Recent content by gonziago

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    Building a mini ITX looking for GPU

    I was going to get either a 970 or 390 (I know there is great debate about them) but now I am wondering if I should upgrade? In the past I always just added another card in three years for crossfire/sli. But with the motherboard I am getting I can't do that. Should I spend the a bit extra to get...
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    Small form factor build check

    I'm looking to build something small but powerful. This is partially because my son wants a XBONE and I told him we could get a new computer instead. Also partially because I want to be able to play Fallout 4 when it comes out. I am looking to build this no later then Cyber Monday, but really...
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    Amazon Cuts Price of Kindle Fire HD in Europe and the U.S.

    I think Amazon is feeling the hit of Barnes and Noble slashing their prices.
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    Does Nvidia use defective chips for its GPUs that have disabled SMXs?

    This is from Tom's review of the new GeForce 760: "Nvidia enables six of GK104’s eight Streaming Multiprocessors across three or four of its Graphics Processing Clusters. This is similar to the approach taken on GeForce GTX 780, equipped with a trimmed GK110 GPU. In essence, the company doesn’t...
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    install the SSD later

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    Microsoft Confirms Start Button Returns in Windows 8.1

    This if what I have been waiting for! The chance to turn me $1500 computer into a picture frame. Another win Microsoft.
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    How do i know what brand of video card goes in my motherboard

    From http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z77V_LK/#specifications "2 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 (x16 or dual x8) " So any video card that uses PCIe x16
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    Light laptop

    Yeah, I defiantly know they are the way to go. Unfortunately I have yet to find one that has a 14 inch screen and is 3 pounds or under.
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    GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 448 Cores FTW

    Best answer selected by gonziago.
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    Light laptop

    Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Within the month Budget Range: around $1000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Business Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: Laptop Do you need to buy OS: No Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Newegg/amazon/any others Location: Vermont...
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    Acer 5535 black screen of death!!

    If you can hook the laptop up to an external monitor of some sort then the laptop is fine, the screen itself is dead. Though it looks like you tried to do that with a TV. Just in case, I would try to see if you can't get your hands on a computer monitor of any sort. If you can't get any...