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I want to buy a mouse pad for my PC. The mouse pad says that it is locked. What does it mean for a rubber mouse pad to be locked?

Hello I am thinking about upgrading to an i5 4440 or i5 4460 but they both have the same socket. Anyways I was wondering what the best motherboard for it would be for about $60 or a little above. Also what would be the best cheap motherboard for the i5. Thanks in advance.

Looking at laptops, and narrowed down to three, all are cheapos with 8gb, and 1368x768 resolution. Just wondering which graphics/chip combo is better for light gaming, or, in general, which is considered to have the better graphics option? 1) lenovo z50, amd a10-7300 chip, and Integrated AMD...

Core2Quad Q9400 2.66Ghz 300 Watt PSU 6gb RAM 800Mhz DDR2 Currently using GT220 Planning to buy a Laptop Mostly ROG/Alienware But waiting for Broadwell and Nvidia 900M series till then want to Buy a GPU 120$ That fits PCI 1.1 , Within 300 W PSU, Best Possible in these Parameters without...

I need some advice on this build. I am starting completely from scratch here, and this is my first time building a custom pc. I have a budget of roughly $1,500.00. I am just hoping that I am getting the most bang for my buck as far as the item selection and price...

Hey guys i just bought a new NIC card and i installed the drivers but got a BSOD IRQL_NOTLESS_OR_EQUAL. I removed the card and restarted but still get the error, i know its due to the driver software but theres no way for me to remove it as i can not get in windows at all except the bios. Please...

Hello, I am on a tight budget and i'm about to buy my computer, but i'm not sure if my PSU can power all my components safely. I am getting a EVGA 600 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 600w Active PFC ATX12V. The rest of my build is the following : - AMD 760K Richland Quad-Core 3.8 GHz Socket FM2...

I know I should buy a different CPU fan for overclocking, but how many amps should I have for overclocking my amd fx-6350 and my XFX Radeon R9 270, and could I overclock both at the same time?

hey guys, just wanna see if this is a strong enough build for an eyefinity?? specs: 3 27" 1920x1086 monitors msi z87-g45 i5-4690 asus r9 280x direct cu ii 3gb TOP 8gb 1600mhz cosair vengeance ram 750w psu thermaltake Seagate barracuda 1000gb sata 7200rpm

Lately i start to get those unexpected blue screen so i tried to list the things that has changed since it all start and hope you guys could point on what is the most likely to cause this error. 1. Intel extreme tuning utility. Basically i only install it since it was on MSI live update and i...

So I have a build going for someone and I need the best performance possible, with upgradability, for preferably between $800-900. This is what I have so far: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Lyy9t6\ All the part areas that have been chosen were the necessary parts for the build. SO is there anyway...

I would like to allow GUESTS to use my wireless internet, without infringing on my private account.

Not trying to make a double thread here but holy crap after doing alot of r&r my heatsink falling off is probably the funniest thing that my pc has done to me ever after owning this hunk of junk for almost 4 years slowly replacing parts my heatsink FALLS OFF. Im not talking it slid down or...

I want to build a pc for my dad. What he will do with it is EXTREME movie viewing (he is a movie addict person) The pc is going to play at least 3-4 Full HD movies a day and also facebook games maybe even a few real games. Note that I want the build to be an overkill for movies since I want it...

Hello. I have recently finished deciding on a PC Build and had just a couple of questions about it. So if you don't mind taking the time to answer and help me, I would be very grateful. Thankyou Question 1; Here is my Build List of Parts. Is this a decent build? CPU - Intel Core i7-4770K...

Motherboard Asus Maximus VI Formula. I have just finished my new Build. I did a test start ( no OS) and I could enter the BIOS all components working everything fine. Since then I have installed a comprehensive Watercooling Loop and add Fans, LED lights, and another SSD ( all checked before...

I have one memory card of 2GB which I was using to store WAV files. But since last few days it is non detecting on my cell phone as well as on computer. So I consulted stellar information technology Pvt Ltd to recover my data specially WAV files but after 2 week I have been responded that...

Hi everyone I'm having quite alot of trouble with my ASUS laptop its a k56cm laptop running windows 8 When i turn the laptop on it goes to different things it either boots to Asus logo with please wait then black blank screen or goes to automatic repair blank screen then a blue screen with a...

Wanting connect my toshiba labtop to my tv. Labtop doesnt have hdmi slot. But i just want easiest best way and cheapest to plug into tv so i can watch an listen of tv.

Hey to whoever is reading this post: I am going to be getting a new gaming computer in the future and I have made a setup but I can't decide how many watts my PSU will need to run everything. Here is a list of my parts: Case...

Hey Guys, When i run DXDIAG and go to display 1 it only shows 689mb for total device memory. The GTX 780ti should have 3GB of ram. Could I have bad memory on the card or is this a common occurance for DXDIAG? It shows the same results in either 32 or 64 bit. (Not sure if this makes a...

