Recent content by temp89

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    [SOLVED] Windows hangs on spinning dot circle during boot. Common solutions ineffective.

    Specs: Intel i7-8700k 16gb GDDR5 ram Geforce GTX 1080 Z370 Gaming Plus D4 ATX mobo Samsung SSD 860 EVO (windows drive) Seagate ST3500418AS Corsair Gold 650W PSU 10 months old, no overclocking. A week ago my PC went from booting in 10 seconds to spending 2-5 minutes on the black screen with the...
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    Power cycles on and off after installing SSD. PSU boned?

    Tried reseating everything, changing power cable, changing outlet, and a bunch of other things to no avail. Changing PSU fixed it so I guess that's that. Back to VRing, edit: is there a way to pick your own posts as a solution?
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    Power cycles on and off after installing SSD. PSU boned?

    i7-8700K Z370 Gaming Plus D4 ATX mobo Nvidia GTX1080 16GB DDR5 ram Corsair 650TX psu I was installing an SSD drive and now my computer powers on for a second, powers off, powers on, etc. No beeps. To give some history I upgraded my computer in preparation for VR back in March. Didn't replace...
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    Recommended upgrade build for VR-ready gaming - Nvidia & Intel combo

    I can't hold out until RAM and GPU prices drop so I'm upgrading now. This is my current build: CPU: i5-4670k @ 3.4GHz RAM: 8 GB DDR3 Mobo: Gigabyte Z97M-D3H GPU: Nvidia GTX 760 PSU: 650W For reasons the CPU has to be Intel and the GPU has to be Nvidia. My budget is "hefty" but I don't want to...
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    Best gaming monitor for £200-300. Needs VGA, DVI, and HDMI

    I'm completely unfamiliar with what monitor brands are considered good nowadays. I game and work a lot at my PC, but usually on a budget. My room is small and I sit about a 2 feet from my monitor so size and weight are important. I want to be able to switch between a DVI input (my PC) and a VGA...