Recent content by masterofinsanity

Can someone help me with graphics card selection please, i had a 9500gt 1gb installed giving a windows base score of 4.9 & furmark score of 203, i thought a HD 5450 would be better but the windows base score and furmark scores dropped to 4.3 and 142 ? i have the option of a HD4870 also what...

Hi peoples, this is really bugging me now, i have to refresh webpages several times to display them properly, i have used the widget to show cpu and memory usage and cpu is averaging about 20-30% memory 30%, so i know its not a performance issueturned internet security off and still the same...

been playing around with my cpu and gpu last couple of days, newbie question, do you have to set the overclocks everytime you boot the pc or am i missing something as when i reboot its back to default.

Quick question, if i swap my dual core amd for a quad core amd will i have to reactivate windows vista?thanks

can anyone point me in the right direction please, my pc is running fine but recently getting shocks from the metal desk, i have isolated the pc from the desk and tested the case which is showing a voltage leak, where should i start looking i'm thinking maybe the psu could be faulty?

Hi, i just upgraded to a 9500gt 1 gig version, all working fine just intrigued what the lead in the box is for? its got a 2 pin connector that goes on the board with a +/- wires coming off it? any ideas and do i need it? cheers

why is it that the cpu speed keeps changing is this normal? sometimes it reads 1350MHz other times 2.7MHz. this is the new pc i just built i'm wondering if i'm not getting the full std potential from my system? specs as per my sig.

Hi guys, i have just decided to upgrade my system i have bought Foxconn motherboard M61PMV AMD Athlon 64x2 7750 black edition Kingston hyper x , 2 x 2gb pc2 6400 cl4 240 pinn memory put it all in the case and only have the power switch connected, all i get is the Foxconn splash screen and...

Hi guys, my pc is getting a bit hot lately, probably down to the hotter weather we've been having, so i invested in a fan controller as per pic so i could find out my temps and control it.Installed it last night and the temps went up to 50'C which i'm taking with a pinch of salt at the mo. what...

i'm looking at upgrading my system to something a bit more faster.its gotta be a cheap ebay job tho lol, looking at spending around a ton. can someone tell me in simpleton terms what quad core means? i currently have a p4 2.8ghz what cpu/mobo combination should i be looking at to go faster as...

Hi, is there a way i can plug my xbox360 into my pc? is there a card i can get to do this or anything usb?

ok i'm way out of touch with pcs at the mo, been a long time since i messed with em.I currently have a Radeon 9600 AGP 256mb card in my pc and have just purchased off ebay a Radeon x1600 AGP 512mb card which i'm looking forward to receiving shortly, now someone please tell me i've done the right...

hello all, how did i come across this forum? i have no idea but now i'm intrigued... custom pcs eh? where do i start? after reading some of the rig posts i'm out for a sicsicsic looking pc mmmmmmmmmm that gives me an idea!!!