Recent content by Connor Wood

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    In Pictures: 40 Of The Dirtiest PCs You've Ever Seen

    how do these ungodly creatures (frogs) get into peoples machines?!?!
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    i5 4670k overclocking temp guide please

    I'm overclocking my i5 4670k but I'm unsure on what temperatures to limit to. I ran 20 torture tests on lin x and the highest temperature was 88 degrees using a hyper 212 evo cooler, with a 30 degrees celcius ambient temperature. Should I lower the clock?
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    Overclocking a gigabyte 29 280x 3gb

    Hi all, I have this graphics card and I'm trying to overclock it. I tried using amd catalyst overdrive functions but thats not proving much use, as I cannot unlock the voltage and I think thats whats stopping me. Any help is much appreciated. Got all the latest drivers.
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    Overclocking a gigabyte 29 280x 3gb

    Hi all, I have this graphics card and I'm trying to overclock it. I tried using amd catalyst overdrive functions but thats not proving much use, as I cannot unlock the voltage and I think thats whats stopping me. Any help is much appreciated. Got all the latest drivers.
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    Is this bundle any good?

    Ok thanks for the responses guys! What board would people recommend?
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    Is this bundle any good?

    Hi guys, I recently got this bundle from a store, how good will this perform in terms of gaming and video editing? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piledriver-1600mhz-Corsair-M5A78L-M-Motherboard/dp/B00FARKC56/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1400012573&sr=1-3&keywords=amd+fx8350 Will this be able to...
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    How quickly can I convert and rip video files?

    Hi guys, I'm planning to buy an AMD FX8350 8 core, and 2 x 4gb corsair vengeance ddr3 ram, originally I was getting some lower grade components for gaming but I managed to score a good deal from a local shop which had the processor, ram and motherboard. My question is, now I have 8 cores to...
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    Help me choose a graphics card please to replace the 7870

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a good graphics card for around £160. I did have the Asus 7870 in mind, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Anyway, my build is below, if someone could check it over to make sure everything works ok and recommend me a good graphics card I'd really appreciate it...
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    Which graphics card should I use instead of an Asus HD 7870

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a good graphics card for around £160. I did have the Asus 7870 in mind, but I can't seem to find it anymore. Anyway, my build is below, if someone could check it over to make sure everything works ok and recommend me a good graphics card I'd really appreciate it...
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    Are these components compatible?

    Hi there, Building my first computer, and came up with this build. Can somebody just check it to make sure it will all work. Also, what kind of performance can I expect with this gaming PC? And lastly, could it be improved for the price? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3lQmX Kind regards Connor
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    Check my build please

    Hi there, Building my first computer, and came up with this build. Can somebody just check it to make sure it will all work. Also, what kind of performance can I expect with this gaming PC? And lastly, could it be improved for the price? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3lQmX Kind regards Connor
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    Do I buy my theoretical build, or a

    Hi all, I was making my system, but I found this on chillblast and it seems like a good offer. Can people advise me on whether to get the chillblast or my system? What performance would I be getting? http://www.chillblast.com/pconf.php?productid=19142 http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dITg Kind...
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    need a motherboard for this gaming build, cheap

    Hi guys, Finally finalised my budget build PC, I was determined to get an intel in there but no luck. This is the build so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dITg This system will be used for gaming, so if people can tell me the kind of performance I'll be getting, I'd appreciate it. I need...
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    Can somebody check this build for me please, need a motherboard

    Hi guys, Finally finalised my budget build PC, I was determined to get an intel in there but no luck. This is the build so far: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dITg This system will be used for gaming, so if people can tell me the kind of performance I'll be getting, I'd appreciate it. I need...