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Hey Guys, I just installed Windows 7 from the Microsoft website on my new ASUS X83Vb Laptop. So far I installed the chipset drivers from the ASUS website and thats it so far other than nvidia drivers from NVIDIA. At this point everything is working well except I can not see my DVD Rom. My C and...

Im aware of the typo in the title, sorry about that. Can't change it. Hello! I'm having trouble connecting two screens to my system. Here is my setup. Display#1 --> VGA --> "GTX 550 Ti" Display#2 --> VGA --> iGPU(I believe its an "AMD 760G") I just want an extended screen but the screen which...

Hello, I am selling my old system and it needs a graphics card to speed things up. I need to know whether I would see any significant benefit if I upgrade my new system and swap the current GPU out, or should I just buy a very small video card for the old system? I never game - I watch and...

Sometime in December(Christmas) i want to buy me a gift, a new video card. I want your advice for which is the best to upgrade my current system. Current system: 4gb ram, 750gb hdd, intel quadcore cpu, gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L motherboard, Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT, 520w PSU Games i currently play...

I've been thinking of a new workstation build for my design business. I work with basically the entire Adobe suite and some 3D modeling programs. For the last few years I have been following a company called HyperOS and their product called the HyperDrive. It is a bootable RAM drive with its...

New to this board, and 4chan's /g/ wasn't giving me a straight answer, although that's to be expected. Which is better? the 6790 can be had for $125 after MIR, while the 7770's price varies. I'm just looking for a decent card to play CS:GO and the new NFS titles. maybe a bit of COD thrown in...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.video (More info?) Occasionally, in the course of watching a film, my video stops working (i just get a black screen) for no apparent reason. It's not codec related because once it happens it happens for any video player and for any file...

Hi im new to computing and i just wanted to get a second opinion on a Gaming pc that mt friends have suggested And just wanted to know will this run games on high settings or will it struggle Please help me out i dont want to waste my money ?:) PSU:AEROCOOL STRIKE X 500w 80+BRONZE Cpu:QUAD...

Hey guys, Im guessing you get the jist of things by the name of the thread. Just want to a few things clear though, the computer I am building will be for games, school work and general use. Im looking at playing Crysis, COD4, Assassins Creed and others. Im hoping to get a good lifetime...

Hey guys, I'm building soon and debating between the gtx 660 and 570. The gtg 570 is about $260 and the 660 is $230 (the gigabyte model oc model with 2 fans is 240) which one is the best? the other components are I5 2500k and 8 gig ran and asrock z77 pro3. Which one is the best? In terms of...

I'm really stressed actually...i'm afraid my new E6600 won't work... My actual PC is a: Pentium D 3Ghz with a Thermaltake BigTyph 120VX Intel D975XBX Mother Board with the latest BIOS from Intel's site' 1479 Version ASUS nVidia EN7900GT 256MB PCI-Express with a ZALMAN Cooler 3GB DDR2 533mhz...

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: Next monday USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Used for gaming, mainly diablo 3, guild wars 2, and borderlands 2 CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Ati radeon 4650; Corsair tx650w OTHER RELEVANT SYSTEM SPECS: Intel core i5 3750, Asrock z77 extreme, Team Xtreem Dark...

For anyone with a Nvidia 600 series card suffering RED SCREEN OF DEATH (RSOD) issues. Here is how I resolved it. (Also, I had also just upgraded monitors to DELL Brand and installed the software that came with them - this may be important...see below) After much research nothing I found seemed...

Hello, My PC conifiguration is Processor:Pentium d 2.66GHz Ram:1.5 Gb Monitor:14"(inch) I want to play games like Assasins Creed,Battle field,Call of duty,War craft etc I want a graphics card which can play thios games !

can evga gtx 680 classified fit in Cooler master HAF 912??

Hey there! I'm looking for a new GPU for my system. Currently I have ASUS Radeon HD 6870 1 GB, haven't overclocked it. My budget is around $320 Specs: MoBo: GA-P55-USB3 CPU: core i5-760 2,8 GHz PSU: BeQuiet 550W RAM: 2x4GB 1333 MHz Cooler: Scythe Mugen 2 Rev B Case: Fractal Design R3...

If you guys are lookin for asus Gtx 680 , i got some of these for sale ! http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/GTX6802GD5/ Contact me if you need one !

Okay, so I have two Radeon 7870s in Crossfire. Had been running fine for the longest, until recently when I tried to open CCC, I got the following error "Catalyst Control Center cannot be started. There are no settings that can be configured using Catalyst Control Center" So I searched, and...

guyz m buying hd 6670 ddr5 card but having a confsn if i could fit it in my dell 560s??? plz reply me soon thnku :)

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.asus (More info?) All, I have an A8V/3500 setup. It all works fine with one exception. With _some_ installers, they fail to run and generate a "Memory Reference" error. Sorry, I don't have the exact error handy. There's no reasoning behind...

