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I just purchased an ASUS Radeon HD 7970 Matrix Platinum (£222 at Overclockers with 3 free games) and had a couple of questions related to the installation. Moving HDD My case is a CM Storm Enforcer, and in order to fit the card in the case, the top HDD cage needs to be removed. This entails...

I have the chance to get a brand new 12GB 1333Mhz RAM kit from an acquaintance at a low price (he works in the computer field) but I'm sure I read that Sandy Bridge might not be compatible with multiples of RAM outside of 4GB, 8GB, 16GB and so on. I was wondering, if I installed the RAM, would...

I am trying to reduce the amount of data on my hard drive for migrating to an SSD, and a few days ago I had reduced it to 89GB. However, today I have 101GB. I installed no new programs, and CCleaner only cleared a few hundred MB of data. Does anyone know how best to find out what is taking up...

(not sure if this is the correct section, feel free to move if not) I am investigating upgrading to a new, larger monitor and noticed that several of the options I had identified had a slightly slower response time (7ms) compared to the monitor I have now (5ms). I have read that this may be...

I have a few questions about potentially overclocking my CPU to gain improved performance, as well as about upgrading RAM 1. Is it feasible to overclock with only the £19 air cooler that you can specify from the PCS order screen? 2. If so, how much of an overclock could I get and not damage...

I just had a quick question about what acceptable temperatures are whilst gaming. My 570 is hitting around 70 degrees when playing Far Cry 3 (a little higher than most of my other games), I was just wondering if I should be concerned about that or not. I plan to clean out my PC so that will...

Hi, I was contemplating an upgrade of several components in my PC (RAM, GPU, monitor), and was wondering why I get a message saying there are no upgrades available for the RAM? Any ideas? Thanks.

If I wanted to add extra RAM to my PC, would it have to be the same make that my current RAM is, because I can't find Samsung 1333Mhz desktop RAM anywhere?

I was thinking about getting a new graphics card at some point in the near future, and I was wondering if people would advise the use of anti-static equipment such as http://www.amazon.co.uk/Stripe-Electric-Working-Static-Gloves/dp/B00542WLRY to ensure that damage to components did not occur...

I bought my PC from PCS about 5 months ago, and I am now thinking about purchasing an SSD to speed things up. However, I am unsure how to install one (the guides provided by Google are inconclusive), so if one you kind people could help me out, it would be much appreciated. Also, would I be...

Three times since I recieved my computer, it has booted up to the desktop, where I find that my background has disappeared and an error message has appeared. I cannot recall the exact message but I think it said something about 'system 32'. Restarting has fixed the problem each time, but I am...

My new PC got here yesterday, and it is amazing. The courier could barely lift the thing off the ground and it took considerable effort (and a crippled back) to heft the enormous box upstairs. With the help of a knife, the robust packaging yielded to permit access to my new gaming machine. It...

This PC is now ordered: Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3 1333MHz (2 X 4GB) Graphics...

I was wondering how easy it is to open up this case to get inside it? Will I need other tools or anything else? I am planning to order a PC with this case later today, so quick replies would be much appreciated. Thanks.

I will be ordering this PC in the next week or so. Case COOLERMASTER CM690 MKII ADVANCED CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5-2500 Quad Core (3.30GHz, 6MB Cache) + HD Graphics Motherboard ASUS® P8P67 PRO (NEW REV 3.0): USB 3.0/SATA 6Gb/s, CrossFireX™ & SLI Memory (RAM) 8GB SAMSUNG DDR3 DUAL-DDR3...