Recent content by samcol

Hi, So today myself and a colleague have established my GTX970 is dead (for those wondering, it crashes to a coloured screen when i try to play any type of game in more than one system). I've listed my spec below, the PC is 3 years old. I'm going to need a new GPU but just need to double check...

So my system has been booting when loading up any intensive game with the Asus Anti Surge warning. Specs are 4790K / Maxmimum VII Ranger / GTX 970 / CS650M Gold Certified / 16Gigs of Ram I just ran 3d Mark Fire Strike and in afterburner the charts looked alarming for the GPU, can anyone...

So I've done LOTS of homework, and the cause of my PC shutting down under load must mean I need a new PSU. I plan to upgrade in the future so could anyone recommend a PSU with room to add a more powerful GPU / more RAM, or if other parts of my PC would also need upgrading to accomadate newer...

I'm not very technical so bear with me.. PC when under some load, for example playing FIFA, after a couple of seconds cuts out and i get sent to a boot menu saying ASUS Anti-Surge shut down the computer to protect it. Absolutely nothing has changed and I've had the PC for over 3 years with no...

Hey Everyone. So i bought this PC when the 900 Series cards came out, was pricey for me at the time but obviously prices have fallen but I'm thinking of upgrading setup. I currently run two monitors in 1080p (resolution is fine for me) and im considering a third, cheap and cheerful 1080p...

Hi all, A mate of mine wants to get a gaming pc for his boy in the value of around £600. I'm pretty sure only way he's gonna get close to this for games of Call Of Duty requirements is through AMD, & scrimping on storage / RAM initially. I know he should definitely get at least an i5 but...

So some of you may have seen the issues I've been having lately. After 3 weeks and one day, PC would make an interference sound (a buzz) and skip a load of frames intermittently, making all tasks bloody hard to do (don't even think of playing a game). Go to boot it up on Sunday and Windows...

Returned a faulty GTX970 Jetstream, and today the replacement arrived - a stock palit 970. Fair so say I'm a bit disappointed after ringing PCS and then explaining there's nothing they can do and that's the luck of the draw. I thought a replacement would be an exact copy? I wasn't aware of...

So I first noticed this playing Dragon Age Inquisition (max settings 50-60fps). The Sound and the Image freeze for about half a second then catch up with their self, resulting in a deep buzz sound and huge jump in time-frame which completely throws you off doing anything. I'm positive this is...

Hi, I have the Palit GTX970 which I've had since Friday. I've checked online and I'm not sure whether the stats I'm getting in MSI Afterburner / GPU-Z are worrying or not as the GPU fans are getting much louder than I anticipated. Please forgive me if this is ridiculous as I'm brand new to all...

:tt1: Hi Guys, After ordering a fast track Delivery Monday (previously had standard) my rig arrived this morning. This is my first pc that costs more than a lunchbox so i hardly slept last night, and upon setting it up earlier i couldn't be happier. Mainly going to be used for gaming and...

Sorry, if this is in the wrong place, i couldnt find where to put it! I ordered a desktop and its been almost two weeks now and it's still in pre-production. The £1600 left my account immediately but since then nothing's happened... After trying to fast-track I get the following: "We've...

Hi All, I've recently purchased a computer with a 4gb GTX 970 Graphics card. I'm looking at the AOC G2460PQU LED TN panel 1080p Monitor as it has a 1ms response time and 144hz refresh rate which i wish to take advantage of. 1080p is fine for me as I want a triple set up in future and also...

Hi All, This is my first time building / speccin' up a PC and really need some other's input. I have a small amount of knowledge in the actual hardware of computers and i've put together this build which is right in my price range (but i can go up slightly if neccessary) Ive tried to make it...