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is there any external 7.1 sound card? I don't have anymore free pci slots in my computer. :/ I would love one that helps my Razer tiamat 7.1 to actually sound good. Thanks!

Hey I was wondering if my 3770K at stock speeds (3.5/3.9GHz) would bottleneck a single GTX 980 running games at only 1080p? the version I'm going to get is the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 980 G1 Gaming 4GB, am I restricting the GPU's true power if I don't overclock my CPU as it is? much appreciated :)

Hey guys, I actually have one for you. I am building myself a machine for my bday and I wanted to see what everyone thought just for fun. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Y97Lqs Many of you will have read me recommend Asus boards constantly. I chose the Gigabyte for a very good reason....the black...

So I recently bought the ROG Maximus VI Hero because I am building a new computer. I put it together, and now I get a legacy boot event? And my display isn't showing anything, and yes I know it all works. The Graphics card has 2 slots for power, a 3 pin, and a 4 pin. I had been doing this all...

GTX 970 4GB

I'm over budget on my gaming pc and am looking at what I should sacrifice to make it under my budget. I was looking at maybe getting an amd processor so instead of my i5 with the gtx 770 gpu. Is this the right choice or should I stick with intel and get a 760.

I want to lower the price of this computer put still be about as good i want to be able to play skyrim fallout nv and gmod with little lag http://pcpartpicker.com/user/KADIZZLE1127/saved/nGHqqs If you have any replacements for parts that would cost less and are about as good tell me some...

Hey All, I'm a first time builder and i'm pretty confused on what is ok in terms of Ram OC as well as what is compatible with my hardware. My system is: CPU: Intel i7 4930K 3.4GHz LGA2011 130W Mobo: Asus Rampage IV Black Edition RAM: 2x4 Corsair Vengeance Pro (32Gb total - 4 sticks)...

Hey community! I was wondering between the Nvidia/Intel combo and AMD PCs which are best for graphic work (that includes 3D rendering) as well as gaming. I've never had an AMD piece and it's always been that alien thing for me that I didn't like to jump on. I'm going to build a new PC very soon...

do I uninstall drivers? do I uninstall and reinstall all nvidia programs? They're both MSI (MSI 650 1GB OC to a MSI 660 2GB OC). Also will the EVGA 500w (100-W1-0500-KR) run the 660 fine?

I came home from work to see this. My laptop was supposed to be in sleep mode and I had just opened it. I have trouble-shooted this more than the life of me. I work in Information Systems and I'm normally good at this type of thing. I know that Windows update popped up last night as I was...

Need help with driver software

Hi, my current specs are: Motherboard:GA-A55M-DS2. CPU: AMD A6-3670 APU. RAM: 8GB DDR3. PCI-E 2.0 empty slot Power supply:300W SATA 2 connectors to HDD 4TB Seagate Hybrid Drive The current system causes lagging during playing games. So, I have bought ASUS GEFORCE GTX 680 4GB GDDR5 PCI-E 3.0...

Dear all, I have a strange issue with a Windows 7 system that from time to time it reverts back to 1/1/1900. The system is new and there are no obvious hardware or software issues. The power is backed up by a UPS. It is very difficult to troubleshoot since it happens randomly and I haven't been...

A new partnership between Intel and Samsung is planning to shake that up at half the price of high-end monitors very soon. Intel Partners with Samsung for Cheaper 4K Monitors : Read more

Large Hard Drive Partitioning

Hello guys! I am looking for an external hard drive. I saw 2 potential ones at my local computer hardware store. I am looking for a sturdy external hard drive with 1TB capacity. Size kind of matters cause I will bring it with me often. I will also share this hard drive with my girlfriend so...

Whenever I boot my computer I see a message at the bottom that says 'CPU Fan Error!'. But when I open my case and boot my computer it seems to run fine. I also have had no problems with my CPU. should I just brush it off or should I be worried? Thanks for the help! My build...

I want to rewire my PC, so I'm wondering if I can Shut down my PC, switch off the PSU then unplug the power cord and then remove my GPU and the power connectors without having to re install the software? This goes for the power connector for the Mb and other components. Thanks, sorry for the...

