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Ok so what´s the better rig? PC 1 806 dollars MOTHERBOARD ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD PROCESSOR AMD FX-6350 FX-Series 6-Core Black Edition GRAPHIC CARD Gigabyte Radeon R9 270x GDDR5-4GB DVI/HDMI/DP MEMORY Corsair Vengeance 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1866 MHz (PC3 15000)...

Hey Everyone! It's been a good 3/4 years since I last updated my build. I have around £600-800 pound to play with and am looking for the best areas for me to upgrade. I was thinking of possibly getting a new motherboard, but was unsure if it's worth while as the Z68 still seems pretty good. I...

My pc i3 4gb ram Intel dh 61ww Please suggest me the best

It is a stock HP PSU that came with my store bought HP. Picture in link below. http://prntscr.com/3936ny

Build: Motherboard: Asus Rampage IV Gene CPU: star Intel Core i7 4820K 3.7GHz Quad Core 10MB 130W Ram: star Kingston 16GB DDR3-1600 (2x8GB) Video Card: VisionTek 900548 Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Eyefinity 6 Sound Card...

I just installed Linux Mint 13 x86 on this old thing It runs fine with Linux Mint but is a bit sluggish opening programs and when clicking it takes a second or 2 to register the click. I was wondering if this would be improved if I upgraded from 1gb to 2gb of RAM? Or is the cpu the main bottleneck?

The GA-Z87X-UD7 TH by Gigabyte only shows a limited list of compatible parts (memory & storage) here: http://faq.gigabyte.com/FileUpload/FAQ/1/2801/file/Q2556N_HDD&RAM_ENG.pdf . This list can't be complete, can it? Surely any DDR3, DIMM stick that fits will do? On another note, the...

So I am looking for a new video card. My old video card is an EVGA GTX 650 so its small. I was looking at SAPPHIRE TOXIC R9 270X but I think it wont fit my case. My case is Raidmax Seiran.

MSI Gtx 650 Ti Boost or MSI 750 Ti OC 2GB or XFX 7850 Core 2GB which is best for games?

I am only going for 1 monitor that is under $600, 25 inches and above, and 6ms or lower response time. I'm looking at the ASUS PB278Q Please post what you think thanks

Hello everyone, I have Intel Core i3 540 @ 3.07Ghz , RAM of 2GB (1.86 Usable) , On Board Graphics with highest video memory 1018MB with a monitor that supports 1366X768 resolution .. If I want to play games like Assasin's Creed , Call of Duty etc , what should be the best thing to update so...

I cant open Autocad 2007- it has been installed for a number of years- says it is incompatible- or is it the the latest Windows upgrades are incompatible- can anyone help me to fix this frustration?

Hello and thankyou for taking the time to read this: I am looking to get a headset for my PC such as the TRITTON 720+ which offers 7.1 virtual surround sound. I just don't really understand firstly what the difference between and analogue connection to my PC is and a digital one which uses an...

i have a corsair 200r and i was planning to buy some extra fans shoud i use airflow fans on the top and fornt and pressure fans on the side?

Hi,,, Wich one is better to save mony and get good vga ( gtx+ 9800 or hd 7730 ddr5 1gb ? thanks

Want to but hd 7770 but on my motherboard may be things getting in the way for example metal circle thing anyone help? Cheers here is a picture http://i41.tinypic.com/23h3ubm.jpg

Hi guys, Did Intel DG41TY support P4 640 3.2Ghz? and Whats the difference between DG41TY and DG41RQ? Thanks

My Soyo Dragon KT400 ultra platinum has a voltage control for the CPU, and the highest setting it has is only 1.85 volts. my CPU is an XP 2400+ and if i want to overclock it to like 2300 i read that the voltage has to go to like 2 volts! is there like a BIOS update that will allow me to set the...

Hello! I recently buily a computer for my brother and found out the hard way that the case was live :ouch:. When I would touch the chasis I would get a slight tingle. So, naturally I turned the computer off and did not turn it back on for several days, until I had some idea of what could be...

So i am planning to upgrade CPU/RAM/MOBO i have an old s775 and want to replace it so heres what im getting and salvanging from old PC CPU: i5 2500k Mobo: Intel DP67BAB3 ( would like some feedback on this mobo and if it OCs well) Ram: KINGSTON KHX1333C9D3B1K2/4G 4GB (2X2GB) HYPERX BLU GPU:my...

Hi. I play quite a bit of starcraft 2 and am looking to upgrade my computer from college. its a 5 year old dell w/ a 1 gig pci graphics card (basically obsolete). it currently runs choppy on lowest settings. I want to play diablo 3 when it comes out and maybe guild wars 2. I want to be able to...

