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    [SOLVED] Patriot VPN100 vs HP EX920?

    Not my current specs but planned: CPU: 3600 MOBO: MSI B450 TOMOHAWK MAX RAM: DDR4 3200 2×8GB SSD: Crucial MX500 500GB (Owned) HDD:WD Blue 1TB (Owned) GPU: GTX 970 (Owned) PSU: EVGA 750 Watt Full modular (Owned) CASE: NZXT S340(Owned) OS: Windows 10 (Owned)
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    [SOLVED] Patriot VPN100 vs HP EX920?

    I thought about getting a new NVME drive for my new Ryzen 3600 system I'm building. The two cheapest options appear to be the VPN100 or HP EX920. Is it better to get with VPN100 since it has a bit more cache or the HP one? Links...
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    Friends PC will not turn on after putting rear side panel on while running

    Update: He just had his motherboard checked out and the entire IO section was fried from a metal to metal contact.
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    $100 Audio Setup vs $200 Audio Setup?

    Update: Decided to go with the HyperX cloud cores, and they have been working well.
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    Friends PC will not turn on after putting rear side panel on while running

    I am writing this on behalf of my friend. A few days ago he got a new case, after moving the parts in and several hours of troubleshooting with me (He plugged the case power button header into the clear CMOS pins and forgot to plug CPU power in.) Today he wanted to install something into his...
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    $100 Audio Setup vs $200 Audio Setup?

    Is there a noticeable difference between a $100 Headset/Mic and a $200 Headset/Mic? I am saying this because I would like to save $100 for a new PC in a few years unless there is a major difference in quality. Also, suggestions for Headsets/Mics would be appreciated, also would I need a DAC or AMP?
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    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware keeps blocking random IP's from Skype?

    My question is could these Ips be dangerous? Such as trying to infect my PC with malware? Im asking this because my Malwarebytes only has like 5 days of its free trial left.
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    Malwarebytes Anti-Malware keeps blocking random IP's from Skype?

    So I tried the free upgrade off Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. After upgrading I keep getting notifications from Malwarebytes saysing its blocking IPs from Skype. What does this mean? Heres a log: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware www.malwarebytes.org Detection, 6/3/2016 1:23 PM, SYSTEM, DYLAN-MGR...
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    question about ppower supply.

    You should be able to, but if you may just wanna get a different PSU
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    Post Your Biggest Motherboard Mistakes

    One day I shut off my PC and when I tired to turn it on nothing happened. I looked in the case and nothing looked damaged and I went about taking out my PSU. I tested it and it worked fine so I decided to plug it back into the motherboard and the system turned on. Turned out I'm guessing the...
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    Do you use : No Antivirus , FREE Antivirus , or PAID Antivirus and why?

    I use An Adblocker for Google Chrome,Malwarebytes Anti-Malware(Free Version), and Norton(I just have it for the real time protection and I get it free because of my ISP, Comcast/Xfinity)
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    How much of a performance increase will there be with Pascal?

    Right now I have a MSI GTX 970 and with Pascal coming out how much more powerful performance wise will the Pascal cards be compared to the GTX 970. Also do you guys think it would be worth upgrading to Pascal?