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    G1.Sniper Z87 stuck in boot loop - doesn't POST

    I've just started having an issue where my PC won't boot when I have the BIOS switch in position 1. It gets stuck in a loop where the LED display cycles through codes 15, 36 & 32 and just repeats through those codes over and over. If I switch to BIOS 2 it will boot up fine. I haven't flashed the...
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    Display Port + HDMI = Reboot loop

    I've been having some issues with my monitor not going into standby properly. The screen goes black but the mouse pointer appears in the middle of the screen and it remains this way until I move the mouse - the monitor doesn't go in to standby. I wondered if there was an issue with my DVI to...
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    Argh!!! Coil whine!

    So I've fitted my Powercolor 290 PCS+ and I'm getting really bad coil whine. It's at it's worst when getting really high frame rates like on Ice Storm but is also noticeable in games (only tried Sniper Elite 2 at the moment whilst 3 downloads) unless I turn vsync on. But I also used to get this...
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    Jack of all trades HD required

    I need a larger hard drive to replace my ageing 750gb barracuda. I have a 120gb agility 3 as my system drive. I plan to get an 250gb 840 evo to replace that fairly soon and relegate the agility as additional storage for games. I need a platter based disc for music and HD movies and possibly some...
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    Budget build for parents

    I'm pricing up a build for my parents... trying to convince them to let me build a PC for them with an SSD for £25 more than getting a crappy Dell. The build I'm looking at is below. Anything I should worry about? I know the PSU's nothing special but it has ok reviews and the systems just going...
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    Reference 290x or non-reference 290?

    Starting to think it's time to upgrade my 560ti. I was originally looking at 770s but for about £70 more I could get a 290... But Aria are doing an XFX 290x with the reference cooler for the same price as non-reference 290. PC is in the living room so noise is a consideration to an extent and I...
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    Arc Midi R2 Gaming Rig - Budget-ish...

    I'd had my previous rig (Q6600 based) for 6 years so thought it was time for a change. The build was done with budget in mind but also not wanting to scrimp too much and miss out on some performance - costs weren't too bad as I've basically raided all the reusable stuff from my old rig and...
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    Random question - access to Gigabyte website down?

    I'm trying to access http://uk.gigabyte.com/ but can't... it just doesn't load. Is it down for anyone else? IE seems to think its a DNS issue, Chrome just says it's not available and shows "Error code: ERR_NAME_RESOLUTION_FAILED". I've restarted my router etc to no avail. Any ideas?
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    New build - important decisions!

    Hi, I've been agonising for the last few days over what sort of system to build and could do with some advise because I'm kind of struggling to find a middle ground between what I need versus what I want and getting the best balance of power for £. My current rig (so you know where I'm coming...
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