I will buy a Haswell i3-4130 and a GPU 4 GB of ram and 450W Corsair PSU. I chose Crysis 3 as a benchmarking game. Because if i can run this max, maybe i can run most of the games that are coming out for the next 6 months - 1 year. What gpu should i be looking for at 1366x768 resolution? I want...

Hi, after i ai suite 2 and ran fan xpert 2, The fans all of a sudden slowed down(literally like 1000 rpms) and my parts started overheating and crashed, the fan settings won't go back to default, and my parts just start overheating almost right after boot. Im really ticked at asus for making...

hey guys i brought windows 8 off Microsoft just windows 8 digital download anyway just build a fresh custom computer my question is do i need to buy another windows 8 for it? or? i can use the one i brought of Microsoft ? the computer im using now will neva be used again that's why im asking...

Hello, I've got a Packard-Bell Easynote TS11HR. Almost a month ago my laptop was working fine. Then after a while I started to recieve BSoD's. It was not really big at first, but later I became really annoying. I got BSoD's constantly. Later the laptop started to shut off, just by it self. I...

What is the cheapest gaming pc you can buy pre built it can be anything at all that is a gaming pc.

Hi i have an old P6N SLI-FI and want to use it with an intel wolfdale E8400. My motherboard bios is at 2.5 but i need it at 2.6 (the download page actually has a bios version 2.7 but it isnt listed on the CPU support page)...

Hey I was wondering if anybody knows a third party fps counter that can also display which is holding the fps back eg GPU/CPU. Like the built in fps counter in Planetside 2. I have just started neverwinter and in crowded hubs my frame rate can get as low as 25. Everywhere else is a solid...

Windows 7 will only recognize my SATA drive, but will not recognize my older PATA drive. ASUS technical support is suggesting that this is a Windows 7 issue since the BIOS recognizes both dirves. Can someone please advise as to what I sould try next? Thank you so very much! Background: -I...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I cannot access my Windows Firewall Settings in Control Panel. When I click the Firewall icon I get the message "Windows FireWall Settings cannot be displayed because the associated service is not running. Do you want to...

Hey guys, I'm wondering whether or not to wait for the next gen (HD7000/GTX600 series) cards. I'm looking to have a PC built by BF3 launch (October 25th), but I'm wondering whether it's worth it to wait, or buy a cheaper card now, sell it and buy a new card next year, since I'm so late to the...

My daughter's HP dv2000t notebook computer had a motherboard crash, apparently (won't turn on). I took the hard drive out and put it into a NexStar-3 USB drive enclosure to try to salvage the iTunes and documents. The folders all show up, but when I try to access her user directory, it says...

I have keep getting the same virus over and over. It seems to slip through Mcafee, Norton, AVG, and other antivirus software undetected even though they are kept upto date. It then proceeds to shut down any antivirus software I have and lets more viruses in. I have formatted a few times in...

Hey Ppl, i would like to know if anyone of you bought a GTX 460 in china ? Have a friend going there, ..If yes, also state me the price Thxs...

please help me my gogear aria 16gb can not update to 100% but reach only 20% and it stop from there

my broadband speed

Can i run my bose 802 speakers with a bose 901 equalizer?

can i plug 8 pin eps12v on my 8 pin atx mobo??? second question my atx mobo is 8 cpu power connector and i only have 4 connector on my psu can i plug it to get sufficient power???or not

Hello. I have a quick question! I just checked Cpu-Z and it shows that my memorys max bandwidth is 6400 (400mhz) but the ram sticks are 800mhz. http://www.frys.com/product/5530560?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG oh and the timings are 6-6-6-18, is this good or bad? specs: AMD Athlon x2 64 5600+...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) I recently installed a new hard drive, and installed windows xp. After installation, i tried to install a printer and when i pluged it in nothing happened. When i looked under systems, there are no usb...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) I am running a dimension 2400 with a logitech camera. When I contact my friends with messenger 6.2 They have sound and can hear me but I dont,t I have tried to uninstall and reinstall checked the fire wall setting there...

We had some Foscam units installed for the house at the first beginning and they run for approx. 2 weeks and suddenly stopped for some unknown reasons. We contact CS but never got a mail back, we tried to look for some replacement models on Amazon until we see HooToo HT-IP206, which has a 90%...