Recent content by steven cook

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    using bios on screen while still having windows 10 open on another

    like the title of the question says; is it possible to have your bios open and the OS running at the same time on two different screens? the idea is real time overclocking and tweaking the settings with the OS still running. It would certainly save some time while you're overclocking your system...
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    I7 5820k on the Z270 platform?

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    I7 5820k on the Z270 platform?

    Is it possible to install a i7 5820k on a Z270 motherboard? I want a six core processor but I do not want to spend more money on the x99 boards, I will not be using SLI setups or other special hardware besides a ASUS Xonar STX II sound card and I don't plan on overclocking or anything I just...
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    x99 and Broadwell-E

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    Z170 vs X99: PCI lanes (6700k vs 5820k)

    I will soon be building a new PC to use as a workstation and for gaming, I have a budget of about $1500. I will be doing small high definition projects at first with Adobe Premier and photoshop, I am also considering learning 3d modeling with Blender and Unreal Engine 4 for architecture. I want...
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    annoying Mac fanboys

    So I work with a mac fanboy. He thinks anything form Apple is superior like the classic argument "macs never get viruses". I told him only stupid people get viruses because in my experience most are due to human error like going to bad sites and following suspicious emails and downloading...
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    autodesk photo realistic rendering Windows 10

    High, I've been self studying architecture for at least 3 years, mostly designing floor plans and elevations etc. different styles from different parts of the world and the history etc. etc. College is too expensive for me right now so I'm trying to learn it myself. I appreciate the self taught...
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    logitech Z506 vs Z906 quality?

    I'm looking for a powerful surround sound setup for my PC. I will be using it for gaming and other projects. I can't decide if the logitech z906 is really worth the extra cost vs the z506. I understand more wattage equals higher ranges in volume but I want to know if it has better sound quality...
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    $1000 to $1200 laptop for college and some gaming

    I will be attending college hopefully for a bachelors degree starting this summer 2016 - 2017 I have a $1000 to $1200 budget. I am going into multimedia and visual arts IE photography, videography, graphic design, video editing, adobe photoshop and Adobe Premier CS6., I want a good laptop for...
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    need to update bios or not?

    So I finally have the budget and the time to build my first gaming PC, it's going to be a low budget APU gaming build using the 7850k AMD APU and 2400mhz memory. I want to buy the gigabyte GA-F2A88XM motherboard, but I am being told the bios will need be updated prior to using vishera CPUs. Do I...