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I'm looking for a new pre-built PC that will work as an HTPC for streaming and playing local video in 1080p and eventually stream 4k as well. I don't want a TV box/ media box like nVidia Shield, Roku, etc because I have wasted money on several such devices that don't even handle 1080p without...

As an alternate solution: would using the optical out into an amplifier save me from buying the converter? I have never used an optical connection, so I don't know how they work. Also--I don't want the TV sound coming out of any speakers, only the headphones, is that possible to do? Here's the...

I listen to my TV with only headphones, but the headphone audio out jack on my TV buzzes. So I am trying to find a way to listen with headphones but bypass the jack. Here's a list of the equipment I want to use: TV: LG 32LK450 32-Inch 1080p audio jack sounds tinny and buzzes even with...

Traditore, Yes, I did choose Backup And Restore. I'll redo the backup options and that should fix it--but that leaves me with one question: can I simply delete the current folder called WindowsImageBackup via explorer or is there a different way it must be done? Thanks!

I'm running Windows 7 64bit Professional with the following drives: C:/ - OS drive - 500 GB SSD D:/ - data drive A - 1 TB HDD M:/ - data drive B & Windows Backup location - 8 TB HDD I wanted only the OS drive/ C: to be backed up to the M:, but I just discovered that Windows Backup is backing up...

Speccy replaced with HWInfo, problem solved. I tried DXDIAG and somehow it also showed the 4095 MB, but I'll trust HWInfo from now on. Thanks, darkbreeze and xSimply1337x!

I just bought a new GPU which is supposed to have 8GB of memory: MSI Gaming GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5X SLI DirectX 12 VR Ready Graphics Card (GTX 1080 GAMING X 8G) But I ran Speccy and it's showing 4095 MB of memory. Am I reading it wrong? I have not done any BIOS tweaks. I used DDU to...

I checked the TV outputs and found an "Audio Out" section with an optical connector and a green headphone style jack similar to the ones on the back of a PC. Is that green one an independent one that wno't cut off the TV's built-in speakers? I know my parents will never use it if they have to...

Question #1: My mom wants to watch TV in bed while my dad is asleep...sounds like a typical senior couple and I want to help out, but can't figure out how many devices I need to buy for them. I found: Mpow Bluetooth Headphones but it doesn't seem to include a device to attach to the TV. Do I...

Thanks SkyNetRising, Do those tweaks you suggest compromise stability at all? I value stability a little more than speed, so I'm just wondering if the speed increase would cause any problems--if they do, are they worth it? Thanks!

I bought shiny new Kingston HyperX Fury RAM 2x8GB to upgrade my system. It's supposed to set the correct clock speeds itself, but I cannot tell if it has, so I have taken some screenshots. My system: Win 7 64bit, i5-3570 mobo, 16GB DDR3 RAM. Kingston site says these are the specs: Speccy...

I've read all the specs I can find, but am still not sure if this RAM will work with my mobo and CPU. I will not be using my old RAM any more, just the new one. This is the RAM in question: Kingston HyperX Fury DDR3, 1866MHz, 2x8GB (specs linked) And here is my system: Mobo: ASUS P8z77-V...

I need to upgrade my old SSD to a new one, but I'm not sure if Microsoft will allow me to put in my same activation code or if it will think I'm trying to re-use my code on a new system. Can I simply add a new SSD, do a fresh install of Win 7 Pro 64-bit, then activate it with the code that was...

I don't know how to find if my motherboard is compatible with an 8TB drive (it must be non-partitioned--I need max capacity over speed). I read through the specs, but I don't know what I'm looking for. This is to be a secondary data drive next to a SSD that holds the OS. My motherboard is: ASUS...