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The ASRock software seems to work okay in Windows 7 x64 to control the equivalent options in the BIOS.

It seems stable at 4.2gHz at 1.251V VID running the AIDA64 stress test. I'm going to let it run overnight, but so far so good after 2 hours. If it holds up I guess I will try to push it a little further.

Nope, 2003 Chevy Malibu LS. Something's missing here, but I can't quite put my finger on it. :scratch:

Well, there are precious metals in them. Apparently they have a scrap value of $50-100 or so. It's not that uncommon of a crime in the US. With a battery operated Sawzall I bet you could easily cut it out in under a minute from under the car without jacking it up.

So, some nice enterprising individuals decided to cut the catalytic converter out from under my wife's car when she parked it in the lot of a store for a few hours. :cursin:

Well, after getting an updated version of CPU-Z that properly shows the VID of the Haswell CPU I was surprised to find the default settings of the ASRock motherboard were putting >1.25V Vcore to the CPU at 4.3gHz when all I did was change the multiplier in the BIOS and left everything else on...

Running what? AIDA64's CPU/FPU stress test got my CPU another 10-15C hotter than running 8 copies of CPU Burn-in.

It won't boot into Windows at 4.5gHz with default voltage (blue screen). I was able to run an hour long stress test at 4.3gHz with default voltage successfully. I really need to get it set up for x264 encoding and read up a little more on what settings to tweak for overclocking before going...

I haven't gotten that far yet. I seem to be lacking for the time.

Here's the graph from SpeedFan when I was reflowing the Indigo Xtreme TIM.

It seems like temps improved ~3-4C after changing to the Indigo Xtreme. Two cores were 46-48C and two were 42-44C. FWIW, the big 140mm TY-140 fan appeared to be running at the same speed as when the system is idle. I've typically bought Gigabyte motherboards in the past (Core 2 days to...

Well I got the Indigo Xtreme TIM installed. It's a little nerve-racking watching the CPU cook basically at Tj (~100C) for several minutes waiting for the TIM to reflow. I followed their Application Note for the Noctua NH-D14 since the Thermalright True Spirit 140 has similar thermal...

I enjoyed that movie also. I saw it on Blu-Ray from Netflix though.

I got my Haswell system initially put together yesterday. The ASRock Z87 Extreme 6 is a really nice mobo. I was so impressed with the BIOS, boot time, and features I went to see if the Z77 Extreme 6 was similar to replace the P67 board I have for my i7-2600k. Unfortunately, it's not really...

When I watched this the first time I didn't realize that's actually John McAfee in the video.

The case Chewy was looking at first was limited to 160mm. I didn't check the subsequent case. Oh... There aren't many US retailers but I got mine for $40 shipped. There are other good options out there though. Stock it's one of if not the best performing air coolers you can buy. Not sure...

The True Spirit 140 bests the Hyper 212 Evo for another $10, but it's moot with that case since it won't fit. Nice comparison link The 120 seems to outperform the 212 Evo also. link

I was going to recommend the Thermalright True Spirit 140, but it's too big for your case (per the specs of each).

I'm impressed that Merc resisted pointing out that already posted this...

The NH-D14 is a better air cooler under load than the NH-U14S. link

The x264 developers say Haswell is ~28% faster clock per clock than SB due to various enhancements. That's not exactly chump change, but I recognize in most use cases the differences are small.

It sort of makes sense though. It makes it compatible with the largest percentage of cables. You can use a dual link cable if you have one. If you have a single link connector you're slightly more limited in the cable you can use.

They're waiting for you to buy something else. Then they'll flood the channel with them.

Should that all be accelerated by the hardware?

I'd be curious to see the system temps of this thing. Especially the motherboard / ambient temp in the case.

Maybe... I don't have one willingly. My personal cell phone is 5+ years old and is definitely "dumb". I have a Blackberry because my employer gave it to me. I don't carry it around with me outside of work hours, or use it like a typical smart phone user. I check on my work e-mail once or...

Not running Windows?

Well, I don't think you don't need a new case or PS. Did you check out the manual (very large PDF)? Page 26 seems to show where the reset and power switch connect to. They connect to the F_PANEL (Front Panel Header) connector.

