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Case Mod's
Ok guys this seems like a good idea for a sticky and it was in the idea's thread so here it is :) . Pop up pics of your rigs, mabye some info on it (tip or two) etc. I would like to mabye make a max of 4 photo's as its going to be very slow for us poor people who dont have broadband in there area yet (56k sucks). Any…
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***Overclocking and Modding Charter - Please Read Before Posting***
Any further suggestions/modifications can be pm’d to one of the mods. Usual Boards.ie rules apply here and in addition: 1) Discussion of illegal activity will result in a ban. Discussion of illegal activity (warez, cracks, where to download copyright material, etc) puts this whole community in danger of being shut down, so…
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Link Repository
Okay, now all fora are down to three stickies I've done a bit of spring cleaning. The list of the old stickies is below. Some are good, some have lots of cobwebs. Only the Charter and main Case Mods thread remain sticky. If you think other threads or helpful external links relevant to this forum should be listed in here…
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I finally got another 2 TB SSD installed, now how do I use it properly?
Installed instore, registered well etc so all functional. I want to transfer files from my C drive to it to free up space. A little apprehensive as won't the links to games etc then say "root directory not found" or something? Additionally, the computer wants to "copy" them over, then completely transfer them. This is a…
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Installing a new SSD storage drive?
Apart from actually attaching it to the motherboard, any additional modifications or tech knowledge required? Or does the computer simply recognize the drive and auto-updates itself? I've purchased the WD Blue storage drive and the tech will attach it, just curious if there's anything else I need to request, software…
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What SSD storage-drive addition fits into this model of laptop? (HP Omen 16)
HP - OMEN 16-c0500na 16.1" Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7, RX 6600M, 512 GB SSD I want to upgrade the 512 GB. I asked the instore computer tech and he reckons there's 2 slots, so keep the current storage and add another one, something called an: "M.2 drive"? Can be ordered off Amazon? I just need to be sure I'm buying the…
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Upgrading memory from 512 GB - is 1 TB sufficient, or go 2 TB's?
Curious how much to buy. 1 TB or 2 TB? The laptop came with 512 GB installed. With the preloaded software and 3 games (FF7 remake and GTA 4 +5), I've got just under 100 GB remaining. The last laptop I had, I had for 7 or 8 years so accounting for that, what would be a prudent amount of memory to buy for an upgrade? I'm not…
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Compatible MSI ventus 3080 12gb waterblock
Hello all, anyone know of a waterblock for MSI ventus 3x 3080 12gb ? thanks
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7800GTX 512MB found!
I just ordered 2 from Overclock.co.uk It says due in on 19th Dec on website, so I rang them and they confirmed that if I ordered them now they would ship today/tomorrow. 1000FPS here I come :O) Inqui
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Using audio cassette tapes as a file storage media
I remember the days when my friend had a Commodore 64 that had a tape deck type device that served as the main external storage. Games and other apps came on compact cassette tapes and had to be ran through to load the data to the memory. This is an interesting experiment I came across recently which I'd like to try out at…
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Overclocking?
Hello all, I have no major need to overclock or upgrade the ram but im curious as to what the possibilities are. Processor= i7-4790 3.6ghz Motherboard= MSI H97 ms-7918 GFX card= Radeon RX 480 8Gb Ram= 12Gb DDR3 So any suggestions? Thanks all
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gpu fans go from 0 to 60% ramp up in rendering or demanding scenes and back to 0 ?
Ive recently purchased gigabyte 1650 super, and noticed at first at pubg game that when it launches few mins in environment looks like lacking rendering then fans ramp up to 60% from 0, then it never happens again. though maybe just bad gaming engine as pubg goes, but did launch skyrim, dunno what graphics setting it…
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Running Windows 95 OSR2 on Pentium 4 hardware - booting error
Hi, So many here will know i like old retro systems. The latest just for fun project is a refurbishment of an old system I got off of Adverts.ie for €20 in Laois. Specs are as follows: MB: AOpen Mx 46-533GN w. SIS 651/962L chipset CPU: Pentium 4, 3.4 Ghz RAM: 256MB DDR 333Mhz HDD: 80GB drive that I already had from a…
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Thunderbolt 3 Enclosures
Hey, Just wondering if anyone has experience with Thunderbolt Enclosures? I picked up this one: https://preisvergleich.check24.de/grafikkarten/gigabyte-aorus-geforce-gtx-1070-gaming-box-gv-n1070ixeb-8gd.html Basically I want to have a setup with monitor/keyboard/mouse and then just dock my laptop when I want to play some…
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New case or cooler???
Looking for abit of help with this one. Just bought a seidon 120v and it wont fit my case--no 120mm fan mounts in it at all--theyre all 80mm at the rear and top. Its a decent case that I paid a fortune for a few years back--Lian Li 601 and its served me will through 3 rebuilds. Decided to try get the old x1055t cpu to 4.0…
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[advice] Which mod looks best?
