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I am using this: MB: Asus p5vd2-vm CPU: E6600 RAM: 4gb And i need a gpu that will allow me some gaming,but cheaper ones.. I used to have 8500gt(yeah,i know.. ) And run 2k14,Dishonored etc at playable frame rates at 1280x1024.. but ,8500 died so i need some recommendations.. And what games i...

Hi, i just recently bought gigbyte G1.Sniper B85 1150 socket motherboard + Kingston 8GB 1600mhz DDR3 ram, I'm looking for CPU which is good for gaming and rendering and give at least 3-5 years good gaming experience .My budget is 340$.

I was looking to build a gaming hackintosh that would dual-boot with windows, but I need it to be portable. Hence the laptop and not a desktop. Would this be possible given the specs of the laptop? Link:http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/FANGBOOK_Evo_HX7-100_Gaming_Laptop/ -Intel® Core™...

I opened a top vent on my case, and angled a lamp about 3 ft away from it to see if a Fan i plugged in was running. I know this is most likely the dumbest question ever asked on Toms hardware...but is it possible for a lamp to damage a PC component from a distance? A bit curious..

Here's my specs: i7 4790K ASUS Strix GTX 970 (8 pin connector) 8 GB RAM ASUS Z97 A Mobo One 1 TB HDD One DVD drive One 1080p monitor The Enclosure has 2 fans and a 2 front 3.0 USB ports. I may add an extra fan. I'm going to use the stock CPU cooler. Should I get a 650 or 750 watt PSU for this...

installed Gigabyte OC Guru II but OSD in games doesn't work, so what can i do ? i want in game to see GPU Temp, FPS, Load and etc. Should i delete Guru II and install MSI afterburner ?

If its idle its around 30-40, but when I get on stuff, its jumps to 50-60 average. My system is 30-31c but why is it just my cpu. My gpu is 33-34 average. I have a fx 8150 on a Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 motherboard. My cpu cooler is hyper 212 evo.

Im buying a laptop and was wondering if it is possible to put a back lit keyboard on it.

I have build my first computer with both a 250Gb ssd and a 1Tb hdd and I downloaded windows 8.1 onto my SSD (through the bios) but from then on everything I've downloaded (steam, google chrome, drivers) have also been stored onto my SSD, with nothing on my HDD. I only want my operating system on...

I have an HP Compaq 6000 with an AMD Radeon HD 4500. What would be a Better GPU to Upgrade to so I can support HD graphics on games?

Hey, I'm new to overclocking and everything else about computers. this is the very first computer meant for gaming I had and I need help overclocking it, can somebody tell me good settings for it so it will be a little bit better? GIGABYTE 990FXA-UD3 AMD Phenom II X$ 965 X4 965 Processor G...

I never bought a keyboard specifically for gaming use before. The only keyboard I've bought and I've been using for years is a dbtech blue-backlit keyboard. It's served its job well, and despite being rather cheap it's lasted for almost 5 years with no backlight problems, and no keys wearing...

Does A Bad Motherboard And Good Components Much Effect Gaming?

So I have a 32' Sony Bravia 1080p and I kind of played with the settings and it looks almost perfect. I'm running 1920x1080 60hz right now. Also I have a Tri-x R9 290 gpu. What should I do to make it perfect?

Making a new build and currently have a gtx 670 4gb. However i am also buying a GTX 980 4gb. Is it worth using them both using crossfire?

Having several issues with this drive. It is connected to a USB 3.0 slot and I have tried a couple different cords with no change. When connecting the drive I get a popup saying "You need to format this disk blah blah". If I do try to format(which I DO NOT want to do) it tells me I cant. The...

I use two Nvidia 760s in SLI with a dual monitor setup. I do not span games across both monitors. I game on one monitor and use the second for various things such as web browsing and hardware monitoring. My motherboard supports iGPU which will allows me to turn on the on-board GPU while having...

I need nice mobo for FX 4130 that can give me 4.0-4.5 oc on it. I have 130E but i decided to get cheaper board + 4gb of ram then to go all in for MOBO and hope that AM3+ wont die. It will be hard here to sell an old 110e+ mobo later in few years if i go after new sockets. If i would take 990FX...

I designed this to be a PC competitor to the Mac Pro. Let me know if these parts and software would work with each other. Am I missing anything (excluding peripherals)? CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2697. MOBO: Asus Sabertooth X79. RAM: Corsair Vengeance Pro 64GB (8 x 8GB) DDR3 1866. SSD: Samsung 850 Pro...

