Recent content by magruder13

@geofelt I picked up a corsair 650w PSU since if I'm going to build a better PC I will need one anyway. When I was swapping PSU's I notice one of my sticks of RAM wasn't fully seated so I thought that was my issue but kept the new PSU anyway. It took a few weeks of playing but it did crash...

Hey all, I'm running an older rig and for the past two years or so the PC crashes under extended heavy load while playing video games, mostly HOTS. The crash is where the screen goes blank, I lose sound and the fans all spin up to max. I first thought it was a heat issue so I replaced all of my...

I'm looking to redesign my PC airflow design. Currently my CPU has been getting hot and along with cleaning and reapplying thermal paste, I wanted to get better fans and redesign my layout. I'm going to be picking up 2 of these: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608038...

I'm looking to upgrade my rig (or replace it) as little as possible to make it more reliable. Currently I have: Radeon HD6870 Core i5 400W Corsair PSU ASUS P7H55 Right now the PC runs fine except for my CPU overheating a lot. I recently bought a Core i5 on ebay (used) and it started...

Hey all, I used to be VERY active in this community and I was really up to stuff with new technologies and the best gaming rigs, I have since gotten my electrical engineering degree and didn't have the time or money to keep up with it all. So why am I here? I built an HTPC when I started...

You should make this only for college students and ones that are doing electrical engineering and love Tom's Hardware and live in Chicago. Then MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, I would have a chance at winning. ;-) Sorry people outside the US!

Okay, my dad has a super old dell desktop (P4) and it's on it's last leg. So I'm looking for a replacement and wanted to know the best solution. Here are the requirements: - Has to be able to browse internet, just check email, PANDORA, and youtube. - Very low price, looking for as cheap as I...

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Hey everyone, I am victim to a known problem by ATT that their 2Wire routers (2701HG-B) they give out are almost all defective. The internet will go out ALL THE TIME, every 5 minutes. Sometimes its random, sometimes its when I go to different websites. For instance, I can play COD MW3 ALL DAY on...

GoldengooseI don't like to admit it but i am too. I was an amd fan until I noticed an improvement going from my Phenom II X4 to a Intel Core 2 Duo (mobile).

Hey guys, I didn't know exactly where to put this in the forums so I thought I would go with homebuilt. I have been fixing computers for friends for a long time but one tool I am missing one crucial tool and I don't know where to buy it. What I'm missing is a plastic tool for prying, so when...