Recent content by alme55

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    benq xl2730z not saving monitor settings

    nvm, I talked to a benq tech and they told me uninstall the Display pilot software they included and to set DDC/CI found in Menu/System/Other Settings/DDC/CI in the monitor menu to Off, and that worked.
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    benq xl2730z not saving monitor settings

    So i have had a benq xl2730z monitor since release and since i set it up until now no matter what i do the monitor setting keep resetting when i restart my pc. i have tried to save them through the benq display pilot software and through the actual monitor and nothing works.
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    defective Dell XPS 13 laptop

    someone on the dell forums helped me figure it out, there was just a setting dell buried in the power management. http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3518/power-options.png I don't think i would ever buy another dell laptop again, wasted 4...
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    cpu core speed stuck at 600MHz

    someone on the dell forums helped me figure it out, there was just a setting dell buried in the power management. http://en.community.dell.com/cfs-file/__key/communityserver-discussions-components-files/3518/power-options.png I don't think i would ever buy another dell laptop again, wasted 4...
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    defective Dell XPS 13 laptop

    So i bought a new dell xps 13 (2015) for school, i got the i3 version (i3-5010U @ 2.1Ghz) since it was in my budget and is really mobile. it felt really sluggish out the box so i installed cpu-z and noticed the clock speed was not going over 600Mhz even in a prime95 test and an intel extreme...
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    cpu core speed stuck at 600MHz

    I just purchased a Dell XPS 13 (2015) from dells website, the base model, i3-5010U @ 2.1GHz, 4gb ram. When i recieved it, it was horribly slow out the box, it takes about 15-20 seconds to open and load web pages and about the same to open folders and even longer to open applications upwards of...
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    4k not working on r9 290 properly, Seiki 39" se39uy04 4k tv

    i found a solution after hours of searching, i stumbled across a software called AMD/ATI Pixel Clock Patcher located here: http://www.monitortests.com/forum/Thread-AMD-ATI-Pixel-Clock-Patcher and it worked, kinda makes me mad i have to do all this just to get a tv over 1080p on my computer...
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    4k not working on r9 290 properly, Seiki 39" se39uy04 4k tv

    so i bought this TV yesterday and hooked it up to my computer and it works fine, the 4k works good, i used "custom resolution utility" to get 1440p @ 60hz and 1080p @ 120hz. The problem i am having is whenever i turn the TV on it only starts up in 1080p @ 24hz and when i look in the "screen...
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    Help on a graphics card buy on craigslist!

    i would say go with the r9 290 -make sure he didn't remove the cooler at any point by checking the sticker on the gpu screw, that way you can still rma it if it has a defect in the future. -make sure the stickers with the serial # and product # are both on it. -find out if he is the original...