Recent content by DaxInside

I received some help from members on here with reducing GPU temperatures in my new rig so I thought i'd post a couple of pictures up to show the finished result. Ive added 4 Bitfenix 140mm Spectre Blue fans att he front/top and a Scythe Slip Stream Slim 120mm Fan at the bottom. Also added a...

Hi guys Below is my new rig which I received on Saturday. Im happy to say its well put together and running smoothly. Im hoping someone can advise me on acceptable GPU temps. One of my cards runs 10 degrees hotter than the other, which is to be expected as it has a sound card next to it. The...

Hi I just received my new PC and decided to run 3D Mark 11 on it. In the results section it lists my PC specs and lists my 16Gb of RAM running at 667Mhz. Is that normal? Its 1600Mhz RAM, 2 x 8 modules. Is there another way I can test it? Thanks.

Hi Gents Will I be able to get 5.1 audio from the onboard audio from my mobo when using optical to my Logitech Z906? The mobo is ASUS® Z87-A: ATX, USB2.0, USB3.0, SATA6GB/S, SLi, XFIRE. I read on another forum that without DDL I won't get proper 5.1 because games aren't usually encoded into a...

Hi Are there any plans to add these to the options? Do PCS allow us to send a drive in from elsewhere to be use in a build? Thanks guys.

Hello Im considering a new gaming PC in a small form factor. I notice that 2400Mhz RAM can be ordered which is pretty cool. When I check the motherboard specs it says that the most the mobo can accept is 1600Mhz. Does this mean there is an overclock in place to make use of the faster RAM? This...

Hello I have a wireless xbox controller for pc which I would like to use when in jets and helicopters in BF3. The controller works fine whe on foot but id rather use keyboard and mouse for that. The problem is throttle up and down. Ive tried remapping the keys but I can't get them to work on...

Hi gents This isn't directly related to my new PC but these forums have been so helpful I thought id ask for some help here. Since I got my new PC from PCS I have decided to sell my old one. Im trying to get sound working on it again as I reformatted and installed windows. I couldn't get the...

At the moment I have a 1.5Tb drive in my PC. Ive also got a spare 1.5TB drive laying about not being used but they arn't the same brand. Can I use these in a RAID0 config or do the drives have to be matching exactly? I think they are both the same speed just not sure about the memory cache etc.

Hi Gents Ive just set up a new modem/router on my PC. I accessed the settings via my firefox using its IP address. The internet works fine but each time I try to load my homepage (google) I get redirected to my router. If I tyoe google.co.uk into the address it redirects to...

Hi all Just been playing a bit of Arma 2 and Ive been getting some crashes. Ive got 2 GTX 570's running 3 monitors. One of the cards temperature is reaching 97 degrees. Do you think this is causing the crashes? What are the safe temps for these cards? 97 sounds pretty extreme to me. the...

Hi all Ive been using my PC for a few days now and im suprised at how long it takes to boot up. I called the technical advise line and was told it sounds normal but im hoping someone here can help me change the bios or something so its a little quicker. When I press the power button the pc...

Hello all I received my PC on Monday, great to finally have it here. My PC arrived without an SLI bridge which is probably because I had my GPU's taken out of the order just before it was sent. I called on Monday to report that it was missing and was told it would be sent out asap. Ive just...

Hi Im after a little guidence with setting up my motherboard. Im adding my own GPU's and sound card to my PCS rig. I have the P8P67 Pro and Id like to install 2 gtx570's and a single X-Fi sound card. Which slots should I use for which cards? I know different slots run at different speeds...

Hello all My PC is in the building phase, woohoo! I can't decide which monitor to get and im hoping for some advice here. Im interested in a 3 monitor set up and am thinking of getting 3 120hz monitors. Will my rig be powerful enough to get above 60fps on 3 monitors in games like BF3? I...