Recent content by Nicholas Chorny

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    No Signal when connecting GPU

    Although I couldn't find anywhere in the BIOS where I could set it to automatically find display or go with pcie, after playing around in the BIOS a bunch, I eventually got it to work. I'm not sure if it had to do when I changed "secure boot" to off or when I did something with CSM mode, but I...
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    No Signal when connecting GPU

    I just installed a new gpu into one of my systems, however, every time i get a "no signal" message on my monitor. The graphics card works for sure and I can tell it's on because all the fans and lights turn on. The system is kind of older and it did come as a prebuilt computer. I just need to...
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    Windows 10 Free Upgrade from 8.1 to Different Drive

    Hi there. I currently have Windows 8.1 installed on my computer and I am going to upgrade my system soon including installing an SSD. I would like to upgrade to Windows 10, but would want it preferably on the new SSD that I am going to install. Basically my question; is there some way to get...
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    Graphics Card Not Working

    Recently, I got a GTX 650TI Boost graphics card from a friend and i've been having troubles trying to get it to actually work. I plugged the card into the motherboard just fine and you can tell that the card is powered on because the fan on the card is running fine. However, whenever I turn on...
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    Best CPU/Mobo for the price

    I'm building a PC and I have picked out everything, but I wanted to see if there were better options for a CPU/Mobo. The budget for these two parts is pretty low at around $140, or $150 AT MOST. Currently I've picked out an AMD A8 6600K and an Asus A88XM-A from Microcenter because they have...
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    Memory for APU

    So i'm getting an AMD A8 6600k and so I was wondering what speed of RAM would be best to get. I don't want to spend too much so the options I've narrowed it down to are: 4gb single stick of DDR3 2133mhz 4gb dual channel of DDR3 1866mhz or 8gb dual channel of DDR3 1600mhz RAM I'm thinking the...
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    Aftermarket Heatsink help

    I'm not really too well educated with heatsinks and so I need help picking one out. I am using an APU with an FM2 socket and need a heatsink that is 1) Better than the stock, obviously 2) MAX Price $30 I don't really care if it's air or liquid cooling, I am just looking for a pretty cheap but...