Recent content by Minimattt

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    Internet browser will only load Google

    I'm currently using my phone to post here. I've tried with Chrome and IE, both with the same issue and rebooting doesn't seem to work either Also, while I do have a wireless router, my machine is connected with an Ethernet cable
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    Internet browser will only load Google

    For the past couple hours, I've had an issue with my internet browser where I cannot load any webpage except for Google. I can search something in Google and it will display search results but if I try to click a page, I'll be met with an endless loading screen and it's the same for all my...
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    New motherboard + CPU, reinstalling windows how-to

    I'm replacing my motherboard CPU but using the same hard-drive so I need to do a fresh windows installs.. All my files are backed up, my question is just how to reinstall? I know I need to put in the disc and boot off optical drive, I just need a step-by-step of what to click/type/do...
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    RAM Speed - Does it matter?

    I have been up and down the block so many times, I am just fed up... I have been trying to upgrade my shabby computer into a gaming rig and every step of the way, some smart ass has been there to point out how I need to just get an entirely new machine... I have a 600W PSU which works...
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    PC Build Failure - What did I do wrong?

    So I tried to build a computer about a couple months back and it failed.. As it was so long ago, it's all dead and buried but I'm going to put a summary of what I did here to see if anyone can glean what I did wrong, so here goes... I had the following parts: Corsair CX500W PSU MSI A78M-E35...
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    Gaming Rig Hardware Replacements

    The time has come to upgrade my gaming rig and I need some decent replacement ideas.. Current Hardware: 600W PSU Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 G41D3+ Mobo with LGA 775 Socket 8GB DDR3 RAM GEFORCE GT 240 GPU I will be replacing the GPU with a Radeon R7 260x, I just need some ideas for Mobo+CPU that...
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    Dell Inspiron 545 Blue Screen Bonanza

    I did a post some time ago about upgrading this old 2008 Inspiron 545 Desktop I have into a Budget Gaming Machine but before I could do that, I all of a sudden started getting Blue Screen of Death after Blue Screen of Death.. They're now coming at a rate of 2 every hour. I know Blue Screens...
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    Upgrading my crappy PC

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    Upgrading my crappy PC

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    Upgrading my crappy PC

    Okay, so... I want to upgrade my currently pathetic excuse for a PC into a budget gaming machine. I currently have a Dell computer with an Inspiron 545 stock motherboard, an Intel Core 2 Quad CPU, 6gb of stock ram, a Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB hard drive, a CiT 450watt Power Supply and a...
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    MSI-A78M-E35 USB 3.0 Drivers

    I'm building a new computer with the motherboard shown above and I went to the website to get the drivers but where I thought I would find the USB 3.0 Drivers, it just says "PIDE/SATA" drivers.. Are these the USB drivers or must I keep looking? Here is the website...