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Hello guys! So I recently built a $2500 gaming rig with a 1200 watt power supply. I read somewhere that it would be a good investment to buy a surge protector. So I went down to my local Tigerdirect and asked them about this. Those guys seem to not know anything and of course are just trying to...

So I have this black flickering issue and some weird display when I play 3d games on my Sapphire r9 280x Toxic on latest catalyst driver 14.4 whql. This flicker is not the usual full-screen flickering but in a small (colored black and sometimes multi-colored) block/square form about 1-1.5 inches...

I'm not in the computer repair business any more, but I still help one customer I have history with because he's old and trusts me. His computer was blue-screening randomly and was having a hard time booting up, so I suggested he buy an SSD hard drive. We installed windows on his new hard drive...

Hi I have build my own PC, all the parts are in perfectly and everything is connected right It turns on, fans running and everything but it doesn't boot or goes to the BIOS screen. I have tried EVERYTHING. Yes I tried this...

After graphics intensive gaming for like 10 minutes, my computer shuts down for no discernible reason (I've tried Payday 2, Warframe, and Shadow Warrior). My GPU temps are just under 80°C (like one or two degrees), my CPU temps are <60°C, both under load after I cleaned the fans. I've...

Hi, I'm sure there's something with my graphics card. When I plug the specific one in, my computer doesn't turn on at all. When I plug the good one in it works fine. When I plug both in the computer also doesn't turn on. Is it dead, or is there something else going on?

hello! i have an ASRock N68-VS3 FX Motherboard and i just bought a powercolor hd 7770 now, i am not quite sure if there components are compatible with one another. can someone help me? Thank you in advance! P.S my previous graphics card is nvidia biostar geforce 210 and my processor is a...

Hey guys I'm building my first pc here on a bit of a budget. I already have the build together and already ordered the majority of the parts. But it turns out the video card I was set for went out of stock the day before (MSI Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition 2GB Video Card). So I then resorted to a...

My evga gtx 770 super clocked axc has HDMI DVI and DVI-D. which one should I use? im gaming on 1920x1080p IPS monitor. and can someone tell me whats the difference between DVI and DVI-D? Thanks

I just built my gaming rig and this is my second day with it. Yesterday when I went into system settings it said I have an AMD FX 8350 4.0ghz processor like normal. I did the windows index just now and I restarted my computer and i noticed that it took a really long time to boot up. I went into...

i can't find the 2x2 that i need to plug into my motherboard. i know i got the 20+4 and so i tried to split ( connect the 20 into the 24, then try to get the 4 to the 4 ) but then the 2x2 ( 4 ) can't reach the slot ( ATX power )

I just recently went through a motherboard replacement with Asus where I sent in my original P8Z77-V Pro board, and was sent back a P8Z77-V Pro/Thunderbolt. Since rebuilding my machine I have discovered that a single USB 3.0 port does not work properly. This specific port is located to the left...

Hey guys what can you tell me about the Coolermaster K281?

Approximate purchase date December 2011 Budget Range $1400 to $1800 Before / After Rebates System Usage, Current and future games both on line and just PC, training video's for work, some photoshop and light rendering (experimental). Parts Not Required, Monitor, mouse, keyboard Preferred...

Hi, I'm only 13 so I do not have as much computer experience so I was wondering if this is a good system. My budget is 1000$ (dont ask why) so I can make any changes. Processor: Intel i7 3770k 3.4 ghz oc to 4.5 ghz Graphics card:Nvidia GTX660 (issue) Hard Drive: 1TB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive...

Hello, I'm currently picking parts for my first build, and I have a very limited idea about what I'm doing. So far this site has been extremely helpful, but I have a few questions that I haven't been able to find answers for just looking around the site. The first is about a motherboard I'm...

ok i cant quite figure this one out. 1. i have a x64bit OS installed and 3 -2gb stick ddr3 1600 kit. my motherboard is the gigabyte ex58-ds4 and i have the memory installed in banks 1-3-5 just as it says in the manual. the bios under information says only 4gb installed. but when it does its...

My AV sender has died. It is 2.4Ghz one and we had it for about three years. Not to sure if I should buy the same one again or one that is 5.8Ghz. They are both priced at $99.00.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I have added a couple of times the two locations of "Run" into the favourites for ease to access..... everynow and again, I run Regedit.exe, and the favourites have gone? What is deleting them? Regards. Paul.

