Recent content by Pat123

Hi guys, I've not been about much recently due to uni and working etc etc. But i'm looking to build myself a new rig, I need a full rig from case to monitor. I've been out of the game for a good 2 years and I need a crash course in how the market is looking at the moment.. I've had a quick...

I don't know if this is the best place but i'm looking to spec myself a new hi-fi for music as i'm finding my z-5500's a little muddy. I'll be keeping the z-5500's for movies and games. My budget is around £500 give or take £100. I'll be needing an amp and a pair of bookshelf/floorstanding...

I recent build a rig for my brother and as the primary boot drive i'm using a corsair force 3 120gb SSD drive, but the windows experience index (which i know isn't the be all and end all) is only giving the SSD a score of 5.9, this is in windows 7, all my other scores are 7.8 or 7.9 I believe...

As stated in the title, what is the best case for £100'ish? Don't really want to spend much more. Needs to take a NH-D14. Thanks in advance guyss

Anyone know anything about road racing bicycles, i'm new to it but i really want to get into more and i am looking for my first road bike. Budget is around £400 as i want something that will last me a while. Any help would be much appreciated, thanks

Woaaa hoaaa cheap on scan. So tempted to get me one, or two. Here. Just a heads up for my fellow tech lovers, sorry if this isn't allowed to be posted.

I've been looking around for fittings for my new build, and im torn between compression or just barbs and then some kind of clips. The only thing is i find the clips to be rather ugly, and generally a pain to remove. Has anyone had any experience with compression fittings as in the past i've...

I am looking for a good and relatively simple case to watercool, I have had my eye on the corsair 800D but the loops tend to look quite messy, so i was wondering is there a better option about? Preferably i would like a black interior and exterior good cable management and again relatively...

My desk, tv and what not at my uni house bedroom; prior to my newest build, which will commence soon. PS3 is behind the T.V. T.V is 40" and the wheel is a Logitech Driving Force GT and the sound system is the logitech Z5500's, incase anyone was interested Apologies for the cable mess, not...

Not sure which mouse to get i used to have a razor copperhead but it recently packed in after 3 years. Looking to spend no more than £45.

Which is more important when buying memory, im not sure whether to just go for dominator 1600Mhz or lump out some more cash for 2000/2133Mhz. The timings are tighter on the lower frequency, not really sure which makes the most difference? Also are corsair still the best memory for the money?

Looking for a board to partner my 2600k and 4GB or 8GB corsair dominator 1600Mhz. Gonna be overclocking the processor as it would be a sin not to, it's going to be under water and im looking for about 4.6-4.9Ghz. Which board would be the best? They're all around the same price and im open to...

Question is in the title really, looking for the best CPU block (at a reasonable price, say <£60) for a Core i7 2600k 1155, it's going to be clocked in at around 4.5-4.8Ghz depending on how daring im feeling. In my old rig i have an EK supreme, it's a good 3 years old now, so i was thinking of...

i5 2500k 3.3 Ghz or the i7 2600k 3.4 Ghz. Looking to build a new rig in the near future mainly for gaming just wondering the extra £70 for the i7 is worth it? As for the main board i think im going with the ASUS P8P67 Rev 3 Any help would be appreciated.

Looking to build a new rig, not sure whether it's worth the extra £50 for the GTX 570?