Recent content by Dilan Gilluly

"Grounding out" means that the component is bridging the gap between it's supply current and ground with no resistance. Essentially the same result could be found if you took the +12v connector, and used a paper clip to connect it straight to a black connector. Any component with a defect or...

Clearing the CMOS is among several of the troubleshooting steps I've tried. The board doesn't complain with no RAM in the slots all which tells me the board is not POSTing. I pulled out the board just a moment ago and the traces from around the MOSFETs actually separated from the board itself.

I've owned several boards from several different brands and this one takes the cake for the shortest lived board I've ever owned. I know this was probably just a bad one of the bunch but ASRock support refused to RMA it for the random not waking from idle and refusing to shut down issues. I...

I had an ASRock 990FX Extreme3 which died just before a year and a half. This is out of warranty so I will have to front the cost of the board either way. The computer was running on a stock FX-6300, 8GB of RAM, and an R9 270X, so I wasn't overloading it at all. I tested it on a power supply...

The Corsair would be good. Not sure about EVGA(and Etasis as an OEM, which is a no name OEM in my book.) as a PSU brand, I've only used their video cards in the past. The EVGA does have a 10 year warranty though, that's attractive. The Corsair you linked to will either be made by Seasonic, or...

I would opt for a 750w or 850w(continuous supply) for more longevity. Capacitors can age up to 10-30% per year dependent on the usage level. So if you were to get another 600w it would last 1-3 years. Some on here would say the 600w was way underpowered for the Titan anyway. My favorite brands...

Athlon II is a revamp of the Athlon 64 architecture of socket 939 and older. Since 940/AM2, all Athlons are Athlon II's. My guess is a typo somewhere. It will work as long as the socket is correct. May have to update the Bios though. Edit: There was an "Athlon" before Athlon II, but Athlon II...

Power supply? I'm guessing that's your culprit. Classic symptom.

I think his issue is that most TVs are 30hz, 45hz, or 59hz. Unless he has a high end TV that's running 120hz, but those are rarely purchased because of their price. Vsync essentially caps FPS at the display's refresh rate to keep the screen from tearing(looks like horizontal lines if you move...

I have a Hyper 212 Evo installed in an NZXT Source 210 and it fits but just barely, the clearance in the case is so small that two screws of the 120mm exhaust fan are covered by the back of the side panel. There's some good air coolers that are cheaper and may perform just as well as the...

They should be in a dark bag that came in the box, and will plug into the back of the power supply. Most people that I know that build computers, including myself, usually connect the PCI-E cables by default. Most Corsair PSUs are color coded, some plugs use the black connectors from the back...

Usually GPUs come with adapters that you can use to get the card working temporally, but isn't recommended for prolonged use. My card is an R9 270X and takes two 6 pin PCI-E, but comes with two adapters that convert two 4 pin molex cables into one 6 pin PCI-E. I would recommend getting a PSU...