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I'm fixing a computer for a friend who was complaining of the computer randomly shutting itself off during the bootup. I had him peek inside if it over the phone and he saw that the CPU fan was a lil' loose, so I told him not to leave it alone until got to look at it. So he brought it over and I...

I recently upgraded to a 780 but have been experiencing very low fps in Battlefield 4 (sometimes as low as 30) with no antialiasing and only on "High" settings. My specs are: i5 2500k @ 4.2ghz Gtx 780 on Msi's "OC" mode Msi p67a-gd53 motherboard (card running on a PCI-e Gen 2.0 16x slot) 8GB...

ok, i'm new to the forums so: -hi everyone- here's what has been troubleing my head for the past week: i want to get a pair of OCZ el platinum XTC 800 mhz cl4, these are 2.1v ddr2's. I have been looking around and around for a mobo that can support this type of ram but i haven't had any luck...

Ay people, bare with me please. I have a ASUS EN210 (GeForce 210) that was handed down to me to put in my new used computer. The card was in working shape when it was pulled out of the computer it came from. But when i put it in mine the computer would detect it and say i needed to plug my cable...

Hello, I want to play Skyrim but I have a Radeon 3450 and it runs very slowly. I would also like to play the Prototype series but don't have them and haven't tried them. I am not a serious gamer I just play for fun sometimes and am looking for a good graphics card that is around $100 or less...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.giga-byte,alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.gigabyte,alt.comp.periphs.gigabyte (More info?) Does everything look like I am ok temp wise? Just a paranoid poor man, I took it out twice and put my 1800+ back! After reading just about every thread in here...

So... how do I know what to set my CPU Freq to? I have AMD Athlon XP 2000 and ASUS A7N8X. I also have PC3200 RAM... Thanks. IronHell

Hey, I am thinking of buying Crysis 2 for the PC, but have some questions first. How many people still play online? And do many people play on the dlc maps? I remember in the open multiplayer beta/demo(whatever it was) that occasionally my screen would go white, but I could still hear sound. I...

Hello, I own an ASUS P2B motherboard with an INTEL 350MHz Pentium II CPU. I am thinking about upgrading the CPU to an INTEL 700MHz or higher Pentium III CPU. after asking ASUS about the compatibility of the motherboard to these CPU's I was answered that the motherboard currently supports up...

I keep getting the message that my quickcam has no driver, but I have the disk and have loaded it every way I can thnk of. Can U help me?

i was getting a new monitor that only has hdmi and dvi but my pc is only vga it is hp slimline s5604f with a geforce 6150se card so i was wondering if it will output vga to hdmi or dvi

Anyone knows where I can download DeskJet 3550 Drivers that are compatible with Windows 7?

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) I have a HP photosmart 7660. When printing doubled sided manuals, black only, I have a paper feed problem. I select the correct preferences and proceed with printing and the printer software works fine. I am using 24 pound white...

The Epson 3200 Scanner review was good, but it seemed to only compare Epson to Epson. I need a high resolution scanner, but I also need a scanner that has an Automatic Document Feeder, either standard or as an option. This is something that Epson does not offer. So that has me looking at HP...

My wife's computer has a Zotac 630i mobo, and while it works great, I have always been annoyed at the amount of fan noise that it produces. Here are the specs: C2D @ 2.66, Using my older C2D stock cooler because it is bigger (thought at the time that perhaps the stock cooler that came with it...

This is my first build so don't be too hard on me please haha. The big thing right now that I don't know is the PSU that i should use. I was going with 500w but I decided I would eventually want to add other things so I wanted some expandability. I know I'll need 750 but I was thinking of 1000...

im building a computer for mostly gaming and watching movies and streaming. it is my first time help from wiser people will be appreciated. ive started the process of buying parts already maybe i should have registered and asked sooner instead of just looking around. CPU - I5 3750K MOBO -...

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime in the next 2 - 3 weeks Budget Range: $1500 is about as high as I can go right now. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, video editing Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: I need it all except mouse, keyboard, and monitor. Do you...

