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    Workstation for under $600

    Approximate Purchase Date: Need it by Jan. 20, 2012 Budget Range: ~$600 (before rebate) System Usage from Most to Least Important: editing pictures & video, surfing the internet, watching movies Parts Not Required: keyboard/mouse, speakers and monitor Preferred Website(s) for Parts...
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    GPU running insanely hot for no apparent reason.

    My computer is roughly a year and a half old and I've had plenty of heating issues with the CPU in the past. The issue was almost always dust related. I've never noticed a GPU issue though. Granted, I never really checked the GPU before. Well I just picked up a 2nd monitor and now I can have...
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    Help finding a good graphics card?

    I am building a Gaming Computer for a friend and want a decent graphics card costing around $50. He will be upgrading around march but I need to find one that will hold off till then. He would like to run games like Killing Floor This is what I built so far: APEX SK-393-C Black Steel ATX Mid...
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    6950 BSoD after running ATT (ATI Tray Tools)

    Hello! Updated HIS 5770 to Asus 6950 2GB and now ATT wont work anymore. It's more than that, it causes immediate BSoD. I did everything right when installing new GPU (uninstall & sweep all previous drivers etc.) What's causing this? Tried re-installing ATT, still the same. Using most recent...
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    Powering off and on

    Hello all, Just build new PC and have an odd thing happening- I power on the PC and then it powers off then powers back on? Any thoughts why?
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    Call of Duty lagging on lowest settings

    I purchased a copy of Call of Duty 4 yesterday and it installed fine, I updated my graphics drivers and tried to play it. The settings were on their lowest by default but the game was lagging horribly. I've tried different combinations but it doesn't matter what resolution or settings I put it...
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    SLI GTX580 DVI to Display

    Hi just received my new rig and was wondering. I have x2 GTX580 3G in SLI that will be going to a single monitor. Does it matter which DVI slot I plug into? I figured top card. Each card has DVI x2. Any advise would be great. Thank you in advance. HAF-X i7-3930K (O/C 4.0GHz) 16GB Kingston...
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    AMD HD8990 ?

    Hi google over the Internet and I found this information about the HD8990 coming in 2013 see here for details http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ju7-F9-SA9s hmm, looks like it twice as fast as the 6990 , and 50 % than the 7990 ?
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    AX3960 Graphics card

    Hello everyone . . . Ive been searching the net all day, im not to sure if anyone can help me. Ive been to pc world and all they said is shop around i should be able to find something, not very helpful at all. So, I currently have an Acer Aspire X3960 . . ...
  10. brianmz

    EVGA GTX 580 3gbs fan speed

    Hey, I have a small question, is it safe if i keep my Vid card fan speeds of 67% 24/7? It keeps my card idle at 37C and full load does not go past 65C(Stock settings), my system is air cooled, and I have not installed 3 more 140mm Fans I have, since I'm waiting for a new PSU to overclock the card.
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    Download Mustek drives

    Hello, drives Mustek scanner 1200 UB plus for windows 7 ,and how to install in windows 7
  12. melikepie

    Can I Do This?

    I Am Building A PC With A AMD FX-8120 8-Core 3.1GHz CPU And The Graphics Card Is A EVGA 01G-P3-1302-LR GeForce 8400 GS 1GB DDR3 64-Bit 520MHz GPU And A 1200Mhz Shader Will This Be Bad I Might Run Oblivion Or Skyrim Or Games Like Modern Warfare I Really Don't Care About Frame Rates As Long As It...
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    Cooling

    Any recomends for a cpu colling system for asus p9x79 delux lga 2011 with 3930k i7 generic case
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    Black screen no signal from graphics card.

    Hi guys i have a system which is a few years old now except for the mb and ram and about 5 months back i decided to upgrade to windows 7 and ever since i have had this problem in various states and i haven't been able to find a single solution. My System: Win 7 Ultimate 64bit Q6600 stock speed...
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    Windows File System/GUI

    This is a rather hypothetical question - I'm wondering if there are "mods" of some kind for the Windows 7 file system which includes some more flexibility in the GUI. As an example - I have searched for but couldn't find, a feature where you right click on a folder... and click "dump contents...