Recent content by Machado86

Thanks for the response, and apologies I hit enter prematurely on my first response - my system specs are: 5800x, 3080, 32gb 3200mhz, 1tb m2 SSD.

Hi everyone, hope you are doing well! I need some assistance please. Hoping someone can help me resolve this, as it's really driving me insane o_O So I picked up a Gigabyte M28U 4K 144hz monitor today, plugged into my RTX 3080 via Display Port, and noticed when I Alt + Tab from a full screen...

So I opened up the case and tightened the 4 screws on the device, it must not have been on tight enough. My fear initially was not to over tighten them at risk of putting too much pressure on the CPU, but in the end it was the the other way around and the CPU wasn't getting cooled properly. You...

Thanks Karseten75! Solved the problem :-)

Hey guys, looking for some guidance here please... So I just got a new rig and installed BF4. Tried it on Ultra settings and it seemed to be running at around 60-70 fps in the in game performance test on 100% resolution scale, was running fine. I pushed the resolution scale to 200% out of...

Thanks for the response. When you say normal, you mean normal for an entry level water cooled CPU? Seems pretty high to me is all, makes me wonder if I have the tech to overclock at all.

Hey guys, I put together a new system yesterday, it was my first time setting up CPU water cooling. I ended up getting a Corsair H55 and followed a youtube instructional video in collaboration with the manual. I eventually got it on after a lot of fiddling, but I'm not sure if its working as...

Thanks for your input all, much appreciated!

Appreciate the input Maxalge. I've never overclocked my CPU before - have considered it however, just need to find a good beginners guide.

Hi guys, I'm thinking about picking up an MSI GTX 970 4GB to replace my Gigabyte HD 7970 3GB. I've been impressed with my HD 7970 over the last few years, but would like to add some greater capability and future proof my rig: MB: ASRock Z77 Pro4-M CPU: Intel i5 3570K @ 3.4Ghz RAM: G.Skill...