Recent content by ravenscout

Please lord, don't buy that psu. I would go with something from Corsair or EVGA. That processor is also just not great. Check out the Ryzen 5's and a b450-f gaming board. It's what I have and there's no complaints here. Cryorig has some really great fans that look pretty neat if you wanna give...

A PSU is not something you really wanna be skimping out on. If the psu isn't great and it shocks the whole PC, or in my case (5 years ago) where it exploded, you're out a whole lot more money cuz the warranty doesn't cover the rest of your parts.

I just realized you said New Zealand. My bad. System 1 i7 3770: 263NZ RX 580 4gb: 259NZ GA-H61M-S1: ~153NZ 8gb ddr3 1600mhz 2x4: 76NZ 240gb Kingston SSD: 65NZ 550w 80+ Bronze Coolermaster PSU: 233NZ Total: 1049 New Zealand Dollars (I don't know the symbol, sorry) System 3 Ryzen 5 2400g: 383NZ...

System 1 i7 3770: $172 RX 580 4gb: $169 GA-H61M-S1: ~$100 8gb ddr3 1600mhz 2x4: $50 These match the MoBo--> https://www.newegg.com/corsair-8gb-240-pin-ddr3-sdram/p/N82E16820145345?Description=8gb%202x4gb%201600mhz%20ddr3&cm_re=8gb_2x4gb_1600mhz_ddr3-_-20-145-345-_-Product&quicklink=true...

Agreeing with @sizzling, I would look up how much average power your specs would need in total (CPU, GPU, etc.) then get around 100W higher. You should be okay with 450 but, personally feel a bit better with 500-600. You also don't have to worry about upgrading the PSU if you upgrade more...

I personally don't trust that PSU but, I'm not exactly a certified expert. The CPU should be fine but, I am not a huge fan of that PSU. I would try to go with ~600W corsair. That guy looks a bit dated.

I just had a similar issue that took me a while to fix. I'll start with the ridiculously obvious and go from there. Make sure the monitor is on (Trust me, I've done it.) Make sure the monitor is on the right input (Make sure it's on HDMI vs. Display Port, DVI, etc.) Restart laptop Unplug the...

You may or may not have taken these steps but, I just wanna be sure. Restart the computer Make sure drives are updated Scan for potential viruses (Most have a trial software that offer a full scan i.e. Trend Micro) Make sure windows is up-to-date Make sure all hardware is seated properly and...

Look for something similar to this in your Motherboard manual (if you lost it like I did, just look the PDF) and make absolutely sure you put these pins in correctly. That was actually my issue, years ago when I first started building.

TLDR: Can i safely test a, possibly, water damaged GPU in my new pc without ruining the other components? A long time ago i spilled water into my pc and was thankfully able to exchange it but, i was able to keep the GPU. I've had it since with the intention of selling it because i have a better...