Im looking for opinions of which mod looks best on my Corsair Carbide 300R. Im respraying the chassis and internals white with red accents. Main issue is with the fan grilles, should I also paint them or leave them black? Attached photoshopped images for an example. The black on the side panel will be tinted perspex as I…
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Black screen imac 2017 21.5 inch after ram upgrade
I recently upgraded my imac from 8gb to 32 gb and the screen is black without a login box, blinking cursor, mouse arrow nor apple loading logo on switching it on. I put back in the original ram and it is showing the same black screen. I used a usb c hdmi adaptor to link the mac to an external monitor. it is showing a…
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Titan Xp close call
Phew, almost cooked my new card there. Got a Titan Xp for Christmas and was trying some overclocking this evening. Was reading twitter during the benchmarking, so I guess after a few runs I was just absentmindedly moving the slider and I guess I went too far. All of a sudden, black screen. "No signal detected" :eek:…
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Late to the game: 2500k OC
Never OC'd before but want to get a bit more out of the CPU to match the GTX1080 Have an i5 2500k sitting on a ASRock Z68 Pro3 (B3), Sockel 1155, ATX but don't know how far that combination can go, on a newbie's first OC. Has the standard blower but happy to swap that out if there is a good budget option? Any help would be…
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Disaster after attempted DRAM Overclock to 3000mhz
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600 DRAM: Crucial Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000mhz 2 x 8GB Hynix A-dye Mobo: ASUS X-370A Since I built my PC I had to under clock my RAM speed to 2133mhz even though it was capable of 3000mhz. This is to due to the sh1tty compatibility of DRAM for Ryzen motherboards. Sometimes I was able to clock it to 2800mhz…
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Overclocking a laptop CPU
Is it smart to overclock my laptop's CPU? I'm new to this subject so that's why I'm asking. My current laptop is a Acer E5-553G-T4KV with a AMD a10-9600P CPU
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Revert thru Bios to On board graphics issue
W 7 : Motherboard Gigabyte GA-FA55M-HD2 My PC is dead, can't complete post. I suspect a hardware issue. So diagnosis begins; The CPU fan runs and I hear the hard drive spinning up. No beeps. The monitor / cable good. The screen is dead so I cant access bios. There is a discreet Nvidia card fitted. To rule out failure of…
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SPDIF bracket not working
Evening, Got a new system. Assembled and working good. Then realised I had no TOSLINK output in the back I/O plate so went off and got an SPDIF bracket like this http://www.ebay.com/itm/SPDIF-Optical-and-RCA-Out-Plate-Cable-Bracket-for-ASUS-Gigabyte-MSI-Motherboard-/272563710974 Easy installation, plugged it to my board on…
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Strix 1060 O6G OC'ed vs 7600k OC'ed @ 4.5
Hello. Thank you for taking time to read my thread. As per title i'm wondering how good my pc performs after a bit of OC. The most important thing is the temperature of the pc. Case: NZXT S340 W PSU : CORSAIR RM850x MOBO : Asus z170 gaming pro aura CPU : i5 7600k OC @ 4.5GHz (OC in BIOS) GPU : STRIX 1060 O6G OC @ +100 to…
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Have you really noticed a sustained performance improvement after Raspbery pi ovrclck
So, is there really a sustained performance improvement, without the burning out the pi's poor little CPU? From a Raspberry Pi A up to the Raspberry Pi 3. For me, overclocking caused more woe and misery than any benefit. But hopefully your story will be different. Post here.
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Amstrad DRX890 Sky +HD STB
I am seeking suggestions on what might be done with this box to make it useful. As a FTA receiver (without a Sky sub) it is less than useful ...... there is no way to order preferred channels that I can find. As a box for use with an eir sports card it is even more annoying because as well as the lack of editing of…
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OC help - GTX970
I have a KFA2 GTX 970 EXOC Black Edition Just wondering if/how I could push it further. Last time I did overclocking was in 2004 on an ATi 9600! :pac:
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Minimum PSU for OC'd 6600k
i'm putting a system together with a Z170 mobo and an i5 6600k with 2 x SSD and 1 x HDD - no gfx card. What's the very lowest watt PSU I could get away with, with still leaving a bit of headroom? Or what wattage would a 6600k at 4400-4500MHz draw?
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adding extra 2x4gb sticks to existing 2x2gb of ram
as title states would there be any compatibility issues if i added extra two sticks of ram, current pc has 2x2gb ddr3 1333mhz cl9,just ordered extra 2x4gb 1333mhz 9cl ,only difference 8gb can be overclocked and are different brand where existing ones are generic brand,MB is z97 and supports up to 32gb,just wonder would two…
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So your Raspberry Pi / Arduino / other small computer has NO "on / off" button
This excludes the Raspberry Pi ZERO btw. (it has a specific requirement for a 3.3 volt power supply unlike the rest of the range of Pi's which use 5 volts which most smartphone recharging power cells will supply) Look in the smartphone shops for a generic android smartphone recharger power cell - one with its own on / off…