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    Cpu cooler change

    Erm hand tight. Didn’t want to crazy as didn’t want all the thermal paste forced out. The fans and pump are about the same just notice the pump from the buzzing. Don’t think there’s anything massively wrong or I would be having shut downs and Blue screens if was overheating a lot?
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    Cpu cooler change

    Was just the noise in general. Pump more than fans actually. It’s the buzzing from the pump which is annoying and almost sounds like it’s broken. Temps seem ok, from my understanding the I7 7700 runs hot anyway. Although these last couple of weeks the CAM software claims the CPU has exceeded...
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    Cpu cooler change

    Hi MeanMachine and Superninja. Not overclocked my system. I originally brought the H115i but RMA'ed it as wasnt working properly then went for the Kraken and never been that happy with it if I'm honest. Looks pretty and everything but disliking it. Been tempted to look at aircooling for the...
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    Cpu cooler change

    Hello again ladies and gentlemen. I am currently toying with changing my CPU cooler which is a NZXT Kraken X62. This is due to the noise it makes and the annoyance of the software that comes with it. I am a little unsure of what to now look at as went for this originally for the aesthetics with...
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    Windows 10 reset issue

    Well it seems I'm partly fixed. I've had to do another clean install as nothing was running of my :d drive. I formatted it then done the clean install i should add. I got my PC to register as a flash drive so downloaded windows again to a USB and followed the before steps. Downloaded all of...
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    Windows 10 reset issue

    Thank you Colif a great help. Had to download windows 10 as an ISO on USB then run the rufus "download/trick" to get it to install. And pc fired and installed it to the ssd again and now just updating and installing drivers again
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    Windows 10 reset issue

    Ok posting this as answer... The motherboard is a Asus z97 pro wifi. I set the bios to boot from the USB. Will I need to redownload windows 10 on the USB to boot it again? And when I done the reboot it claimed it couldn't delete all my personal files will i need to format both the ssd and...
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    Windows 10 reset issue

    Hello all. I've tried resetting my windows 10 pc via the reset button in reset and recovery. But long story short is 1st time I tried it crashed on 10% and I rebooted the pc to try again. Pc rebooted signed it ect, tried reset again and no luck kept saying there was a problem. Had a play...
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    Premium headset for gaming

    Hi all, I'm just asking if there are any premium headsets with mic included that rival Sennheiser as I'm a little unsure on brands? I've looked at the Steel series siberias dont like the look of them and cant find much information on the likes of Audio-technica. Ive tried Astros in the past and...
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    Trying to find a 27" monitor

    Thanks for the help will look into both, which of the 2 would you personally pick?
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    Trying to find a 27" monitor

    Hi there people, I need some help with selecting a 27" monitor for gaming but don't want to spend any more than £300
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    Gaming PC build

    Thanks guys will look into it all and go from there but will probably go with the strix 6gb graphics :-) just to have to extra few gbs and looking at a few reviews and things
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    Gaming PC build

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    Gaming PC build

    By the way should probably add I'm a Brit! Don't mind spending the money now as long as I'm not upgrading everything every 6 months to keep up with needs and musts as new games come out, and won't be brought in one lump will build as a small project over a couple of months! I'm trying to blow...
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    Gaming PC build

    Hi people I'm very very new to this PC building process, I'm a console gamer at the minute but I fancy getting into the PC side of things. The components I have been looking at are an I7 devils canyon processor, Asus ROG mother board (maximus vii hero) but seems be for solely overclocking rather...