Recent content by cainy393

So I have a custom built mid range gaming PC that I've been slowly upgrading to improve it as/when I have the cash to do so. :) One thing that is still quite cheap about my build is its rather boring Cooler Master Elite 372 Midi Tower Case so I'm looking to upgrade it. I have a couple cases in...

So I bought a pretty cheap case with my build and as such it's a little bit limited. It only has 2 USB 2.0 ports and couple 3.5 mm jacks in terms of I/O. I was wondering, is there a way I could utilize other things that my motherboard supports without buying a new case? For example I have a usb...

I'm using a Gigabyte Z77-DS3H mother board, quite up-to-date and what not...

No I agree but I was wondering whether I might have caused some CPU damage or whether it was just the fan being a bit slow to kick in thats all.

just the stock cooler on an i5 3570K

I've just built my firt rig this afternoon and I'm currently installing the OS. Whilst building I accidentally hooked up the power and started up to test the components, but I had forgotten to put the CPU cooler. I quickly realized and switched off after only a couple seconds. Now, when I boot...

I know it's quite a low budget, I may have more to spend in the future, it depends how much money I make from a website I've been designing for someone. Here are the parts I wish to use. Are they all compatible? Will they work well with what I plan to do? Intel Core i3-3225 3.30GHz (Ivybridge)...

I am planning on building a hackintosh from scratch. I do not have any experience building computers and I was hoping someone could confirm my parts are compatible and that I have chosen well. If not any pointers would be much appreciated. I know its not the best place but I plan on buying all...

I was sent the ISO on a disc by my brother who has the liscence. So downloading the ISO is not really an option fo me right now.

Thats all very well and good except that to avoid these problems I mounted on a USB. However I still get the same message, which doesn't make sense as the optical drive is no longer needed.

I'm trying to install win 7 but when ever I try I get the message that a required CD/DVD driver is missing and then the installation won't continue until I locate said driver. I have tried installing with a dvd which was burnt from a downloaded image. I have tried mounting the image to a usb and...