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Perhaps you could tell me if this is good enough... So... here's the build: Thermaltake Versa II All Black ATX Mid Tower USB3.0 - $34.88 LiteOn (IHAS124-04) Internal 24x DVD Writer, OEM - Black, SATA- $19.99 AMD A6-5400K (65W) Dual-Core Socket FM2, 3.6GHz APU, 1Mb Cache, 32nm - $64.99 ADATA...

Ok So i switch from a Nvidia 580 to a 760. I also moved My MOBO to a new case. when i installed the 770 NO VIDEO. Here are the actions i have taken: Switched back to 580 removed battery to reset bios changed Hdmi connections change PCI slots. So know I dont know whether both cards are bad or...

i installed outlook on a new windows 7 computer, i backed up old e-mails from outlook 2003 and put it on to the new computers outlook 2013. the old computer that was running outlook 2003 was sync to receive any e-mails from gmail, im having trouble setting that up on the new computers outlook...

RIght now I've got two 92mm fans running from a single PWM header on my motherboard via a PWM splitter. I'm pretty sure that PWM header has enough power to run both fans at max speed, but at what point will it not have enough juice? In another system that I worked on, I used the NZXT 10 port fan...

Hey guys, I really want to build a gaming pc, but I need advice on what parts to get. I need a monitor, OS and possibly a mouse/keyboard. I'm literally starting from scratch. Here's what I've got so far; it includes OS, monitor, mouse/keyboard: http://au.pcpartpicker.com/p/2fSuf I would like...

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone has any stable overclocks for the 780M GTX. My laptop is a Vortex IV. The load temp for my GPU is only 75 degrees. So what do you guys think? Also PC specialist said I will lose my warranty if I overclock. But they cannot know I overclocked if it were software...

Custom coolers for the R9 290 will come out anywhere between mid-December and early January. Custom R9 290X's will follow. Custom R9 290 Cards Expected Before Custom R9 290Xs : Read more

I recently got my new A8 processor.. I put it in, no problems everything works great. But when I tried putting the GPU you my computer would make 6 beep sounds, and some people were saying it's your card.. So I took it off, plugged back in several times. Still nothing, even back tracked...

HP mini 210-4000CTO with Intel N2800 CPU and Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3600 Series and Intel Chipset NM10. The CPU can use 64bit and 4GB memory, I have read at Intel. After Windows 7 (64bit) was installed, I used the CD and Optical drive, to load Windows to the Login Screen. Now I can...

Hi guys! I'm building a new computer asap, I will mostly use it for 3d-applications and compositing but also gaming :) Which nvidia 7-series card would you guys consider being the best in relation to its price? I'm currently looking at the 760, 770 and maybe the 780. How important is the v-ram...

Hey guys, I scoured the internet for answers. No answer solved my problem, but I saw this is a common issue for installing new cards. So, the problem is as follows: I own this computer- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883107391 and have for a while. I got new computers...

So lately (Within the past week) I purchased a new graphics card, the Radeon XFX core edition 7870. My previous card was a radeon gigabyte 6670. The thing that is bothering me is whenever my GPU load tops out at 100%, instead of the usual fps drop, the game crashes completely. No...

Hi, I am at the end of my rope here. I have two hard drives, 1 80gig Maxtor (C drive) and a 120gig Western Digital (slave/storage). I formatted the master drive and installed winXP Pro with all the updates and whatnot. Works fine. However, it will NOT boot with the slave drive attached (which...

how beneficial is it? i mean will it make my windows and game load time (that are on the drive) load much faster or just faster but not to the speed that i be wowing at? AMD A64 3200+Venice @2.65GHZ DFI Lanparty UT NF4 Ultra-D OCZ 2x512mb EL Gold VX PC3200 ram 2-2-2-8 evga eGeforce 6800GT...

Hello. I'm a new member and I was hoping someone could help me with my problem. Lately, my pc has been freezing when installing games using my ASUS cd-rw (my only optical drive). Even the games that I had installed before with no problems. Cleaning it didn't solve the problem. Errors in the...

my brother and i are out to build a gaming machine for him, as i have one in shipping as we speak. i just got mine, so i have a low budget and he makes poor money. what are the best components that we can buy with this budget. we dont need case, moniter, speakers, keyboard, or mouse. we need...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) For over 5 years I have been building & Ghosting PC's for our network. >From Windows 2000 to Windows XP PRO, and I have never used SYSPREP. I know since NT came out I have to use a floppy with cloneing that has the IDE drivers...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize (More info?) I use dial up (I know, I know) and every 10-30 minutes the connection will just cut out. This only started happening the last few days, no changes to OS. I have tried two different services, so I do not believe it is the...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I Think I might need to change my motherboard if I can make it work (memory banks problems). I used the Onboard Promise (PDC20276) RAID controller in my Gigabyte 8irxp board to mount the drives. Does anyone know if I could...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I have Windows 98 and would like to know if there's any USB driver for it that will support all USB hard drives rather than just one brand.

