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Thanks for the reply. With the graphics card installed, I have tried connecting my second display to the motherboard's VGA output. (This was in the working configuration, prior to a BIOS update.) The secondary monitor stopped detecting an input after rebooting for the BIOS update and booting...

I would like to configure my system to allow use of both the dedicated graphics card and the motherboard's onboard graphics, one for each of my two monitors. (Specifications towards the end.) I was previously (prior to a BIOS update) able to do this by removing the dedicated graphics card...

I have an MSI Duke 1080ti (320mm long) that I'd like to fit in a small (on the order of 20L or less) mini-ITX case. The first concern is the physical size of the card, then the second being cooling. The plan is to reuse this card as I move from an older ATX AM3+ build down to a mini-ITX (or...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820236083 I believe the red LED 2x16GB 3000 mhz kit is available right now for $189.99. The 3200 mhz version isn't in stock, at least not at Newegg. The difference is probably negligible.

What were the partition(s) on the drive originally formatted as? (NTFS, FAT32, etc.) Try accessing the drive from a linux system, if you have one. You could install your drive in your laptop, then boot a linux OS from a flash drive. UNetbootin is a tool that will make it easy for you to create...

That SSD should be fine. SATA drives will work with motherboards that have SATA connectors, which is the vast majority of the motherboards available today. There are different versions of SATA, but they are all backwards compatible. The motherboard you have and the drive you plan on buying...

Reseating the CPU seems to have fixed it.

In general, you're looking for a system with a good discrete (dedicated) graphics card, and lots of system RAM in addition to a powerful CPU. The best you could do with your current laptop is add more RAM. Your current laptop relies on the CPU's integrated graphics capabilities. While integrated...

Update & bump: I tried the quoted instructions, but Windows still doesn't see all 8GB. (And CPU-Z still shows single channel operation.) I still have my memory installed in slots 2 and 4.

You should be fine installing it in any of the 4 slots. I'd put it in one of the two closest to the CPU, but it should not matter.

Well, to "undeniably" convince her, the easiest thing to do would be to install a stick of non-Dell RAM and boot it up for her to see. Of course, that's assuming she'll allow you to do that. Do you know what she's trying to accomplish? Is she replacing all the RAM in the system, or is she...

As USAFRet said, you'll need a 64 bit version of Windows to make use of the rest of your RAM. You probably don't need to worry about the colors of your RAM slots. Page 20 of your motherboard manual has a diagram. The green/black colors just help indicate pairs your memory should be installed in...

At this point, are you getting a BSOD after leaving your system idle after booting? If it only happens when under heavy loads, your problem could be a faulty power supply. In case your problem isn't a faulty component, I'd reseat the RAM, reseat the graphics card, and check all the power and...

Have you tried installing the RAM in different slots? If you take a look at page 16 of your motherboard manual, you'll find a diagram with the RAM slots labeled: http://download.gigabyte.us/FileList/Manual/mb_manual_ga-f2a88x-d3h_e.pdf If you try installing the RAM in the two slots closest to...

I've been unable to get 2x4GB sticks of RAM to run in dual channel mode. Right now the two sticks occupy blue slots 2 and 4 (with slot 1 being closest to the CPU), as the manual recommends. I've also tried swapping the two sticks (still in 2 and 4) and placing them in slots 1 and 3 (both black)...