Recent content by hootwing

I recently bought some parts cheap at a garage sale and am planning to make a cheap basic gaming pc. I don't need great specs, as I'm only really wanting to play games like Skyrim (doesn't have to be max settings, just don't want min. either). I really need to know if this motherboard (which I...

Sorry forgot to add this, my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/hootwing/saved/1q7R

After performing a system restore (due to various other problems) my cpu score dropped on the Windows Index from a 7.6 to a 7.3 (then again to 7.2). Though my PC mark test came back average (actually a little ahead), and I know this test is more accurate and I should disregard the Windows one, I...

I've been having some issues with my sleep (but that's besides the point), and recently when I woke up my system I got a distorted blue screen of death and an instant reboot. Upon reboot I was asked if I wanted to boot into Safe Mode, etc., which I did not. Everything seemed fine until windows...

My build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/hootwing/saved/1q7R (no overclocks) Having just built this computer I am worried my graphics card may be malfunctioning or be damaged. I ran some benchmarks after noticing some hiccups on games I felt confident I should be able to run without a hitch...

Thanks, that helped. Is this adapter a good speed?

Hello, I really need help identifying if I need something more (a card of some sort) to connect to wifi. I don't use ethernet, as my router is nowhere near me. I thought something was included in the motherboard, but now I'm afraid I was wrong (I most likely am). My build...

Thanks everybody for the help and advice; I've seen some great points for varying graphics cards and a possibly bigger SSD. Thanks again, and if their is any other piece of info you would like to share, feel free to continue posting :D

Thanks so much to everybody, this has really been helpful and I've seriously considered this new graphics card. Novuake, I took your advice and made a page for the full build and would really appreciate help from anybody over there; the page is...

Hello people. This is my first PC build and I really need help figuring out if I'm doing this right, I've been trying very hard to check and double check everything. My parts are at the bottom (part of the given format), and I'd really appreciate someone confirming that this is a good gaming PC...

Hello, I'm in the process of trying to build my first PC and I need to know more about this component: MSI N660Ti PE 2GD5/OC GeForce GTX 660 Ti 2GB I've seen some recommendations on this site for it, but I need a few things clarified Does it come pre-overclocked (to any extent)? Is overclocking...