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I looking to finally get into pc gaming but not sure what parts to buy and where from. My budget is 800. I will only use this pc to game on. I also want to be able to upgrade in the future. I would appreciate a list of parts that I need to bu for this if possible. Is it possible to play new...

Hello geniuses! Very simple question(s) for someone who isn't hugely literate about hardware. My wife and I have very similar computer builds and we are looking to upgrade to better hardware. For instance, the games we play run adequately, but can run better. We use our machines for a variety...

It would be nice if the op would have a little marker by his name so you know he's the op. Like a coloured line or something under his name.

im planning to get a GeForce 980 reference with a i5 4570 3.2ghz processor the question is will the cpu bottleneck the gpu?because I think it's one of the older processors.

I'm looking for a way to somehow get better internet speeds through my dorm's network. Both the Wi-Fi AND Ethernet connections are capped at between 3-4Mbps (~400-500KBps) where I stay. All other buildings, classrooms, offices on campus have blazing speeds between 50-100Mbps. I have tried...

I'm looking for a microphone that I can use with my normal headphones and decided on these two mics as they fit a lot of my needs. V-moda boompro mic and Modmic 4.0. I was wondering whether it would be worth it to pay the extra for the modmic or to just go with the v moda. Also, would the v-moda...

Hi All, I've recently Hackintoshed (Niresh) an Acer E5-571 with a i5 Haswell processor, 16gb ram, 500gb HDD stock, and 500gb SSD that I took out of my old macbook and plugged into my optical bay. I had it up and running perfectly with no problems, one day I decided to take it with me for the...

Help pleaseeeee!! :( I have a problem. I just assembled my pc recently and It seems like the computer doesnt recognize my optical drive bay. I'm pretty sure it's correctly installed in the mobo and the PSU because I used my optical drive to install my windows 8.1 so im sure this is not a...

Hi, Bought a 850W PSU, but was faulty from day it was delivered. Been offered a refund so I am now looking at what PSU I should buy, which will easily run my System and the upgrades I may make over the next few months. Current Specs: MSI Gaming 5 Mobo I5 4690K Overclocked at 4.5Ghz MSI GTX 970...

This Christmas I'm buying a console. Now don't get all oh buy Xbox or Playstation because that's your opinion. I want specs and actual facts. I wanna know which one is better buy facts. Such as graphics, speed, quality, ect..... Thank you.

Hi Guys, Hows it going? I'm fairly new to PC gaming so im just looking for any suggestions that might lead me in the right direction! What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using. I want to play BF4, DayZ, and future...

I need help with the this build as I'm on a budget of 899$ and I'm exceeding it even without a cabinet. All choices are flexible except the processor and graphics card. Yes I do need a cabinet and I don't care of the SSD but if it fits in no problem. EDIt: PROCESSOR:- FX-8320(139.99$)...

so im building a windows 98se machine for old games and my stock cpu cooler is like a hair dryer... i need a new one so i was wondering if am3/am2 coolers would work on my Socket A motherboard (asus A7V133) it has the same type of clip on both sides mechanism but im not sure if its the right...

Hello, Using an AMD A-10 6800k with stock heatsink/cooler now my question is the cpu gets around 70-77 C° while playing games. Is it bad playing games at this temperature while the Max Temp according to AMD is 74C° ?

I recently moved and I got the internet connection set up in the new house about a week or so ago. It's a 25mbps up and down optic fiber connection and it's been working great for all the machines in the house except mine. I found threads with simillar problems but none offered me any help so I...

I have Sapphire 5770 and i was playing Defense Grid 2 on steam, when my gpu fan started spinning like crazy. I tought it was some glitch with the game, but checking in msi afterburner my gpu was going all the way up to 95 °C, mostly was arround 90 °C? That game isn't very graphically advanced, i...

I nhave a Dell D-610 and just purchased a new hard drive HTS4240400M9AT00. When I insert the new drive and boot the computer it says "Error No Hard Disc Found". I even put the old one back in and it says the same thing (there was np with old drive it was just maxed on space and it was a 40gb...

Hello guys im in the market for a new gaming headset and after a look around youtube and review sites ive seen 2 headsets that really caught my eye, SteelSeries Siberia V2 and the Razer Megaladon. My main concerns with headsets are comfortability, good positional sound as i love FPS games and...

This will be my 4th PC built, but every time I like to come on here for a final check to make sure everything is all good. Budget Range: $600ish AUD System Usage: Home, Mostly Internet Stuff (for my Dad) Part Location: Umart Australia (Please use this when making recommendations) Parts CPU...

hello, when start my pc it is not showing display and also the keyboard and mouse lights are not appearing. it is not also making any beeps also all three fans are working plz help!

I broke the screen on my dell laptop. I can see that it is my desktop is behind the broken screen but can't get my computer to do anything. So I removed the hard drive is there any way to transfer my files to some kind of external storage device so I can view them on another computer until I get...

