Recent content by SenoritaCao

I built myself a new system last week and I've been running into constant problems in games like Witcher 2 and CS:GO. It'll run games fine for a while but it'll crash or grey screen randomly (Or stutter frequently in CS). The mouse and keyboard LEDs turn off and the reset button doesn't restart...

TRY CONTROL ALT DELETE. *Slams keyboard*

I think you should confirm (Through software such as HWMonitor) whether or not your CPU is overheating. It is possible for the power supply to be the source of your problem since it will shut itself off when voltages go out of spec. This is prone to happen in power supplies from an unknown...

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I read that EK and a few other waterblock manufacturers had an issue a few years ago with nickel plated blocks where it would peel off because of distilled water and silver kill coils. Have they fixed this or is the only solution to use anticorrosion additives?

I was looking at a wall-mount pc (Apparently people don't like these, but I do) and noticed people kept pointing out the possibility of EMI problems. Since I want to do a wall-mount, I was wondering if it would be an issue for me as well (Though, my design looks more like a flattened case stuck...

I'm currently planning on building myself a case made of wood with a large acrylic window on the side. Are there any potential issues with EMI that i can encounter and how can i address them? Ive seen metallic paints but they seem optimised for a partiular range of frequencies and i have no...

Bit of a noob question here. I have a GT730 in my pc at the moment. I didnt think much of it when i was building it but I found it odd that it didnt take up the entire pci-e slot. I cant really find an answer on why it wouldnt be full length but my suspicion is that it doesnt need the extra...

As stated by RaDiKaL, it's likely a mix of quality and being able to charge more for being a popular brand.

Its a cx430 non modular. I get that these are known for early failure, but it's bottom mounted (So it gets fresh air instead of air thats already gone through the processor) and well ventilated so currently it is not of concern. In the event that I can RMA it and get a different PSU, I'm...

Wont the fan fail as the bearing fails?

It is still under warranty since I only purchased a few days ago but I have some concerns about the issue. The noise disappears for some time after stopping the fan (As of right now, its all running noiseless) so I have no guarantee that the people at the shop will be able to replicate the...

So my power supply has been making some noise which I think is fan related. A little bit after I got the PSU and got it up and running, it started making some noise (Sounds like something's vibrating). I suspected a wire or something was hitting the fan but after using a torch, that was not the...

Okay, I've checked the BIOS and it says about 40 degrees on the CPU and 30 on the motherboard. For the time being, I'll just offset CoreTemp by 30degrees so I get a minimum reading of about 38 degrees until I find another sensor. Edit: Currently using HWmonitor and the temperatures look pretty...