Recent content by Zurtex

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    Vertex 3 240GB seems to have died

    siiiiigh, that's a real shame, my agility 2 is still happily running after quite some time. I'm really not comfortable with handing over a storage device without first having a way to wipe the contents. I don't suppose there is anyway to physically do this without breaking the warranty? If...
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    Vertex 3 240GB seems to have died

    Yeah, already booted a copy of Linux to see if it'll detect the drive, it didn't.
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    Vertex 3 240GB seems to have died

    About 2 months back I purchased an OCZ Vertex 3 240GB, today when booting up my computer it just wasn't recognised. I had a quick play around with wires and clearing my CMOS but now luck. I hooked it up to my self built HTPC in my living room, but also no luck. Is there anything I can do to...
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    Corsair 750W TX PSU unable to power HD 5870?

    Tried different drivers, including 10.7. Still having exactly the same problems. I really don't feel this is driver related. But I'm out of ideas. Next thing I will try replacing PSU with spare PSU I have in the hopes maybe my PSU is just broken.
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    Corsair 750W TX PSU unable to power HD 5870?

    Everything is running at stock... will OC at some point but not will everything is working satisfactorily. Only tried re-installing the same latest drivers for the GPU at the moment. but it-s 2 different 4870s and it fails on both
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    Corsair 750W TX PSU unable to power HD 5870?

    Hi all, I put a computer together a little while back and have been plagued with problem after problem. It-s now finally starting to take shape but I had a problem where running any hardcore 3D graphics would make the drivers crash. I installed a lesser graphics card I have and everything...
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    Graphics Driver error when I try and run games

    Hi all, I've recently put together a new PC. When I try and run anything high end graphical the screen goes white, then returns with the game crashed and I get the error: "Display driver amdkmdap stopped responding and has successfully recovered." I'm running an HD 5870. Is there...
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    windows install does not see ocz agility 2

    Whoops, forgot to say. Windows 7
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    windows install does not see ocz agility 2

    Building a new computer. Have mobo: GA-790XT-USB3 The BIOS recosnises the SSD OCZ Agility II. But when I run the windows install disk it does not see the drive. I have tried switching the sata controller mode to ACHI but then the windows disk doesn't seem to boot. Any suggestions please.
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    Built a new computer - Hangs on BIOS Splash Screen

    Thanks, I'll try the first one then I'll buy a stick of RAM I found for about ~$40 and try the second one.
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    Built a new computer - Hangs on BIOS Splash Screen

    Hi all, I'm looking for a little help because I just put a new computer together, it turns on and loads the BIOS Spash Screen and doesn't respond to any kind of input. Any suggestions, advice or things I should try would be much appreciated. The main components I used were: MSI HD 5870...
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    Are Sound Cards worth it?

    My 2.1 speaker set-up was about $80 and all the reviews I could find said they were the best speakers for their price range and all the customer reviews I could find agreed on this (I do tons of research before buying anything, hence this post). The volume knob is in itself a separate piece...
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    2 sticks of RAM vs 4 on an AMD system?

    Thanks guys, I'll check in to it. My current thinking on the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-MA790FXT-UD5P, I'll see what other people have tried and what their tested RAM is.
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    2 sticks of RAM vs 4 on an AMD system?

    Hi all, I'm currently looking at building a new computer, I was planning to go with AMD and grab a motherboard with AMDs latest chipset. I'm a bit surprised that 4 GB sticks aren't that common, I really feel that 2 x 2 GB of RAM isn't a big enough upgrade from my 4.5 year old PC which has...
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    Are Sound Cards worth it?

    I'm currently in the process of planning a new computer to construct in about 2 months time. I'm curious of whether it's worth buying a sound card? I do enjoy listening to music a little on the computer, plus watching movies and playing games. I have a pretty nice 2.1 Speaker set-up and I do...