Dual Rail

Forum discussion tagged with Dual Rail.
  1. M

    Question PC random black Screens while gaming

    Hello, So my PC is about 2 months old now, and while playing games the screen may go black for 2-3secs then come back on like nothing had happened. At first I thought it was RAM. And sure enough, memtest threw a bunch of errors on one of the 2x8GB DDR4 Corsair Vengence LPX sticks. So, i sent...
  2. rcgnetworks

    Question is that worth to upgrade my i3 3120 to i7 3770?

    Current System —————————————— i3 2120 3.3Ghz Processor DH61WW motherboard 12GB DDR 3 Ram GT 610(Planning to upgrade to GTX 970) —————————————— I’m planning to upgrade my processor to i7 3770K for gaming(Planning to start streaming).is it worth to upgrade this rig in 2019?Should I buy complete...
  3. N

    Corsair K68 RGB vs k70 LUX RGB

    I've been looking at the K70 LUX RGB when i came across the K68 RGB on corsairs website for a good price. I'm just wondering what the difference is between the two keyboards, since the K70 is so much more money is it worth it. The only difference i see is the finish of the two keyboards are...
  4. A

    AMD Ryzen 5 1600 temperatures. Idle and load.

    Hello, I recently build a PC having Ryzen 5 1600 + stock cooler. I overclocked it at 3.7Ghz @ 1.25v. In idle temperatures sits arround 40-50c and sometimes arround 35-40c. I did a test with AIDA64 and here is the result: http://imgur.com/il4zxEy Also in games such as Battlefield 1 the temps...
  5. D

    RX 460 vs. GTX 1050 (2GB DDR5) ?

    Researching these 2 cards because they only draw power from the PCIE Slots. RX 460 goes for £80 at the moment in Amazon Whilst the 1050 goes for £100 Thers a 22% Difference in cost, but the GTX 1050 is 10% better in performance Apparently RX 460 is better with DX12 games for future games. But...
  6. D

    Every time I change my default playback device, audiodg.exe eats up half of my CPU until I restart the process.

    Title, basically. Why is it doing this? I don't remember it doing this before on Windows 10. Something updated and changed it obviously.
  7. iPaperKillz

    Cherry MX Brown Mechanical Keyboard Under $65

    Hi, I'm looking for a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches, not replicas, for under $65. It is going to be used in an office enviornment so a non-gamer-y font on the keycaps is preferred, but not necessary. It also needs to have a number pad.
  8. P

    How do I find my Windows 8 key from an ASUS S200E Laptop?

    Hi everyone! I bought an ASUS S200E laptop a two weeks ago which came with win 8.1 installed but on the back has the Win8 sticker, so I assume that the original win version that the laptop came from factory is win8. Anyway, I wanted to perform a fresh install of windows 8 but apparently win8...
  9. F

    Surfboard SB6141 & Airport Extreme 6th Gen Slow Ethernet Speeds

    I have the SB6141 connected to airport extreme. I'm paying for 150mbs download speeds, although I am only getting around 90mbs when connected using Ethernet. When I connect using wifi, I get the faster speeds using the 5ghz network. I connected directly to the modem and was able to get the...
  10. J

    How to connect to tape drive from laptop?

    Hi guys, I just brought a LTO4 tape drive but I don't have any idea how to connect to my laptop. I was trying to connect to my laptop by using USB 2.0 to eSATA adapter...
  11. I

    Sketchy New Monitor

    I was browsing for a new monitor today, when i found what looks like a great deal on Newegg. I'd love to have a true 4K monitor, so i can scale down to 1080p in some games while having the advatage of 4k in less intensive ones and photoshop. I'm not entirely sure if i should trust it though...
  12. P

    How can I downgrade Windows 8.1 to 7?

