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I think it’s an antec P180…!?

Just in terms of the cooler / case. The top of the case has one 120mm fan as part of the case, would this mean a 240mm or bigger cooler wouldn’t fit? And that you would need either to go with a 120mm AIO cooler or an air cooler on top of the CPU?

Thanks for the replies The GPU is a GeForce GTX1060- I would be looking to upgrade to a RTX 3060 probably next year. I’ve no idea about the model number of the case - I can’t see it anywhere obviously on it, and I’ve had it for 10+ years. I currently have a Corsair H55 cooler with its 120mm fan...

Hi all, I’m looking to do the big CPU / Motherboard upgrade. Weighing up between the 12400 and the 12600k from an i5 4690k. I’m thinking for hassle of changing - the 12600k might be worth the extra ££. So looking at: i5 12600k MSI Pro-Z690-A...

Just an update - i've put my twin modules into dual channel mode (i.e. DDR_2 and DDR_4) and it seems to be working, not tested anything but firefox though...

Hi All, I have been issues with World of Warcraft for the past 6months really...! I get random, erratic complete system lock ups which require a manual restart. There is no associated error message. These lock ups will occur *generally* anywhere in the loading process from just at the welcome...

Hi All, I have just purchased a faster / bigger Samsung HDD for my desktop PC. I have in my mind that the "old" drive is still useful as a backup drive. I therefore want to change the new drive to the OS drive, and use the old drive for junk... They are both SATA drives, so I don't need to do...

Hey I built my first PC back in November after faithfully buying Dell's and Gateway PCs - a lot cheaper definately and not too hard to build - had a slight problem with the fan coming with the Core Duo not attaching properly and overheating but i bought another fan and now its fitted and...

Thanks for the reply, I worked my way down through the methods described, although i couldnt complete 1 & 3 due to syntax errors! Method 4: Reregister DLL files that are associated with Cryptographic Services This worked a dream. Now managed to install DirectX 9c now Thanks

Hey, I encountered a problem with Gothic 3, asking me for a d3d.dll file (d3dx9_29.dll). My first port of call was to reinstall DirectX 9c. However during the installation i receive an error message stating: "The software you are installing has not passed Windows Logo Testing to verify its...

thanks for all the replies. Yes I will be using this for gaming. My current PC is almost 4 years old and was top of the range then - so i was following the same principles. In regards to the graphics i think it would be stupid not to get the Geforce 8800 now - GTS so less expensive than the...

Hey After trying to find out which PC manufacturer was better I came to the conclusion that building your own PC is more fun and generally cheaper. I am not that knowledgeable about computer hardware, I have experience with installing upgrades to my current PC but alot of the techincal info I...

Thanks for the replies... In response to: 1. - yes I am upgrading from AGP to PCI-E 2. - main use of computer is gaming - Its current spec is 3.06GHz P4 - one of the first iirc - bought it Jan 03/04 (i think) cant tell u exact MB as im at work. 1GB RAM ATI Radeon X800 Pro 256MB I was...

Hey I have a 19" Sony monitor, which I purchased recently, and I intend to upgrade my computer in the next month or so. However I dont intend to change my monitor - which has a maximum resolution of 1280x1024. I am not particularly fussed about whether the new graphics card in the New PC will...

Hi, I last posted that I thought I had found the source of the problem for my graphics card that I was running it on a 250W power supply. However I confirmed the details with my manufacturer to try and get a new power supply and apparently I do have a 300W power supply which is the minimum...