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Hello, I am currently doing my first build with a Bitfenix prodigy case with a front 230mm fan, two 120mm fans on the top and a 120mm exhaust fan. I have an Asus H81i-Plus Motherboard however this only has a slot for one fan. So my question is how can I work around this? I have researched it a...

I have a friend who has me helping him build a PC. He's going to put in his entertainment center and use it on his 50 something inch 1080p 600hz plasma TV and play with a controller. Does the 600hz refresh rate mean he could technically get up to 600 fps? I'm not sure if it works the same way...

The graphics card I bought needs 300 watt and my psu is 300 watt. If my other components need power too, I'm fucked. D;

I have just finished a new build using the Asus Maximus Vi Impact motherboard and I've updated the bios to 1402 x64. I cannot for the life of me, however, get it to boot from a USB I've made containing the Windows 7 installer (one that I acquired and one from the official site (X17-24395))...

Jesus, right. No B/S. No fanboys. Just some plain advice. Somebody save me from shooting myself. This is my list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3vobh I have been recommended the i5 4670 by many people over the FX-8320 in my gaming rig. I have been recommended the CM Hyper 212 evo as a heatsink...

Hey everyone. I'm heading out to college this year and I don't know what I need to buy. I'm going in for computer science and business. I also want to learn and do some game development. I was thinking maybe a gaming labtop. I need one with good battery life like the razer edge. I read that it...

my rig is amd fx8350 asus m5a99x r2.012gb of ram corsair h70 liquid coolingcooler master k380 cabinet500 watt power supply ati r7260x.but my real problem is tht my processor is going from 45 c to 80c.what the real matter pls help me guys!

hi m trying to install window 7 over xp but afer booting the setup stuck at starting window please help me out big thanks

Hello, recently build this rig.. was playing a game and it suddenly came up with "close programs to prevent information loss"....however i have 8gb of corsair vengeance pro (2133) and it was only at 46% usage? So what the hells going on?

I just finished my new gaming build and everything seemed fine but it won't start anymore. The reason why I say anymore is because when I finished it, it started up fine and I was able to enter bios (didn't install windows os yet) but now it won't turn on anymore. Here are my specs Cpu: Amd...

I'm rebuilding an old dell inspiron 530, and I upgraded my case to rosewill ranger m, and upgraded my Psu to cx430. I also have a gt 630 4gb (upgrade in summer to gtx 660). Right now I am debating between msi a75ma-e35 and the h81-p33 and the x4 750k vs pentium g3320. If I get the athlon, there...

I really have no idea what kinds of fans or whether to use air/liquid cooling though both is OK with me... here are the components I have... MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX Intel Core I5 4670K (Haswell) MSI 7970 Twin Frozr Edition Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD Seagate Barracude 3TB Corsair AX 760W PSU...

Motherboard : P5VD2-VM Processor : Intel Celeron Are they compatible? Please help! Thank you! PS. Spreche auch deutsch!/I´m speaking german too!

I have a i5 4670k oced to 4.4 GHz its at 75 c when I play gta4 and I would like to oc to 4.6 GHz right now I just have the stock cooler should I get a liquid cooler or a big ass air cooler I'm looking to spend around $60

Pc was shutting offafter a few sec. so I replaced power adapter. Now pc runs but still has black screen. Keyboard is blinking twice every few sec. indicating corrupt bios. I tried fix: Win+B then press power for 1 to 3 sec. Pc came on then powered itself off then came back on and still black...

Specs: GPU: Radeon 7990 CPU: AMD FX-8350 Motherboard: ASrock Pro 7 I am so incredibly frustrated with my FPS. On my old Alienware x51 with a gtx 670, I could easily run any game on Ultra, but I wanted a new PC in order to obtain steadier FPS with graphic mods. Sadly, my FPS is hilariously...

I have a i7-4770k overclocked: 1 core at 4.7Ghz 2 cores at 4.6Ghz 3 cores at 4.5Ghz 4 cores at 4.4Ghz I am using a Kraken x60 in pull configuration, and the overclock is stable at 2.8v Running prime95 small fft's overnight the hottest core hits a max temp of 72c, in game with BF4, temps are...

Hi, I installed a new window xp on my C drive, i had already one installed on D drive of my computer. But now the boot choices are gone and the window on D drive boot path is not appearing in Run>Msconfig>Boot.Ini as well. That window is used by someone else. How can i make it appear again one...

As of now i will be ordering the following parts I am from india and hence posting flipkart links Please tell me if the build id good or if i can improve the build nut my budget mostly is fixed dont want to go amd cause I use the computer a lot and the amount of money i ll be saving at the time...

