Recent content by Kevin Shelbrock

I have a one PC on my network that is getting slow network connectivity. Either through LAN (on-board network adapter) or through wireless (USB Wifi adapter) and seeing speeds throttled so i know its not a single hardware failure. its not a network issue as all other devices are performing fine...

I have not checked the disk yet, did not think i need to prior to the install because my customer claimed it was the first time he had any issues. If he brings it back to me (and i believe he will because he openly stated he had 0 doubt that a re-install was the best choice with the info we had...

I am working on an HP pavillion 21 all-in-one pc. it was brought to me because of a BSoD stating the Boot file was corrupted or missing. after an attempt to repair the boot file failed i formated the pc and did a clean install of windows 10. At this point i am thinking corrupted hard drive is...

So, im running an AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz(3.8 Turbo) that when turbo is running will peak at 4.1ghz and never see's temp issues (running a Coolermaster hyper evo 212 and it usually peaks at 52 celcius when under load @ 4.1Ghz. However, when i run Prime95 to do a legit stress test it fluctuates...

SR-71 your right that the thermal paste is fine, but lets assume this is first from scratch build? he may wanna keep some extra on hand in case he botches his first few application attempts.

If your going for an intel build, then I love this. As far as Case fans are concerned yes. The case fans that are coming with your case are ok, but i still recommend Cougar fans at some point to replace them. and aside from more dust (but im assuming you will clean this very expensive computer...

It may not be possible to control fan speeds with the motherboard you have. Some can only be controlled from the BIOS. It all depends. We need more information about your set up before a definite answer can be given. If your motherboard does not allow for you to change fan speeds you can...

The 1070 cards have not been out long enough for most of the forum users to give an real answers to their quality (myself included), but everything read online raves about them. MSI is an amazing manufacturer choice for the card, and I would also strongly recommend their Z170A Gaming motherboard...

As Kanewolf said, its most likely an issue with the batteries not the UPS itself.

have you tried chaning from the graphics card to on-board video to make sure it isn't an issue with your graphics card/PCIe Slot?