Recent content by Nerdfighter

So I was just browsing, when my computer hangs. Upon rebooting, I ran into the problem that none of my peripherals (mouse, keyboard and monitor) are powered up. I post just fine, I get the single short beep that signals everything is detected and working. Then Windows starts loading. My keyboard...

I think either my motherboard and/or my CPU has failed. I was playing Borderlands 2 one minute, quit the game and left the computer for a couple of minutes, when I came back, the computer was off and CPU-led was red. Furthermore, all the fans getting power from the motherboard weren't spinning...

CES 2014 has revealed a wide array of different specced Steam Boxes, ranging from $500 to $6000 dollars. But somehow, the more that's revealed, the less it makes sense for me. To my understanding, SteamOS is based on Linux, and thus cannot run many if not any of the "triple-A" titles. This...

Hey guys. So I'm building a more budget-oriented gaming PC at around the 800€ mark this Christmas: FX 6300 and GTX 760. But I'm not really sure which mobo to get. Should I get one with the 970 or the 990FX chipset? 990FX boards are usually more expensive, but they do support multiple cards. Is...

I recently upgraded my Acer 4820TG from Win 7 to Win 8.1. Everything seems to be fine, but when I switch from integrated to discrete GPU, the backlight of my screen turns off. I know this because you can still see the screen very faintly, but it is VERY dim. However, if I plug in an external...

So just very recently Prolimatech came out with a very unique looking twin tower cooler called Genesis. So far I've only found one review at Fudzilla, which indicates that it's cooler than Prolimatechs other coolers, but no reference to the NH-D14 or Silver Arrow. The review was a little...