Recent content by Beebstar

Decent fan control in the BIOS.

Sorry to report, but I am having Sleep, fan issues as well with two different Gigabyte motherboards: GA-H270-Gaming 3 and Z370XP SLI. Seems like my BIOS fan settings are lost when coming out of Sleep. I'm assuming the system is reverting to default sets which DO NOT cool adequately. Make sure...

Follow up (a year and a half later): I got another video card (EVGA GTX 1070) and decided to try the DisplayPort cable again. Consistently got the beeps (when the Samsung monitor was off) until I turned on CSM (Compatibility Support Module) in the BIOS. So far, so good, but I don't think that...

Wow! Intel is doing it again. Why don't companies like this learn from their past mistakes. To be honest, I actually prayed for AMD. I like Intel's processors, but I don't get the impression that Intel's "leadership" have the consumers' best interest in mind. I'd have to guess that they are...

You'll need a Windows 7 license sticker. I boot to and install Windows 7 with a Dell DVD [see update below], activate it using the sticker, and then use the Windows 10 DVD that you can download with the Media Creation Tool from Microsoft to upgrade (within Windows). Correction (July 2018): The...

Uh, Windows 7 is available for sale on NewEgg and will be supported for years to come. No one is required to upgrade to Windows 10. Also, there are PC brands that offer non-Microsoft OSs on their units. Microsoft's behavior may be similar to past events; however, times HAVE changed - thankfully.

Thank you, Tom's!

I couldn't even finish this article because it made me sick to my stomach. If this is the way you make people pay to enjoy your website, perhaps we should look elsewhere. Thankfully, we live in a society based on laws, and as far as I know, ad blocking is not yet illegal. If you think that ad...

Thank you! The new 2015 Performance Charts are great! I've looked forward to them a long time. Only one thing, I would still like to see a benchmark that uses a lesser CPU and a lower resolution than 1080p. Several of our monitors and many of our games do not support that high of resolution...

Hello! I'd like to see the newest Intel integrated graphics on the list as well as the GT 720. With thanks, Joe B.

Niiiiice! Me and my sons still play 2 (FE) and 3 (AD) over our in-house network! As a parent, I appreciated the historical content in version 2. The game encouraged my older son's love of history (and warfare). When I was a houseparent at a group home, I played version 2 with my junior...

Edit: Outdated Info I can't explain why companies do the things they do especially with 40% of computers still using XP. However, apparently our cries have been heard. Here is the link provided to me by AMD: http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop?os= Windows XP -...

Every American should take a trip to a third-world country where people are blessed to have even an ancient computer by our privileged standards. Microsoft has a history of doing what they think is best for people which also conveniently lines their pockets in a sometimes less than noble way...