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I realise there are SATA to USB cables to allow me to connect my old HDD to my new computer via USB, but does the HDD need to be formatted or will my old files be readable? Thanks in advance!

Okay, I am about to get a sapphire r9 285, and I was wondering whether I should buy 2 more 21 inch 1080p monitors, get a single 1440p to replace my current monitor or save for a while and get a single 24 inch 1440p and then have a 1080p on either side. Also, if you could recommend INEXPENSIVE...

Hello, I plan to build a new machine with parts from 2 separate computers. Questions I have pertain to the SSD's and HD's. I plan on taking the SSD's and HD's from a win7 machine and placing them into a win 8.1 machine with data still on them I.E steam, origin, Uplay games because...

Motherboard: ASUS H81M-K INTEL H81 1150 RAM: G.SKILL 1x8 GB DDR3-1600 Mhz RipjawsX CPU:INTEL Core i5-4460 3.20GHz 6MB GPU:VGA SAPPHIRE R7 260X 1GB DDR5 HDD: WD 1 TB BLUE SATA-6Gb, 7200 rpm, 64 MB Case: Cooler Master Gaming K380 PSU:ATX SilverStone( 700W, 80 Plus Bronze (SST-ST70F-ESB Strider...

New Gigabyte G1 Gaming GTX 970... About 2 months in... NOTE: THIS IS NOT COIL WHINE, I AM POSITIVE, SO DON'T TELL ME IT IS. When gaming, the fan noise overpowers this slightly annoying sound, so I dont care in gaming... However when the GPU is idling, NOT ALL THE TIME, Random sounds come from...

I recently built a new AMD rig, FX-8320E - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113376 Saphire 280x tri-x OC version - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202125 MSI 970A-G46 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130637 G.SKILL...

Hey guys i was thinking about buying a msi geforce gtx 970 gaming 4g. But here in Saudi Arabia , it comes with a really really expensive price tag (Almost 560 USD). So i was thinking about getting it from online which i never actually did before. So how to do it? If i get it from amazon would...

I'm able to overclock my FX6300 to both 4.4GHz and 4.5GHz, but I've not got the best bit of silicon and as a result I have to push my voltages up to 1.5000 for it to run Prime95 without crashing or a core failing at 4.5GHz. I've looked around and there's no definitive guide that says not to go...

i have vt8237 motherboard how much ram can it support currently only 512 mb ram

I want to buy gtx 760 and want to know that my g620 will able to run ryse son of rome, farcry 4, assassin's creed unity, crysis 3 like games on ultra settings at 30 +fps till i upgrade my cpu to i3 4150? My res is 1366×768

I bought my son an Alienware X51, i3 processor and he wants to improve the graphics card. I'm aware I need the 330w PSU which is no problem. Thanks

This is for a 2005-2006 compaq desktop computer. Boot sequence is correct, tried f12 option as well. It won't boot from any previously tested disks including win7 which I installed before, multiple Linux distros, win 8.1 or xp. I also tried several drives and all sata ports and different cables...

Hi, I am looking for a gaming desktop which will run upcoming games in high/medium settings. I found this gaming desktop and was wondering if it will run my requirements...

what is the the best graphic card for Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU G2020 @ 2.90GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.9GHz which can fix in H61M-CS MOTHER BOARD IN 12000 RANGE

Hello, TH community. I was wondering if somebody would be willing help me find the cheapest case possible on amazon.com that can fit the motherboard linked below. The board: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008V9959O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Also, any case can...

Hi, I am looking to build a tower home server to ultimately serve as a backup storage location for files on my PC (documents/photos etc) and serve as a dedicated home media server. - The server will be based on Home Server 2012. - It will provide for backups from Windows 7 office pc - Serve...

Hi , I'm looking to buy a new laptop and due to an offer on at the moment I am leaning towards the Lenovo y50 with 4k or the y70 with 1080p but also has a touch screen. Size is not an issue, and the models would have the same specs for CPU GPU SSD etc I would like both 4k and touchscreen. You...

