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I just received an Ivy Bridge i5 CPU in the mail that I intend to swap out with my old i3. The BIOS needs to be updated to support the Ivy Bridge CPU, so I went to MSI's support page for my motherboard and downloaded the 13.2 version at the top of the page. My current BIOS version is E7680IMS...

I built my gaming PC a few years back and I realized it's long overdue for a reformat. In fact, this is the first time the PC in question has been reformatted. I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium (OEM). I put the disc in, boot from disc, and went through all the steps to format my HDD and do a...

First, here are my components: Motherboard: ASRock X99 Extreme4 LGA 2011-v3 Intel X99 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard CPU: Intel Core i7-5960X Haswell-E 8-Core 3.0GHz LGA 2011-v3 140W Desktop Processor BX80648I75960X PSU: CORSAIR HX Series HX850 850W ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.91 SLI...

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Thanks for the help, Twelve25.

Why do you recommend an i5 versus an i7? My video card right now is the SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB. I should clarify that I'm looking to future-proof my PC so that I won't have to make another upgrade relatively soon, thus the pull for the i7.

I built a new PC back in September of 2007 and used the MSI H67MS-E23 (B3) MOBO partnered with an Intel Core i3-2100 Sandy Bridge. Recently, I've decided that I wanted to upgrade my CPU and GPU for better gaming. The CPU I'm looking at is the Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge. I have heard that...

I bought my girlfriend an ASUS laptop for Christmas from Best Buy. I did not get the Black Tie Protection because I thought, "Hey, she's responsible. I won't ever have to use that." Unfortunately, she had an accident and dropped the laptop, cracking what seems to be the inner glass of the...