Recent content by NihilistD

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    Accidentally bought a monitor mod it?

    yeah I was trying to look up some ways to do it but really just wouldn't be worth it :/ just chalk it up to loss, wouldn't have cared as much if not for the 16 dollar shipping x.x lol thanks for your input guys
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    Accidentally bought a monitor mod it?

    So I accidentally bought a monitor off ebay that was broken, can't really say accidentally because I did purposely bid on it however I didn't read the description before I bid because I seen 10 dollars and two minutes left turns out the monitor is cracked....however to try and find the silver...
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    if u solve this, you are really good (h57h am2)

    if I'm right then this would be helpful? ftp://ftp.packardbell.com/pub/itemnr/CS265E00/SG_PB_iXmM5801.pdf
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    i7 3770 or fx 8350?

    @tea urchin Not sure why an intel mobo would last longer though I will admit it's easier to find an intel motherboard with the other features this computer would need than an amd board. @fillipi I gotta admit I kinda glossed over the Xeon processors I wasn't thinking about using a server cpu...
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    i7 3770 or fx 8350?

    I'm putting together a build for my girlfriend and I just can't decide if it would be better going with intel or amd for the processor. She will be using the computer for photoshop (and programs like it) matlab and autocad and I think she said adobe flash professional was another one...
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    Workstation or Desktop?

    alrighty then so looking through workstation cards isn't completely necessary lol thank you edit: also thank you for pointing out quiet I didn't even think of that!
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    Workstation or Desktop?

    So my girlfriend asked me to build her a computer I'm thinking I pretty much know everything else about what needs to be in this build but I can't decide if I should look at workstation cards or go with standard desktop graphics cards. The programs she'll be using are Corel Painter, Photoshop...
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    Need help finding a laptop

    Yeah I know lol I ended up buying this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834216687 but from amazon for $280 with a case that asus was almost bought though especially since I've never had good luck with toshiba hard drives. thank you very much for the suggestion edit...
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    Need help finding a laptop

    Thanks for the answers, that does look like it would be everything I need it to be any ideas on what kind of battery life those have? sorry for the late response too been busy
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    Need help finding a laptop

    Okay so my brain is being crushed by all of the different laptops I have seen on the internet while trying to find one I would like therefore I thought maybe I would ask you guys if you had any ideas for some good ones in my range Price range: up to $300 might go a little bit higher but not...
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    How do i fix black screen after boot?

    which version of windows do you have?
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    Sapphire Radeon 7870 Black Screen

    No problem man I was happy to help and yep the folks here are pretty cool :)
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    HELP online gaming

    gotta love all the complications to online gaming xD
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    Sapphire Radeon 7870 Black Screen

    lol I would probably feel similar in that situation, granted it was actually sapphire that did it I guess but I'm not sure what amazons return policies are they may or may not let you get a refund I know alot of stores like to just replace the thing you bought or give you store credit
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    HELP online gaming

    can't remember where I seen it some forum post somehwere but ping for most games supposedly is good at like 50-60 and starts to cause trouble at 150 so I imagine the lag spikes you get are from when certain things are happening and your ping jumps a bit to a point where the things you mentioned...