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I have a Corsair force 3 120gb at the moment but ive used all of the space in it and I need to get a new one! It's pretty confusing as to which one to get I could get another force 3 but they do seem to be not quite as good. I want another 120gb ssd for less than £100 I want it to be fast for...

I just recently started to attempt overclocking my i5 2500k and it doesn't overclock well, I have to have 1.2 volts for a stable 4.0Ghz and windows doesn't even boot until you put 1.29 volts on an 4.5Ghz. Is this normal or bad and if bad is it just a bad chip or am I using wrong BIOS settings???

Enermax Acrylux or Aurora Lite both could fit the theme of my computer. My case is the corsair 650D which has brushed ali front so that would work well with the aurora but my monitor is an iiyama prolite that ttl has is gloss black which would fit the acrylux. They both look so classy and...

I have a corsair 650D, i just replaced the top 200mm fan with two 140mm (Be quiet silent wings) at the same time I bought an akasa FC.SIX 6 channel fan controller (all from specialtech) and when i plug the 140mm's into the controller they produce a buzzing noise like a fly(at any speed). They...

I have a intel i5 2500k which i game on and when I get a air cooler (using stock atm) I will overclock the hell outa it. I need a good cooler which will be able to work with high 2500k overclocks. I dont have any RAM clearence issues and my case is plenty-big. What do you guys think Noctua...

I recently got myself a Gigabyte gtx 570 Super Overcloacked (that was a typo on purpose), I'm getting help on BSODs from a Microsoft Employee and he advised my to run Furmark Burn in tests to test graphics card stability. In the tutorial he gave my (http://tinyurl.com/cynpf7d) it said to stop...

I have: 2x2gb mushkin radioactive 1600mghz 7-9-7-24 1.65v asus p8p67 pro motherboard intel i5 2500k currently I'm running the RAM at auto speed and auto timings which are 1333 and 9-9-9-24 (It posts and windows is functioning) When I tried setting the stock timings in bios It didn't post at...

I need a graphics card but I can't decide on which one. It's a toss up between: MSI GTX 560 ti twin frozr II MSI R6950 twin frozr III MSI GTX 570 twin frozr III Is the gtx 570 worth the big price increase (I could spend the money but if its for only a little performance I would rather not)...

I've made my mind up that I want a Corsair AX series PSU but I don't know if I need 850watts or if 750 would be enough. I haven't finished my build yet but I think it will look like this: Intel i5 2500k ASUS p8p67 PRO Corsair 650D 2x 2gb 1600 mushkin raidioactive (might upgrade this to...

YODEL formally HDNL. (now part of DHL replacing their domestic services) last week I bought A corsair 650D case and 850AX power supply from dabs.co.uk after some annoyance when the bank for no apparent reason (even the guy i phoned up from the bank didn't know why) blocked my payment the first...

What are the benefits of the Z68 chipset over the P67 and is it worth the extra monies?

I'll be getting my Corsair 650D in the next couple of weeks and I'm thinking of partially painting it. I think I'll paint the mesh front panel but I'm not sure where else and what colour would look nice with the black exterior and blue theme interior (asus 1155 mobo, blue led fans, blue water...

I'm looking for some decent quality 2.1 speakers that are around £20-40 Any ideas??

What do you think the best AMD Graphics Card manufacturer is? p.s i hope someone hasn't done this topic before and i hope i haven't left out any manufacturer Don't forget to give a reason for your choice!

I was wondering if anyone knew about water blocks for the HD6950?