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Use: Gaming Budget: ~£900 (about $1400) Approx purchase date: Next few weeks I don't need any peripherals. I'm looking at buying the following build from Cyberpower, and would appreciate any suggestions for improvements. I'd particularly like to know if any of the components seem to be either...

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Hello, I am thinking of building a new system and I am just wondering if the current power supply (XFX PRO750W) I have will suffice. These are the components that the system will have: -Intel Core i7 3770K 3.5GHz -Asus SABERTOOTH Z77 -Corsair 16GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM -2x EVGA GeForce GTX 660TI...

I haven't purchased anything yet but my budget went up currently so I am wondering whether I should upgrade the Intel Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge to an Intel Pentium G620 Sandy bridge OR whether if I should keep the Intel Celeron G530 and upgrade the 6670. I will be playing at 1920x1080 so im...

This is the first time I'm attempting to build a comp, and I just want to make sure everything is compatible before I order anything. I also don't know exactly which cables I'll need or anything like that, so any help there would be wonderful. Parts are as follows: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H...

Approximate Purchase Date: this month Budget Range: 400-800 depending on boost from more cash System Usage from Most to Least Important: i would like it to function like an HTPC for the wife, however also have a BIT of power to act like a Steam box so I could play some older gamers on the TV...

Basic Programming/Gaming PC BUILD with budget of 700 USD Here are the parts: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h9mt I would like to know if this is a possible and stable build? Thx in advance.

Hi, I do alot of work in Solidworks, dealing with large, 1000+piece assembles. My current machine no longer does the job. I've built PC's in the past -back in the late 90's I was building water cooled PC's and overclocking and all that. went to college for Engineering and forgot it all...

Ok, this might be long, but I intend to best explain the problems I've been having lately. Sorry for the long post First off these are my PC specs: BIOSTAR TZ77XE3 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz (3.9GHz...

Hi guys, :hello: I've been reading a fair bit on these forums as well as other sources while trying to compile a final list for my new build. I have assisted with other people's rigs in the past, so I'm familiar with the process, but I am having trouble deciding on a few bits and pieces, and...

I am building a new PC and my friend put these parts together for me and I want to know if it will be good, I know all the parts are compatible but need to know if it is good or not, and my budget is about $1100 for the full pc and he said that would be about the best performance for gaming in...

What should I get ? The g500 is on sale at newegg but I've heard that te laser gets dirty and doesn't work so well? Opinions?

Today the lights dimmed mementarily and then the power went out for a couple of minutes. When it returned my PC was dead. It was running just fine before the outtage. Nothing happens when I hit the power button, the mobo has a pwr switch and it also does nothing. I disconnected the psu(ocz...

I'm doing this as a favour to a friend who wants to build himself a new PC. I have assembled one not too long ago, and I'll admit there were things I could've done better, but this time around, it is not my money. For that reason, I consult the help of all you awesome guys and girls...

Hi guys I want to build a new system which should be able to run the games which have already been released or planned to release in next 3-4 years (games like Battlefield 4 or GTA V). Parts I already own : 2 TB Seagate HDD 7200 RPM DVD RW LG 23" Full HD Dell Monitor (1920X1080) Keyboard and...

recently i got ati 7770 but i noticed i got huge problems in it so there was no choice but doing a full 180 degree upgrade to the whole Computer,so recently i got a good Future upgrade deal but i am stuck Between buying Ivy or wait for Haswell.the bad thing is i am in Egypt and prices are...

Hi, again! I forgot - I do have one more teeny-tiny problem. So my bottom case fan won't start rotating upon start-up unless I give it a nudge. What measures can I take to fix this? Oil her up, clean off dust, try different positions? Or should I just take her to the shop - I'm going there...

Hello,im new to building a pc and ive picked out some specs could someone tell me if this is a good enough build for a gaming pc Specs: Mobo:Asus P8Z77-V LX Motherboard (Socket 1155, 32GB DDR3 Support, ATX, Intel Z77 Express, USB 3.0, CrossFireX Support, Dual Intelligent Processors 3)...

Ok this is my first time ever building a computer and the only reason i am is to save money. I have a friend whose going to build it for me but he hasnt responded to emails in a couple of days and ive got the parts i think im going to use (im new to this. So if some of them are incompatible im...

Hi, I am new at this forum, and not so good on computer hardware, but I have a question regarding cd rewritables disks. Should I should be able to edit a file, stored on a cd rw disk, directly from the disk, and save changes, as I do on a jump drive? I try to do so, but I can't. Is it possible...

