2013

Forum discussion tagged with 2013.
  1. HyprFox

    [SOLVED] Laptop At 100% Disk Usage All The Time

    I have had my laptop since like 2013 or 2014 and it was fine until like 2018 and 2019 when it started using 100% disk the whole time it was on. I scanned the laptop for viruses and found none. Most of the time its Norton Security and the system itself using up most of the disk (usually between...
  2. A

    Question Where can I buy a 2013 MBP refurb? (UK)

    My 2011 MBPro is on its very last legs and rather than spend the best part of £200 on repairing it I'm considering going marginally newer. I don't want one of the recent generation ones so thinking a 2013 (also limited budget here!) Does anyone know of a reliable UK seller who sells...
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    Why can’t I buy this HDD??

    Was going to upgrade my system because my 250gb 960 evo isn’t enough space for me rn But when I was going to buy a storage HDD it keeps saying: The motherboard M.2 slot #2 shares bandwidth with a SATA 6.0 Gb/s port. When the M.2 slot is populated, one SATA 6.0 Gb/s port is disabled. What I...
  4. S

    so many motherboard options!!

    Can anyone please suggest a great motherboard for me? I will be using it mainly for gaming but will be running other office type applications. I will be using the Phantek Enthoo Primo case and will be running dual 1080's in SLI and probably watercooling both cpu and gpu's. I do want a board...
  5. kcarbotte

    Unity 5.2 Released, Supports Additional Platform Options, Integrates Unity Services

    Unity 5.2 adds three development options and a number of pre-integrated Unity services, removing the need for manual SDK integration. Unity 5.2 Released, Supports Additional Platform Options, Integrates Unity Services : Read more
  6. D

    Graphics card dying?

    Hi Everyone, I have been having issues when gaming lately that i get a weird flickering in some of the pixels. I took a screen shot (http://imgur.com/dj9xsXZ) you can see in this picture there are three small squares that are on the wood panel inside the red circle. These pop up in different...
  7. R

    CPU load statistics don't match!

    Greetings everyone, So I monitor my CPU temps with RealTemp v3.7 and it just so happens that the program also shows CPU load (live). I was surprised when I saw that it shows ~80% load at idle, while Windows Task Manager shows 0-2%. What is going on and which one should I trust? My Temps are...
  8. R

    Boot up Problem

    I built my desk top( first time)using an Asus M5A motherboard and windows 7 op system. Everything worked fine until I changed my Keyboard when I may have initially connected the keyboard to a usb3 port. The keybord is now connected to a usb 2 port. However when I now boot up I get a window...
  9. thenetvines

    Best LGA 775 DDR2 motherboard in 2014 for the money?

    Question: What is the best QUALITY motherboard with LGA 775 and DDR2 compatibility for the money these days? a 70 U$D budget might be the limit, and will most likely run a light linux distro for multimedia purposes (HTPC), and maybe an old 9800GTX+ if it helps, and an old, but nice Intel Dual...
  10. E

    Sound and DVD player whilst switched off suddenly stopped working

    Audio and DVD Player worked yesterday, switched off OK turned off This morning turned on - does not work
  11. K

    PC freezes completely

    Hello! I recently bought AMD FX 9590, and installed it to my computer, but now the computer freezes completely after seconds to minutes while the computer is running. I've reset the CMOS, updated the motherboard, double-checked the wires, but it is still freezing. The computer is running...
  12. K

    Budget gaming PC for the next 3-4 years with the ability to upgrade

    i'm building a new pc for me self since i got tired of my gaming laptop :) the build i have which i'm going to list here asking your opinions on, is built not a be a humongous tower yet have the power to play BF4 if i wish. ASRock B85M PRO4 LGA1150 - microATX 65.90 euros Intel Core i5 4570...
  13. J

    FX6300 or i54570

    I have been extensively researching information to build my first low end gaming desktop. It has come down to the i5 4570 or the Fx 6300, Im not sure if I should get the 6300 with a more expensive motherboard or if the 4570 with be good enough with a cheaper motherboard. I do not planning on...
  14. thisnamehasalreadybeentaken

    r9 280x vs gtx 770

    only hd gaming performance(fps) and MOST importantly future value(whether it will work for more time) 770->2gb r9 280x->3gb 256 bit 384 bit 850 mhz i ghz how important role will 3gb vram play in future 1080p games currently 2gb is perfect but still WHO WINS PS i am not gonna OC i am not gonna...
  15. SLShermon

