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what are quad sata power cables for? also is there anyway i can just get single sata power cables?

Hi everyone and thanks in advance for your help on this. So I want to watch 3D movies on my PC. Movies like Rogue One and Pacific Rim. I have an ASUS ROG SWIFT PG278Q monitor and the NVIDIA 3D Vision 2 kit. I also have a GeForce GTX 980 Ti GAMING 6G video card and 16GB of DDR4 RAM. I know...

I just completed my first build with asus z170-a motherboard and i7-6700k and my ram is the corsair vengeance ddr4 16gb (2X8gb) at 3000mhz. When I power on the computer it boots, fans spin, my gpu lights up, motherboard power light is on. However i have red led light on my board telling me...

Hello guys, recently I brought a new build for my pc (fyi all parts was new). when i finished all my parts installation and ready to install OS for my pc, when i turn on my pc, it says no signal, but when i read some FAQ's i try to remove yg graphic cards, and its works perfectly and i can...

Hi I am about to build my first PC for my son as a Christmas Gift, but am still very much a novice when it comes to matching up all the correct parts. This question maybe the dumbest ever but I thought I should ask anyway, assuming I purchase a quality Power Supply, will any model have the right...

This is my PC http://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/mPx2xY I was just wondering whether it is any good. Also one question i have is the CPU cooler overkill for a mild overclock of like 4.5 - 4.6GHz, if so would a Hyper 212X be enough to cool it?

How to Install Windows 8.1 on ASUS N552VX؟ tnx

Any good games i could play on my rig? I'm bored, school starts up in about a week and i want to to at least start a new game before summer ends. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks :) My Specs ( to recommend me some games i can actually run lol) CPU: G2030 3.0Ghz GPU: GTX 550Ti OC'd (990Mhz...

Current System CPU: AMD Athlon X4 750k GPU: Radeon 7850 4GB vram 8GB DDR3 Replacement GPU: GTX 970 4GB vram Games I want to play: Witcher 3, GTA 5 I'm replacing my GPU first because it only has 1gb vram. Am I going to get my money's worth with this gpu? I'm planning on upgrading the cpu...

Hi, my girlfriend have old netbook - dell inspiron mini 1018. It's really weak netbook with this spec.: Intel atom N455 CPU, 1 GB ram, graphics media acceleration for mobile. Legal windows 7 starter. I just reinstall it, but I need a list good light software set, for basic operations(online...

Tom's Hardware Community, I got advice for this build about a year ago from the community here on these forums. A new home and a new baby later (With another on the way!) I find that my financial priorities have shifted. With that, I am offering for sale my partially built rig. All of the parts...

Hello I know this sounds weird but I suspect maybe there is a problem with my temp sensor of my GPU, it is hard for me to believe it is running at 26-28C idle and about 35-40C in 60% load. Hwmonitor: http://i60.tinypic.com/f00tog.png based on my other temps do you believe the GPU sensor it...

So i just build my PC using an AMD 7750 graphics card to play my games, everything is updated on the system I played a game of battlefield 3 on 50 fps on high settings, so all good. But however when I tried calling one of my friends using the latest version of Skype for desktop the application...

I have a belkin.784 I have to keep resetting my router everyday sum times 2 & 3 times a day... Sum 1 told me it wasn't router at all it was twc internet messin it up they have a group of hackers mess in with the WiFi connection has any1 else heard this I am in Niagara falls NY area

Narrowed down to 2 gaming monitors: BenQ RL2455HM vs BenQ EW2440l. I'm a casual gamer looking to improve my skill with a monitor that is fast and good picture quality

Hi, i got this procesor on turbo mode at 4,4. My motherboard is asus hero vii(7). When i use intel burn test it goes up to 100C but at the end it says its stable. When i run OCCT or Prime 95. It goest to min 70, max 80 and an average 76. It this normal? Please help me. Does the intel burn test...

Hi, This morning I installed a new Seagate 1TB 3.5" HDD, into my mothers desktop computer, and after attempting to boot, the pc fans would run and lights would show including the disk light. However there was no video coming from the GPU, and USB devices would not work, I attempted to use a PS2...

So here are the specifications of my pc. Amd athlon 760k 3.8ghz 8gb ram Enough power left in my psu for a graphics card 500gb storage 7200rpm The mobile has a PCI slot. The company I want is nvidia. Thanks for your help guys

i got 2 corsair SP120's and only have 1 cpu fan spot, this is going on a hyper 212 evo, id like to use both fans so can i use sysfan1 for a cpu fan?

I'm thinking about picking up a laptop around Easter time so I have access to a PC when I'm away from my desktop in my uni house, I was hoping to get some suggestions on decent laptops to look at for around a £350 budget. I'd ideally like >4GB of Ram and at least 500gb HDD, and if possible a...

