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    CPU/Motherboard not working with GPU

    UPDATE, Looks to be a fauilty PCIE X16 slots, have aranged for refund and have now purchased GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A
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    CPU/Motherboard not working with GPU

    Okay so I just brought a Intel i5 4460 (my first modern intel since 775) and a Asrock H81M-DGS r2.0, along with a silver stone water cooler, I already had the rest of the parts. I was undure on where to make this post as it involved everything but maily the CPU, The system boots fine into...
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    Price to ask for my pc.

    what kind of games have you been playing and at what fps did you get if you played any games at all?
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    AMD FX 8350 for budget system ?

    Okay so I sold my system about 2 or 3 moths ago which was 8GB 1600MHz RAM, AMD FX 6300 and a GTX 1060. Now I have realised I can no longer live without a PC for games Haha. I have seen a bungle deal of a FX 8350+24GB RAM and a Asus M5a97 R2.0 mobo for £160 Is this an okay deal ? This is...
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    Am I able to use 2800MHz RAM to 2400MHz ?

    Okay so I am doing a budget build. These are what the main parts consists of, Intel G4560 ADATA XPG Z1 8GB (2x4GB) DDR4 2800MHz RAM Gigabyte GA-B250M-DS3H My question is am I able to "underclock" the 2800MHz RAM down to 2400MHz as the motherboard I have listed only supports 2400, will the...
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    Minimum SSD for Windows 10 ?

    Okay so I want to know what it the minimum size for an SSD that can be used for Windows 10? I will be installing the OS and drivers on this SSD and then have another SSD for games that boot slow on a hard drive and then a 1TB HDD for general file storage. Can anyone answer my question? Any...
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    Crucial Ballistix sport LT Vs Corsair Vengeance LPX (2x4GB or 1x8GB) ?

    Can anyone help me? I am building a budget gaming PC on Kaby Lake that I can upgrade in the future. My current plan on hardware is MOBO - ASUS PRIME B250M-K CPU - Intel Pentium G4560 I have a bit of a problem with choosing my RAM, this board only has 2xDIMM slots which I am fine with but I...
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    ADATA XPG Z1 2800MHz cl17 Vs Crucial 2400MHz cl16

    So this will be my first time using DDR4 RAM, I understand that a lower CL equals a quicker response time from an instruction given but I have a few questions if someone would be so kind to explain to me the difference and what is better in regard to my questions. 1) Why does DDR4 RAM have a...
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    Best Cheap/Budget CPU paired with 750ti ?

    Okay so I sold my PC a few months back as I really needed the money back then, now iv realised that was a bad idea as i am now bored and need to start building a new PC. I have a 450w PSU and a 500W PSU if that matters, as well as a 750ti but what I need is a cheap CPU and motherboard package...