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) Hi, I recently installed office 2003 on my desktop (runs xp service pack 2) I sometimes work remote desktop onto my desk machine but have noticed that when I try to scroll down in excel (or word) it takes ages - as...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.perform_maintain (More info?) When I run Windows Update, it tells me that I need Service Pack 1, even though this is a new computer. It seems that Service Pack 2 is already installed. When I then try to install SP 1, it seems to be hung up. I...

Hello, last saturday I got my new components and I installed a Hyper 212 EVO on the i5 3570K. I went with the Cooler Master paste that came with the cooler and I think when I put the thermal paste on, a little bit extra came out of the tube. Although I didn't see any residu squeezing out near...

I have an Intel i5 3570k processor, and CPU-z only show core speed on 1600 mhz. I'm worried because I have had like 5-6 power failures in last 2 hours and 30 minutes. I've always unplugged the machine from the power when the failures happened. So is my CPU damaged or something?

Why is everyone (Toms, Anandtech etc.) so enthusiastic about GTX460? For real life gaming use, the performance is about the same as GTX260, the price is higher. There is no way to SLI the GTX260 with GTX460. It looks to me like an evolutionary reissue of existing product to me, the same ploy...

Will a motherboard that only shows to support 4x / 2X interface , support a 8X card?

I have as Asus P8z77-v premium motherboard and it appears the motherboard does not have a connection for the 1394 connector. How do I remove this connector from the case.

Noob question time. My Asus P8Z77-V mobo has 6 multicolored ports on the IO side which I assume are speaker ports. What is each different port for?

Hello, I have a Sony DCR-HC19E camcorder and lost all the cabling. I maged to get a USB with the hope of transfering video recorded to my laptop. Unfortunately the laptop does not recognise the camcorder. My laptop operates on Windows 7. Is it possible to transfer videos through a USB cable? If...

Archived from groups: comp.dcom.lans.ethernet (More info?) I currently have a wireless LAN in place and would like to put a BEFSR41 I have lying around to some use on my current LAN. Is there any way I can effectively use it as a hub/switch/any other interesting Ethernet purposes? Like I said...

What is the difference between the router and switch. And how the wired router differs from switch. What is the difference.

I have two internet connections. I had load balancing setup and that was working great. But our payroll software does not support it. so now I have one connection that handles our VPN's and exchange mail. and the other connection handles remote desktop from home, and Smart phones. this...

Here's the scenario: I have a desktop at home, that is my main computer to use and I play games and everything on it. Recently, I got an older PC working and added a few hardware pieces to it and made it my server PC. This runs torrents 24/7 and hosts a PS3 Media Server so I can watch all of my...

Ordering components from NewEgg (item numbers included). I built a computer a few years ago, so this will be my second build. Please let me know what you think.. :) Will order within the next month. System will be used for gaming. DVD Drive: PLEXTOR 24X DVD/CD Writer Black SATA Model PX-880SA...

First of all, thanks for the posts as I struggled to get my new DS5 with Phenom 9500 working. From empty case to having all the bugs squashed took about a week. Everything is stable now. Now I am looking for a good benchmark program. Unfortunately, my old standby, 3DMARK06, does not seem to...

hello folks next month my pc is 3 years old. time to get a change. what i need is/are: -CPU, mobo, ram, hdd, OS, gpu. what i'm planning to recycle: -case, psu( xilence 600W) so some questions for you all: would i go for socket 775? or the PII from amd? can somebody tell me a good asus...

Long story on this one. I am in the military. I came back from Korea about 6 months ago, when I received my desktop (which had been shipped in my household goods) I couldnt get it to work at all. I took it to a few people who were pretty tech-savvy to see what the problem once once I realized...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I notice that if I click on my computer that besides the hard drives there is a colum marked comments. What is this for & where would I enter data if I wished to do so? I also notice that my flash/thumb drive is...

I only have a few questions. How fast does the WD Caviar Black load windows 7 when turning on? And is it compatible with windows 7? Here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136533 Also do you know of any better 1TB Hard Drives?? All opinions are appreciated.

my mobo just died...i want to replace it as painlessly as possible...need some advice on what to go with... old mobo ABIT NF7-S current HW (that matters) CPU AMD Athlon xp 1800+ 266 fsb Mem 512mb,256mb(x2) DDR 333 pc2700 Video ATI Radeon 9700pro 128mb What has been suggest from AMD site...

Since we deployed to iraq in late 06' me and my unit set up personel internet here, we have roughly 10 people on our network and i was wondering if it is possible to limit the amount of downstream any one IP can pull. The Satellite dose not get very much bandwidth and it would really help to...