Recent content by Kwisatz-X

I have a fairly old motherboard (Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H), it used to have some starting problems recently where I would need to turn it on/off or shut down the PSU to get it to finish POST, but now it doesn't work any more. It starts up, beeps once as usual, then stays on the UEFI screen. After a...

For a future upgrade, sure, but so far I didn't have any signs of my PSU failing. Doesn't this seem like a motherboard problem?

Hello, my PC is fairly old (parts bought around 2012, I think), with GPU being the only relatively recent purchase: PSU: OCZ StealthXStream 2 600W MOBO: Gigabyte GA-Z77-D3H CPU: Intel i5-3350P GPU: GTX 1660 Super RAM: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 2x4GB It first started several months ago, where once...

Or do I only count the rails connected to the GPU? I would like some more clarification, as I'm about to purchase the card.

Hello, I want to buy a new graphic card and after long search I decided on r9 280 (x version is out of my budget). I've been wondering between Sapphire Dual-X and Gigabyte Windforce, however; Gigabyte WindForce 3X lists its requirements as 600watt and 42 Amps. Sapphire Dual-X and many others...

But wouldn't buying a good x48/x38 mobo that can support 1600 MHz DDR3 and most newer graphic cards be enough for gaming? Since for the next few years I could be saving for a better graphic card, because I don't think they will need more than PCI-E 2.0 x16 (at least the cards that came out this...

Hi, I am looking for a suggestion about buying a new motherboard. My current one is Asus P5Q3 Deluxe and due to known problems with this board, I need a new one. From what I've read, problems with P45 chipset and DDR3 RAM are common, so I was considering P35, X38 or X48 mobo, but P35 seems a bit...