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Hello! I am in the process of building a PC for college, and I am having trouble choosing an appropriate case. It needs to be portable enough so that I can move it in and out of my dorm fairly easily (I will be on the top floor of a four story building). Below is my current parts list: i7 4790k...

I am in the process of selecting parts for my upcoming microATX build. I have designed it around the idea of compute performance for various scientific and engineering simulations. I need help with some of the parts. My current parts list: i7-4970k CPU cooler is still in the air depending on...

I am currently in the process of building a new computer, and I need suggestions on a portable uATX case. I do not know whether I should use towers, cubes, or shoe box style cases. My current parts list includes at this point: i7 4790k 16GB of DDR3 128GB SSD by ADATA 1TB Wb Black MSI Z97M...

I am currently planning to build a micro atx system for college. I will be majoring in physics and pursuing a graduate degree thereafter. I am wondering what a good GPU for GPGPU and games. Several combinations I have found are 2 x r9 290x, 2 x 970, 2 x 780 ti super-clocked ($350 on newegg), and...

How would a couple of 7990s work for this? I found them on newegg for about $350 apiece. Also, I have seen several comparisons of AMD and Nvidia cards, and in general, the AMD cards seem to perform better in compute applications. Is this correct and am I understanding this correctly?

Thank you so far for your input. Which of the aforementioned graphics cards combinations would provide me with the best performance in simulations if the difference would be noticeable at all?

I have been pondering what GPU(s) I need for my next build. The pc will be a micro atx for portability as I will be taking it to college. I college I will be majoring in physics so I would like to have a GPU that can run simulations, not necessarily graphical, and play games. Some of my major...

Should I look for open or for closed headsets? I only intend to use it in my dorm room. Also at the college I will be going to the rooms are suite style meaning that every person gets their own room. I am afraid that if I get an open headset that I might be disturbed by others and vise versa.

College is just around the corner, and I have been wondering what headset should i get to game in college. I will be staying in the honor's college dorms so hopefully ambient noise will be less than 'typical' college dorms. I would like surround sound capability from the headset as well. I have...

In about half a year i will be going to college. Normally at home I play my games on a 5.1 surround sound system from Sony. I love my system but it will be impractical in a college dorm. Thus I have been looking for a 5.1 (preferably 7.1) headset but I don't know what to get. I do have a Turtle...

I have recently bought a H240-x AIO water cooler and I have installed it in my system. I bought it to replace my Thermaltake NiC F4 because on AI suite 2 the temps went above 65C and continued to climb ( I was afraid to let it go any higher so I stopped it). After installing my new AIO I...

I am in the process of working with Bryan from swiftech. If we cannot determine anything wrong with it than I intend to return it and purchase either a NH-D15 or a Cryorig R1 Ultimate.