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  1. apiltch

    Question Lego Boost Droid Commander Turns Coding into a Star Wars Mission

    Lego Boost Droid Commander lets you make three programmable robots that teach you how to code, including R2D2. Lego Boost Droid Commander Turns Coding into a Star Wars Mission : Read more
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    Newbie Mistakes I Made On My First Build

    I just finished my first build and made some beginner mistakes. Everything seems fine, but I wanted to ask about them anyway. When I was seating the motherboard (ASUS Maximus X Hero) I pushed down on a corner to help it fit, without realizing that it was sitting on the raised center standoff...
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    my asus geforce gtx 1050 oc 2gb fan not working and monitor showing no HDMI connected

    my asus geforce gtx 1050 oc edition 2gb when connected with motherboard fan is not rotating and monitor showing a message that HDMI is not connected also when i connected the HDMI with motherboard the monitor works but the software asus gtx tweak 2 is not openig giving a massage "load...
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    980 ti sli or 1080

    Hi im gonna buy a desktop but i am wondering wich desktop i should buy so desktop number 1 2 980 ti in sli 4790k 16 ram and ssd and psu Desktop number 2 1 gtx 1080 6700k 16 gb ram and the same ssd As the other one The desktop with the sli 980 ti's is 250$ more. Wich desktop Do you Guys think...
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    When i was attached pen drive to my laptop suddenly it blinks the scren and their is a massege that laptop is restarting and t

    When i was attached pen drive to my laptop suddenly it blinks the scren and their is a massege that laptop is restarting and and then after restarting laptops screen is not start working power button light is on airoplane modes button glow fan made a sound but problem with only screen nothing...
  6. Cerberus_SV

    PC turns off 2 seconds after i power it up.

    As the title says, i am experiencing this problem as of today. The computer components inside my case are about 2 years old (except PSU which is 4 years old and GPU which is 1 year old) so the computer is relatively "new". I did not make any change at all and this problem started on its own just...
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    stuck hard drive

    hi i just bought a new seagate extarnal hard drive 1 TB , it was working fine untel i began copying big files , it crashed and starts making clicking noise , i did some effort to fix it with linux the noise is gone , i also could create a new partition table gpt but the problem is i can...
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    Actual minimum processor state

    So say my max processor speed is 3 GHz, then my minimum is 1 GHz roughly lets say. So in terms of setting my minimum processor state, which is by default at 5%. Should I set it to 30%? Or is there truly a power savings if it's down at 5%? Does it just never truly drop below 30%? Or does by...
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    Alternatives to Raspberry pi 3

    Hey guys, I was looking to buy a raspberry pi 3, and I saw that there are several alternatives that cost a little bit more but are 2x times faster, like the ODROID C2. I was wondering, I think its safe to asume that the Raspberry community is way bigger. Should I worry about this if I buy an...
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    I/o shield and motherboard...

    Hey all in order to install my motherboard in the case I had to bend all the pins on the I/o shield in the back to get the motherboard to sit in the case the right way is this ok?
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    Win 7 Pro Volume Licensing

    Hello I just got a laptop from an old client, im guessing they are using a volume license or an OEM license, i want to rebuild the windows with the same key, would the owner of the volume license be able to find the IP or any information about the Laptop after ive rebuilt it ? thanks
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    WD My Book Duo Formatting Question

    I've been using the My Book Duo to archive old photos. I was hoping that I could take the full drives out of it and then use a SATA drive reader to read an individual drive when I needed to access archived images. It looks like, because of how Western Digital's shell formatted the files, the...
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    Fresh Installation of Windows 7 on a New Hard Drive. Windows Can't Search Online.

    After I bought my new hard drive and windows installation disk, windows doesn't have the latest drivers. When I try to click on the search automatically online, it runs for about 20 minutes and then says it can't find drivers. I know the drivers are out there myself so whats wrong with windows...
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    How to dedicate memory to intergrated graphics?

    So I am getting the Intel Core i3-6110 with intergrated 'Intel HD 530 Graphics'. I won't be able to get a graphics card for a few months. How do i dedicate memory to the intergrated graphics? Is there already some memory dedicated to it? How much memory do I need to dedicate to it?
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    Mechanical keyboard key not responding properly

    Just did a usual cleaning of my Razer Blackwidow 2013 and what i found was that the "`" key is not responding properly. It can still be typed out but the problem is that it will only respond after holding it for 1 second or more. I did not use any harsh substances when cleaning. Only water was...
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    Alcatel Uses VR To Augment Idol 4, Idol 4S Smartphones’ Appeal

    Even in the smartphone sea of sameness, one doesn’t need to take extreme measures to be noticed, necessarily. Case in point is Alcatel’s latest Idol smartphones, the Idol 4 and Idol 4S, whose packaging doubles as a VR viewer. Alcatel Uses VR To Augment Idol 4, Idol 4S Smartphones’ Appeal ...
  17. XistenZ

    Add toggle switch to a soldering iron

    I find it annoying that my iron simply just have a chord, and when plugged in it heats until I plug it out. Of course this is no big deal, but it would be more convenient if the iron just had a toggle on the chord. My question is if adding a toggle would reduce the irons performance? Would it...
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    PC not posting with 2 sticks of RAM

    I recently had a massive overhaul of my PC, replacing my motherboard, CPU and RAM. After long hours of troubleshooting I got it working, albeit with half the RAM. The PC works absolutely fine with one sick of RAM installed, but when I try and install the other stick, either together with the...
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    Safe GPU Temperature for Crossfired Sapphire R 9270x Dual 2GB GDDR5

    Is it normal to have these GPU Temperature, Im using MSI Afterburner in measuring CPU and GPU Temperature: =>>On Startup and idle *GPU1 = 44 deg. Celcius *GPU2 = 40 deg. Celcius *CPU = 45 deg. Celcius =>> Playing Dota2 Highest Temp. *GPU1 = 80 deg. Celcius *GPU2 = 77 deg. Celcius *CPU = 62...
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    Upgrade from Non K Model to K Model for Performance

    Hi there I have recently been interested in improving my PC performance in general. I was told not to bother with a I7 model as i won't be using photoshop or rendering. My main question is should i upgrade from my Non K model CPU to the K model to overclock and will it make a difference. Games...
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    Which mobo should I buy?

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157512 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128662 Im buying an i5 4440 from a friend+ his case for 110$ so i'll have to purchase a new lga 1150 motherboard as mines is an am3+. My current cpu is the FX-4300 if you...
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    Constant Clock Speed

    I recently bought a Sapphire R9 270 2GB and have been pleased with it. Whenever I start games my driver will adjust from the 300 MHz clockspeed to the 945 MHz clockspeed. Due to this, some of my games will exit out due to something with Windows. I would like to keep my card's core clockspeed at...
  23. BorealMind

    GTA IV cannot detect dedicated Nvidia GeForce 840m

    Hi, i recently upgraded from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 due to the horrible DPI scaling and blurry screen that i was having on my new laptop. Now that issue solved, i am unable to run GTA IV on the dedicated graphic card. It only recognizes the Intel HD 44000 and that's it, runs in 800x600 with...
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    Display port vs HDMI port?

    I have a single 780ti in my rig at the moment. I have two monitors one that runs off hdmi and one that uses a old dvi cable i have. Someone today told me that im not getting 144hz and that it would look and run better on a display port. Is this true? Where can i buy these for a good price as...
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    .tif files for window 8

    I'm using windows 8 and tried to fax an image, a pop-up window says I need a program that can print a .tif file and save the image as a .tif file. What would be a good program to use.
  26. apcs13

    GPU Upgrade? Yes/No

    Hi everyone, Just under a year ago, I built my first PC for personal use (I had built a few prior for friends and for a non-profit), and the specs are what are currently written in my signature. Overall, despite having a few major issues with the PC, I have really enjoyed becoming a part of the...
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    Laptop - No bootable device

    Whenever I turn on my computer, I get the "No bootable device -- insert boot disk and press any key." I have already tried buying and installing a new hard drive to see if it would at least boot up, but the same problem occurred. I tried just doing a system recovery with a disk, so I know the CD...
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    LaCie 2big Network 2 - Dashboard error - Help Please.

    Hi, I'm having trouble to access the dashboard of a Lacie 2Big Network 2 storage. It's with system version 2.2.9.3 and I've reset it twice it's factory defaults and the error persists. I've made the upgrade step-by-step testing dashboard each time and it stays on "please wait while loading"...
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    DirectX games not working?

    My computer is a new custom built gaming rig that should theoretically be to crush most games at 1080p Specs: Fx8350 MSI 770 TF OC gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 mobo 2x4 gb corsair vengeance ram 64gb sand disk ssd 2x1tb WD HDD for games Unfortunately, this never seems to be the case. Most every game I...