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Thanks for the info, I was leaning towards the MSI MPower Intel Z97 - Socket 1150 Board already. http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-259-MS&groupid=701&catid=5 It seems to have everything i need, and the black & yellow looks great for a custom build . My 3 previous boards...

Hello , Until now I've always been an AMD System builder. I'm switching to an Intel setup because of the pitiful range of feature rich AMD motherboards, compared to the intel socket boards . Does anyone have any advice about the different sockets and CPU Range, With regards to new or older...

I live in UK , Buying Motherboard, CPU, CPU Watercooler Closed Loop , PSU, have around £400-£450 Budget . I'm looking to spend about £250 on Motherboard + CPU . My question is regarding the FM2 Chips with onboard GPU's . The system will mainly be used as a media platform TV, Movies . I...

Hi , I've Just bought a Samsung NP305V5A-A05DX Laptop and I can't seem to get it on the correct Desktop Resolution . My system tray icons are really Pixeled . I installed system hardware software to try and work out. the correct resolution. The details are below . Does anyone know of...

Hi , I,ve just upgraded to a Corsair H70 From a H50 . I now have 2 x Corsair H50's [ One has been drained after a leak , but still works and have Fesser 1 non-conductive Fluid to refill ] . The other is fully working. I also have an Antec Kuhler H20 620 . Could i use these types of...

For once a bit of luck, I actually have a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 from from a previous build . I had to mod the steel retention plates with new screw holes, but it fitted nicely . Cheers

Hi , I installed a Corsair H50 a while back and removed the stock AM3 motherboard retention bracket . I've lost it , so I'm looking for a Air Cooler that has its own propriety AM3 Mounting bracket included ? [ P.S. - I've ordered a replacement AM3 Bracket, but it's coming from...

Hi , I wanted to know if there's any reasons why i couldn't replace the stock hoses with UV Clear ones and add a small top up reservoir ? I damaged one of my Corsair H50 hoses and caused a small leak , It ended up losing about ¼ of the fluid . Instead of just patching and injecting...

Hi , Thanks for advice , I'm looking around my local Hardware shops and online retailers to work out which setup would work best and not be overly expensive . I never really considered the bottle neck some of these port expanders can have . I'm also thinking about buyng a new...

Hi , Can anyone offer any advice on how I could Re-Locate 9 x SATA II HDDs to an external dedicated Hot Plugging Case with its own PSU ? My system has become far too hot and crammed . I want to do as stated above and have some way off connecting the SATA Cables from the External HDD Case...

Thanks for all the advise . The drives are all Desktop Drives using NTFS , and about 80% of the content is Movie / TV Show Rips / TV Show recordings . Since from what you have told me, that not Defragging them will mean the drives internals will be under needless stress, I'm going to take the...

Hi , I have several 500GB/1TB/1.5TB Hard Drives that are approx 70%/80% full and theve not been defragmented for months . The drives run 24/7 and some are over 2 years old . I ran a defrag on one of the 1TB Drives and it took nearly 8.5 hours . I dont want to risk over stressing the...

Hi , I just bought this Laptop a few weeks ago because it was such a bargain. I only paid £100 for it because it has 3 Tiny dead pixels on the display . Im looking to upgrade the the CPU + RAM but dont really have that much experiance with the Laptop CPU + RAM types . Is there someone...

Hi , Recently when i add a USB HDD, USB Flash Stick or SD Cards etc , Windows 7 wont show the device in My Computer in the Drives and Devices if the device has been allocated certain drive letters . For instance if a plug in a 4GB/8GB Flash stick and its allocated the drive letter " F " it...

I just bought an Abit Fatal1ty A8N SLi - Socket 939 motherboard, everytime i configure the BIOS settings the way i want the wont save . I have replaced the Button battery twice with brand new ones, and i am 100% certain the Clear CMOS jumper is in the right place . I even tried loading...