2011

Hi Fine Tom's Hardware Folks! I'm a computer user dating back to 1984, when I started running a 300-baud BBS on my Commodore 64, later migrating to the Amiga, UNIX, and reluctantly later, Windows PCs. I built my last system at the end of 2011, and it's still running beautifully, but I'm eying...

So, I’m planning on getting a i7 3930k and I am so confused on how the sockets work. I believe it’s a sandy bridge cpu which means it’s a 2011 0. So if I get a X79 motherboard not labeled v2 then it isn’t compatible? And would cpus such as a 1650 v2 or a 4960x work in a mobo not labed v2? Any...

Hi, guys! I'm building a computer on the 2011 socket for video and music editing and gaming for the next few years. I was choosing used xeon cpu on aliexpress and got stuck between choices among these three options: E-2689 is the cheapest, has 8 cores, 3.6 ghz turbo (not for all 16 threads, i...

my specs CPU: R7 1700 RAM : 16GB DDR4 motherboard : B350 GPU: Strix R9-390X Casing : segotep K7 CPU cooler : ID cooling 240L Hardisk : SSD x1 + HDD x1 I want to ask that what is the most suitable wattage n grade of power supply for my current spec because right now i just using the old psu...

Hey guy I'm looking for a new over-ear headphone, budget is around $40 or $50. Mainly for music, any suggestion?

Hi folks been building comps for years and this forum has helped me more than once! But it seems I may have run into an issue due to my hoarding habit! Having three boys I tend not to throw relevant computer parts out the door I had an r9 280x free up in one of our four systems and I tried...

Vostro 3560 Intel Core i5 3230m Ram 7.88GB usable AMD Raedon HD 7670M

Hi Everyone, I am attempting to install a printer onto an XP (SP3) computer and I am experiencing the strangest error. Here is a little background about the installation - 1). The printer (a Kyocera FS-1100) is connected to a Windows 7 computer by USB, 2). The printer is shared from the...

i am not sure of what case i want i also thinking of useing a m atx so that i can add in a raid card and maybe a extra nic card so that it will double the speeds small list of cases below fractal node 605 http://www.fractal-design.com/home/product/cases/node-series/node-605 fractal node 804...

I'm planning to build a new computer in about 1 month. Before I tell you guys what I am planning to put inside, this is my current build: i5 3450, EVGA GTX 660 Superclocked (non TI), 8gb DDR3 Ram and a 2 TB HDD. This is more or less what I want to put inside my new build. GTX 960 or 970 and...

As the title says: Is anyone selling a 770 with the "reference" or titan cooler metal shroud design? I want to buy the card at a second hand price or around £200 new (where can I find one). Please answer the question don't speak about how non reference designs are much better at cooling etc. I...

Hi guys I have an Asus PC cm6870-us-3ac anyway I'd like to replace the hard drive with a faster one and maybe use the current one as just storage if I can figure out how lol. A friend of mine said though on her pc which is a HP won't let you unless you get an image burned on it or something...

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I would be using this motherboard's with no raid card: Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard and three of these drives: Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive Would I see a performance increase with this raid, should I use a different raid, or...

I have a decent pc but want something to make the games I own run faster like dayz and stuff at the moment I have an asrock board with a amd Athlon x2 Thanks :)