Recent content by Tyreese Sweeney

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    Is this a good temperature for my CPU without playing any games?

    It actually kind of does make sense to me. I live up north and currently it's 0 degrees Fahrenheit, and it's placed up near a wall. The heating vent next to it doesn't work so that doesn't do too much in terms of heat. I'm pretty sure it's not an error unless it's in my motherboard itself. I...
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    Is this a good temperature for my CPU without playing any games?

    I currently got an AMD 4130 FX. Without overclocking or anything my CPU temps fluctuate to 13-17C. Often, they hit lows of 7-8C. Is this good? And what do you think is the headroom of overclocking if I get such temperatures?
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    What is my problem?

    I would love to get to my BIOS if I could, but I can't see anything. I reset my CMOS and everything else I was told to do but my monitor is indefinitely black, saying "NO SIGNAL" I'm pretty sure I don't have a graphical chip set.
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    What is my problem?

    I have gone through this checklist, I've read the forums rules and have heard to gone through it before posting a thread. Cooler - Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120 mm PWM Fan Thermal Grease - Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM...
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    What is my problem?

    Well, recently I purchased components to make my own computer (thank you Black Friday!) I had purchased... A Gigabyte GA-990FX revision 4.0 An AMD 8350 Processor A Sapphire Raedon 290 Tri-xx A Rosewill Hive 750watt power supply A Hyper 212 Evo Aftermarket CPU Cooler, and case fans and a...
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    Are these computer parts (FINAL DRAFT) compatible?

    Thanks for your advice Tradesman, I neglected to mention I am getting the Hyper 212 Evo.
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    Are these computer parts (FINAL DRAFT) compatible?

    ~ $ 864 to 839 Case - Cooler Master Elite 430 - Mid Tower Computer Case with All-Black Interior and Windowed Side Panel - $24.99 GPU - APPHIRE TRI-X OC 100362-2SR Radeon R9 290 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 Video Card - $249.99 RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3...
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    What is the minimum amount of wattage I would need to run this build?

    GPU - GIGABYTE GV-N970WF3OC-4GD GeForce GTX 970 4GB 256-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 HDCP Ready G-SYNC Support Video Card RAM - G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL MOBO - ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 + SB950...
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    Are all these parts compatible?

    Optical Drive - Hey guys, at the age of fifteen I have hopes of popping my cherry and to build my first computer. I've owned four in the past and I've always bought them. I'm new to this tech scene, but I've always been interested since a ripe age. I've watched countless youtube videos on...
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    What PSU would i need in my new build?

    Thanks for all your help guys, this should be more cost effective for me too.
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    What PSU would i need in my new build?

    My current build as stands includes : Optical Drive - Lite-On 24x CD/DVD Burner Case - Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced - High Air Flow Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0 and All-Black Interior - $140 GPU - Nvidia Geforce GTX 770 2GB Video Card - $380 Storage - Seagate 600 Series 240GB...