Hi All, I would just like to clarify something. After purchasing a new power supply recently, I was told that if your power supply comes with 2 cables for the GPU power connectors that you are supposed to use one for the one plug on your card and a seperate cable for the 2nd plug on your card...

Here's a great deal on the XFX 550W TS series PSU from Tigerdirect for $25.99 after rebate. Anybody needing a PSU should take advantage, we don't see these prices on units like this often...

Budget : 110000 what i expect : Cooler master stryker , 32 inch led (doesn't matter if 720p or 1080p as i will be playing it from ample distance) , Ram 8GB minimum , Storage 2TB. Thank you! :)

Hi, I have a dell N5110 laptop and it is about 3 years old. It only works when I have the power charger connected to it. I recently purchased a new dell battery but the battery does not charge up now. Currently the laptop works under the following condition 1) Connect laptop charger all the...

Hello everyone. I have built a PC, and everything is running well, but the resolution seems a little too low. I'm not too sure where I put my graphics card disc, so I tried to get the drivers from the AMD website, and when I installed them, it told me I needed to reboot. I rebooted my pc, and...

Saw the Xeon processors going for a decent price...comparable to that of an i5. was thinking of building this system. budget 750 including monitor. have i made any glaring errors of judgement? http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/johnttam/saved/#savedbuild_1446348 thanks EDIT: this is not a build...

I am looking to build my first pc, just wondering is the motherboard will support an amd fx 8350.

i went into safe mode to try and remove regclean pro,I tried to restart the computer using just essential programs.When I tried to sign in it told me that xp home had to be activated.I tried to go pnline but it keeps going back.HELP!!! Thank You.

hi I need some advise, I really want the kingston hyper x beast 2400mhz 8gb of ram as I heard my apu will benefit extremely well from it. But I also want better quality cooling so my apu can last but it seems that there wont be any space for the same as it is very tall for the after market...

Ok, stick around because this is going to be long: My brother received his brand new PC, yesterday and within about 20 minutes of playing a game it rebooted itself (Not switched off and stayed off, it rebooted and came back on) This happened a few times, when playing games, not when surfing the...

I want to purchase Lenovo G50-45 Laptop (80E300GYIN) (AMD APU A8- 4GB RAM- 500GB HDD- 15.6 Inches- DOS- 2GB Graphics) (Black) Is It good for gaming as well as for programming ? or should i go with Lenovo G505 (59-380131) Notebook (A 10 - 5750M...

The Non-Modular area has what i would expect. 1 20-pin and 1 8-pin connector for the Motherboard and CPu. But. one of the modular cables that came with it is another 8 pin connector labeled as "CPU". why it came with that? Are there Motherboards out there that take 2 8 pin connectors to power...

Hi, I need to know what port I should be using. I am currently using the VGA port, but the other ones look more recent... Im using a 1050p monitor. Help?

Hey, i recently bought the benQ Rl2455HM monitor. (AMAZING BTW). Anyways, should I turn AMA off, on High, or premium. (those are the only choices). What does It do and should I use it for gaming? Thanks

So I'm buying a whole new rig and i want to combo an i7 4790k with a good z97 motherboard up to 180 euros....So which one do you guys think is a good deal ?

is my rig of amd fx 8350,asus m5a99fx pro mobo,sapphire hd 7850 2gb gddr5 gpu,corsair vengeance ram 4gb better than ps4 and xbox one in graphics and game performance?

Hi guys I was thinking about this other day and was wondering how are watts compared to kilowatt hours what I mean is say I have a 1000w psu which is running at full load with 100% efficiency does that mean I am using 1000w an hour or a second or a minute. I'm just trying to understand how much...

Recently i've been having trouble when playing games like Metro, Arma 3 and other games. If i start playing Metro, two minutes into the game it will start to "lag", i can barely move the mouse pointer anywhere, and i will try to close the game using Task manager, but when i do, the mouse...