Recent content by sedateeddie

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    I recently built a 'stealth pc' inside an old Xbox case, is there a better card than the 750 ti for my needs?

    The build is in the linked youtube video, I am just wondering if I could have used a better GPU, or any other components for that matter. Clearly the CPU was chosen for a budget build, should I have gone with a different one? Also the GPU seems to me to be a good bet, could I have got anything...
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    Trying to get my build to the £1500 mark, i'm currently about £170 over budget.

    I am trying to build a PC for £1,500 including a screen and peripherals. My current build is about £170 over budget I was wondering if you could give me any suggestions to help lower the cost without damaging the performance too much. I am looking to game at 1440 in the near future when screens...
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    Problem with VGA output on Samsung HD TV Linux

    I am having trouble setting up my Linux based laptop with a Samsung HD TV. The only aspect ratio options that my computer gives is 4:3, I also get flickering on the TV screen. I have previously set up my laptop with a smaller HD TV and I am able to set the aspect ratio to 16:9, and all is...
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    CPU for very low budget small form factor PC.

    I recently built my first emulator retro gaming system using a Raspberry Pi inside an old Atari 2600 case which was great fun. However the Raspberry Pi is too underpowered for decent emulation of big SNES titles and PS1 N64 titles. I would like to build a small form factor PC that can fit inside...
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    Building My 1st Gaming Computer

    What sort of budget do you have, and are you also looking to buy speakers, screen, mouse, keyboard etc?
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    Super weird BIOS problem

    So I was happily browsing the internet and I turned away to fiddle with my Raspberry Pi, turned back, and my screen was black. PC was still running, panicked that my graphics card had bricked, hard reset the PC, hoped it would work.... PC didn't load windows, went to the recovery thingy...
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    Wires in a Fractal R5 Case?

    What do the wires say on them? I wouldn't worry though they are probably wires for legacy motherboards.