Recent content by slovenlyjimmy

Hi Guys, Well apparently my current Corsair Carbide 200R case is an eyesore in our living room and as such I've been instructed to replace it with something small enough to fit inside the TV Cabinet. I've had a measure up and don't have a huge amount of space so it looks like I'm going to have...

HI, I built my first gaming rig about 6 months ago and have been enjoying the switch from console gaming to PC gaming immensely. However at the time of building my rig I had a very tight budget, helped by being lucky enough to win a GTX 680 :) I've now got a bit of money to spend, roughly £250...

Hi, Hopefully I am posting this in the right place. I am putting the finishing touches to a new gaming rig, but I don't have the budget left for a new copy of Windows. However I do have an old laptop HDD that was taken out of an old machine before I sold it for spares. The HDD has a full copy...

Hi, I'm looking for a compact and quiet tower cooler to fit my Zalman T2 Micro ATX case. (150mm max height) Need to keep the cost down as well as I just overspent my CPU budget on a i5 2400 (was supposed to be getting a Dual core Pentium! Oops :) ) Had looked at the Zalman CNPS5X Compact...

This might sound like a crazy question, but It does make sense to me, at least right now. I'm currently in the process of building a Budget gaming rig, my budget started tight and got tighter due to some unexpected expenses. Until yesterday I was looking at picking up a 2nd hand HD 7770 and...

Hi guys, Still planning my budget gaming rig and have been looking at second hand Graphics cards. It looks like I can pick up a second hand Radeon HD 6870 for roughly the same price s a new 7770 (which does have a free copy of Far Cry 3 to sweeten he deal!) Anyway just wondering what your...

Hi all, Has anyone had any experience with the Athlon II X4 750K. At £55 it seems pretty cheap, and being unlocked should overclock quite well? Given its price point I could pick up a X4 7500K and Radeon 7850 for £177 compared to an i3 3220 and Radeon 7700 for exactly the same price give or...

Ok I'm on a crazy tight budget and as much a I'd like to raise it I really can't! Looking to build a half decent gaming rig, initially for Indy gaming as I'll keep my Xbox for higher spec games, but with the potential to upgrade to be able play top spec games as I don't plan on buying the next...

Hi there, Just joined the community as I'm in the process of building my first ever gaming rig. Not got any parts yet, but think I may have spent the best part of 20-30 hours trawling review sites and component shops! I'm also trying to do this on a seriously tight budget of just £300 which is...