Hello all My question is: does anyone know where I can buy the Heisei HRU-314R3? I'm based in England. This task seems to be a bit of challenge and I'd appreciate some help. I have emailed the manufacturer already but I'm not counting on a reply. Background: I've spent quite a lot of time...

Hey guy, i'm looking to build a gaming computer. I want to be able to play new games like MW3 and BF3 on medium to high graphics. I have about $400 to spend on it. Also make sure the pricing is for CANADA please.

Hey guys! I'm 16 years old and just delving into the world of computers. I've done a bit of research and this is what I've come up with. PLEASE tell me if there are compatibility issues. Maybe you guys can help me save a little money too (I'm on a teen-aged budget) if there are any better deals...

I do a lot of DivX video encoding and I was wondering how big of a factor does Hard drive performance play into encoding speed. Right now I am just using normal 160+ GB 7200 rpm hard drives for my video encoding. Would either a raptor or putting two drives in a RAID 0 have much of an impact on...

I am in the process of rebuilding my gaming PC, I am not going with anything new. I am just simply reusing some parts and replacing mainly the Motherboard and Graphics. I recently had issues with my eVGA 780i board, I am not sure what issue was, but mainly, "Windows" would not load, looked at...

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its been awhile since i asked the community, but you guys always helped me when i was stuck. so i built a budget gaming desktop few month back, AMD FX-8120 CPU -ASRock 970 EXTREME3 AM3+ Motherboard with SATA3 6gb/s -OCZ 700W PSU (80 plus certified) Modular PSU -8 GB of DDR3 1600Mhz Memory (4 x...

I will be using this to play BF3, Cod and maybe more. What quality and FPS will this play bf3 on? CPU-AMD FX-4100 Zambezi 3.6GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103996 Mobo-ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s...

I recently built my system in an Antec 900. My temps are never below ~43 degrees load. I had great success overclocking my 8800gts, but trying to overclock my q6600 has been a complete failure. if you could reccommend some voltages, etc. one more thing - when i do overclock, i typically get the...

Hi, board is socket 939 and is labelled MS-7168 VER-1C. cannot locate a manual for this board as I believe it is an oem board for Packard Bell or NEC. any help would be much appreciated. Dennis

I cant find my PQI 5400 and now i need to get another brand will they mix ok?

Hi everybody. This is going to be my first computer build. I am planning to spend around $900 for this thing. So far I have gotten a few parts that were on sale. This will mainly be for gaming. Graphics XFX Double D HD-687A-ZDFC Radeon HD 6870 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16...

I am looking to build a new computer for browsing watching 420p-ish Videos. I prefer to shop at Tigerdirect.ca or Newegg.ca if price+shipping to Canada is cheaper. Some of you may think this is a bit overkill for my needs but I want no lag and I want it to be future-proof. I have no need for a...

Hey all, I've put together this system which I'll be using for gaming mainly and want to run games on highest settings on a 1920x1080 moonitor. I was wondering whether it is a decent build and whether it could be improved in any way without spending any more money. Also, which PSU would be...

Hello! New member to Tom's hardware, although i use the site a lot for reviews and help. I am currently looking to build my own pc for the first time. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated. Approximate Purchase Date: 1-3 weeks Budget Range: 1000$ before rebates System Usage...

i relly need help on this build i need new computer nd dont yell t me becuz the letter below q wont work on my keybord. but go figure. id like suggestions on wht im doing wrong but im tryin to go under 800 on this one if you could plzz help me out on this one. cpu intel i5 2500k...

Hi, Maybe someone could help me figure this out. The HP P6320F comes with 8GB (2GBx4)of DDR3. After reading this it sounds like if I were to take out 2 sticks the RAM would actually run faster. Is that correct? If you were me would you rather have the full 8GB or just 4GB but faster...

pls help... which one is better in gaming w/o oc core i3 2100 or phenom x4 955?