    I bought a computer that has Windows 8.1 (prebuilt and OEM) How can I downgrade it to Windows 7? It is Windows 8.1 Pro.
  13. K

    Setting nVidia SLI - questions fron Newbie

    Hi, I'm noob regarding SLI, but not noob in PC in generals, I bought GTX 950 MSI Gaming and I\m thinking of buying another one next month and connect them SLI, so my questions is what are the condition for SLI? 1) I know that PSU wattage and quality matter, but does it have to have specific...
  14. E

    Graphics card help / recommendation

    Hi there. I’m after a card with similar performance to the PNY XLR8 GeForce GTX 960 but in the short card form factor, not the long card which my current case doesn’t have room for! Spec I’m after: can output one display resolution up to 4096 x 2160, and two SD. Want to run x1 Dell P2415Q and...
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    Do I NEED both 6-pin and 8-pin connectors to work?

    Alright, so I bought this Asus HD 6950 card (link here:https://www.asus.com/Graphics-Cards/EAH6950_DCII2DI4S1GD5/overview/), and I've put it inside just barely as the card is massive. At this point, I'm not sure it's entirely inserted in or not, but when i connect it to the power without having...
  16. N

    xp on second drive

    I had a motherboard failure, and replaced my Intel mb with a AMD motherboard. XP would not boot. I am installing a new hard drive and I am installing it with Windows 7 pro. 32bit. I am installing my original xp drive as my third drive, cd is second. My question is should I connect the xp drive...
  17. G

    Keyboard and mouse won't work after installing Windows 10.

    So I installed Windows 10 alongside Windows 7. Keyboard and mouse work fine in 10 but refuse to work on 7. It was fine before installing Windows 10, and now they don't work. I know the problem is windows 10, and I want to uninstall it, but I can't since my keyboard and mouse don't work on...
  18. Nadav Erez

    GTX 660 to 960 or 970?

    I want to upgrade my graphics card, and these are two good options. I have no problem to wait until March or April for the new R9 300 series from AMD- I'll still buy an Nvidia GPU, just because of the DSR.
  19. J

    I want a laptop

    i want to buy a laptop which can handle new games at a range of INR 50000
  20. D

    dead 9.5 sata replaced with a desk top harddrive windows instal error

    i have a hp pavilion g7 had a 750gb sata 9.5 hard drive that died (dont know how was given it to fix and then told to keep it) i have only one spare sata hard drive but its a desktop 320gb hard drive it boots up and says missing os (the drive is completely wiped of all data) i used a win 7 ultra...
  21. A

    Display corruption DVI-I / GPU / Monitor

    Hi, I have an odd problem here. A few weeks ago after booting up my pc the BIOS and Windows screens were very "corrupted" looking... The screen was split into thirds with lots of fuzzy artifacts jumping about. After 2/3 restarts the display then failed to come alive at all. This was remedied...
  22. B

    Is this case good?

    Hey, will this case keep my pc cool? Specs: I5-4690 asus r9 280 Seasonic 620w wd blue 1tb 64mb 2x4gb ballistix ram Carbide series spec-01 ASRock h97 pro 4 Thanks
  23. A

    My computer keeps shutting down when i play games

    The problem is that my computer keeps hard shutting down when i play smite and sometimes skyrim. i dont believe it is a cooling issue as when i put my hand on the computer it doesn't feel too hot. My components are: AMD FX(tm)-4100 Quad-Core Processor Nvidia GTX 660 16GB RAM GA-78LMT-USB3...
  24. L

    Maxtor One Touch 3 ticking

    Hi. I stripped the drive down and connected it to a caddy that I know is working. The light flashed alternate red and green. With each'tick' the disc turned slightly but nothing else happened. Any ideas about what is wrong and how I can retrieve the data. Thanks
  25. ChrisDFW1

    stock voltage for fx 8350

    I want to play around with ocing on stock voltages but bios is set to auto. I have read a hundred posts on many forums. Does anyone know what the stock voltage is for this cpu?
  26. Yoplait95

    IS my 8320 not capable of playing Hawken ?

