Recent content by Qwertyfish01

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    Fractal Design Define S side panel on Define R5?

    I was looking at some cases that I could buy and came across the Fractal Design Define R5. I loved it. It had two 5.25 inch drive bays hidden by a door, perfect for what I need, plenty of space, and excellent cable management, not to mention the build quality. But there was one problem, and that...
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    Can I add wattage to a power supply?

    Welp, looks like I'll have to save up for a while and just deal with the random restarts and shutdowns.
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    Can I add wattage to a power supply?

    Welp, looks like I'll have to save up for a while and just deal with the random restarts and shutdowns.
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    Can I add wattage to a power supply?

    My Thermaltake TR2 430w is not cutting it, indicated by random shutdowns when gaming or playing 1080p video. I am no expert in power supplies, but can't you just add or replace the capacitors with better ones and get more wattage? Capacitors are cheap, and I am working on a sub-$10 budget here...
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    please help me

    Heh, I used to have a Pentium e6300. It was the worst. But don't make my mistake, when the time comes for a new CPU pick one with an upgrade path. Now I'll be stuck on an i5 4430 until I can get a new CPU, motherboard, and RAM. And yes, the GTX 650 will be okay with the e6300.
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    (HELP!) Looking for new cpu for gaming but dont know what to buy?!!!

    The best FM2+ CPU to my knowledge is the AMD A10-7850K which is an APU but can be used with a dedicated GPU. It has 4 cores and 4 threads and packs a punch. It comes with its own (admittedly bad) heat sink and fan in the box. The problem with FM2+ at this point is there's really no upgrade path...
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    Any opinions about this pc?

    The only cooler I can recommend is the tried and true Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO, or something from Noctua if you don't have a side panel window. If there's a fan on the top of the case you can get something like a Corsair H80i which is good too.
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    GTX 1050 on Intel Core 2 Duo E6850???

    That will be a HUGE bottleneck. Unfortunately the best CPU you can get on a 775 board is the Q6600, which is still bad, so when you can get an 1151 board and something like a G4560. In that case though 375W is not enough so get something like 500W and it'll be good.
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    Core i3 6100 with GTX 1050 Ti or FX 8320e with GTX 1050 Ti for Gaming, HTPC, Video Encoding and Multitasking.

    The AMD FX series are 8-cores from 2012, and very weak compared to today's processors. If you are going to do gaming and video and photo encoding, I would get AMD Ryzen. Ryzen 5 should be fine but if you can afford it Ryzen 7 is better. The 1050 Ti would be a bottleneck though, a 1070 or 1080...
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    Any opinions about this pc?

    A 7700K is a bit overkill for this, for gaming you don't need much more than an i5. The 1050 Ti would also be a bit of a bottleneck with the 7700k. I recommend a i5-6600K, which would go better with the 1050 Ti. That money you saved could go to a better power supply. That power supply is barely...
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    S.M.A.R.T says I have 13 reallocated sectors. Is this bad?

    Oops, sorry for not answering for a while. I got a new SSD, but whoever comes across this online, as junkeymonkey said, it should be fine unless there are stability issues. That drive was really loud and really old to be having all of my stuff on it with no backup, so I bit the bullet and used...
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    No internet on startup

    The only ports on my motherboard are USB 3.0 and 3.1 and if I have it in the front it looks ugly. However when the AT&T guy came to replace my router, he gave me a new one that works better, however is measurably slower, which I can live with until I get a proper networking card.
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    Headphone only plays out of one ear

    I have looked at all of the other threads but none of them have helped me. I have an Xbox Stereo Headset (Been through hell and back, actually one earcup fell off, now held on by duct tape) and whenever it is plugged into my computer only the left ear makes sound. When plugged into my iPhone or...