Recent content by morganddavies

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    Test boot not working

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    Test boot not working

    Image 6 in the album I linked (hopefully the link works), i push it down with a screwdriver (or wiggle the pins with it), until the LED light comes on. the two pin next to the internal battery, no clear labels next to it i can really refer to.
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    Test boot not working

    Just checked that, nothing happened. Everything still won't turn on, even the fans don't turn on or anything. It's as if I'm pressing the on switch but it doesnt actually turn on. I checked the PSU and it does work when its not connected to anything (used some MB wire that feeds back to itself)...
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    Test boot not working

    This is my first time building and I've read the sticky. Okay I've been testing my build outside the case, with just the mb/cpu/ram/gpu/psu and a monitor to see if it works. And it doesnt turn on into the bios menu...
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    Final build, looking for feedback

    Apologies was in a rush before I posted this and ended up sending an old incomplete list: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£168.31 @ Amazon UK) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler...
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    Final build, looking for feedback

    Using the PC for gaming; max out dota 2 fps and prepare for future games like fallout 4. I already own the graphics card so that can't change. The casing I'm pretty set on (because it's quite a nice size and I wanted it in white). Also I am not overclocking. PCPartPicker part list / Price...
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    Need help identifying parts of my old laptop

    Bought a Dell Inspiron 1525 about 8 years ago. Been broken for about 5 years now and I tried to get it fixed but it was an issue with the motherboard and wasn't worth fixing. Today I pretty much took the whole laptop apart, threw away the casing/keyboard etc. But kept some electronics, was...
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    Won a GTX 980, don't know where to start

    Thanks sadams04, looks much more affordable thanks!
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    Won a GTX 980, don't know where to start

    Thanks for the reply sadams I was looking at i5's, this is what I have so far: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor (£177.50 @ Aria PC) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£23.99 @...
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    Won a GTX 980, don't know where to start

    I've been playing with the idea of building my own computer for a few months, but a few days ago I won a Nvidia Gtx 980. This is the exact thing: https://www.asus.com/uk/Graphics_Cards/STRIXGTX980DC24GD5/ I have a budget of £500 for the rest of my system. Realistically I want to save as much...
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    'Catalyst control is not supported..' - Can't run PC games?

    When I turned my PC on today I got a message: 'The Catalyst Control Center is not supported by the driver version of your enabled graphics adapter. Please update your ATI graphics driver, or enable your ATI adapter using the Displays Manager' My screen resolution was also on the lowest...