Recent content by Mike909

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    Audio and the motherboard?

    Sorry that I'm a noob at this, but where would I go to check/change this? In BIOS? My default device is set to my speakers in the sound menu like in the first picture.
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    Audio and the motherboard?

    Hey guys, just got done building my first computer and everything is going perfect except I can't get audio. I bought a Asus Z97-A motherboard and just plugged in some crappy speakers to test out the audio. I get a red x next to the speaker that you can usually adjust volume with in the...
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    Quick PSU question?

    Hi guys I bought this PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA0AJ2SP7340&cm_re=corsair_600w-_-9SIA0AJ2SP7340-_-Product It has one 8 pin PCI-e outlet and three 6 pin ones I bought this graphics card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832 This has a 6...
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    Connecting Graphics Card?

    Hi Everybody I have a pretty simple question, I bought this Graphics Card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127832&nm_mc=KNC-MSNSearch&cm_mmc=KNC-MSNSearch-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-14127832 and I have an Acer monitor. Now the monitor has a VGA, DVI-D, and HDMI...
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    Is this motherboard compatable with this CPU?

    Here is the motherboard : Asus Z97-A ATX LGA1150 Motherboard The CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor On PC part picker it says no compatibility issues but in the item description on Newegg it only lists "Core i7 / i5 / i3 / Pentium / Celeron (LGA1150)" as compatible cpu's...
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    Thoughts on potentially final build?

    This'll be my first gaming build, any feedback is appreciated. My goal is to be able to run high end games smoothly at near max settings. Thanks for your time!! PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/VrXZ3C CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor CPU Cooler: Cooler...
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    Is this build any good?

    Hi, I want to build my first gaming CPU and using PC part picker threw a build together. Any feedback is appreciated. PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/PRcmhM CPU: *Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($241.98 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO...