Recent content by Koemas

Yeah I looked up a video and it seems simple enough, I guess the reviewer might not have known what he was doing. I also looked at images of the MB and didn't see the "wires" he was referring to. Thanks for confirming that its a simple replacement.

It doesnt seem so simple though. From an amazon review: Unfortunately the one I got came with a dead CMOS battery (CR2023) and from what I gathered, there are other people with the same issue. Replacing the CMOS battery is cumbersome, as the wires are solder onto the battery. It will take some...

I don't really want to get into the hassle of replacing the battery though. Rather just get a different motherboard if its necessary. If I'm not overclocking does it matter though?

I also read its a bit of a pain to replace so I'm just wondering if I should just pick a different motherboard

I was recommended this motherboard on here for my new build. Reading the reviews on amazon, however, it seems like there's an issue where the CMOS battery is DOA. From what I understand, it will reset my overclock settings if I ever disconnect my pc from a power source. However, I have no...

Approximate Purchase Date: Plan on buying parts throughout this month but would like to have all parts purchased by the beginning of July. Budget Range: Around 1500 (not including OS and Wifi Card) System Usage from Most to Least Important: Will primarily be used for gaming, sometimes will...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148859&cm_re=crucuial_ram-_-20-148-859-_-Product This is the slim design my RAM currently looks like. Is there any major difference between types like these and the Hyper one I was looking at?

I'm interested in upgrading my Ram to 16GB. Probably going to get THIS one unless better suggestions are offered. 1. Any better suggestions? I noticed some rams had "spiky" designs at the top or seemed extra large which I don't think would fit in my case as my cpu cooler is almost directly...

Is my cpu a bottleneck and would it be worth upgrading my cpu? How big of an increase would I see in cpu intensive games (like WoW or other MMOs)? Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz Graphics Card: GTX 970 Monitor Resolution: 1920x1080 144hz Motherboard: MSI...