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It's for the company I work at. A signing company. They currently use a Mac so going to a PC would be a major pain I am told with some of the files. I need it to be able to run the latest versions of Photoshop and quickly. I was told about 64Gb of RAM would be required. What else should I be...

I was thinking about getting some of the new Corsair ML140 Pro fans, and was wondering what everyone's opinion was on which Fan Controller I can get to power 5 of these. As per the recommended setup, and Corsair Support, I would need a PWM controller, NOT a DC controller. The power input...

hello everyone i'm planning to build a new pc. i don't want to max out games but i want to play upcoming games in the next 5-6 years smoothly (at least 30 fps) at 1080p without any major upgrade. that is, i would upgrade my ram or hard disk if necessary but not the processor or the gpu. and...

Hi I built my computer a month ago and I decided I would clean it now even if it is to soon. Just wanted to ask what is needed to clean it safely without the risk of static,etc. I have a can of compressed air and a paintbrush if the brush is needed. Just wanted to clarify Thank you

Hi I am wondering if gaming monitors go on sale Benq XL2411Z or ASUS VG248QE ever go on sale in Black Friday or any US major holidays like Amazon or Newegg. Will it ever go down to 200 USD? Thanks I am using this for CSGO. Will the 144Hz do any difference from my Asus 60Hz one?

Hi, just a few minutes ago, i was playing as usually, while suddenly my GPU fan went 100% and the monitor had no input. After rebooting the PC, everything was back to normal. What the hell happened? Any ideas? Thanks GPU: MSI R7 265 (2GB)

I'm stitching together large panoramic photos in Photoshop with the machine in my signature. Since it always takes so long, I monitored my processes to see what was going on. My guess is RAM speed, that's only a guess, and I want to check. CPU: 25% - 60% (spread fairly evenly across 12...

i'm planning on upgrading my pc for battlefield hardline and GTA V and i'm stuck in deciding between the FX 8320 or the I5 4460. I about £280 to spend next week on upgrading my components but i'm just stuck. Also with that £280 i'm upgrading my case as well. Choice for the FX 8320 CPU...

I just bought 2 sticks of ram for my pc. Stick 1 and Stick 2 is how i will refer to them. I put stick 1 in and it works fine i put 2 in and it doesnt. Booting with just stick 2 doesnt do anything either. I just bought these ram like 2 days ago

Hi All, I recently bought the HP Envy 17-j110ea running Windows 8.1 (specs here http://) i have been playing ESO and firefall on not particularly high graphics details (medium on both) and randomly (i.e. I cant seem to find anything in common between crashes) the screen will freeze and become...

my computer was not installed any USB driver and the previous USB was unsuccessfully installed

Here are my pc specs AMD A8 5500 3.2 ghz 6 gb ram AMD Radeon R7 250 2gb Plenty of hard drive space Windows 8.1 I don't care about 1080p/60fps. I just want to know if I can run this game at 1600x900 with most settings on medium at 30fps. I know it's impossible to tell without actually trying but...

Hey i was wondering if anybody could make a recommendation for parts for a new gaming rig! This is going to be my 2nd build but i'm still at the point where i know what pieces are compatible and the best for the price! My range is 500 to 1000 which is the most amount of money i'm willing to pay...

Hey guys, Due to my former GPU being broke, I need a new one. And if I'm right you guys (and girls?) over here have experience enough! So here are my specs: ■ Motherboard: IPISB-CH2 (has a PCI-E x16 afaik) ■ CPU: intel core i5 2320 @ 3,00Hz (not overclocked, never been, and probably never...

Hello folks, I recently had a motherboard toasted due to a powersurge (overdrawn power actually when i plugged in a room heater taking about 1500 w); so to save my other pc and not to get into this situation again here is what i am planning to do. Tripp Lite HTSWIVEL6 6-Swivel-Outlet Home...

I currently have a mid tower and I am looking to upgrade my power supply to a 600w and graphics card to a GTX 770, will it fit? Thanks to anyone who answers.

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Hey guys, I am in the search for a square/cube ATX case. I'm not looking to spend a bunch of money (under 150 if possible) I've seen the corsair ones and I want something like that but different I guess. Please post what you find or know of. Thank you.

Which card is the best among these? AMD Radeon HD 6450 1GB DDR3 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GT530 AMD Radeon HD6770 1GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX560 AMD Radeon HD 6670 1GB DDR5

Hello, I currently already own/play battlefield 3 but a friend of mine from Argentina was asking me if his computer will be able to run battlefield 3 and since I know about the inside of computers about as much as my dog I decided to ask here (I remembered my password :D): i5 3.20 GHz, 6 gb...

