Recent content by Poprin

£113 in the UK buying from say Scan would probably just about get me an Ahtlon 860k (£56) and an AsRock FM2 a88m extreme4+ (£50) which coincidentally is exactly the combination I have just built a machine from this week and I can say it performs very, very well for the price.

I don't quite understand the question? You already have a machine? Based on AM3? Or you just have a graphics card? The FX 6300 is a solid budget buy for a gaming CPU if you already have an AM3 platform. If you are buying everything from scratch you have other options. The Athlon 860k is a very...

I think it would still be classed as 2.0, but the speakers are 'full range'. I'm making a wild guess it's Kodi or Plex you are configuring, in which case I would leave that setting at 2.0 and go into your windows speaker config and there is an option to set it to 2.0 full range. So basically...

I'm just going to play devils advocate here, but if you paid $30k for a piece of software in 2002 and you haven't maintained support with the software provider over that time period then I'm not sure what you expect! 13 years in the IT industry is basically a lifetime, you should really look to...

I have a HP with an AMD A4 Micro-6400T quad core. It is only a low spec processor but I chose this model because it is totally passively cooled. Even with this processor I can watch any quality movie perfectly, also outputting to my 1080p 40" screen via HDMI. I would advise research before you...

PS3 might be outputting a resolutions that the TV doesn't recognise. If your PS3 works on a different screen, change the resolution in the settings and then try again.

If you are on a tight budget and you are indeed based in the UK take a look here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/laptop-computers/ They review well, custom laptops that are built to spec and you can definitely get more bang for your buck. They also appear to have solid warranties. Better option...

Well according to this review that GPU will struggle with medium graphics on Skyrim: http://www.notebookcheck.net/The-Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Benchmarks.66057.0.html Also if you are buying that one anyway and you are in the UK, it is cheaper here...

IMO Laptops should never have been used for anything other than very light gaming. Gaming requires the exact opposite of the function of a laptop. Energy efficiency and low heat production, both of which are not indicative of gaming! My personal opinion, I would never buy a laptop for gaming...

You mean you just can't turn the screwdriver? Well, physics man! Get some leverage on it!

Is it stuck because the head is stripped? If yes, first off what type of screw head is that? The first thing to try is different screw drivers and very careful force. Then you can try buying a really cheap screwdriver and some metal bonding resin and then carefully glue the screwdriver to the...