Hey I just wanted to ask if this build is decent.I wanted something cheap and powerful and I think this is good but I need opinions and If anyone can tell me if anything is compatible and can work together.So here's the build: GPU - AMD Radeon R7 260X CPU - AMD FX X6 6300 AM3+ Motherboard -...

Hello people, I would appreciate your opinions on the matter. I have Fans that aren't running on what should be their normal speeds. I currently have 2 Case Fans running at about 1920 rpm by default, while they should run at 1800 rpm (don't know whether this might be a big problem or what). I...

Hi all, This is my first time posting here, I first started with looking into single board computers like the raspberry pi or banana pi. I came to the conclusion that they did not have enough power for a good game server, i saw a post on a website showing a new gigabyte ITX board that has a...

My first time here! :bounce: Im searching for best single slot gpu for my optiplex 745! My psu is 305w My budget is around €130 Btw will single slot gtx 750 work? And i want card to play cod ghosts and titanfall Forwardly tnx!

I want WiFi via my new TP-Link TL-WDR4300 and my old Netgear DN2200 to be the modem (in Bridge mode). I successfully flashed OpenWRT (Barrier Breaker r40887) onto my TP-Link. I set my Netgear DN2200 to Bridge mode. But I still can't access the internet. I called my ISP (Netvision). I entered my...

In the process of moving my dual boot (XP and Ubuntu 12.04) to a new HDD, I had backed up all my documents on an internal 3TB drive that Acronis had split for Windows XP into 2TB NTFS (where I had my backup data) and the rest was showing as an unformated 746GB in Win Disc Manager. I decided to...

Hi! I'm upgrading my computer for less then $3000. This is what I was thinking about - http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3Mwhx I dont want to change my case (Fractal Design Define R4) and I already have 16 gbs of RAM and my hard drive. Anything on my list is what I want to change. Is this good for...

I'm planning on getting an i5 4570. Since you can't overclock there is no need for an aftermarket cooler right? I was thinking on getting something like the arctic freezer 7 pro just to make it quieter. Is the stock fan quiet enough? Thanks in advance.

Driving me mad keeps going back and locking or not responding help please

Hey, recently while i have been playing i have stuttered alot, in games like BF4, titanfall, dayz, ARMA 2. I got SLI GTX 660 i7 3770k 3.5Ghz 16 Gb ram Motherboard: Z77A-G45 And my CPU is watercooled. Any help or you need more details?

Hey, I was wondering if there is any hardware which will allow users of multiple computers (each with their own monitors) to optionally share/throw contents of their local screen to a 'networked' (or some other way connected) 'master' screen (be it KVM connected, networked, or a dedicated PC)...

Can my psu handle an r9 290? Buying an r9 in 2 days

okay so i just bought a ps4 on amazon i can cancel it within like 4 hours should i get the ps4 or build a pc for 600 dollars this is just the pc itself no os or keyboard needed! but any way i really dont care for exclusives i just wanted a ps4 because of price and is more powerfull then a xbox...

Please Help my computer wont start up. it turns itself off after displaying the following message CMOS settings wrong CMOS date/time not set USB device over current status detected!! System will shut down after 15 seconds any advice appreciated thanks gazbo7

Hello everyone :) I've run into a bit of a problem. I have an i7 3770k and for a while I had it overclocked to 4.5 ghz at 1.23 vcore at that time, but as a result of rising temps I brought it down to 4.1 at 1.21 vcore in hope of using that as a starting point for a more reasonable overclock...

i recently bought a new PC with PSU: Corsair VS450. now planning on buying a MSI GeForce GTX760 TwinFrozr 2GB OC GDDR5. will it run on this PSU? (if not then can you recommend any similar GPU that will run on this Spec?) My PC spec: CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz MoBo: Gigabyte H81M-S2PV...

I'm looking to buy a laptop having shortlisted two with the above given specifications respectively. I'm confused which one to go for. Primary relevance is gaming and I would like to know which of the following laptops would run games like Battlefield 3, Dead Space 3,Mass Effect 3,Bioshock...

Can I run Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag using Nvidia Geforce 710m 2gb ?

I have a FX 4130 AMD quad core black edition processor and a XFX Radeon 7770 1gb graphics card. For some reason I don't think I am getting the full extent of this graphics card's performance, as it is only a slight improvment from a old laptop. The CPU and graphics card were very similar in...

will need a better processor? if yes an i5 3330 will be enough?

Can you add an asus rampage iv extreme waterblock on a asus rampage iv black edition. I've seen it done on Slinky Supercomputer. Plus don't tell me about air cooling.