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Thanks everyone, seems the issue is actually with the DVD drive, which is also new. It won't run discs. My comp recognizes it in Device Manager, but it says "Windows cannot start this hardware device because its configuration information (in the registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)" I...

I just purchased a Zotac GeForce GTX 770 graphics card as an upgrade. I followed the instructions to a T, uninstalled my previous card, turned the power off, as well as unplug the power supply, removed it, and replaced it with this bright shiny new one. I plugged in the PCI Express, but only...

A DIY kit from Newegg, seems good to me but I don't know much about this stuff :??: So I'd like some other opinions please! FX 8120/8GB/500GB Gaming SuperCombo http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboBundleDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.810610

Looking to build a cheap-ish gaming PC, my question is, is this set I picked out any good and are they all compatible? If not, could you show me what would work for cheap? Thanks in advance :D What I have is; Case/Power- APEVIA X-QBOII X-QBOII-BL/500 Black / Blue SECC Steel MicroATX Mini...

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Well scratch that, just found out they're backward compatible In that case, is this card any good, and will it work with my motherboard? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127603

Hello :hello: I'm getting all my parts together to build a PC and I need a video card for a PCi Express x16, but I can only find them for PCi Express 2.0 x16. Can anyone help me out? Also, the motherboard is a Biostar N68S3+ Item #: N82E16813138293 on Newegg

Thank you guys, I was actually looking for cheap which is why it was such an old cpu And tlmck, site was very helpful Love Linux, by the way

Hello, I'm new at all this so I don't necessarily know how to tell if the CPU I picked and the Motherboard are compatible Motherboard; GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2 AM3 NVIDIA GeForce 7025/nForce 630a chipset Micro ATX AMD Motherboard CPU; 2.6GHz AMD Opteron 252 1000MHz 1MB L2 Cache Socket 940...