Recent content by FreddoFoo

I've just realised I had downloaded Steam onto the wrong drive, hence the issues - apologies for the waste of time.

I'm trying to install some Steam games to a new PC. I have Windows installed on the C drive, an M.2 SSD. In the program files I have a Steam file made, however when I attempt to install a new steam directory there it says that the file is read-only. So I attempt to make the file read-only but it...

Recently put together a new build, Ryzen 5 5600X, 2070Super, 16GB RAM, ASUS TUF B550Plus Mobo, NZXT Kraken X53, went to boot up and it gave me a CPU FAN error, so I browsed online and did some things it told me to do with Q-Fan and such. Rebooted, and Windows was diagnosing my PC and said I had...

Used a heat gun on one side, and a hairdryer on the other, for a good 8 minutes. Burnt my finger checking how hot it was, and the paste on the edges was still bone dry

I tried those things, along with heating the cooler, and no dice. Is it beyond help?

Hi, A friend asked me to install an AIO for his 2700X as he's used the stock cooler for 2 years and wants something different, so I went to take the cooler off and the CPU came with it. I spent a good 15 minutes applying isopropyl alcohol around the CPU but nothing has changed. I tried to get...

Hey! I am building a new Ryzen system and I want to make sure that I have no hitches with the build such as all parts being compatible. The components are as followed: - AMD Ryzen 7 2700X - MSI X470 Gaming Pro - Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 16GB 3200MHz - Corsair RM650x - I will purchase a GPU at...

Hi all, I am planning on a 2nd gen Ryzen build and want to use a set of Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4-3200s with the MSI X470 Gaming Pro Motherboard, as it is a cheap X470 board, however I read that it only supports DDR4 - 2133, DDR4 - 2400, DDR4 - 2666, and DDR4 - 3466+(OC). Does this mean...

Hi all, I am preparing for university, and I want to use the SSD on my current system as the boot drive for the new system, but as it has games on it already, I plan on bringing it with me when I come home. Would it be possible to firstly have Windows 10 on the SSD that has data already on it...