    HP 8540p Laptop Screen Gets Yellow Tint When Moved

    Hi, so I just bought a used laptop the hp elitebook 8540p the laptop is great like new no exterior damage from what I can tell. But the only problem is, when I move the screen on it, it will get a yellow tint or sepia look. If I leave it at a certain degree it will keep this tint until I move it...
  16. S

    Noctua CPU fan vibration pads?

    I just installed a Noctua NH-C12P SE14 fan to my pc and i actually forgot to put the vibration pads underneath it, are those pads really necessary? I can't hear or feel any vibration in my pc. Reason i'm asking is because i have a mini-itx case and it was a bitch so install and i don't want to...
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    Help with CyberPowerPC

    I've been trying to order a PreBuilt off of CyberPowerPC after hearing that they are slightly better than every other company, and came up with this. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1FWLXT I'm only interested in hearing about whether or not the config itself is good or not. If anybody has...
  18. J

    my memory card is corrupted how i can repair it?

    my memory card is corrupted how i can repair it.computer didnot open removable disk f.
  19. J

    PC Upgrade: Which parts first?

    Hi all, I'm looking to bit by bit upgrade my PC. What do people here recommend I upgrade first? Here are the specs: CPU: Intel Core i5 CPU 750 @ 2.67GHz Motherboard: P7P55D EVO RAM: 16GB Corsair DDR3 GPU: Radeon HD 5870 I don't really want to spend anymore than £600. Thanks, Mike EDIT: So...
  20. C

    if this psu fit in this computer?

    I have 5710f hp pavilion slimline will this psu fit in my computer http://www.frys.com/product/7801609?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG
  21. S

    Entry Level Silent CPU Cooler

    Hey guys, following is my configuration Processor : AMD Fx 8350 Motherboard : Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 [BIOS 2005] RAM : CV CMZ8GX3M2A1866C9R [4GB x 2 @1866 Mhz stable at 1600] GPU : Sapphire ATI/AMD R7 260x OC [2GB DDR5] SMPS/PSU : Corsair VS550 [550 Watt] HDD : Seagate Expansion 750 GB Hard...
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    A Random Drive has Appeared

    A random drive has suddenly appeared with the drive letter of Z:. It's completely identical to my SSD in terms of size, however I haven't partitioned my SSD at all, both represent the full size of it, but the folders within the two drives are not the same. The new Z: drive also doesn't show up...
  23. Ozzy24

    Corsair vs Antec

    Hey Guys So I've blown through my second motherboard in the last few months and I'm pretty sure it's my PSU that has been the culprit (last time it died was while I was playing Bioshock Infinite). I'm pretty sure my current PSU (Astrum GPower 500) is not deliverying enough power to my GPU at...
  24. K

    How to change my ram into Vram?

    I am wondering how I have to change my ram into Vram since my integrated graphics on my CPU has only but 16MB Vram IG: ATOMBIOS CPU: AMD E-450 (This is for my mom's laptop BTW)
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    Memory Dump error

    I recently bought a new Amd A8 6600 and i installed it on my old motherboard Asus F2A55-M where i had my old Amd A4 5300 and i keep on getting this mem dump error is thier away to stop this or do i need a new motherboard?
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    Confused about BIOS updates

    So, I'm finally updating some of the age old drivers on my computer that I've ignored for a long time. I went to update my BIOS for my motherboard but I don't know what I'm downloading. Here's the screenshot of my available updates and a link to my motherboard: http://imgur.com/BfnJ1Sl...
  27. B

    Gigabyte GA-970A-D3P question

    is it a good overclocking motherboard?
  28. P

    Need urgent help please. New build keeps freezing all the time.

    So I have run memtest and that came back with no errors. It freezes a lot and when I try to run intel burn in, it freezes after 10 seconds every time. Really appreciate help thanks