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Check the PSU fan is spinning. On my friends computer a small piece of plastic was stopping the fan. The PSU would eventually overheat then temporarily stop working. It would overheat more quickly with games as they would draw more power.

4. Now go to HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\exefile\shell\open\command You'll have to scroll down quite a way to get to 'exefile'. Then double-click on 'exefile', double-click on 'shell', double-click on 'open', then left-click on 'command'. 5. In right-side pane, double-click on 'Default', change...

When you get to the .exe stage double left click on 'Default' this will open a new pop up box. Change 'Value data' to 'exefile'.

There are two options. The first one means messing with your registry. It depends if you are comfortable with that: 1. Go to Start, type regedit and press Enter. 2. Navigate to the following key: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.exe 3. In right-side pane, change value of Default key to exefile...

Here is a link to a forum post "I5 4670k vs FX 8350 ??" just to confuse matters: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-1695910/4670k-8350.html

I would say that Intel is more of a solid CPU. Either CPU will be far faster for games. If you are definitely not going to overclock then you could always get the i5 4670 from amazon for £174.94. That would save you £9.30 making the total cost for the first choice £280.83. On the second...

For £264.90 you could get: i5-3570k Ivy Bridge Socket 1155 CPU from amazon for £170.94 http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/b007ruzkk6/geizhals07-21/ref=nosim?m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE Gigabyte Z77MX-D3H motherboard from amazon at £93.96...

If you can push your budget a bit more to £290.13 you could get: i5-4670k Haswell Socket 1150 CPU from CCL for £184.24 (selecting 5-7 day economy postage) http://www.cclonline.com/product/111563/CPU-I4/CPU-Processors/Intel-Core-i5-4670K-Haswell-Socket-1150-CPU Gigabyte Z87MX-D3H...

Using ebuyer.com for costs: 467647 Intel Core i5 4670K Retail Processor £186.63 389658 Crucial 16GB kit (8GBx2) DDR3 1600 £97.00 363095 OCZ 500W CoreXStream PSU £33.99 507058 Gigabyte GA-B85M-HD3 mATX Motherboard £61.72 525309 Gigabyte...

Do you need a new monitor for that price?

It may be due to your MBR needing fixed as laptops tend to be setup for 3 partitions as they include a recovery partition whereas most other Windows 7 installations have 2 partitions. 1. Boot from your Windows 7 installation DVD 2. Select 'Repair your computer'. If this does not solve it...

I don't think the case is overboard since your putting it under your tv. It's also had good reviews. It looks like a good system for the money. Anymore spent on it and you're looking at diminishing returns. I think you've struck the right balance.

I couldn't find any information on your PSU. You'll have to open you PC case to find out. Usually these systems use the minimum power supply they can get away with but it might be enough for the GTX 650. The GT 630 requires 20A and 350W minimum while GTX 650 requires 20A and 400W minimum.

How much is your total budget? Do you need a monitor?

I would change your memory to LN48374, PSU to LN46839, SSD to LN49407, thermal compound to LN14063. https://secure.scan.co.uk/aspnet/shop/SavedBasket/SavedBaskets.aspx?Id=ebb98abf-b9a6-4971-a4ba-0e977dc848f2#BasketDetails This shaves off enough money to change your graphics card to LN51653...