But how many of those miles were inside the store wandering around? :p That's good because you can't. The H chipsets don't allow it. BTW, which CPU did you get?

The Microcenter around here is only a few miles out of way on my drive home from one of the customer facilities I go two several times a week. Additionally, my employer pays for all the premium unleaded gasoline I can use in a month. Sales tax is 6% here, so it all works out well in my favor.

As long as you're not attempting to overclock you'll likely be fine. I got this board from MC for $129.99 with my i7-4770K processor. That strategy sure didn't work on me. Everything I bought was at least as $20 less than Newegg's price. CPU: $70 savings RAM: $40 savings Mobo: $40 savings...

I found it a bit cheesy, but entertaining enough to keep watching.

You didn't find a motherboard you liked there?

I'm pretty sure it's a Canadian only model. :bstd:

I'm pretty sure his talons / claws would go right though your screen door. :bomb: Speaking of large birds... As I was getting out of bed this morning I looked out the window and saw a rather large wild turkey in my backyard.

I've been spending a lot of time looking at the rather detailed CPU cooler reviews at Hardware.Info. They've done a lot of great reviews, but this 20 liquid cooling sets group test: better than air? review was fascinating. I didn't expect that many of the closed loop water cooling systems...

Yes, but only if they're not properly designed or excessively used. I'm way past leaving systems on 24/7. Oddly, I'm stuck on cooling. I've looked at a lot of reviews and they don't necessarily agree all that well with one another. They all say the more expensive closed loop water cooling...

It looks like my Q6600 has a Corsair HX520 and the i7-2600K has a Antec Truepower 550 (TP-550). I see from the link Coug provided the HX520 is "unknown". The Antec is okay for Haswell. I'm on the fence whether I should buy another PS. I guess it comes down to whether I keep the Q6600...

I thought it was hilarious. And frankly Doomberg is an idiot no matter how you slice it.

I thought it was standby (ie: sleep)

Most of my power supplies in use are from Corsair. I need to check exactly what model is where. Some are HX520s, but I think there are a few others ones floating around. I don't think this system needs a big supply. Something like a Seasonic G-450 would probably fit the bill nicely if I need...

This would replace my Sandy Bridge i7-2600K "video compression" system. The Sandy Bridge system will replace my Q6600 as my main desktop. I might run the onboard video but it will have a Nvidia graphics card for hardware acceleration of some of the software I'm using.

That will do it to you. Now you need a 2nd right hand drive car so you can get the other arm.

CPU: Intel i7-4770K Mobo: Asrock Z87 Extreme6 - I like the 10 SATA connections and Intel NICs without costing as much as the Gigabyte equivalent, plus the this one was quite power efficient in the Tom's Hardware review. RAM: Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB (8GB x 2) DDR3-1600 - might get the LP...

Did you have the window down and your arm up on the door?

When did Microcenter get competitive on price? I knew they had deals on processors for years, but with all the bundling memory, motherboards, and other things are cheaper than Newegg or Amazon. Even without bundling a lot of prices are good. For example, the Toshiba (Hitachi) 3TB 7200RPM...

Based on some information I found exercising my Google-Fu earlier today it seems they added it mid 2011. You apparently need to have a OROM later than 10.5 and a IRS driver of 10.6.0.1002 or later. It supports HW going back to the ICH9R/DO. Of course motherboard makers probably don't have...

Not as well as Ivy Bridge (which in turn was worse than Sandy Bridge). The integrated voltage regulator doesn't help things. Apparently Intel is still using a crappy tim between the die and the heatspreader instead of solder also. There aren't any, and apparently won't be any.

Based on experience, Microcenter will hold that price indefinitely. I'm not worried about price drops on motherboards. I'm more concerned about getting a buggy board. On a related note, does the Intel RST RAID driver and BIOS support doing things like RAID-1 with drives larger than 2TB yet?

I already got the advertisement from them for their Haswell processor and motherboard promotions. I anticipate building a Haswell system, but I don't plan to jump in immediately. I want to give things a little while to settle.