Hello, i tried to install linux with this guide : http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/linux/3351312/how-install-ubuntu-using-usb-flash-drive/ I downloaded the usb installer, did all i needed, installation finished, restarted PC, went to bios --> select boot device ---> 7763 MB USB... --->...

Hello, I get the above error when i attach my USB external 250GB drive, when i click on the icon for the drive in in the MyComputer. HELP !

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) Anyone know where I can find a relatively up todate list of motherboard known to accept high density DDR ram? I've come accross a couple of sticks but am finding it hard to find out which boards accept it. I found this list but...

Hi guys, I'm a graphics designer, and recently acquired a new desk which will allow me to place two monitors on it, and will be making my life much easier... Once I get it set up. Currently i'm using a VGA Monitor that i've had for years, it runs 1680x1050 and is some iiyama prolite something or...

2x hd 7850 or a single hd 7950.

hi there,i have a gaming pc with the following hardware...core I5 2500k,asrock pro3 p67 mobo,gtx560ti gainward video card,antec 650watt true power psu my question is,if i upgrade to a radeon 7870msi hawk video card,will my power supply be sufficient and is it compatible with my system??

Hey guys, I am running two GTX 550TI's in SLI. Whenever i encounter any form of AI, like in Alice Madness Returns, I drop 20 or so frames. Also when im' playing Skyrim on ultra I usually get 60 fps but every 40 or so meters in the game, the game drops approx 20 fps for up to 5 seconds then goes...

Hi ive recently bought myself the EVGA GT430 video card and tried to run it on my system but it wont detect it, the fan spins up but thats it. Here is a link to my system http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00770214&cc=uk&lc=en&dlc=en&product=3264373 I have upgraded my RAM to...

I actually have 2 questions Would spending 160 or so dollars on a used 560 ti be considered a good deal when moving up from a 550 ti? Also the second question i have is a the Galaxy name brand decent enough to trust?(i found a second galaxy 560 ti on the ebay that i may be able to get fro...

Back in feb I ordered an Alienware aurora R3 which had Dual 1GB GT545's in SLI. I know this is a pretty low end card for a "gaming computer" but in SLI I figured it'd be enough to get my by until I made the decision to upgrade to a single better performing card. I know i could have built or...

I got a Samsung P2770FH SyncMaster. It has a 1ms response rate. Here's my thing though, Everyone kept saying You just need a screen with 120hz. This is obviously overkill in that department, So I went and bought a 3D Vision kit. (Woo got it on sale $40!) However, I cannot do 3D gaming with it...

Hey guys, I'm getting a new graphics card in the mail from newegg tomorrow, and I wanted to know how to over clock it or if i should. The card: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127664 My specs: -msi n430gt-md1gd3/oc/lp graphics card (temporary) -Antec 500 watt power...

Hey guys, I would like to receive some recommendations on a decent graphic card. I play games here and there, when I have time, nothing hardcore. It's not necessary for me to have everything on max to play a game, but I still want to enjoy some graphics when I play one. My current PC spec...

Sometimes, when I have some music videos playing, or my mp3 playlist going, the sound will just completely stop. I'll close Winamp or WiMP, then try again, and there won't be any sound. Today, when I was doing this, I had WS_FTP Pro running (to download Mandrake 8.2). But, it wasn't eating up...

So I use my computer for gaming and CAD work. Things like Revit, Inventer, and Solidworks. I currently have a 6870 and I'm thinking about upgrading. For my cad work which would be superior, getting another 6870 and crossfiring or sell my current 6870 (could I even get $100 out of it?) and...

what's the optimum power supply for the following rig: MB: Gigabyte 60x (815EP) CPU: 1GHZ intel CDRW: Plextor 16/10/40 CDROM: SONY (hopefully a DVD soon) IBM 60 GXP 40GB Radeon 64MBDDR US ROB modem 56 SB LIVE PS: i have a good one from my old PC a 200Watt..it worked like a horse ror 3...

Whenever I try enabling my promise controller under device manager in win98se, the OS freezes right before getting to the gui with "General Protection Error", so I have to keep it disabled all the time. I got the latest bios, latest 4in1, but to no avail. Any suggestions? P.S. It works under...

Is it normal to have the keyboard numlock lights on when the computer is shutdown? I have an ASUS A7A266. I just noticed right now that when I shutdown the system via Win98 the keyboard numlock light is still on. --sign here-- "I used Thevenin to simplify my motherboard's circuits." --by me--

So I have 2 AMD 6870's and so far its been an absolute nightmare :pfff: I was expecting to get some performance gain but that's not the case at all. I'm actuality getting worse frames with 2 cards than one card. Now I know I have a pretty horrible motherboard and I know 16X/4X is not the best...

Please suggest me which one to buy as they are priced same and fits in my budget.