Recent content by treebearhunter

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    Is it safe to run a graphics card on a seperate power supply

    I recently came in to possession of an HP Compaq 6300 Minitower that has an i7 and 16gb of ram, planned to put my HD7870Ghz in it only to find NO molex or PCI-e power connectors and non standard motherboard power connectors so I couldn't put my CX600 in it either, so it has come to this, the...
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    What are these and is it possible to get adapters for them?

    So I got given a new HP desktop pc that has an i7 3770 in it and went to put my graphics card in (HD7870ghz) only to find the power supply has no pci 6 pins connector OR molex connectors so I couldn't even use adapters, so this should be a simple fix right? just stick my old cx600 in there...
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    Need motherboard that can overclock G3258 and possibly an i5 later on for 150NZD.

    as the title says I Have a budget of $150NZD to get a MoBo for overclocking the G3258 and later on light overclocking for an i5 4690k?
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    Budget PC Upgrade

    Hi, planning to upgrade my pc, I have a budget of 370-400 NZD. My current specs are: Q6600 @ 3ghz Sapphire 7870Ghz OC 4 GB ddr2 800mhz I plan to pull most of this out and stick these parts in: http://nz.pcpartpicker.com/p/H3D2Mp (I can get some DDR3 ram from my uncle) the plan is too...
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    Low FPS in World of Tanks

    So I recently bought a Sapphire HD7870 GHz OC to replace my 9800gt and I was surprised when I actually got only mildly better if not worse FPS than my 9800gt on the same settings (med with a few things on high, no AA) I overclocked my Q6600 to 3ghz before getting the new card. I've been told...
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    Usb mouse not working

    so Windows updated last night just before I turned of my computer and when I turned it on this morning my mouse wasn't working, mouse is a steel series kinzu v2, I had no problem at all with it prior to this update, I tried a system restore to before this update and it still won't work, I've...
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    BF3 download size

    I was thinking of buying BF3 but I have a broadband data limit, so I was wondering if someone could tell me the current BF3 download size. thanks.
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    HDMI to VGA?

    Hi there, I was wondering if someone could tell me how I could run a VGA monitor from an HDMI port, I'm going to have 3 15" VGA monitors, but my graphics card only has 1 VGA, 1 HDMI and 1 DVI. is it possible to have an HDMI to DVI and then have a DVI to VGA? Answers would be much appreciated :)
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    Thinking of upgrading my gaming PC

    I'm on a bit of a budget so I can't really buy anything too expensive , might be able to get a better motherboard. What I want to upgrade too: Athlon 2 x4 750k Overclocked too 4Ghz 2 7870 oc 2gb in crossfire 8gb 1866 DDR3 3x 1080p monitors ASrock FM2A75 Pro4-M Micro ATX I have a couple of...