Recent content by Bryan Hatch

If your RAM stick is in the right slot, then I would say so. On some MOBOs, if all the slots aren't filled, there is a specific slot that gets the next stick. Try the manual, if you don't have that you are stuck with trial and error. If all the slots report that the stick is dead, then its dead...

My personal opinion is that at 6 Gbit/s is fast enough on an SSD. You are looking at minimal gains and as you said, if you use the x1, a loss. I would rather have my PCIe slot for something else on my wishlist.

Yes, the socket types are the same.

Any time you change values in your registry, you run the risk of hosing it and having to fix it. How I handle changing the registry is by using CCleaner and doing a registry clean and it will ask you if you want to back up your registry. Use it to back up the registry, then afterwards make your...

I'd say we need more information. For example, what are your minimum requirements on USB ports? How many have to be USB 2.0? I have brand preferences, do you? Is BIOS ease of use/brand a factor? Do you flash your BIOS often because a MOBO with 2 BIOS's is a life saver if you hose one. These...

Do you have an older proven GPU to plug into the MOBO instead? If you do, try using it. If it works you know that it isn't an issue with the MOBO and it is either a setup, bios, power supply, cable or GPU issue. Next, I would try to plug in the GPU into another system to see if it works on that...

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Dying Light Witcher 3 and if I can vote for a game that isn't released yet......Hellraid.

So, you want to get into a hardcore raiding guild, but you apply and get denied for whatever reason. I can help you refine your tools to give you a better chance. Who am I to give such advice? I have played WoW for almost 10 years and been in hardcore raiding for 9 years. Having filled a...