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Hello internet. :) I'm in need of a new CPU cooler and I'm looking at the EVGA ACX Active CPU Cooler. it looks hice and has good reviews. I was wonder If I could get any better value for money BUT still looking nice. Heres my case is the Corsair SPEC-03 just in case you were wondering. Also I...

NZXT's popular H440 enclosure is now available in more color options. NZXT Paints H440 Black With Blue, Green or Orange Accents : Read more

Hello, At home I have an EE Fibre router which is connected to a second router in my office outside via Ethernet cable. The connection is fine and working as it should however there is no password on my second router in the office meaning that anyone can connect! I know how to change the...

Hello people, I have been a long time member event hough I don't post often. Last month I built a new system from scratch and the last week I have been getting numerous BSOD with a worrying variety of bug check strings. The system crashes randomly and not always when performing a specific task...

how i solve this, i tried everything like bootrec etc but none of them solved my problem... Please someone help me, even Microsoft unable to solve this issue... i 'm using windows7 Pro SP1 ... :(

Hi everyone i own an all in one, lenovo c440 further details here http:// I am not much satisfied with its gaming performance, can i upgrade its CPU, GPU and RAM

so i'm just wonder if anyone have got any experience with powerline,if so, would you recommend it over a wireless connection? i'm getting around 40/10 on a 100/12 connection and i'm thinking of trying out powerline but only if i'm certain that i would get a better speed, btw getting 115/12 with...

I have a USB xbox360 controller for my pc, it used to work perfectly when playing for example dark souls. but now when i plug it in the circle in the middle turns green but the controller doesnt react. any idea how to fix this?, playing dark souls on my keyboard feels really clumsy (i also...

So I'm planning on doing an upgrade sometime in the near future, and I haven't a specific upgrade set in stone yet as to which one to settle on. As of late, I had a single SATA port go out on my MSI mother board. Not too worried about it as I have 5 more, 2 of which aren't even being used. Here...

Hi everyone! Iv'e been having trouble getting out of bios. So here's the problem. I shutdown my computer and when i turned it on again Im stuck in bios. Please Help! Specs: Widows 8 (x64), Intel i7 core, Nvidia GT720M.

I'm trying to decide what type of computer to buy and I am seeking knoweldge on processors. I'm looking at a Dell with a processor of 1.8 GHZ Intel 3rd generation and a HP with a processor 2.0 GHZ AMD A6 series. What is the difference?

Here are my specs : Operating System Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit CPU AMD FX-6100 6 °C Zambezi 32nm Technology RAM 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (11-11-11-28) Motherboard MSI 760GM-P23(FX) (MS-7641) (CPU1) 17 °C Graphics DELL S199WFP (1440x900@60Hz) 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6300M Series...

Hi, I recently kept my wifi router with 2x3dbi antenna at the best possible place and it covers almost my entire house except for one room where my tv is (The TV is on the first floor, the router on the second). Now I manage to browse the web on my laptop there but my tv isn't able to use the...

Hi..i've just bought an ssd 840 pro 256gb and after installing windows and magician i run performance benchmark. For my surprise the sequential read&write are way higher than normal. How can that be true? Random read&write are fine. I followed this guide but it didnt perform well so i applied...

I have been playing games for a while now and I do live streams and record game play but this is my first time putting together a gaming computer set up .I want to know if this setup will be good for what I do. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *BASE_PRICE:[+645] BLUETOOTH:None...

so ive just seen a youtube channel with a video of him playing bf3 split between 2 screens, is this only avaible on amd graphics cards?

Hi there, After getting informed in my last post, that a triple crossfire (2*7970+280x) would be just not fissionable due to my current psu (Corsair AX 860I), I would like to know if can run: 2* Sapphire r9 290 TRI-X in crossfire by having the 860i...

I'm looking for the best build for my budget (£600), not really bothered about a fancy case or anything. Help will be appreciated. (Live in the UK)

According to cpu-z i have a 1:6 FSB : DRAM ratio. Is this bad.

Hello, I use Windows 8.1 and I'm having a bit of a scary problem. My screen suddenly went white when I was doing nothing but running Chrome. When I hit ctrl+alt+del it would briefly show the menu screen, then revert back to white. I tried manually shutting down the computer, and turning it...