    I have been building a Gaming PC for some time now and have it to the point where I can use it. But, if I play Hawken I only get 30 FPS on ultra no vsync. My gpu setup is a crossfire 7850 2gb, so that can't be the limiting factor. Do I need a better HDD or RAM or a new cpu Idk.. FX-8320 Help...
  27. S

    Are the following components compatible?

    Good evening everyone - I am currently upgrading my PC and would like to know if the components I am buying, will be compatible with eachother. I am going to re-purpose my current graphics card, a Radeon HD 6870 1GB. The new components I am buying are : Motherboard : GA-H87M-D3H CPU : Intel...
  28. M

    Laptops with Dual GPU's

    Hello, I was looking into purchasing a brand new laptop built for gaming. I had my eyes on the MSi GT683DXR but was curious if it was compatible with a dual GPU setup, or any MSi laptops for that matter? If not, are there any laptops one could suggest that could support dual GPUs? Thanks! :)
  29. H

    Quality gaming headset for the money

    Hey guys I was wondering what an affordable but good quality gaming headset would be, basically the best bang for my buck. According to my system specs which can be found here: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/ca/en/ho/WF06b/12132708-12133156-12133158-12133158-12133158-80230858-80451103.html my...
  30. A

    SPDIF on GTX 460

    Hello. Dumb question time but I can't for the life of me find the SPDIF socket on my Gainward GTX 460 card. Can someone put me out of my misery? :lol: Andy
  31. icon31337

    Core synchronization. Is it possible?

    Is it possible to change a cpu's settings in bios to sychronize all cores? All cores would then be used simultaneously at an equal percentage.
  32. C

    P67 board to cope with 3 Gainward GTX580 3GB Phantoms

    Hello Looking to build a pc with 3 gainward gtx580 3gb phantoms ( tri sli ) , is there currently a motherboard that will take three of these cards ( they are 2.5 slot cards ), also will a standard tri sli bridge fit. Thanks Chris
  33. M

    Q9550 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1100T

    hi! i have a pc with intel q9550 cpu...and i want to change my pc.... u think AMD Phenom II X6 1100T is a good choice, or a better choice?
  34. D

    Haf 922 front panel problem

    I built a new pc with the coolermaster haf 922 case and gigabytes Ga-x58a-ud5 mobo. Whenever i plug my headphones into the front headphone jack i get popups in windows 7 that basically say ive plugged in and unplugged the device. They go off constantly. I also noticed in the HD audio controls...
  35. D

    Dead Power supply

    My power supply died last week it was a generic one basic gaming pc worked great for 2 years i was on computer and it froze i pressed the reset button didnt work held the power button till it shuts off it didnt tried the power button one more time didnt work so i turned off the computer with the...
  36. D

    Need help Deciding on CPU for gaming

    Hello, i was wondering what type of setup i could get so i could last at least 2 years of good performance with coming new games. i was considering keeping my setup with 775 socket since i have the ram and wont have to spend more on that , i was thinking of getting a quad core Intel Core2 Quad...
  37. finn92

    Any differences between an XFX 9800GT from 2008 and an XFX 9800GT now?

    I'm just wondering here whether there is a difference between my XFX 9800GT from back in 2008 and an XFX 9800GT from 2010. My card's screwed up and I have to send it for RMA but if they're gonna give me a new card, I wanna know if there's any performance increase or decrease as well as a...
  38. G

    How can i tell if my cpu hard drive is dead

    is my cpu dead? I've got a virus on my desktop. I just tried to turn it on and windows xp (start up screen) appeared and the screen went blank. I can't even trouble shoot in the safe mode. Please advise.
  39. andy5174

    Intel or AMD or both DOOMED,let's vote!

    "Is AMD doomed?" v.s. "Is Intel doomed"
  40. G

    AMD 6400 BE with 6150M2MA

    ive got a Win fast 6150M2MA (i know cheap mobo) but i read that it wont work with a AMD 6400+ Black Edition, but im sure it will, can anyone confirm it mobo specs = http://www.foxconnchannel.com/Product/Motherboards/detail_comparison.aspx?ID=en-us0000359 CPU =...