Recent content by GarethA

Hi thanks for the reply. BIOS is latest 3603 but hasn't been updated since 2012 as the board is fairly old now. Like I said I've run the same system for many years without stupid issues I cannot find a solution like this. Well that is a fix you suggested there, why I didn't think about ONLY...

So I've had this problem for a few days ever since I installed a new 4 SATA 6gbps port PCI express card in my Asus P8Z68-V Gen3 system with i7 2700k. I should say that I'm having this issue while using a professional soundcard (which uses the old legacy PCI slot which the P8Z68 board has two...

I mean that I removed it from the PCIe 3.0 slot, the P8Z68-V/GEN3 board has two of those slots and the new GTX 1050 is in one of them. I was just clarifying that I only had the newer card installed at one time, obviously there is no need for the 570 and 1050 to be connected at the same time...

Problem summary: new monitor and graphics card since yesterday but after hours of trying cannot get the new monitor to go past the motherboard password once entered (yes it is the correct password it's only a simple 4 digits) even if I have it disabled while connected to my old monitor then...

Thanks for the info crystal, 700 series seems good but the next gen would be better (I guess that's the 900 series as there was no desktop 800 series) as I wouldn't have to upgrade as soon. Some of the 900 series are still quite expensive sadly even if they are a few years old now, will have to...

Quick question for those who know what they're talking about! I may be buying a new monitor soon with 4k res (3840x2160), at least a 27", a 32" or a 34" (the wide 21:9 models from Sammy, LG etc) but have not made up my mind yet. It'll have to be a VA or IPS. No gaming (at least no recent...

Hi I want to see if I can access data on a Maxtor Onetouch III 1.5TB external usb/firewire drive. It worked for about 5/6 years then it wouldn't show in Windows and later I realised it was making the same ticking noise over and over again. I've taken both disks out (2 x 750gb Seagates) and I...

Okay, but I before I do that I've tried changing the resolution to the very lowest and no luck. Also I downloaded and installed the latest graphics driver for the HD 4000 which although gave me more options regarding resolutions and displays the monitor model name, still no success. I modified...

Thanks alexoiu. No it is not I had to select IDE mode in the bios as I currently use Windows 7 64bit Pro on my Kingston 120gb SSD which was originally installed on a very old AMD/Dual core/N Force 4 chipset which did not have an AHCI option in the really basic bios it had so I was using the SSD...

I'm not really sure if I used the 6-pin for the cpu power or not but now you mention it I will never do it again as I also read on another site that they are not compatible even though they look the same (connections rather than colour) but the 6-pin from my old psu is a white plastic and the...

I've just got a build of a P8Z77-V Pro with an i5 3570k + 2x4gb DDR3 up and running after going through all the Asus advanced bios setting to make everything as I want it but as I want to use the built-in Intel graphics for a short while without plugging in my 5 series gtx card I have noticed...

Today I tried to install an Z77 mobo and an i5 3570k in my very old cheap pc case using the old 550w psu which still works with an old AMD X2 64 dual core system (which I'm currently booted into but is currently placed on the outside of my pc case as the new one is still installed). After I made...

Hi I have the same mobo as you (v-gen3) with a sandybridge i7. If you want to use the graphics which is integrated into the CPU/mobo you need to enable it in the bios, I don't think a bios update is needed you just need to enable igfx in the bios. However not all Intel cpus have integrated...

Seems ok but you won't be able to add an optical drive to the S340 case as it doesn't have a slot. All cases seem to be stardard ATX size but with longer graphics cards (mainly the more high-end ones) you should check the dimensions of the cards and see if the case manufacturer gives enough...

Manual says a minimum of 400w. http://www.zotac.com/products/graphics-cards/geforce-900-series/product/geforce-900-series/detail/geforce-gtx-960-amp-edition-zt-90303-10m/sort/starttime/order/DESC/amount/10/section/downloads.html