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I have a new XP and I was just using it when it started to click. It didn't come often at first but soon it was constant and loud. I closed all my open programs and tried to run scandisk. It told me I need to reboot. I tried to...

I gather I need two types of files to produce a bootable CD .ISO .IMA and more importantly, that these files are COMPILED. In other words, I can't just copy files onto media and expect that media to know it's a boot device. Right? I have Deep Burner and Winimage: Where, respectively (and in...

I was thinking of upgrading to an SATA hard drive. I currently have a Hitachi Deskstar, Ultra ATA 100, 8.5ms seek time. I was thinking of getting a Maxtor SATA drive (Model # LO1M060) which has a seek time of 9.3ms. With the slower seek time, will I see any improvement with SATA drive? I...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I have a Western Digital WDC1000BB 100GB drive that is giving me trouble. It's the only drive in my freshly installed WinXP system. When I was installing XP I let the installer format the drive. When it got about half way...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) For the first time since i got my machine two years ago, my cd Drive won't read blank cd's. I have in the past recorded all kinds of stuff on cd's with the same drive. It recognizes that a Cd-R is in, but won't give me...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) I have a 2.5 year old Hitachi DK23CA-20 (2.5" 20GB 2.5") that is performing very, very slowly. Sustained reads in the range of 7- 9MBytes/sec, with copy operations falling to 2Mbytes/sec or lower. Subjectively, this drive...

how do i low level a dell inspiron 8600. i cant get my ethernet card to work on it (the one built on to the laptop) i tried to install the drivers but it wont work i know it has viruses in it because it is my friends laptop i tried everything and the laptop does not have a flopy disk drive...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) Is it safe to place a hard drive right next to the speaker in a computer case (roughly one quarter of an inch away)? I know as a general rule it's important to keep magnets away from hard drives, but after searching on Google...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) Please! Anyone that knows anything that could help me. I got the following message from a friend in messenger "http://alboud.com/pictures.php?email=codec16@hotmail.com" not thinking twice, i clicked on it. Soon...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) While trying to fix problems with Outlook 2002 not saving passwords anymore, I discovered I should have a Protected Storage Password Service running, but I do not have this service. Anyone know how to recover this service...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) I am trying to connect from an XP Pro client to an XP Pro host using remote desktop. When I click the Connect button the hosts Login dialog appears followed by an error dialog containing the message "The local policy of...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) When I go to Start - set program access and defaults - and make choices, they aren't saved? Why?

I just put together a new system and I thought I would try a couple of sata Hard Drives. I cannot get windows to recognize my h.d's I'm trying to load Win XP Pro but cannot get the files for the controller to work allow me to load them. (the f6 thing) I do not want to run Raid I'm just trying...

I know that when data is being accessed on your cd drive the light flashes but my light is constant, steady flash even if no disk is in it. Also when i put a disk in it the computer does not see it and tells me to insert a disk into the drive.

Found this article on Benchmarkreviews.com regarding how cool the new sandy bridges run. In it they claim to have a 2600K running OC'd @ 5.2 on a cheapie $26 air cooler. http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13488&Itemid=8

just bought a lite-on 52x24x52 from NewEgg , the drive tray is real noisey ( like the gears are not aligned), I have a lite-on 16x DVd and its fairly quiet opening and closing , is this just because its an inexpensive drive or is it RMA time ??

I recieved a new replacement drive from Compaq to replace a 6.4 gig drive. They sent me a MAXTOR 40 gig as a replacement. The problem is that it only shows up as a 6.4 gig drive even after doing a low level format. What did they do to the drive before sending it to me? The computer already has...

I have had some problems in the last two months with my hard drives. I have an 80 Gb Maxtor IDE and a 8 GB Maxtor IDE. I have reformatted them in the last day and noticed under the System Information of Windows XP Pro that it shows for the 80 Gb: SCSI Bus 0 SCSI Logical Unit 0 SCSI Port 0...

I bought a MSI Dragon Writer yesterday.I install that on secondary master and my original cd-rom set to slave.It is no problem when booting the system and my computer also can detect that.Then I installed Nero burning rom and start burning. But,it was unsucessful.I tried audio cd, data cd and...

I am posting on HDD section, but I don't think it is a HDD problem, It must be something else.....Anyway: I have a Maxtor 40 gig 5400 RPM drive, WIN XP PRO SP1. The drive seems to be fine because I have run all the manufacturer tests (MAXTOR DISKCHECK or something) , and it says the drive is...