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Would love to win the hammer or the hat! Tom's Hardware has been my go-to for all my PC-building inquiries. The guides, reviews, and forums were instrumental to my first build and the numerous since then, and I have spread the addiction love of PC hardware to many friends. I'm most looking...

I appreciate the answers thus far. As a final question, besides benches, what would higher RAM speeds do for a user? And for gaming in particular, would it be correct to assume that more RAM is preferable over higher speeds, having to chose one?

Hello, I currently have a LGA 1150 (Haswell) system that I'm looking to upgrade around Black Friday season of 2018. I use this PC to game primarily, along with some CAD work and minor video editing. In addition to the GPU and monitor, I'm looking to upgrade the DDR3 RAM from 8 GB 1600 to 16 GB...

Thanks for your reply Chugalug, I'm looking at your recommendations now. Would you recommend or have experience in using a laptop cooler?

Budget: $2000 max Size: 14" - 15" screen range Resolution: 1440p or higher Portability: I plan on carrying this thing around my quite large campus. A thick behemoth won't do. Battery: I don't plan on gaming much away from an outlet, but I would probably need decent life whilst in classes for...

My PC boots from a single press on the keyboard and I wish to remove this feature. My friend recently installed 8.1 on his new machine and has the same thing with a completely different hardware setup. I own a cat and his late night adventures have more than once turned on my machine at 3 am...

Alright then. Thanks for your help.

Would splitting the 4 pin header between 2 fans damage the motherboard? This splitter looks good, but how could I determine that the Molex would provide all the power needed for 4 fans...

Does an adapter exist that allows a mobo's 4 pin header to control a 3 pin fan via PWM? If not, to what (if any) extent are 3 pin fans controllable when plugged into a 4-pin mobo header? Also, what should I look for when getting y-splitters for fans? Are splitters that just split a 4-pin into...

True, true. I reasoned I could always add more RAM and SSD space later. Quick question, the PSU says its ATX12V v2.3 with compatibility to ATX12V 2.2 and 2.01 for mobos. My motherboard is EATX 12V. Are they compatible? The PSU description page says its compatible with all ATX-compatible boards...

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1WI99 Uses: gaming, recording, editing OC'ng? Yes Why the CM SS2 and h80i? Mobility Any and all feedback is appreciated :)

If I were to get 2x R9 290's (non-x), would a 750w PSU be sufficient, assuming some OC'ng on both cards and an i7? Would 2x PCIe 3.0x16 be needed for X-fire, and would 2x 3.0x8 be severe enough bottlenecks to cause concern? Also, does anyone know when they'll release the non-reference versions...

This build for my friend will be used mainly for gaming, some video editing, any suggestions? The price is about $1250 and we'd like to push down the price as much as possible to maybe $1100 without sacrificing too much performance. Processor: AMD FX-8350: $200...