Recent content by chrisbradshaw

A few years ago, the PC I built stopped turning on. I had left it at home when I moved for university, working just fine, but when I returned for Christmas it wouldn't boot. The turning it on would cause the fans to briefly spin up, the cooler would flash on and off, and that was it. It'd keep...

I'm looking at a computer for a friend he had built a few years back, and it's really starting to confuse me. Specs: AMD FX-6350 16.0GB RAM MSI 970 Gaming 2x GTX 750 Ti Windows 7 64bit Now I've installed all the latest BIOS and chipset drivers. Windows "sees" all 16GB of RAM, but only 6.46 is...

I've had my current laptop (lenovo ideapad 510s 14-isk) for a few months and have noticed hairline cracks appearing in either side of the hinge. I've contacted support about it and they have arranged to collect it for repairs. A member of the support team told me that it will be checked by...

I've had this PC for just over 3 years now and it generally worked without a hitch. i5 4670k Asrock Z87m Extreme 4 GTX 760 8GB RAM (one stick) Cooler Master gx750 In September I went off to Uni and left my PC at home and when I returned it just wouldn't start. The fans would spin up, the LEDs...

Recently bought a Lenovo ideapad 510s (i5-6267u, iris 550) and when I'm watching a video or listening to music the audio will sound distorted sometimes when I move the cursor. Sometimes it lasts a couple of seconds and will result in the driver crashing and my headphones disconnecting (3.5mm)...