Recent content by Ghozt51

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    Looking for a compact heatsink at a low price

    I've been running the stock AMD heatsink for a while and it worked well enough, but now its starting to get faulty and my temps have shot up. Im looking to buy a replacement, and i'd like a heatsink that isnt too expensive (under 35 pounds ish maybe), available in the UK easily and most...
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    Is my PSU faulty and worthy of a warranty?

    Ill ask for an RMA number then, I wasnt quite sure if the PSU was the problem. I was surprised as Corsair had a very high reeputation, but I suppose I might have bought a bad model.
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    Is my PSU faulty and worthy of a warranty?

    The PSU : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Builder-Series-Modular-Certified/dp/B00ALYOTTI Corsair 600W, purchased 2 years ago. I have periodic flicker (hard to describe but its an assortment of random colours for just under half a second) when im playing graphic intensive games, and a few times...
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    GPU fine with idling yet is overheating like crazy when under stress

    I will probably dust my computer on the weekend, I have a feeling leaving the window open in the summer really took its toll on it dust wise. I'll get back to you guys then :) Also how exactly would I reapply thermal paste on the GPU? Im not very confident messing with it.
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    GPU fine with idling yet is overheating like crazy when under stress

    Hi, today my computer crashed in a way I haven't seen for a looong time when my CPU needed a new heatsink; a coloured screen with stripes. This happened twice today(Once costing me an hour long league of legends match and second a brief rocket league one) and never for the last year or so and by...
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    Didn't work. I sent it to a repairman and as I suspected, the power button on the case was broken and the computer is fine thanks for trying to help though :)
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    Yup, I just checked and it didn't affect it
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    I moved the cable ties and added a couple of wires to the bunch.i also moved around the wires connected to the power button, and I don't recall having any static socks either
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    http://m.imgur.com/vRH6Ujn,TMOEGnL I disconnected the power cable when working on the computer, but plugged it in during this photo
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    The first slot, I haven't moved my main card at all from when the computer worked
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    I just tried turning on the machine without the Geforce, yet I got the same results
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    I was planning on attaching them to different monitors as I have a dual monitor setup
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    Compeer receiving power but not turning on

    Sorry it accidentally picked you as best answer here is the new thread http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2584194/compeer-receiving-power-turning.html
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    Computer receiving power but not turning on

    Just now I added a second graphics card to my computer, and I calculated the power needed which is fine (I have 600w PSU. The computer isn't turning on now, yet the motherboard and GPU LEDs are on and the lights on my keyboard are on. Help? I'm not sure if its a broken case or something else 16...
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    Compeer receiving power but not turning on

    Computer receiving power but not turning onJust now I added a second graphics card to my computer, and I calculated the power needed which is fine (I have 600w PSU. The computer isn't turning on now, yet the motherboard and GPU LEDs are on and the lights on my keyboard are on. Help? I'm not sure...