So I wanted to know if there could be a Great pc for gaming and playing games like Battlefield 4 Crysis 3 Etc On 60 fps or higher on Ultra/Very High? And the shipping must be international because I live in europe

Hi to the forum, I have just been given the all clear to buy a new pc by her who knows best. I use my machine for the odd game but mostly for multi tasking joomla, photoshop, I will also be having a go at setting up a rdp client. I have decided on a 120gb ssd for the OP and a 2tb for storage...

I need a THIN 180mm fan, About half the thickness of the normal, 180mm Preferred, but 120mm will do as well, but I need one that is THIN, with my processor coolant, I only have minimum clearance can only be about an inch thick, maybe an inch and 1/2 I'll get a better measurement once I find my...

I have a HP I bought 2 years ago that I want to upgrade a bit to be able to play games with higher FPS at a Low-Medium Quality. I'm fairly new to most of the computer terms and components so I'll try my best to show my specs. The model is HPE-510y Processor: AMD Phemon(tm) II X6 1055T...

Hi i'm Building my first computer, my question is if all these parts will work together. cpu: Intel Core i5 4670k mobo: Asus maximus VI hero ram: corsair vengeance pro 16gb 1600Mhz gpu: asus gtx 780 dc2oc psu: Be Quiet! pure power cm l8 630W ssd: adata premier pro sp900 128gb hdd: seagate...

I am buying my very first SSD for my system and am a little confused on what exactly I am looking for. I'm not really familiar with the specifications on them, but what are other factors besides storage size that I should be looking at? For example: Why in the world is THIS SSD...

I'm planning to get a gtx 780 ti in the next couple of weeks and i'm not sure between these two cards on what i should get... Anyone have any info or comparison reviews for either card? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127770...

Hi basically i'm having the same problem as this guy had http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/280087-32-error-loading-missing-windows-failed-start-0xc000000f and i think the problem might be the ssd because on version 009 (which i'm on) the computer freezes every hour after about 5000 hours of...

Hello all, My current build is as follows: Intel i5 3570k overclocked to 4.4 ghz Asus p8z77-v lx mobo Xigmatek dark knight ii night hawk edition cpu cooler 8gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600 ram Wd 1tb caviar black hdd 120gb kingston hyper x 3k ssd Evga gtx 560ti oc gpu Ocz zt series 750w psu Lg...

I'm buying a new PC very soon, and I can't decide on which GPU to get. My main question is; - What's the difference between the Gigabyte's OC version and MSI's Gaming version of the GTX 660 card? I know they cost almost the same, but the MSI costs a little bit more. Is there a performance...

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CPU:? GPU: Nvidia Gefore GTX 770 2 GB EVGA superclocked RAM: 16 GB of ddr3 1866 PSU: 750 Watts On IBUYPOWER.com Also any recomendations on any other parts? Thanks

I would really appreciate some help on this one. I recently bought an Asrock 960gm u3s3 motherboard and paired it with a Phenom II X6 1100T, hooked up all the cables from the PSU, installed all of the case stand-offs, and connected the front panel headers in the correct places, but when I press...

Hi members of TH. I recently built a gaming PC and it's having a problem that I can't seem to fix. When I play games on it (I.e. League of legends) SOMETIMES the computer will freeze and make a loud, awful buzz and the only way to stop the freeze is with a hard power off. Before it would just...

Hello, please assest.how do l download drivers for a hp pavilion dv6 running on win 7 pro with are core i7 processor.l up graded form win 7 home prem

installed new computer system with asus P5P43TD pro motherboard. everything works fine exepct none of the usb ports on the motherboard or on the case work. any help would be greatly appreciated

Interesting video of a new military exo-skeleton in operation. Looks pretty good to me. http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-US&brand=&vid=667d7359-612e-4e3d-921f-1f0232dc05b2

Archived from groups: alt.games.diablo (More info?) Well it has happened again. Not with me but I witnessed it last night. After I did my HC NM Hellforge with my Wind Druid and netted a FAL rune, and which Bongo was nice enough to let me use his Soulstone because Cain wouldn't give me one due...

I Have a toshiba satellite a300 and i was playing a game on it and suddently it just turned off. it was doing a lot of things at the same time. running a server, running a game and lots of other things. it dos not have a battery and when i plug in the charger NOTHING happenes. does not even show...

How do I get the MB and OS to see and work with my video card. - Background: I just built a new system with an ASUS motherboard, 64 bit Windows7, and a ASUS HD 7770 DirectCU TOP video card. Everything seems to be working except the video card. I am currently using the on board video and I did...

A Mac technician visiting the homes of numerous female clients installed webcam spyware while "fixing" their rigs. Technician Installed Spyware to Photo Women : Read more