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Guys i was thinking about upgrading my dell studio xps 1340 with an ssd. Will the crucial mx100 be compatible with my laptop? I think my laptop still has SATA II. Will a SATA III ssd work on a SATA II Laptop? Really appreciate the help guys.

Hi there, I just finished my new build last weekend but got a frustrating problem every time I reboot my PC. The PC works fine each time I turn on the PC. I can see ROG boot screen before login into Windows. I can also type del or F2 to enter ROG BIOS. And after login, windows works fine as...

can i have dual boot 32 bit and 64 bit windows in my pc?

I'm thinking of upgrading my Radeon HD 6970 to a EVGA GeForce GTX 760 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932 The Manufacturer states that I need a "500 watt or greater power supply with a minimum of 30 amps on the +12 volt rail". I have an older power supply, and I'm...

Whenever I open Skyrim, this thing pops up: Please let me know what is causing this problem. I've tried Googling this and I'm not really sure where the problem is coming from. All drivers are up to date!

Hi guys, I have a 256 GB Transcend MTS600 M.2 NGFF SSD. Along with this, I'm using a USB 3.0 SSD enclosure from MyDigitalSSD to allow me to swap things out and have a portable drive (and because my laptop doesn't have a port for SSDs, despite being relatively new and expensive). I managed to...

All I can get on the screen after acer logo is operating systems not found

Im trying to come up with a budget gaming build. So far I'm thinking of using an i5-4690k, but I'm stumped as to a graphics card. Would it be worth it to buy a liquid cooling system, OC like crazy, and skip the graphics card all together? Im looking to spend around 6-700 with 8 gigs of ram...

Hi i built my first PC and everything seems ok until i tried to connect it to a monitor. I built Austin evans Photon I am using a ASUS VS247H monitor and a A78M-E25 motherboard with a R7 260x (i believe) i connected my HDMI cable to my Monitor also into my GPU. it says HDMI no signal i also...

I'm pretty sure this is what I need, but just running it by the friendly folks here. What I have now: win7 64 bit Asus p7p55 mobo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131604&cm_re=asus_p7p55lx-_-13-131-604-_-Product gskill ripjaw ddr3 1600 4gb (2x2gb)...

Hello, I have Toshiba Sattelite A300D PSAK4E. I have a overheating problem with my ATI Radeon HD 3470. Can I change this video card? Is it integrated? And if is possible to change can I put same with more than 256MB Ram? Regards, Plamen Keranov

The next version of Windows will merge three platforms into one. Microsoft CEO Wants One OS To Rule Them All : Read more

so im doing a new build with the i7 4790K witch on paper only works with 1600MHz ram but I have been told that 2400MHz ram works as well so can some one clear this up for me as I don't want to waist my money on ram that don't work. im new to computer building so im a bit of a noob u could say

hi guys i have a question that does gtx780 ti will support dx12 :/ bcz i want to play forza 5 on pc so will it play or have to change the card

Need to remove XP. How do I remove it and then install a different system?

I'm planning on going back to school full time in the near future. One thing that always held me back was a hand me down compaq i have from years ago. As i live a distance from my campus a laptop becomes a must for my needs. I've done some research but there are so many variables left...

Meet the new and improved USB 3.1 Type-C connector. USB Type-C Next Generation Connector Design Revealed : Read more

I have a Cooler Master 690 iii and I don't know how to configure my fans. I have one 200 mm fan at the front, which is pulling cold air in to create airflow in the case. At the back there is one 120 mm fan pushing hot air out of the case, and at the top 2 140 mm fans pushing hot air out of the...

Where can I find benchmarks for the Sapphire r9 280 gpu? I looked online but found no scores on any benchmark test, or charts showing FPS on recent games like Bioshock infinite or Crysis 3.

Approximate Purchase Date: 1 week from now(Soon as possible) Budget Range: $1,500 before mailing cost System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming such as BF4 on Ultra at +60fps, hosting gaming servers, general use Are you buying a monitor: Open to suggestions ASUS VG248QE 24-Inch Screen...

Hello, so i just bought a new Motherboard and CPU from newegg, I ordered them and they'll be here in a few days, it was a combo deal. I want to know if the motherboard and processor i got will work with my other computer parts(PSU, graphics card, Ram). This is the link to the...

