Recent content by alxcsb

Hey there. Hope you guys can give me a couple of ideas about this. I opened up the computer to clean it a little, just the graphics card (MSI 290x) and the water cooler. I took the graphics card out, removed the shroud with the fans, vacuumed carefully between the fins, put it back together...

So, I made a mistake and deleted the system partition, not knowing that I can't install Windows on an MBR partition from an EFI setup utility. Basically, I am asking if there is a way to change the partition table from MBR to GPT without having to go to Windows? I'm hoping for some USB type...

Hey guys. So, my contract is up in January, with three, and I have to choose another phone. Now, for the last few years I've owned every HTC flagship, from the Sensation to the One M7, but now I can't decide between the One M9 and LG G4. I think the M9 just isn't a big enough change, it would...

Hey there. I'm running into this problem on my laptop, where the switchable graphics never uses the integrated 8670, but always has the M290x on, which means that the fan is always very audible. Now, I realize Windows 10 isn't an official and final OS yet, but today, when AMD released the 15.7...

Hey there forum. I play WoT a lot, which seems to be very processor bound and since I read that AMD might cut prices on their FX 9 series CPUs, I was thinking it might be a good investment. However, I have two questions I was hoping you guys could help me answer. First, would my H80i be able to...

Just ordered one, and I was thinking that there are several to install it. I could have it as an intake or exhaust in the back of the case, push/pull or just push. At the moment, I'm thinking the best way would be to have it in push/pull at the back of the case as an intake. There are two 140mm...

Just ordered an FX8320 and I was thinking that it might like to be cooled by something a bit more capable than whatever they ship it with. Also, since I will be moving the rig around at least a couple of times a year, I would love to go the H60 way since air coolers might cause some issues...

Don't know if it's a mistake with the price, or the wrong card advertised, but if it's a 7950, it's mighty cheap at £175. http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-R7950-Frozr-PCI-E-Graphics/dp/B00C1ZHT24/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pd_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=1VK5ITTGPG354&coliid=INWSE3HRYWWZQ

Just got the HDD mentioned in the title. Works well, but every now and then it makes a slight click noise. The PC doesn't freeze, continues to function normally. I know this sort of HDD parks the heads as often as it gets the chance, so I'm assuming that's where the click is coming from, but I...

It is an older Core 2 Duo machine, a Toshiba Satellite P200-1EE, which translates into a Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU, Radeon HD2600 Mobile and 4GB of 667MHz DDR2 RAM. Now, because I can't upgrade the GPU or the RAM, the only thing left would be the processor, but the ones that are decently affordable...

I'm looking for a decently quiet one that would go in the side panel to blow some cool air on the 7950, which is getting a sister in a couple of weeks, so things will start heating up a bit. At the moment I have an NZXT FN-140 which is set to the lowest setting from the fan controller, because...

I need a pair of speakers for my rig as the Technics SH760 is waaaay too big for my room. As far as I can see there really aren't many options in the 2.0 department, especially ones that fit on my desk either side of the monitor. Basically, I would just like to know if the 30 odd quid difference...

I tried to keep the rig as quiet as possible, and the only thing that can still be heard (although only at night) is the stock CPU cooler. Initially, I wanted to go for the Hyper 212 and ditch the fans, but will that rad alone keep things cool? I have plenty of airflow in the case, with 2x120mm...

Because my initial Sapphire 7850 had an issue (some manufacturing problem, so be careful when buying a 7850 from them) I am now deciding between brands of 7870. At the moment I am considering the version from Gigabyte (the one with 3 fans), Asus and MSI. Prices are roughly the same, performance...

I've just updated the graphics driver for my laptop (Toshiba P200-1EE, HD2600) and I've noticed that whenever I try going into fullscreen on youtube, it causes a bit of a problem. It looks like the picture, the audio still works fine, but the video freezes. I can press Esc to go back to the...