Recent content by Conrad Pinto

I don't understand much about AIOs and air cooling so a bunch of questions from me. Honestly, I went for the AIO because of the looks. Can you explain why it is a waste to use an AIO for the Torrent? Is it because of the top mounted PSU? Or is it that the air flow is so good that an AIO isn't...

Thanks for this. CPU question: I've never tried AMD before but I've also seen very positive reviews on this CPU. I am going to ask a stupid question but for a CPU bound game such as Guild Wars 2 (MMORPG) will a 16-core Intel do better than the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D? OR what is the use case of...

This one - Samsung Odyssey G5 32" QHD 165Hz 1ms GTG IPS LCD G-Sync FreeSync Gaming Monitor (LS32AG500PNXZA) I got this since I needed a large screen for work. But eventually this will become a secondary monitor and I'll go for a 4k monitor. This one I have is only 1440p and I know a 4080 is...

Hellu, hellu! I am building a new PC after 9 years. Last one I built was around a 4th Gen Intel. Using a laptop now. I checked the compatibility on PC Part Picker for the build below. Purchasing in Canada, maybe in a few weeks/ 1 months time. Purpose of the build: Gaming, Content consumption...

Hi, I have the AMD Sapphire R9 270 OC graphic card. This card was already been RMA'd once, so probably a refurbished device. This card (after RMA) was working fine but crashed when playing Archeage on Max settings. Now when I try to boot the system through the card I get red artifacts on the...

Now that you've removed it once already, remove it. I've used the intel stock cooler with the sticker for 5 years (before it came off) and nothing has happened. Now the PC is running with out the sticker for 4-5 years. No problems without also. The GPU PCB doesn't get so hot that it can melt...

What would happen if I were to keep 1 intake and 3 exhaust fans? All 120. I already have 1 front intake and 1 rear exhaust. I was planning 2 top fans. If I go for top intakes (to reduce dust) the would my PC suffer during gaming?

Hi all, I got an Antec X1 case and it comes with 2 120mm fans (front intake and back exhaust). As per the an article on Tom's (link) the top fans must be exhaust fans for bottom mounted PSUs. My query, I have a an option for putting 2 120mm fans on the top of my case. If I install them as...

Hi, I plan to buy an extra 2TB of storage but I'm confused. My current config has a 5400 RPM 1TB WD Green drive on which my OS is installed. I want to buy a 2TB internal drive but I don't know which one to get. Seagate or WD (Hitachi is out of the budget even if they make 2tb internal...

No no no I understand how to start a process in task manager. But my problem is that even after pressing ctrl alt del and starting task manager the screen remains black, can't see anything, not even the task manager.

R_1 this helps a lot. But how do you start an application when the screen is black. How do you navigate the task manager? I'm thinking of making a batch file which starts explorer.exe, but can you tell me the best place to keep it so that I can start it with the keyboard when the screen is all...