Recent content by Paul-B

Howdy, looking for a headset recommendation. I use Edifier speakers for my gaming, but am looking for a single-ear, wireless headset for Discord use. Have to keep one ear open for family/door/dog/etc. So far, I've just been using one cup on a set of Logitech G430s, but this tends to get pretty...

Hey guys, doing my first build today. I have an anti-static wrist strap but am unsure on where to attach it. Some say the case with it plugged in so that you get a ground via the psu. But my psu obviously won't be in the case yet. Should I attach to the case anyway, even without ground? Or...

Fiddled some more, have the power light again. But nothing else. No bios, no hdd spinning up. It's pretty much either psu or mobo I suspect?

Older. Core 2 quad Q9300. 2x 320gb hdd. 4gb ddr2. 400w psu. Radeon hd5750 gpu. Not sure I n the mobo. Machine is 5+ yrs old. Been saving for a new one, trying to make this one last

Hey all. I consider myself minorly proficient with computers, but I am unsure here. Recently, my computer stopped waking up from sleep. The power button would continue to flash, but the computer wouldn't do anything. Unplugging it was the only solution. But even then, it had to remain...

Still looking around, but: Is ram with a CAS of 9 and a lower mhz (1600) more desirable than a CAS 11 at 2133?

Hey guys, long time gamer, decided to build my next pc. I've done a fair amount of research on the parts I'm looking at, but want to make sure I'm not over-extending. My primary concerns are things like whether the mobo can handle the RAM I want to use, whether the cpu cooler I chose is...