I currently have the following but looking to improve it without spending too much. Upgrading CPU and GPU's is not possible. Mobo: ASUS P9X79 CPU: i7 3930K GPU: 2x GTX 670 SLI Memories: 4x 2GB Corsair Vengeance Performance 1600Mhz HDD: 1TB Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 SSD: 128GB Corsair m4 PSU...

Quad Core AMD 965 Gigabyte GA-970A-D3 AM3+ 4 Gigabytes DDR3 Ram ATI 3870X2 1GB GDDR3 200 GB HDD HAF 912 BFG 550W DVD rewriterable - Asus Radeon HD 6950 Video Card - AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2 GHz Quad Core Processor - Windows 7 with disc and serial # - Asus M4A88TD-M/USB3...

far better for $250: i5-2400 ($180) and H61 board ($65ish)

My specs are as follows: CPU Phenom II Quad X4 955 3.2GHz (3.6GHz+ O/C); CPU Cooler = Cooler Master Hyper 212; Memory = 4GB DDR3 1333MHz G-Skill; Video Card = ATI Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 256bit; Hard Drive Primary = WD Caviar 500GB SATA; DVD Drive = 24x DVD+-RW SATA; Power Supply = Antec...

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I'm looking for a laptop for my son. He is not into gaming yet, (he's only 10) but watches movies, videos, online games (age-appropriate like club penguin) and school-related presentations. I am considering: Toshiba MD A10-4600M Accelerated Processor 2.3 GHz 4MBL2 Cache 6GB DDR3 1600MHz...

Approximate Purchase Date: This week Budget Range: $500-$550 No monitor No OS Amazon AMD since cheaper, but Intel if possible Overclock: Maybe Crossfire-NO 1280x1024 *So I was wondering if they are all compatible and will they fit in my case. If you want me to at least upgrade to something else...

ABIT (VIA Chipset) Motherboards Top Ten Bug fixes 1. Fixes the unstable issue with the mouse under Window95. 2. Increases the stability of SDRAMs. 3. Fixes the compatibility issue with the Matrox G400 AGP Card. 4. Fixes the compatibility issue with the SCSI Cards. 5. Fixes the boot up...

ASRock Z77 Pro4 i5-3570k GTX 660 Ti 8 GB DDR3 RAM @1333mhz

hi all, i live in malaysia and the ambient temps here is like; 31C at sun up and 29 at sun down. hot temps means hotter pc, and heats up more dust because bacteria = dead skins = sweats,and biology stuffs, etc2.. even my friend's Corsair Carbide 500R also provides no answer to freaking...

Hello there, people who are far more knowledgeable than me about computers. I am planning on building a gaming computer, while also buying a gaming laptop. I intend for the custom computer to be able to run most games on their highest settings (Starcraft 2 on ultra settings is the benchmark)...

puting my build together and my asus sabertooth wont recognise my ssd or hdd help please

Building this for a friend at work. He wants it to make music on. I told him I will suggest what parts he will get, if he agrees with the price, we will buy it, and he will pay me 60 dollars to put it together and install the OS for an extra 25. The Build What do you guys think?

Well I made another one. Again. So this is my final build and ALL I am asking if they are all compatible and will fit in my case. *I am not changing anything only if they won't fit in the case or are not compatible*. Here is the build. Also should I get 500gb or 1tb? I have a 160gb hard drive...

im getting the EVGA 8800 GTS 512MB G92 and i have a question. should i get a PCI Express x16 motherboard or a PCI Express x16 2.0 motherboard? my video card is PCI Express x16 2.0. i have this motherboard selected right now and i notice is a 750i motherboard... is that bad? im looking for a P35...

Hello, I've been getting BSOD, when my system is under pressure when i use programs that call for intense graphics and it locks up when rebooting sometimes or after i exited out of any programs. my system is: asus M4A88TD-M/USB3 amd phenom II x6 1100T 12 gigs of kingston RAM EVGA Nvida geforce...

Hey there, I just need some answers about how info on my old pc will work on a new pc a plan to buy quite soon. Old pc - w7 32 bt intel core 2 duo e7500 4gb ddr2 ram 500gb new pc - no os intel 2500k 3.3ghz 8gb ddr3 1tb i know about a program which clones drives so hopefully that should not...

hey everyone I'm brand new to building my own gaming desktop I've been looking around on newegg.com which is a great help but i don't know if i should buy a bundle and just improve some features like the memory or video card or should i look for them separate and should i use intel or amd...

Hd 4870/4850. What can be expected of this 2 cards with today's games?

Hi guys, I'm building my computer (from scratch) soon, any recommendation? Budget: $2,000 Parts needed: Everything (except wacom tablet) Buying Date: This month (August 2012) Softwares I'll be using intensively: - AutoCAD - Sketchup - 3dsMax (Mental Ray, Vray) - All softwares come with Wacom...