Recent content by vahn0100

Sounds like the motherboard got fried when you powered it off. The only thing left is to get a hold of the manufacturer and send it back for a RMA.

With new ram, you have to first make sure its of the same type (add ddr2 to ddr2 or ddr3 with ddr3) then you look at the speed and timings so you dont end up slowing down your old ram or your new ram. Unfortunately, that also means your going to have to buy a brand new motherboard if you are...

Sorry I was gone a few days, but the Linux Live CD worked and it recognized all 16GB So I guess it must be somewhere in windows thats having the problems

The update for it is easy and quick, and even with the default BIOS it will boot just fine. I have the same motherboard and an 8150, and it was pretty painless to get everything working. Just boot into windows, go to MSI's website, download the BIOS onto a flash-drive(make sure its not in a...

when running the cpu at stock speed, and the ram at 1333mhz, it still says the same thing, installed ram 16GB(7.99) usable.

Thats how I have the system running now, and its been completely stable since I built it around 8 months ago. I dont know what changed for it to decide that only 7.99 was usable

I checked out your motherboard, and it shows that it uses DDR3 RAM, so I would recommend using a 1600mhz speed. As for type, its mostly just preference, and I tend to prefer corsair. One of my friends prefers Kingston. Since you asked, I would use this -...

this is what I would recommend: All from www.tigerdirect.com motherboard - $140(before rebate) Asus M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ Motherboard RAM - $42(need to upgrade to ddr3 for motherboard) Corsair XMS3 Desktop Memory Kit - 8GB Processor - $130 AMD FD6300WMHkBOX FX-6300 Six-Core 3.5GHz AM3+...

unfortunately, no matter what route you go, you card will be obsolete in a year or two, thats how it always goes with graphics cards and processors. As for the ddr4, at the moment, most people cant get a significant amount of change going from 1600 mhz to 2100mhz. so when ddr4 comes out with...

sounds to me like its a card issue. Did you try overclocking it more or upping the voltage at all? Cause if you did, you may have inadvertently damaged the card. At this point, the only thing left to do would be send it back and get a replacement.

With what you have in your comp, a 750 watt will work, but I would suggest going to at least an 850 watt just to be safe, that way if you get a spike or something, the power supply can still handle it

It would actually help if you shut vsync off, it will actually cause more lag than fix it most of the time. If that doesnt work, I would have to say it has to be the internet connection as the computer itself is easily capable of handling that load, even on a dual monitor setup

Unless you are doing some EXTREMELY hard core gaming(meaning 3+ monitors at full resolution) neither one of those is going to bottleneck each other at the moment. in a couple years, you may hit a bottleneck caused by your CPU, but that wont be the case yet. If you are having problems, post...

Another thing you have to look at is the page file. More than likely, it set up a HUGE page file. You can easily change the size of this without having to to reinstall, so i would check it first. start>right-click "my computer" and click properties>click advanced system settings>click...

Short version - Yes the motherboard is completely compatible with that RAM(however you will have to overclock it to reach that speed) Long version - I found the complete compatibility list 32GB of Dual Channel 240-Pin DDR3 RAM Supported RAM Speeds 2400Mhz (PC3 19200) DDR3 RAM (O.C.)...