Recent content by Brett Williams

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    Windows 8 to windows 7

    I just bought a brand new windows 8 toshiba pc. i didn't want windows 8 and asked the tech guys if they could put in windows 7 instead. they told me that it wasn't possible to go from windows 8 to windows 7. i thought i could just boot from my flash drive and install a fresh install of windows 7...
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    A few issues with my newly built gaming computer

    now i just need to fix my cpu fan issue, which isn't a issue cause the darn things works just fine lol
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    A few issues with my newly built gaming computer

    yes that solved my issue with the WD HDD thank you. now just need to fix this boot issue still doesn't just boot from the SSD and still have that cpu fan error
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    A few issues with my newly built gaming computer

    if this is the wrong place to ask these questions please let me know.
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    A few issues with my newly built gaming computer

    Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. I just loaded windows on to my Samsung 840 SSD 250GB and it boots just fine! The issue is that my WD 500GB black is not showing up on my list of HDDs when i pull up my computer. It shows up on device manager and in my bios as the first boot...
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    Rate my build in progress for planetside 2

    what kind of fps could i run on ultra with this build?
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    Rate my build in progress for planetside 2

    Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. I am currently building my computer and have already purchased some pieces. These pieces obviously cannot be changed but I am looking for advice on my remaining pieces. Currently purchased: RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB...
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    HDD/SSD/RAID need a set up

    so what is this AHCI? is raid just making your HDD faster?
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    HDD/SSD/RAID need a set up

    Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. I'm building a gaming computer and here are the specs real quick. NZXT Phantom 820 Asus P8Z77-V LK ATX I5 or I7 haven't decided yet Kraken Water cooler x60 AIO 700W power supply Nvidia GeForce 660 SC Asus 23" monitor Now here's the issue, I...
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    Single HDD or multiple HDDs, better?

    Hello everyone and thank you for taking the time to read this. I was curious that since the phantom 820 case that i'm getting is going to have multiple HDD/SSD slots would i be better off getting like a 1TB HDD and 2 90ish SSDs (1 for games and 1 for OS) or would i be better off getting like a 2...
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    SLI vs. Single card

    so now i have two differing answers :/ guess i'm going to need a little more support maybe some where i can see benchmarks or something? idk who to take the advice of haha
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    SLI vs. Single card

    well this is disappointing but informative thanks guys! guess i pulled the trigger too early on the 660, was debating building a new computer while getting another 660 already in it. thanks again guys.
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    SLI vs. Single card

    Hello and thank you for taking the time to read this. I have been told that getting SLI nvidia 660 superclocked graphics cards (2) would not be as good as a single nvidia 670. I'm slightly confused about this. I would have assumed that since the graphics cards are doing half the work it would...
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    Difference between 2 Graphics cards

    so in the end what kind of frame rate diff would they have, 20 or 30?
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    Difference between 2 Graphics cards

    i was told by a friend that the end of the 600 part like the 6"50" and the 6"60" that the 50 was for like watching movies and the 60s were for gaming. im a big gamer is that true?