Recent content by mauiozo

I kow this was a long time ago James, but would you be willing to select the best answer from one of us so that we can get some badge progress? :) Thanks

^^^ What Invalid said. New Heatsync, new Thermal Paste. You can sometimes cheap-out on components but when it comes to something so integral as cooling the brain of your machine, you need to do it right mate :)

Hi mate I realise this is a VERY old post, but just wanted to thank you for choosing mine as the best answer, and I'm really glad that things worked out for you :) I'm assuming that by now you probably have a brand new motherboard (hopefully from MSI :D ) so best of luck with any future builds :)

Can you get me a link to a screenshot (can't post pics on here) of the device drivers for the network card in your laptop please man :) Device Manager > Network adapters > Right click your card and click properties > Go to the details tab > Select Hardware Ids from the dropdown box > take a...

Hi ak195 I would get a new heatsync just to be safe. Those temperatures seem......ok, but "......ok" has led to some pretty spectacular CPU failures in the past. Then again, we could all be talking about temperatures where the paste is to blame. Spend a decent £5-£10 on some proper thermal...

DRAGONBORN!!!!! Sorry, that had to be said, hehe

The problem with PC components is that they depreciate in value after about 2-4 months (the larger more expensive items), so the LGA2011 board I bought for my baby brother's machine about a year ago for a good £300 is now only worth about £120-£150, if that. The shelf life of GPUs, CPUs &...

Hi Joe I'd personally expect about £80-£120 to leave my account for that. Sorry if it's not what you were expecting :( BUT, if it is going on eBay, for the love of god DO NOT advertise a collection service. Some less than savoury people will see that and expect more tech to be lying around...

Hi ak195. I'd suggest running a small test from this http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/220743-cpu-stress-test-using-intelburntest.html The rest temps are better than fine, and the 60 odd degrees is not HOT for an i5. If it gets to above 90 then I might strip the thermal paste and re-apply...

Hmm, it sounds like this is more an issue with the router for that network rather than your machine. Overlooking this, it could mean that you laptop has a VERY old wireless card and it simply doesn't understand the higher levels of security. I know that this doesn't really help you, but if you...

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/corsair-cx750m-750w-atx-80-bronze-pc-power-supply-n35nu I'm guessing that you probably won't be able to get this in your country, but this PSU is great AND you only need to insert the cables you need, rather than having a lot of unnecessary cables lying around inside...

I would personally go with something from MSI. I used to have that mobo and the thing that turned me away from ASUS entirely was the fact that you simply could not get rid of the AI Suite; a horrible piece of software. I will freely admit to not being up on the software that they ship now, but...

Well, I've looked long and hard but I can't find a damned thing that describes my problem, so here goes. Every so often (a few times a day but usually a night, not that it should make a difference) the volume on my PC will just cut off; not mute, as the volume will be at about 20-30% but the...

Nonono, Gerald is the small asthmatic, arthritic field mouse who scurries along and carries data from one end of the board to the other. In any case, Thank you for your very in depth response fzabkar, and especially thank you to Emerald who pointed out the issue to me. I checked all drives...

alternatively use an sd/USB adapter and stick it in there, then format it through your PC. Computer > Right click the drive > Format > Set the file system to FAT32