Guys, did you read the new "FREE" issue of Overclocker Magazine#13? I've read it, and this is my "REPORT" for you! They wrote about SB cpu overclocking at a higher clock simply by downloading a bios fix for your specific MOBO. Some guys OC'd on air reaching 5.5GHz, "STABLE", I mean as stable...

Can the Intel i7 2600k Sandy Bridge intergrated graphics alone handle Starcraft 2 on 1920x1080 on at least medium or high settings?

cpu on but monitor did not work

Hey computer gurus. I came here to ask for some help. :( Unfortunately, I'm not very good with computers... I'm thinking of buying a new computer (whether it be from Dell or custom built - whichever is cheaper). I have 2,000 dollars to spend and would like a gaming computer. Can you please...

I have an Iwill KK266-R, which some of you may know does not have active cooling on the northbridge. I decided to replace this with an active cooler, and, the closest thing I had at hand was a blorb, from a Video Chipset Experiment gone awry (Don't worry...Card real cheap) So I slapped that...

Hi, I have Phenom II 965 BE, Its on Stock Cooler and is not overclocked. the problem occured when I was doing 3D rendering, I was monitoring the CPU temps when Temps crossed 82c the system turned off and never started again. I know the 82c is not normal but it happend because the heatsink fan...

had just completed my build and im a little worried with temps. so, im looking for feedback from those that may have had experience with a comparable setup. for starters. im using an MSI fxa-gd 70 motherboard with an AMD phenom 2 x4 970 BE. 4 gigs of ram, bottom mounted 750w power supply and...

**Edit, photobucket killed my links, only one I can find now is the one shown, sorry :( You'd love to would'nt you? just that once when your mid game, the pc has its funny moments and your fragile mind just snaps and grabs whatevers to hand...................... I swear officer, It asked for...

Are there ever case fan tests??? it seems to me if a person is building a quality system then they would want quiet case fans to go along with their HSF ive never seen a thred about brand name case fans... so is there a standard or what? --- Not all idiots are stupid, some merely know <font...

Hi, first off I would like to say I have read previous articles on this forum and some of the answers are terrific. You guys do a great job :) and hopefully have words of wisdom for me! Computer Specs: i7 860 Processor @ Stock 2.8Ghz 750W Corsair PSU Coolermaster Hyper TX3 Heat Sink w/ 2 Fans...

My coolermaster cases front USB ports recently stopped working. So, i bought a silvestone front panel with four usb ports mic/headphone and a 1394 (firewire) port. Before installing this my WD passport drive worked fine. However now, when i plug it in i get USB device not recognized. So, i...

Need your help guys in buying few more components for my new HTPC ... Already bought: (won't be changed) CPU Intel Core i5-2400S 2.50GHz - 65W (yes ... I know ...) CPU Cooler Scythe Big Shuriken Low Profile CPU Cooler SCBSK-1000 SSD OCZ VERTEX 30GB HDD SAMSUNG Spinpoint F3 HD103SJ 1TB...

Hi, I've got some nail varnish remover with the below ingredients: My question is this safe to remove arctic silver 5 because it does conatain acetone but will it damage my copper amd heatsink? Thank you everybody! Sorry if this is an odd question, I just thought that this forum has so many...

Here's my setup: CPU: i5-2500k Mobo: ASUS P8P67 Pro Rev. 3 RAM: G.Skill 8GB (4GBx2) 1333 DDR3 GPU: MSI Hawk GTX 460 1GB HDD: WD Blue 500GB 6Gb/s SATA I might SLI my GTX 460 in the future, and I was wondering if I should go with the Corsair TX750 or the TX850, they are a difference of $20...

well according to the chart here they recommend Core i5-750 but by checking the chart here http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html it would seem that amd might be a better deal? AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz 6 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache Socket AM3 125W Six-Core Desktop...

I have a amd 955, and I do some mild overclocking just by changing the multiplier in bios. I set it back to stock setting and tried to run AMD overdrive's stability test and it fails with calculation error. I went to bios and set all of the settings to auto, but when I run Core temp, it shows...

I have , graphic card ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,what about its power supply MY power supply section says DELTA ELECTRONICS model no. - DPS-280FB F REV03F Input - 100-127~/8A , 200-240V~/4A 50-60 Hz Output - 12V----/18A MAX 280W Total combined output not exceed - 264W CAN ATI...

Hello, I am building a new flight simulator pc and was wondering what mobo to get. Obviously the Extreme4 would be better but the Z77M is $45 cheaper. I will be doing some overclocking up to about 4.5ghz max and no SLI/Crossfire. For the price, which would be the better motherboard? Build...

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