Recent content by Mitchdoe

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    Will a 400w PSU be enough for this build (Temporarily)

    Hello all, I bought an EVGA 750W gold PSU from pccase gear for my gaming pc build little under a year ago and recently it has stopped working. Whenever i press the power button, my MOBO and fan lights flash, before turning off roughly a second afterwards, not giving it enough time to enter POST...
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    44 degree BIOS Idle temperature for CPU?

    I am yet to put it under any load as i am awaiting my wireless network adapter. But will update tomorrow once i receive it and run a few tests. Or is there any other way to run under load without installing any other software other than BIOS
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    44 degree BIOS Idle temperature for CPU?

    I recently installed OS onto my new custom built pc and have noticed that the idle temperature for the CPU in the BIOS startup menu is rises to around 44 degrees, just wondering whether this is normal? My current build consists of : Intel it-4590 processor with stock intel cooler Aerocool...
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    Creating a bootable external hard drive

    Hello again all! I have successfully installed all major components to my new gaming pc and have successfully gained power to peripherals and monitor. In regards to installing an OS i have chosen to purchase a product key for windows 8.1 online and install the iso file from the bootable hard...
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    Issues regarding installation of case fans

    Solution fixed!
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    Issues regarding installation of case fans

    The cables are pre-routed into the actual case. The ends of the cables don't fit anywhere on the motherboard
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    Issues regarding installation of case fans

    It looks like this: http://i0.wp.com/www.eteknix.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/reviewimages_130219_22.jpg?resize=800%2C373
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    Issues regarding installation of case fans

    Hello all! Currently in the works of building my own gaming pc, i have basically put everything inside the case which is an aeroCool Predator evil green edition and have successfully gained power (Yay!) Unfortunately, the case fans do not connect directly to the motherboard ( MSI Z97 Gaming 3)...
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    My first gaming PC build

    Total budget would be $1500 AUD for the build itself and another $200 for peripherals excluding a headset as i have already purchased a hyperx cloud 2 gaming headset which works quite well
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    My first gaming PC build

    I have the choice of any windows OS as i have access to windows 7-10. Haven't really put much though into the OS, but i figured i'd just go with 10 to feel more up to date :P
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    My first gaming PC build

    I'm in Australia m8
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    My first gaming PC build

    From what i've read online there is not a significant difference in performance between the 970 and the 960 hence why i opted for the lower costing model in order to save a bit of dosh to put towards other parts
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    My first gaming PC build

    When you say stock intel cooler are you referring to the cooler located inside the CPU itself?
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    My first gaming PC build

    Well i've mainly built it to run CSGO, maybe a few other relatively low demanding games preferably on high resolution to maximise the experience. I'm not planning on getting a 4k monitor or anything like that if that's what you're leaning towards Jhall
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    My first gaming PC build

    The case itself has 2 x 23cm fans on both the front and top panels of the case, would that be sufficient?