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I'm looking for a graphics card for my Asus X401A laptop. It is a cheap machine, so anything better than the Intel HD graphics will do. If anyone knows where to find one, please let me know. :) I've looked around on the web, and on these forums, and haven't been able to find anything. Thanks...

I hope you have a working computer now! If you could please choose the solution that helped you the most, it would be greatly appreciated! I don't mean to be pushy, but people on here like to be recognized for the help they give :) Once again, I hope it works! If not, bring all your...

No problem! If you could select my answer as the solution, that would be greatly appreciated! :) thanks!

Yes, you will see performance hindrances. PCIe 2.0 is older, and slower, than PCIe 3.0. BUT, it should work if you need it too.

On your fan power connection, it will have these two long pieces sticking out of it. Those pieces will slide in to fit perfectly on the motherboard Sysfan headers. The ones I have seen always go on the left three, assuming you are looking at it from the back (where there is a plastic-looking...

You basically described a dead motherboard. I had a similar problem with my friend's PC the other week. I had another motherboard that would work with his system though. So I switched it out, and then it worked perfectly! But, as for troubleshooting, do you hear any POST beeps when you turn it...

The DS3 would be the better one for your build. BUT, it is not available to buy on Newegg, at least.

Download Everest: http://everest.en.softonic.com/ This program will tell you. Good luck! -Cashe

If you don't have access to another PSU, do you have a multimeter? If so, use this link to test your PSU: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/f/powersupplytest.htm

In situations like these, it is really nice to have a similar system build (either a friend's or yours). That way you can switch out parts and narrow down what is causing the problem. I am actually doing that later tonight with a friend's build because I know it is either his processor or...

Thinking about it now, it really could be the PSU though. Chances are it isn't getting enough power. Do you have another system that you could switch them out to see if it solves the problem?

I had a problem similar to this with my first build several months ago. It turned out the problem was with my hard drive. I had installed my OS on an SSD and it would always freeze up - yes, before booting, also. Do you regularly have to do hard drive checks? Windows would try to do that for me...