Recent content by LoopyChicken

Hello all, I only do this kind of thing every 4-5 years, so I can't ever remember the process. I'm currently running windows 8 and I want to upgrade my processor (to 4690k), which in turn apparently requires a new mobo (msi z97 gaming 7), and since I'm in for a penny, might as well be in for a...

Thanks, almost bought without knowing I'd need a new board. I have a gtx 295, but I think my q6600 is gimping it.

I'm running the P5N32-E SLI mobo. Was thinking of upgrading my processor from the q6600 to the i7 950. Not exactly sure what I need to be looking for to consider with the upgrade. Can I just take the computer apart and swap these processors out? Or is there anything else I need to think...

Better yet... is it possible to just turn the drive into a backup drive without reformatting it and losing the data? Best case scenario would be that I could just boot into my main drive with vista 64, but that I could see all the data on the XP drive.

Computer noob here.... my wife's comp mobo just kicked the bucket.... she has data on the hard drive she wants off. She was running XP on her computer, and I"m running Vista 64 on mine. Can I just take her old hard drive, plug in the sata drive and boot from that hard drive? Thank you for...

One stick had no errors, another stick had thousands of errors. The other two the computer won't boot at all with them in there to even run memtest.. so I'm guessing I either need to replace the 3... or just buy two new 2GB sticks?

Ok.. I guess maybe my ram went bad or something? I removed 3x 1GB sticks of ram and booted with only 1 and all is working fine. I'm assuming that means 1+ of the sticks is not working properly and that I should replace it? There's nothing in the bios that needs to be set for the comp to...

Out of the blue my comp started having random lockups a few minutes after booting into vista. I had overclocked my ram and cpu previously (about a year ago, so all was working fine). After hours of lockups and trying to troubleshoot that, I decided to just load the default settings in my bios...

I noticed one uses 680 chipset.. and one is 650. I'm looking to run Vista, Q6600, and SLI with this memory: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820227184 Can someone please make a recommendation which board? Thanks!

Can someone please offer their opinions on the best SLI mobo out there that supports Core 2 Quad and Vista 64? Thanks!

I run 2560x1600. Every benchmark I've come across indicates *substantial* improvements in performance with SLI at this resolution. Besides.. money isn't the question. Yes, I won't go SLI until the new cards come out in November. However, if the x38/48 offers no benefit in tihs area, then...

Well I was bummed the x38 doesn't do SLI.... I currently have an 8800GTX video card, and will upgrade to the G92 as soon as it's available. My dilemma now is whether or not I should be waiting for the x38 since I can't do SLI with it. Will the benefits of the x38 be waiting for over purchasing...

I'm hoping it does.. this is the only piece of hardware I have left that I'm waiting on to build my PC... I'm not interested in the board unless it supports SLI.. so I hope I'm not waiting in vain.

I'm also waiting on this board... grrr... One report I read said preorders would get it in August.. I'm assuming by preorders they're referring to retails.. becaus I can't find anywhere to preorder it online... I can't even find confirmed specs yet. "Intel plans to ship X38 chipsets to its...