Some of my family had a house fire about roughly 3 weeks ago and I am now attempting to salvage their PC. It's a Dell Inspiron 600 (I think). Has an i3, 4 GB of Hynix ram, 1 TB WD Blue, and all the other normal pieces. The room it resided in was pretty much untouched by fire/heat, but smoke and...

hi guys im planning to buy an APU to replace my cr*ppy a4 5300. what am i going to choose?(an energy efficient one) a10-5800k a8-5600k a8-6600k a8-7600(not so sure about this bcuz its new and not available in the stores here) ill upgrade my mobo to an A88x and also my RAM to a 2133mhz after 2...

I bought a new 2 gb ddr3 1333 mhz 10600 PC ram but when I install it my computer does not start. I want to know whether this is any technical problem or my motherboard does not support this much mhz ram. My board is "Intel DG41 WV". If my motherboard does not support this much mhz ram, is it...

I have a decent computer but the only problem is the graphics card i need a good one that could run Arma II on high def but theres a catch i dont have alot of money to spend around the £100 area maybe a bit more. I have an: ATI Radeon HD 3200

Hello, on above mother board Windows & memory performance 5.9 How do I improve it? Worse than ASUS M3A DDR2 800 and Phenom 9600 combination i.e. = 7.1

I currently have this Gigabyte mobo and a Cooler Master 620W whereas it had been giving me huge problems during the holidays and it resulted that I extracted the mobo and everything from the chassic and was going to return it. Then, it came to mind maybe there is something wrong with the PSU or...

None of the specifications I can find on the EVGA P55 SLI board specify whether it supports CrossfireX. I saw somewhere that the FTW edition, for 30 dollars more, supports CrossfireX but EVGA's website does not specify if this is correct. If anyone knows any better, please enlighten us Intel...

Hi guys, I was wondering if someone could point me in the direction for system stability :) My machine looks like this: Asus P5Q Deluxe Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz S775 EVGA GeForce GTX 295 4x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold I have recently upgraded, adding the GTX 295 and an extra 2x 2GB sticks of...

Crucial memory scanner told me this is compatible for my pc: Crucial 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Model CT12864Z40B I plan to buy this instead CORSAIR 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Model VS1GB400C3 The only difference is brand and price, will any kind of 184 pin ddr sdram...

Hi, I have the chance to refurbish and donate 20 PC's to people in my Community ( I work for a local Community Living Association ) but I am in desperate need of some help. The PC's were donated from our local Mill but all have SOYO motherboard SY-71WB rev 1.0. And of course SOYO is no more...

I know that c is the 266 bus chip, and b is the 200 bus chip. What I dont know is what the difference is other than what I just stated. If one unlocks the L1's on their b chip is it essentially no different then a C chip? Also are the new 1.3 b chips coming unlocked?

I have an issue i can not resolve. I just built a new computer, specs- i7920 intel, asus p6t(not v2 just p6t) motherboard, 6gb corsair mem, nvidia 9500gt 512mb graphics card. The m/b audio device is a realtek alc1200. The issue i am running into is that i get no sound coming or very faint sound...

Ok, i am building a new computer and i have 4 sticks of ram and want to use them all. The ram specs are as follows: 2x1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 4-4-4-12 2.1v 2x2GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2 800 5-5-5-18 1.8v Now before you tell me that the ram voltage differance is the problem i have tried the 1GB...

I need a owners/service manual for a Chaintech 7AJAO/100 MOTHERBOARD,its maximum cpu and memory capability

Hey guys, my pc is just out of warranty (sigh) Motherboard : Asus M2N 1394 p : 90-MIB028-G0UAYZ ram : 1gb kingston graphics card : Asus 8600gt Ok so my pc has been used mainly for games/movies, i turned it off last night got home from work turned it on then... screen wouldnt show an image...

1) Does the P35 Chipset support SLI? Crossfire? 2) How is this chipset for overclocking?

I have had this system for about 3 months now and a number of issues have plagued me. I wish I would have posted this earlier but more and more of the issues are mounting up. System : P5N32-E SLI MB (bios 0602), 2GB XMS2 RAM, 8800GTX, WD SATA HD, X-FI sound card, Antec900 case. Biggest...

So heres the deal... I promise, it is motherboard/bios related (or at least I think): Fresh install of WinXP SP2 and installed a wireless network driver. Updated SP2 via win update (many, many updates - also updated chipset drivers). I needed to get rid of the wireless network driver because...

I have noticed some cases with the external usb sockets (2) have one internal lead with a 9 pin plug that goes on to the MB USB terminal 1 (there are 4 of them ie USB 1,2,3,4. So therefore the MB's usb terminals can handle 2 usb devices each. This other case i have has 2 external usb sockets...

Well I decided to recently build a new computer. I got all the parts in today and after putting everything together I noticed that when powered on, nothing happened. After messing with the connectors some, I found when I partially plug in the 20 pin connector, the fans and lights will turn on...