Recent content by mysterybash

Alright then, I'll be changing the name of this thread to [CLOSED] because I cannot for the love of me find the "best answer" button.

not really, we have as a hobby to push this kind of hardware to the limits, just that he prefers intel (LGA 775, LGA1156, LGA2011, etc) and I prefer AMD (AM2+, AM3, AM3+, FM2, etc). We pick this age of hardware because it's cheap and easy to find. He gave it to me as a sort of "I don't want to...

Recently I've been given a free LGA1156 motherboard by a friend who couldn't test it. It has a missing pin (red spot in picture) and a slightly bent pin (yellow spot in picture) that I can probably put back into place with a toothpick. I'm not sure if it's a good idea to spend 7 euros to buy a...

I noticed that about the mobo, I'm getting a 6300 because it's the best fit.

the CPU fan didn't even start i've had a very odd wish, the one of having an FX-based workstation. (btw i do have the FX cpu arriving from a friend who sold it to me for just €5 because "it's been accumulating dust since '13 on my store's shelf" https://www.ebay.it/itm/404313102443 P.S.: I...

I would genuinely love to return the parts and get my €40 back but not only is the seller unresponsive, but ebay says that I'm "not eligible" to any form of refund from the seller. Considering my college is on summer break, I have about 3 months to waste on getting this poor motherboard back to...

Recently I bought for cheap an old AM3+ motherboard (and an Athlon II X2 270 included) with the vendor claiming that it was working even though it doesn't work for me. The power LED lights up and USB peripherals receive power but it seems that the computer doesn't want to start up: It's almost...