GTX480 SLI OVER clocked 850 mhz @ 4.2ghz CPU Is this PSU any good? I need to order it before 3.00 pm so i have half a hour lol So I CAN GET IT before Christmas :) blackbird you there lol

So last night I bought a samsung series 3 300 21.5" monitor and the picture has a black bar at the top and the left. I went into the amd catalyst control center and set the overscaling to 0% (when I first plugged it in it was a lot worse with the black bars) but they are still there. It's hooked...

After you install Virtual DJ on your computer, by default the program is configured to display most frequently used folders on your computer when you click the ‘BROWSER’ button present in the center lower panel of the interface. The containers that are displayed when the button is clicked...

Hi, does my mobo Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 AM3 MB support DDR5 GPU ? I planning to buy SAPPHIRE HD 7770 GHZ Edition 1GB GDDR5 FLEX PC spec: AMD Athlon II X2 270 3.4GHz 4GB 1333MHz Desktop Ram mobo: Asus M5A78L-M LX V2 AM3 MB PSU: 450 watt

I'm not sure how to remove the heatsink off of my motherboard. I think I'm just supposed to pull it off but I haven't read anything. (I know, I'm a noob.) But I'm going to replace it with another heatsink and fan. <P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Diamond4D on 12/13/02 08:20...

What the best software to read CPU temperature? My CPU P4 2.4, motherboard MSI 648 MAX, heatsink Zalman. OC Win2K. Thank you.

I have a PII 350 w/ the 100MHZ bus.... First: is it possible to unlock it? What about covering the B21 pin? And what about the FSB? how far can it go ? I have a AOPEN motherboard that supports 133MHz FSB too !!! Would 133 be too much for the CPU. It wouldn't overclock the mobo (it is default...

07:23 PM Changing cover on DVD drive Hi. How do you change the cover on LiteOn DVD drives? ie I want to replace my E-machines silver/grey drive with a newer one. To match the case, I need to take the silver/grey cover off of the old DVD drive and put in on the new one. Can it be done...

Well, although Futureshop is not a prime place to get computer parts, the best deal I could find was the R8500LE 128MB RETAIL for $249CAD. That's about $160USD. I mean it's not great, but it's the best I can hope for. The price definitely won't go down after the R8800 is released cause this is...

has anyone every got any problems on the A7V333?? I am thinking of building ym new cpu. what is a goos hsf for the xp2100+? If anyone has a a problem with it can you suggest anybord that would be good?? is there a problem with the Voltage requirement for the A7V333 combined with the XP2100+...

Hi, I have the problems with playing games on my windows 7. At first, i can played most of the games that can be downloaded from websites. But now, I can't play most of the games.. The error message shows that there's the problem with my graphic card, and keep asking me to change the resolution...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I bought Drive Image 2002 about two years ago to copy a HDD for an upgrade. Shortly after successfully cloning the drive I was able to achieve one image to CD/RW media. Since this time, I have never been able to successfully...

Hello! I need your opinion on which one of THESE laptops is the best. I don't need other options, just your opinion on these 3 laptops: Option 1: Intel® Core™ i5-3210M Processor (3 MB Cache, 2.50 GHz) 4 GB DDR3 RAM NVIDIA GeForce GT 630M GPU (1 Gb) Option 2: AMD Quad-Core...

Sorry if this is a well worn question. ASUS A7M266 motherboard with the T-Bird 1.33 and a StarTech Copper Base Aluminum Fins 7K rpm rated Ball Bearing fan. The Latest ASUS Probe is installed. It informs me the CPU runs 52-53deg C when using only WinMe and programs such as Paint Shop Pro and...

I'm about to buy an OEM Athlon 1.4ghz CPU. I want to know which heatsink/fan do you recommend? I like a mid range model and I won't be over locking.

free is free it does'nt cost me anything?

Hello, I'm a new member here and what's a better way to start a monday than with a problem? I've got a HP Compaq 8000 Elite workstation with a NVidia GeForce 310 gpu with a DVI and Display port. I have a display attached to the DVI-port, but I'd like to attach another display to the...

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I thought my computer was locking up do to heat problems, but lately i have seen lock ups at 46c. At first my computer locked up when it passed 50c and over but lately it will lock up in the 40's. I have a cheap heatsink (coolermaster) so I don't know if that is to blame. I sometimes get...

What is the difference and which one is better??? Thanks. CoLoMBiAn.