Recent content by AlanBee

I just solved the issue. I went out and bought a HDMI to DVI cable and the flickering is solved. I guess I'll put it down to a faulty VGA adapter or faulty VGA input on the monitor. I wanted to solve the issue quickly so I had to go to my local electrical stores and the cheapest I could get...

Hi Andy thanks for the reply, I just took the desktop to my sitting room (heavy ah heck!) and hooked it up to my television via HDMI. It solved the flickering issue completely. This at least put my mind at ease as to whether the graphics card is faulty. So now I need to find out whether it's...

Hello all, I'm having an issue with a newly purchased desktop. After a little research I can't figure out if it's related to the monitor itself, graphics card or simply the cable I'm using. Basically I am seeing flickering horizontal lines on my monitor that appear faint but are definitely...

Thanks guys for the answers, really big help! I've decided to stick with the 550W that will hopefully allow for some upgrades next year. As far as I can tell, this build is sound for gaming as far as my budget goes. I've stopped obsessing over the FX 6350 vs i5 4670k or GTX vs Radeon for now...

Hey guys thanks for the feedback, it's really appreciated! After some more research I've decided to adjust a few things, this is the final build I'm considering ordering today, any comments or opinions are welcome! CPU: AMD FX 6350 6 Core CPU Motherboard: ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 RAM: 8GB KINGSTON...

Hey guys, any kind souls want to give some basic advice? I'm basically clueless when it comes to PC gaming, specs or components. But I'm finally going to take the plunge and try to make a decent rig mainly for gaming and maybe some light video editing. A friend of mine is using this site to...