Recent content by JacobTurner

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    [SOLVED] PC boots/doesn't with weird lines and sometimes goes to black screen after starting windows screen

    EDIT: After some further testing I figured out my main GPU failed. I plugged in my other one and all is good! Hi, recently I've been having problems with my display drivers crashing and now today my computer boots to weird lines and sometimes boots to a black screen. I just recently upgraded...
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    Can anyone help me put together a PC for around $500?

    Hey my buddies dad wants a PC for around $500. I can build them, but I'm terrible at picking out all the parts. One of my friends is putting together a pcpartpicker list so I'll add that to the thread once he posts it to see what you guys think. The PC would be an everyday PC. He would use it...
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    Maingear Pulse 17 any opinions on it?

    Hey I'm looking to buy a labtop and I am looking at the Maingear Pulse 17. I can't really find any reviews of the new model (just the 13 one I can find). So I was curious if anyone had an opinion about them or anything else I should know about either the pulse 17 or the company. I haven't been...
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    Need a Programming/Modeling/Graphics labtop for around $1000-$2000

    1. What is your budget? Around $1000-$2000, may go a little over. 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? Either a 15 inch display or bigger, also the thinner the better. I want something that feels and looks nice. 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920x1080 4. Do...
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    Does a Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer also read discs?

    As you can see this is not my strong suit. I am currently building a new pc and I have a few friends helping me. I noticed on the dvd drive one that is says "Asus BW-12B1ST/BLK/G/AS Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Writer" now writer I assume would mean to write files to a disk so like burning a disk. But will...
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    Is this a good Gaming/Rendering PC?

    I do lots of gaming and rendering. My current PC is years old and outdated. I need something new and that can handle what I do with it. Some games I play are BF3, BF4, Minecraft, APB Reloaded and CS:GO. I use Photoshop, After Effects and Cinema 4D a lot, doing renders, animations etc. So my...