Recent content by wbattel4607

I like what you did with the tube because I would have done the same thing ;) but please put your components into a case before they're damaged- it can happen fairly easily. In response to your question, high temps are (typically) more dangerous than high voltage (which usually causes high...

Responses to this question will be highly opinionated. That being said- I am in love with my new SteelSeries Siberia 650s. They have 7.1 virtual surround sound, and in my opinion they are damn good at it. Also take note of this thread that shows some other existing opinions for further insight...

Lets use the power of math! :) 4K resolution = 4096 by 2160 4096x2160 = 8847360 pixels 24-bits of color per pixel = 212336640 bits per frame 120 frames per second = 25,480,396,800 bits per second, or 25Gbps, almost 2 times the bandwidth of your cable. You must use display port to achieve such...

I have the Acer Predator XB1HU, essentially the same thing from Acer, and I also have a GTX 1070. I see no reason not to set them both to 144hz. I have my nVidia settings at 144hz and all games that I play dont offer a refresh rate setting other than enable v-sync (leave that disabled if using...

I just got a brand new AV receiver and speakers today. One of the many included documents makes note of how and how not to wire the speakers. One note in particular says "Do not connect two speaker cords to lengthen it." Why is this? I have a ~15ft wire run that came up about 2ft short and I...

Start with a system restart and go from there. Sometimes something gets screwy and a restart is the only fix. If this does not fix it, ask this same question in a more appropriate thread, as the CPU experts here are less suited and talk about peripherals than peripheral experts. Good luck.

I just experienced another spontaneous Driver_Power_State_Error while watching a video on YouTube using Chrome. EDIT: an hour later it happened again. How do I find out which driver is the troublemaker?