Recent content by KapteinFruit

So, here is my CPUID/CPU-Z thing for specs; https://valid.x86.fr/2vzmja My thoughts are that, hopefully my CPU is still good, and that I need a GPU, but I am not sure. I hope so since if it's the CPU then I guess I need to upgrade both it, and the GPU. And, furthermore, if it is the CPU that is...

Hi, I got 4 of the exact same type of 1TB HDDs. (ST31000525SV) After the previous owner tried RAIDing two of them it would not work. When I got them, I put them in my PC, but something weird is happening. I get one disk up that fails to work. It says something about an I/O error causing it. The...

Hi there, Im trying to figure out what graphics card Im going to get in 5 days. Im going for a GPU before CPU, motherboard and all that, because I am stupid. Either way, I can get a GTX 770 for less than a GTX 760 (In general, not just the Striker.) But I read the 770 is a "rebranded and...

Can I? And is it worth it? The 6970 will match the 7790 if I can, right? So Is it even worth it?

Hi there. Im having an issue I don't know how to solve. I get b8 EA error on the debug LCD, but have not found out what it is. First it shows b8 then later EA. Last thing I did was that I switched RAM sticks so the left was on the right and vice versa. It might have something to do with my...

Hi there guys, I'm in desperate need of help here. I've Google'd the interwebs, top to bottom, for a solution, but I can't seem to find it. This started happening yesterday after I updated my Firmware for the second time in a long time. It all worked fine and I was happy with the new Firmware...

Hi there! Long time no see, fellas. Im thinking about getting a new GPU as a Christmas gift to myself and I was browsing some GPUs and I came across the EVGA 780 SC ACX and I fell in love. The design, the 12 year lasting fans promise, all the alu fins, my geek senses started buzzing. But is this...

Hi guys, now don't hate me for posting Apple stuff, the one thing I think they can make are iPods, nothing else. With that out of the way, I've been using my iPod Classic 1st gen for sooo long now and I want to get something better, all that matters to me is the audio quality, battery life and...

TL;DR Looking for a new CPU and motherboard or a new GPU, budget is at £400, thinking of getting used hardware. Holla back with some suggestions! I'm kind of stuck here, I've been out of the whole PC gaming scene for a bit and my rig has gotten older obviously, it's not quite up to the spec I'd...

Hey, been a while. Anyway, I got this Vertex 2 that's really slow and I have no idea why. It's been like this for about 6 months. Like it's REALLY slow. Takes like 3 minutes to start up Windows. It's ridiculous! Does anybody know what the issue may be? Nothing has been done to the drive, I just...

So I finally got around to clean up the cable mess I had after installing my old crappy Corsair VX 550W and I must say I'm pleased with the results. The specs of my rig is an i5-750 @ 4,1GHz cooled by a Noctua NH-D14. My GPU is a XFX 6970. (Getting a second one as soon as I get a new PSU). I...

So, my brothers Asus Direct CUII GTX 580 is crooked for some reason. It's been like that since he got it, but it works perfectly fine. Is it something to be worried about? Here's a picture:

Hey, I just wanted to show off what I did to my brother's PC yesterday. I think it came out pretty clean and pretty good considering it's an HAF 922. I only took inside pictures, tho. Also, note the crooked 580. We have no idea why it is like that, it's been like that since he got it. Still...

That's a good deal right? I know it is, but I was just wondering if it would be a good idea to buy it as a backup card? My sister knows a guy who will sell it for €130 since he knows my sister/her husband. Anyway, I think it would be a great idea because first of all he's talking about building...

How does the performance of a 6970 stack up with newer cards? I've heard it's competing with a GTX 570. I will be getting a second one pretty soon after I get this first one because they're quite cheap. Will I be able to max out games like BF3 and having an FPS that never drops under 60? Also...