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I have a retail version on windows 8.1. any ideas on how i can find an OS

So I just won a new a MSI board and bought a i7-3770k to go with it. I want to keep my current system the same (its fairly new. got a i7-860 in it and an intel) but switch out the board and processor. In theory will i be able to just switch the board and processor and the computer will boot fine...

Can I add a second 650 ti boost to my system. Also taking opinions if this would be a waste of money. Summary Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit CPU Intel Core i7 860 @ 2.80GHz 59 °C Lynnfield 45nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard...

I have an i7-860 @ 2.8. When i play certain games or do certain tasks a message from norton pops up saying warning, high cpu usage. It hapens when i play

My client is not getting good reception in her second floor and wants to use a second router as a range extender. I am fairly new at networking and have never done this before. Would I have to run a cable all the way from the first floor primary router to the second floor router? even then would...

Right now i have a crappy router and that came with my ISP package. I am paying for 10 Mbps. I am hardwired to the router but am getting capped at around 1 mbps with my torrents. If i upgrade my router to a high-end netgear, will i see increased download speeds and internet browsing speeds on my...

Hey guys, I'm trying to upgrade the sound on my PC. Right now im using onboard sound with a 50 dollar pair of studio headphones. My goal is not so much a huge soundscape for gaming, but what im really interested in in high quality music. I listen to everything from bass-heavy EDM to classical...

well when i got it, it was minus the SSD and had a AMD HD4600 in it and shitty 650 watt PSU that actually only ran at like 350. I swapped out the gpu for a 650 Ti BOOST and my psu couldnt handle it so i upgraded to a 850watt coolermaster... i think it was a coolermaster... but yeah i also added...

I bought a computer on craigslist and wanna make some upgrades. It currently has the following: i7-860@2.8GHz CPU 1x 4gig, 2x 2gig RAM Intel DP55WB Mobo GTX 650 Ti BOOST 120g Intel SSD 750g HDD I want to upgrade the motherboard to be able to accept a second 650 Ti BOOST to run in sli. Not sure...

Let me ask a little more clearly. This is my plan. I need to get a bootable usb ready with windows ISO, backup my current HDD, Swap out the HDD for the SSD, Boot with USB, install Windows 8 on the SSD, move game files to SSD. But at this point i would want to reinstall my old HDD for the extra...

So i bought a windows 8 compatible 120g SSD. Im going to install windows 8 on it and then move all my games over to the SSD leaving everything else. My question is will i have problems because both hard drives will have windows 8 installed on them?

Just replaced the PSU with a $137 thermaltake 850watt and WE GOOOD!!!! so happy and kinda feel stupid for not starting with the PSU but thanks for all your help and support. Certainly will be back on here for the helpful community. Thanks again!

So now after having my computer for a week best buy is telling me since I built the comp my self they can't do anything to it and I'm on my own. The first thing I will be doing is replacing my psu even though I doubt that a bad psu would cause a CPU thermal error. I guess if that doesn't work...

Update: After updating drivers and bios the computer began shutting off even when my old card is installed and games are not being loaded. upon rebooting it reads CPU thermal error. I noticed my heatsink on my CPU was loose and only making loose contact to the thermal paste side of the CPU...

my psu----> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817170023 my card is factory overclocked i believe. it says "OC Version" on the box I'm going to try updating my mobo drivers / bio cause my bios version is dated in 2009. I'm starting to worry that i screwed something up when...