Recent content by Ratatoskr

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    Question What software do you work with?

    Hi, Are you an IT administrator, Support technician, Systems engineer, Network administrator, or the likes? What software do you use at your workplace? What software is most prominent at work places at the moment for administering and setting up employees computers and software on them, setting...
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    Do tower heatsinks put stress on the motherboard?

    I've had those thoughts too. I don't like these enormous super heavy coolers. My prob was also that it took up too much space in my enormous 6 fan case, so much that I couldn't get the lid on. I would suggest moving to the water cooling alternatives which are more quiet, takes up barely any...
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    Blank screen - PSU or RAM problem?

    The dGPU had broken down so a new one solved the problem. The PSU (as did most probably even the mobo too) survived the blast and burn coming from somewhere on the mobo, most probably the CPU and it's connection. BonzaiDuck, Are you saying that the mobo (with iGPU) will (or should) post to...
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    Blank screen - PSU or RAM problem?

    What I meant is that a PSU is a simple basic construction of mainly transformers and capacitors, an age old construction. AS with most brand names the product is created by someone else. No surprise Antec doesn't make them themselves. But a brand is what you market and is the most important part...
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    Blank screen - PSU or RAM problem?

    So you're saying that a PSU can still deliver all the power to all the 6 fans, graphics card (needs two power connectors) and mobo and still be corrupt? Of course I don't cheap out on the PSU. But according to all the documents I've read about PSU's it's not any rocket sciense and they are all...
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    Blank screen - PSU or RAM problem?

    Hi, I've been working 5 days and a total of over 20 hours at trying to get my new hardware to work. I just can't get the new configuration to show anything on my monitor, it's completely blank. The monitor works as I have tested it on my laptop. I've had the mobo and CPU over to the shop I got...