9.2 from IGN, looks promising!

[QUOTE="awptical"]

10 minutes? Rubbish. What cleaning solution are you using? Mayonaise? Rubbing alcohol will take it all off in seconds. Just get the 99% lanolin free and youre good to go.

blaznwiipspman1

I use the arctic silver 5 cleaning kit with the purifier.  I follow the manufacturers recommended steps, since the cpu isnt something I want to mess up, especially an expensive one like the i7.

Overclocking also

 

-- eats up more power. I remember seeing like the power figures for a Llano overclock and it was like 100 watts more than stock?

-- shortens life of CPU

-- generally more unstable system

-- you have to spend several hours trouble shooting, checking thermal paste, messing with voltage settings, running stress tests

 

It's fun just to see how far you can push it, but really, not really that useful practically.

taiwwa

[QUOTE="GioVela2010"][QUOTE="Toxic-Seahorse"] :lol: You're comparing a reference 7970 with an aftermarket heatsink 670. The 7970 is really only 6dbA more than the reference 670. I'm sure the custom heatsink 7970's (like the windforce) are quieter than the reference card.blaznwiipspman1

whats with these eco friendly pansies who want everything quiet.  I prefer the roar of a mustang to a **** car like the prius.  When I turn on my computer and I start gaming I want people to know that my card is a powerful beast.  If you want a dead silent video card go for the passive cooling anemic cards like the radeon 7750 or the geforce 620.  That way problem solved, you won't hear anything at all lol, 0 dBA right there.  46 dBA is about the sound of conversation between people in whispers.  Its un noticeable.

Wtf...

[QUOTE="Allicrombie"]

[QUOTE="XIntoTheBlue"]Out of 1,244 reviews on Amazon's SimCity page, about 1100 of those gave it 1 star. That is very telling, if you ask me.chrisrooR