Recent content by JustnM

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    Helping friend build vr ready build.

    I'm helping someone build a VR ready computer. He has $1200 to spend, and I'm not new to building rigs, but I've never done a VR ready one. So was hoping to get a smarter/more knowledged set of eyes on the general specs I'm suggesting to him before I convince him to commit this amount of money...
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    GPU Issue, I've seen similar issues, but nothing exact.

    Okay. Sorry it took so long to get back to the thread. I had to wait for my friend to put the gpu in to see if it's an issue with that. and it's not. gpu works fine. but I can't get the driver to install on my computer at all. doesn't seem to matter what I do. I just keep getting system...
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    GPU Issue, I've seen similar issues, but nothing exact.

    Building first computer and the graphics card fans will spin and stop and spin and stop over and over when I power on, and nothing will display not even POST or BIOS. When I remove the graphics card I'm able to fire the computer up using the onboard graphics and have installed the os and...
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    Help with motherboard

    I've picked up some parts with great deals along the way, so I didn't really get everything in the "suggested" order. Now I just need the last few, and was hoping to get some help on what can make me get the most out of what I have so far, which is listed below: i5-4690 (not k or s) Powercolor...
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    Building First PC after a bunch of research

    well I definitely appreciate the response. do you think it would be better to get the 2 gb you added to the pc build. or could it benefit me to pay the 40 ish more for 4gb 960 gpu
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    Building First PC after a bunch of research

    huh... I never considered intel because I was told you'd get the most bang for your buck from amd. what are the advantages to going intel?
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    Building First PC after a bunch of research

    I have been doing research like crazy. And while I don't have a tremendous budget, I want to get the best pc for the price. I'm willing to up the price as long as it's justified. My current idea for a build is: Motherboard - An ATX AMD 970 with the typical 6 GB/s, USB 3.0, HDMI and everything...