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Thanks , the problem is I already have the parts , I got them cheap off of eBay , I didn’t think I’d be able to build a rig for that budget with new parts :/ , that’s my bad tho, so if I put an extra fan in towards the VRMs I’d be ok?

Thank you all :) , the only reason for the old parts is it’s just a under £500 build for a friend , just wanted to make sure it would be ok, we’re is the VRMs located on the board so I can make sure the fan is in the right place

Hi, I’m planning a MATX build, iv gone for a fx 8350 which has a tdp of 125w, the only micro atx motherboard I could find was the asrock 970m pro3, which has a tdp of 140w which seems sufficient for the 8350, the only thing concerning me is hearing about the “VRMs” on the board getting hot and...

Thank you :) nah I can’t return , it was a budget build from eBay parts , I just read the “supports 8 core am3” of the mobo and then iv just realised it does but not the 8350 due to power draw , so I’m going to have to buy another am3 motherboard that supports the 8350 of you can recommend any...

I can stick at stock but want to overclock to 4.2, but I’ve read places that the tdp isn’t right on the board for the 8350, but iv only just read it and the parts have been delivered , is it safe and will the 8350 work with this board at stock and or overclocked , thanks in advance

Hi iv overclocked before , but I changed the multiplier to 37 3.7ghz on a Ryzen 1600, but I’m running a stress test and cpu z is showing the multiplier at x15? Think it’s to do with the power states and cool and quiet and all that business but I’ve forgotten which ones you turn on or off to keep...

Thanks for answering my question =) all good then from here.

Hi there, simple question, my friend wants to get some files off a old desktop to a new computer, he thinks the problem with the old desktop is video card based, so my solution was going to be to use a 1050 2gb that I have laying around in the old desktop, boot it up, transfer files from the old...

Sorry I posted via phone , and it must have posted first when I logged in but I didn’t see it and wrote again :/

As described in title, iv managed to get my ryzen 5 1600 to 3.9ghz , it starts from power button straight into windows no problems, but as soon as I hit restart it just turns on and no display, I’ve heard that win10 has issues with overclocking and saw it before with my last build but is there a...

Hi, I just built my 2nd rig, on my first I managed from 3.5 to 4.2ghz on a haswell 4670k, I made my 2nd build an AMD ryzen for the more cores etc for multitasking and gaming, my cpu is the ryzen 5 1600, I just had a go at a very quick overclock by setting the cpu voltage to 1.4, as that's...

Im thinking of going liquid cooled but want a different reservoir to what comes in this kit, will i be able to use this reservoir with this diy kit? DIY kit: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/ek-water-blocks-a240-fluid-gaming-performance-water-cooling-kit-wc-9ew-ek.html Reservoir i want to use...

Hi just a quick question about SLI, can you mix and match ANY two cards of the same type? i currently have a single MSI 980ti gaming 6gb and want to SLI as an improvement rather than spending loads of money on a new 10 series card, im looking on ebay and can see a reference design 980ti, can i...