Hello, I just purchased zotac's NVidia gtx 560 ti and i am facing issues with my new card which are quite intolerable .The issue being that while playing high demanding games after some little time my display shows message "no signal" and the sound of the running game gets struck to something...

Hi, I'm looking for a new PSU to power my R9-270X, I'm torn between the Corsair CX500 or the be Quiet! PURE POWER L8 CM 530W. I'm leaning towards the be Quiet, mainly because it has a modular design I'm also looking to reduce the amount of noise my PC makes, so the Be Quiet seems like the...

i don't know where to post but here goes.... ok,i got polarized 3d glasses from cinema....i have crysis 2 game and nvidia gt 430 graphics card and AOC Spectrum monitor with resolution 1024x768 pixels. ok,i can't play game in 3d,i mean even though using glasses i see normal images not 3d....help...

ok so i was wondering what would be the best card for my system...its not that great but its all i have for now i will be upgrading little by little over the next year, but for now i just need a decent video card that my pc can handle ok so what would be the best video card that wont bottleneck...

I wanna get a SPARKLE Calibre Series X520 King GeForce GT 520 (Fermi) at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814187165 I have a dell dimension c521 slimline, but I replaced the power supply and processor. here is my PSU: http://ncix.com/products/?sku=18040#Specifications...

Hello. I am looking for a videocard, the one that gives 60 and up FPS for games in medium to high settings. Something that can run Battlefield 3 and Modern Warfare 3 at 60 FPS and above I'm eyeing on Sapphire HD5570 1GB or INNO 3D GT430 1GB if I can't decide. I'm not rich so I'm not buying those...

I'd like to clear some of the mess out of my mind in regards to video cards and see if anyone has any helpful input. I am trying to decide what to do as a replacement for my GTX 260. I want something that will handle BF3 and have done a lot of reading on this site now but am still unsure what to...

Hi people, my problem with my card is pretty indefinable with words. Instead i'll link a video from dragon age 2 showing you a display problem almost happens all games. Please have a look at thins 30 secs long video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN8Gs5kqbNA My pc specs; Intel i5 760...

can i update my toshiba m2 laptop video card from a vga to a direct x im running vista :pfff:

Hello, I have an HP elite m9150f, url here with specs. everything is stock nothing has been touched or modded. http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=120&prodSeriesId=3644723&prodTypeId=12454&objectID=c01301711 i've had it for nearly 4-5 years now...

Hey this is my first build and I have my computer built as of now. I really want to get gaming soon but I'm not sure if I should wait for the next gen in GPUs or just buy now. Im looking to spend around $750 on a graphic card(s). Is there going to be that much of a performance boost in Kepler or...

I'm upgrading from my crappy zotac gtx460 and I want to upgrade to GTX560 ti. Which makes do you guys recommend? I have my eye on MSI and Asus, although I'm looking more into EVGA now. I want something that runs COOL and with low temperature (something my zotac never did). I know the MSI one...

recently, my gpu has been acting up, during fairly short gaming sessions (2 - 4 hours)f the screen would go black and the gpu fan would kick up to 100 percent. i would reboot, and everything would return to normal, until it did it again the next gaming session. the final time, after about 6 or 7...

Hello All I am running Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Intel Core I5-2500 2x G-skill 4 gig sticks 2x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 TI Asus Mobo p8p67pro rev 3.0 Corsair 750W power-source Alright, i am currently using one video-card instead of having the two of them running in Sli. The reason being...

Hello, I just got a Zotac GTX 270 and I'm not too keen on the stock cooler it runs loud and doesn't seem to do much. Are there any coolers that people could recommend me buying (air coolers please) Thanks, Sam

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I am going to buy an HP dv5t soon and I don't know whether to customize the laptop with the integrated Intel GMA X4500 or the dedicated 256MB NVIDIA 9200M GS. My first choice was to stick with just the integrated graphics card since I don't play games. The only multimedia-ish stuff I will be...

I'm not an expert, but I have some experience, & I'd like some advice between 2 cards. I only have 1 PCI Express x16, so I unfortunately cannot duel card with SLI, & I'm limited on where I can buy. So what I want to know is the "PNY GTX 580" way more powerful then the "PNY GTX 560Ti...

Hello, I think a Microsoft Tech accidentally deleted an ATI display driver while trying to rid my computer of a virus. I have a laptop that I am using with an external monitor. The laptop monitor and the external monitor used to have the identical display. Since the virus repair,the displays...

Hi evereybody, my first post. Should I disconnect all my peripherals before doing a clean install of win 7? Scanner, printer, modem etc.