Is 70 degrees Celsius to hot for gaming with the AMD 8320? I have that along with an EVGA 760 SC edition. And when I game the temperature goes to around 70 degrees on the CPU and 70 on the GPU.

Hello, Is it better to get 2 blu-ray drives if you want to copy a blu-ray to another empty blu-ray, or is 1 sufficient. Right now my first rig is being built and I am deciding on opticals, if I should just keep the Asus DVD player I got for $25 and keep the LG Blu-Ray, or return the Asus and get...

My rig: CPU:Intel Core i5 3350P @ 3.10GHz RAM: 8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz ( Motherboard: Intel Corporation DH67CL (SOCKET 0) GPU: 1024MB ATI AMD Radeon HD 6870 PSU: Rosewill Stallion Series RD500-2DB 500W ATX12V Budget Range: 250 for the gpu the one I'm looking at is the Radeon HD 7970...

I have a desktop computer. I am running Windows 7 (64-bit). My graphics card is ATI Radeon 2400 HD XT. I am an editor so I use a program called Adobe After Effects. The main layout of that program is black and whenever something black on my screen is there such as a website that is all black or...

I picked up a sapphire radeon r7-260x video card for new built. Plus a new asus mx279 monitor 27in. the video card only goes to 24.75 in display out of 27 in. Do I need a new video card?

So hey guys i just got my first gaming PC. And i was wondering if it could handle BF4 at medium settings 1920X1080. round 40-60 fps My specs CPU: FX-6300 GPU: XFX R7 260X RAM: 8 GB OF RAM 1600. BRAND KINGSTON HYPER X HDD: SEAGATE 1 TB

Hi, Recently ordered components so I can build my own rig. Specs: AMD FX-4300 Black Edition (Quadcore 3.8GHz) Sapphire Radeon R9 270x 2GB GDDR5 (W/ BF4) Cooler Master G650M, 650W PSU Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600MHz, 4GB CL9 MSI 970A-G43, Socket AM3+ And my HDD from my laptop, S-ATA, haha :D...

hi, my specs are asus m5a97 r2.0,amd fx 4130,16 gb of ram,1000 psu,geforce gtx 660 sc,no matter what game i play on any settings my pc restartswhen im playing,ive tried with windows 8.1,8,an now im using 7 ult,somtimes it tells me that my drivers have stoped working(dirextx) anny one know what...

I've had the game for awhile and have actually played it when I got it, but I uninstalled it due to the "GTA IV has stopped working" error. I have been really wanting to play it lately so I reinstalled it and when it came time for me to put in my serial key, it wouldn't work. The way I got my...

Hello people of the internet, I've built a PC today and after me and my mate put everything in the case and booted it up (with the VGA in the mobo) everything looked ok, but when we restarted the PC with the VGA in the GPU everything was fine except no response from the GPU even when it's fans...

http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model_Specification.aspx?id=C_00001515 I am looking for one with 2 xpansion slots, a slim opt. drive & a PSU with 550 watts.

need help to find the drivers for mcp61pm -hm rev 1.0b,my friend doesn't have his drivers disc and its an old computer so cant seem to find much about it except the motherboard version ..Thanks in advance

will this work for a budget gaming experience? I just can't justify Sennheiser PC360. steelseries are refurb 39.99 and the asus is 38.99 w/ $10 rebate. Comments on experience or other suggestions appreciated. thanks

Ahhhh the struggles of building a pc when you live in europe and are not bill gates,I was just curious if you guys could help me make this gaming setup cheaper/better in any way,all help is appreciated. CPU: AMD 8350 MOBO: Asus Sabertooth 990FX R.2 RAM: G.Skill F3 17000CL11 8GB 4X2 Sticks...

Windows 8 can be configured for Ultra-Fast Boot Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Graphics Output Protocol or UEFI GOP which remarkably increases the boot speeding of a Windows 8 computer. Some important aspects that administrators must consider while configuring Ultra-Fast Boot UEFI GOP for...

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I took my computer in last week to a shop and I posted a thread about a graphics card being called faulty when it wasn't. I did chkdsk and didn't find anything unusual, and downloaded a utility called 'HD tune pro' and the only thing it says is this: ''Current pending sector: (Data 18)...

Hi guys, need a good computer for designing games and apps, I've followed the template too. Approximate Purchase Date: September 2014 Budget Range: £1,500 - £2,000 (as low as possible as I will need to buy my software too) System Usage from Most to Least Important: Producing/making games and...

Im just wondering because im deciding on whether to buy an I series or w8 for bulldozer, but is there a reason to purchase a 2600k over the 2500k? i do gaming and video encoding/converting. I have a hd 6850, and im wondering if there will be a noticable difference when converting a movie file...