Recent content by Steve Skills

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    Low budget laptop

    I forgot to mention they are all last day offers so tomorrow I need to place an order for one them
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    CPU + GPU Temperatures

    Normally, anything under 80 for cpu and 85 for GPU should be safe (under high load). You can however check the max operating temperatures for your specific components. You should be safe with the temperatures you provided.
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    Low budget laptop

    Toshiba C55-A-1H1 Intel® Core™ i3-3110M 2.40GHz, 4GB, nVidia GeForce 710M 2GB, vs Lenovo IdeaPad B50-45 AMD Quad Core A6-6310 2.40GHz, 4GB, AMD Radeon R5 M230 2GB vs Lenovo IdeaPad G505S AMD Quad Core A8-4500M 1.90GHz, 4GB AMD Radeon HD 8570M 2GB Which one would do any decent in gaming...
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    PSU Making Very Loud Sound

    If it is a cheap PSU, and has no more warranty, you should change it to a new one. If it is still under warranty, you can try to replace it. You can try replacing the cooler inside the PSU, but it is a little risky if you don't know what you are doing. I have had terrible noise problems with my...
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    i thinks my computer is broke

    Sounds like the video card is dead. Overheating is always bad, next time consider replacing the coolers or add some coolers to the parts that are overheating. You could try to reconnect the video card to the motherboard and check the monitor cable.
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    Power Supply Lifespan?

    I don't know about that specific PSU but in my case, the PSU lasted for over 8 years in similar conditions (the fan started to become noisy after like 5 years). It died 2 weeks ago, and it was just a Deluxe 450W cheap PSU that came with the Case. I think it varies on the specific build of your...
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    PC problems - mostly HDD and Power Supply issues

    Dear Experts, I have a series of problems that started about 2 weeks ago, when my old power supply died. I have replaced it (with another cheap one that i found in a Sunday afternoon), and since the replacement I have a series of problems with my PC. #1. HDD failure. This happened today...