Recent content by Sassafras

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    Will this vga cooler fit my sapphire hd 6870??

    http://www.arctic.ac/fileadmin/arctic/website/media/ARCTIC_COOLING/VGA/Accelero_Xtreme_Plus/AXP_height_restriction_drawing.pdf Here are some measurements to check if it will fit your case/gpu.
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    $1000-$1100 Gaming PC

    Here is something I came up with : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/yoh3
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    Computer boots for 1 second then turns off

    Hello, You seem to have a very impressive rig that could potentially generate huge amounts of heat. Try checking if all of your fans are working, check the connection of cpu fan, the cooling paste, etc...
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    Horrible FPS on Saints Row the Third

    Perhaps one of the mods get updated while the other didn't and now they're interfering with eachother. If the mods are not completely necessary I would get rid of them or atleast try reinstalling them.
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    Build for grandfather

    Yeah you think even spammers would be able to complete a simple task like copy pasting. Thanks for the help, I agree on the looks of the case. Personally I didn't like it, but it got good reviews on pcpartpicker. I like the look of the BitFenix Merc Beta Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower...
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    Build for grandfather

    Thank you for your response. I went for a hybrid drive, I think this would be optimal for someone who is not familiar with the different types of memory storage. My grandfather actually liked the case, grandmother didn't ;-). This is what I came up with : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vsue
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    Build for grandfather

    Thank you for the response ! You were right about the HDD and the case and I made some other adjustments. Here is what I came up with http://pcpartpicker.com/
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    Build for grandfather

    My grandad has a 6 year old computer and is in desperate need of replacement. This is what I came up with: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/vn0I He uses his computer for browsing the internet, reading articles, watch the ocasional video and photo/video storage + some very slight editing. I know it...
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    Triple Channel vs. Dual Channel

    Thanks for the response ! The problem is I want to run planetside 2 and with my current setup I'm spiking up to 80% ram usage which obviously causes massive lagg. That's why I initially wanted to upgrade my memory. So the best solution here is to buy another 4GB card right, because going back...
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    Motherboard/Ram Issues

    Well first of all you should look in to your drivers. It could be that CPU-Z is messing things up, but it could also be that your drivers are outdated. If you are 100 % sure you have the acer motherboard then you should have no problem booting up the pc, if you boot with the 4gb sticks, do you...
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    Triple Channel vs. Dual Channel

    My current setup is a P6T SE ASUS motherboard, which supports three channels. I have these three channels partially filled up with 3 x 2gb of DDR3 1333 mhz RAM. I have just bought this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00569K7LM/ref=oh_details_o01_s00_i00 I was wondering if I could leave...
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    Is this Power Supply compatible with Mobo and CPU?

    I think you should be completely fine, might even be a bit of an overkill.