I built a fairly high end gaming PC, with plenty of room for expansion. I also have a security camera (4 cameras) with BNC connectors running on a separate DVR, which I have never been able to network. Can I add these BNC cameras to my new PC? I would love to have about 8-10 cameras, but...

This is the first time I'm overclocking my processor, I'm using a MSI 790FX-GD70 and Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition, I'm currently running it at 3.8Ghz, the problem is that whenever I change the FSB to anything other the default 200, my PC becomes unstable, I made sure to adjust the Ram and CPU...

Hello! I own an HP Pavillion 6310y computer that was overheating terribly this week. I opened up, tried to clean out the heat sink, and ended up bending a bunch of the CPU pins somehow in the process. What is the cheapest CPU I can buy to replace it? I'm trying to go under $70 -- the computer...

I'm getting a Gigabyte 970A-UD3P to replace my MSI 970A-G43. Will I have to reinstall Windows 7 and all my drivers, and will I have to reinstall everything on my drives? I have Windows installed on my SSD and the rest of my stuff stored between that and my HDD. Not sure what's going to happened...

I'm using a PC with gigabyte motherboard and intel dual-core processor I am getting static lines on my display, my graphics card is geforce 9500gt I thought its a cable problem so I changed 3 cables and nothing changed. Then I thought its a screen problem so I changed screens and still problem...

So I am planning on upgrading my PC but the problem is that my budget is limited and I prefer upgrading mine over building a completely new one,but what will be better? I want to run new games smoothly (Bf4,witcher 3 when it's released).My system: Intel core duo E8400 3GHz Socket 775 LGA Nvidia...

Hi there, (just want to say that English is my second language so sorry for the writing) I would like some advice regarding my project. Is it doable and is it energy efficient ? I have an old macbook 2007 lying around (Core2Duo, 4gb ram, 2,16 ghz) and I would like to use it as a NAS. I dont...

Since using Mac Os for a long time I embarked on a PC build to 'really?' understand computers. All this, 'BIOS' stuff that has been hidden from me for ages. Anyway, all my bits are not yet here but I have a USB caddy that I plonked in my 1TB Barracuda and using Mac formatted for 2 partitions, 1...

Alright Guyz So i know this may sound a little dumb but I have a sumple question: I heard that there is a way to make the 8320 a quad core processor bydeactivating the shared cores to make The preformance much more smoother. Plus if we disable 4 cores the IPC will get higher right? So basically...

Asking weather my components are good for a sub £350 hackintosh Asrock z87 extreme 3 £75 Intel i5 4570 £144 2x4 gb DDR3 gskill ripjaw X 2133 MHz £57 1tb sata hard drive £45 Cheap generic case with 500w psu £30

I bought a 4770k together with a Extreme 9/ac from ASRock. Any tips for before and after install(software and optimizations) Thanks! Shrimp

I recently use my mobile HHD as a recovery folder for my system. But I didnt successful recovered my pc. So I just leave my mobile HHD away. But now when I try to use it, It become a 32G HHD and lost over 200G files!!! I did even format it, but still nothing worked. So what happened to my mobile...

I'm looking at building a ESXi whitebox and would like to know what CPU to got with. What would get me the best bang for the buck in regards to virtualization. I know one of the key resources is to have lots of memory, I'm looking at get 32GB's, but doesn't have to be 32GB to start off with, as...

Hi everybody, looking at building a new pc, my rig just doesn't cut it anymore. So far this is what I've come up with, just want some opinions, I'm sort of new to this build your own gear thing but you have to start somewhere right! The idea is that I want to try and get three monitors...

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

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I wanted to delete MSN Messenger from my computer and it ended up deleted Windows Explorer. I noted MSN Explorer has three names in it for e-mail addresses that are not mine. My relatives used my computer and they must...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I no longer have a search companion from the start menu, I do not know where it went, nor how to find it. I also no longer have any COM ports. How do I find them or put them back. Any help would be appreciated...

I am having some issues with my comp, every hour at 7 mins after, my net disconnects me, I have done a virus scan and its some type of timer that was installed, it was fine when I went to bed at 1:30 AM but this morning it started doing it, this isn't the first time, but this is a clean install...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) Hi I have a problem with my outlook express account. Every time I try to send or receive my email, a logon box appears which asks me to enter my user name and password for the following server. When i click OK, it keeps...