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We actually fixed the problem this morning. My GTX 670 would start up with only 1 6pin connected while the 660ti would not. It appeared that both 6pins were connected but one of the cables was not connected on the other end to the power supply. Just a derp on our end.

Im helping a friend toubleshoot his computer. I brought over my computer to help him determine if any of his parts are defective. His specs: AMD FX 8120 Asus ROG Crosshair V Formula GTX 660ti 1TB Western Digital Hard Drive 2 monitors connected with dvi-vga adapters My specs: i7-2600k Gigabyte...

yeah put it on craigslist and meet at a neutral location if possible

If its Windows 7, if you didn't format your drive when "fresh" installing the Windows 7 installer will detect that there is an existing install of Windows on the drive and it will move all of those files to a folder called "Windows.old" on the C drive. Check your C drive for a folder with that...

I own a z77x-ud5h and it overclocks super easy so with a higher-end board like that you should have no problems. Looking at the amazon reviews I wish I would have went for this board but if you aren't looking to run a few cards you might as well also get the ud5h. But if you had your heart set...

FRESH INSTALL WINDOWS! My buddy tried to get away with just plugging in a hard drive with a windows install from an AMD build on his new Intel build and was super mad that it didn't work. Just know ahead of time back up all your stuff you want to keep because there is no switching between the...

Maybe try another flash drive? If you followed all the steps its should go flawlessly, unless your drive is dead.

Most modern motherboards have a usb flash utility built into the bios. Not sure if your board has that but I would use that over making a bootable drive or updating while in windows. Check your bios for something called EZ Flash or M-Flash.

Well you should only update the bios if you are having problems. It might be possible that you flashed a beta bios and it might have some problems with your hardware. Ask your friend if he would be willing to put his chip in your board to see if it posts. It also appears that the board you have...

I would bet the power supply is done. If you have some newer components then you should probably get a newer power supply. You can get a nice 650w unit for cheap on amazon.

If its like an old DELL case or something like that probably not. If its a name brand case for building computers it should have a size on the box or the manual. Most cases should support an ATX board.

Might be an issue if its an older laptop. Older laptops support DDR2 and new memory is DDR3. Make sure that the type of memory and the motherboard in your laptop support DDR3, or DDR2. If not then you can find some cheap DDR2 memory on amazon.

Sounds to me like one stick is dead. Try these tests: 1. Take all the sticks out and run memtest86+ with 1 stick installed. I recommend for 60-90mins each. 2. Use 3 known good sticks and rotate them between all the slots. Try to find if there is a dead slot 3. If you have access to another...

Well hang on a second. If you are upgrading to a new motherboard because you want PCI 3 or something then it wouldn't be worth it. Depending on whether you already own the 3570k you might want to just hold on to the current board you have, and wait for haswell if you want to upgrade later. If...

I have a z77x-ud5h which has a few different options for connecting sata drives. Here is the link to the motherboard specs: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4440#sp I want to connect 4 vertex 4 120gb solid state drives...