Hello tomshardware, I am just finished setting up my modem and the speed exceed my expectation (44mbps instead of what I am paying for 30mbps). But the Modem that Charter gave me only have one port to it, and I need three. So two more ports is needed. What should I buy, a Switch or a Router...

Well, my brother called me the other morning and told me his PC isn't working. The scenario went like this... He usually leaves his computer on when he goes to bed and lets it go to sleep automatically. When he woke up the next morning, it seemed that his computer didn't go to sleep in the way...

Hey guys, I'm about to do a new build on i5-2500K. The Azza Solano 1000 is on sale for 70$ after MIR and from all the reviews i've read it is a great case with excellent aesthetics, airflow and cable management. however, the one downside is that the 230mm side fan restricts the size of the...

Hey guys, Got an issue here with the system I just built. Well, not really an issue, but something that would make me feel much better if someone can help me out. Here's what I got: *** MSI NF750-G55 AM3 NVIDIA nForce 750a SLI HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard *** G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)...

After I finished rebuilding my old system, I didn't get any video display or keyboard lights so I decided to remove the heatsink to check out the processor (The video card is tested to be good) so I turned on my system without the processor heat sink for about 10 seconds then felt the processor...

There has been a lot of noise about overclocking voiding the manufacturer’s warranty. I am still not sure how that practically happens. Take processors for example. You run your Celeron566 at 850MHz and one sunny day it stops. You take it to you dealer and say: “Mr. Dealer my processor is no...

Ok so I've managed to turn on my newly hand built computer (not without a lot of effort), it's been one thing after another with this damn motherboard, and I actually am starting to feel like it was a lot of money for a very flawed system. But anyway. when it finally started, I couldn't access...

Will i see an improvement in gaming performance if i upgrade, currently running : 350 watt power supply 6420 core 2 duo @ 3.2 Ghz , fsb 1600 2x 512 modules + 2x 1Gb modules = 3gb ram 8800gt 512 (not overclocked) 2x 80gb HDD in raid 1x 250gb HDD 2x 80mm fans so far i run most games such as...

Hi all. I have a Asus P5KPL/EPU motherboard, with 8USB ports (4 in the front a and four in the rear). Well, my problem is that it seems I have only 1/2 ports working, I don't know why. I've tried to connect a flash drive and a mouse to every other port, and simply they would't be detected in...

Okay, I am deciding on what graphics card to get. My budget is about $200, so the ATI 3870 looked real nice. But the 8800GT prices have dropped and I can get a PNY 8800GT for $200 and for a little more money my variety of 8800GT opens up a lot. Then I saw the increasing popularity of the 9600GT...

So, i just installed SQL server 2005 on my new server and now, if anyone is familiar with ACT! software, i try installing ACT! and it tells me that it cannot connect to my SQL server. Any suggestions?

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell (More info?) Hi, I recently purchased a Dell Dimension 4600. I just looked at the hard drive partitions in Windows computer management and was suprised to see that an unknown 4GB partition exists. I did not create this partition so I called a friend...

i have tried to install linksys wireless usb adapter and failed many times. is there something out there i can use to get my internet up again? i just got my new computer with windows 7 on it and it doesn't want to install any of my stuff. my printer,my spyware,my usb adapter or router.best buy...

Hello, wht is the wattage required for a dell cpu part number A0638619?

Looking to buying a 990fx motherboard for my x6, since my current motherboard has the chance for vrm failure and a fire. Ones an open box item which im okay with, used same OB sabertooth with a 8150 for another pc that isnt mine $131 - ASUS Sabertooth 990fx -...

I have Creative SB PCI sound card. It has a flexijack port that shares Mic/Line or Digital IO. I notice that despite Line-in is already selected as Recording device and is mot muted in volume control properties, no sound is heard unless I set it as Mic first and then set Line. Everytime I...

I just got my Corsair HX650 and nearly died when I saw it had only 23 pins instead of 24 (first time builder). A quick search showed me that it was normal and the 5 volt line was removed in 2003. But the motherboard I am going to get (ASRock Extreme 4 Z77) has the full 24 pins. If this is the...

I have a Dell XPS 410 that is a few years old with an Intel E6600 Dual Core 2 CPU. I was fairly happy with its performance, until I recently started to encode/transcode HD Videos. It takes forever and a day (sometimes like almost 24 hours) for a job to process. Unfortunately, seeing that my...

Toshiba P205 running win7 for 2 weeks. Normal upgrade with no problems. Today computer will not run properly. Takes 3to 4 min to run a command. When task manager openned monitored cpu usage. Normally when you ask for a tasked cpu jumps up then back to zero. the opposite happens cpu at rest is...