Recent content by BakedPotato65

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    Possible to boot from a HD backup from a dead HD on a new HD?

    So I'm assuming I would need to get a new hard drive and new copy of Windows. Then after setting it up I could put some of the files from the backup onto the new drive. I was hoping that I wouldn't need to get a new copy of Windows
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    Possible to boot from a HD backup from a dead HD on a new HD?

    Title might be confusing. I have a computer which its hard drive has failed and makes a clicking noise. I have the contents of the failed C: drive ("Program files", "Users", "Windows", all the rest in there) copied onto an external hard drive. These files are backed up from a couple years ago...
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    CPU Fan stuck at max, again

    I've had this problem before and I somehow fixed it about a year ago but now it is back. My CPU fan is stuck at 100% and is loud and rattles. The cooler and fan I have is a Cooler Master 212, the fan is a 4 pin and it rattled right out of the box but only at full speed. I've tried Speedfan, it...
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    GTX 970 or i5 4690k w/ MSI Z97-G45 Gaming?

    I'm wanting to upgrade my pc soon. I'm wanting to get a GTX 970, but if I do that my FX 6300 might bottleneck it on certain games. So I thought about getting a i5 4690k and a good gaming motherboard then upgrading the video card later. Both are around $350 each. I'm kind of stuck on what I...
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    Which GTX 970 Version is the best?

    I'm looking to upgrade my graphics card from a Radeon 7850 to a GTX 970. I'm not sure which 970 model to get but I'm looking at the Asus Strix GTX 970 and the MSI GTX 970. I have a 500w psu and would like to keep the psu and gpu compatible. Thanks SPECS: CPU: AMD FX 6300 3.5ghz COOLER: Cooler...
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    Get GTX 970 or i5 4690k w/ MSI Z97-G45 Gaming?

    I'm wanting to upgrade my pc soon. I'm wanting to get the EVGA GTX 970 SC ACX 2.0 so I can play newer games better. But if I do that, my FX 6300 might bottleneck it on certain games. So then I thought about getting a i5 4690k and MSI Z97-G45 Gaming motherboard then upgrading the video card...