.
I see you managed to resuscitate that 980 To be fair, that thing probably murders almost anything as it is.
14 Nov 2012 at 13:35 #22 doyll doyll Soldato Joined 1 Jul 2011 Posts 8,641 980 was never a problem I have a 990 but no receipt that is dead. And a Gigabyte HD 5770 Silent Cell I got as a gift that died. and aunt who gave it to me is dead too
980 was never a problem I have a 990 but no receipt that is dead. And a Gigabyte HD 5770 Silent Cell I got as a gift that died. and aunt who gave it to me is dead too
14 Nov 2012 at 13:54 #23 doyll doyll Soldato Joined 1 Jul 2011 Posts 8,641 But yeah, the 980 is plenty fast. Much better than my 920 was. Even overclocked the 920 can't keep up with 980 stock. And 980 runs 10c cooler too
But yeah, the 980 is plenty fast. Much better than my 920 was. Even overclocked the 920 can't keep up with 980 stock. And 980 runs 10c cooler too
14 Nov 2012 at 14:42 #24 Helios1234 Helios1234 Soldato Joined 9 Jan 2008 Posts 6,452 Location London/Camberley The 980 and 990s are like the easiest CPUs to overclock! This might help: http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/intel_core_i7_990x_extreme_edition_processor_review,5.html Used both the 920 and the 990x and the 990x ran cooler and overclocked better.
The 980 and 990s are like the easiest CPUs to overclock! This might help: http://www.vortez.net/articles_pages/intel_core_i7_990x_extreme_edition_processor_review,5.html Used both the 920 and the 990x and the 990x ran cooler and overclocked better.
14 Nov 2012 at 17:58 #25 doyll doyll Soldato Joined 1 Jul 2011 Posts 8,641 Thanks Helios! I need to finish my rebuild and do a clean install. Then will try to overclock.