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Hello! :) I was wondering what the best motherboard for the AMD fx-6300 is at around $75, i want it to be able to overclock the 6300 for when i get a better cooler. Thanks! :)

I have an evga gtx 780ti sc and my unigine heaven benchmark score is 1608 with the highest settings.

which one should I pick for my hardware specs ntel Core i7-4790K BX80646I74790K(processor) Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO RR-212E-20PK-R2(cooler for cpu) Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H(motherboard) Samsung MZ-7TE250BW(ssd) Western Digital WD10EZEX(hdd) Saphire Radeon R9 290(graphic card) Fractal Design...

Hello, I was wondering which board is better for gaming. I will not be overclocking. Which board allows for better upgrading in the future. And any other advice would be greatly appreciated :) Board 1: [Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 ATX AM3+...

Hey all, I'm looking to get a GPU for my new build, but I'm confused on which one to get: GTX 760: http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-geforce-gtx-760-oc-13-85445-1141.htm R9 280: http://www.ncix.com/detail/msi-radeon-r9-280-gaming-cd-95514-1141.htm The AMD has a slightly lower clock speed but...

I'm trying to connect an old CRT TV which only has S-Video, Scart, and Composite(I think thats what its called, the 3x RCA Connectors?) to my Graphics Card. My old card had S-Video however my new 7870 doesn't have any direct connector for the TV. However the instruction manual says that the...

Last night my PC turned off due to a lightning strike near my house. This morning when I turned it on, the graphics card wasn't being detected by the monitor but it's fan was spinning. So I used the onboard graphics which were working fine. After logging in, I noticed that the onboard LAN wasn't...

In a build with a i5 4670k, r9 270x, and 8 gigs of ram what watt power supply would leave me with enough room for a graphics card upgrade in the future

ok so im building my own pc under 2000 dollars i already no most of the parts i want and am trying to find a graphics card a very good one but i want to spend less then 350 dollars on the graphics also i want to know if i need two or one graphics cards. oh and is it sufficient to have a case...

I have asus P5G41C-M LX mother board with 2 x DIMM, Max. 8 GB, DDR3 1333(O.C.)/1066/800 Non-ECC,Un-buffered Memory & intel(R)Core(TM)2 CPU 4400@ 2GHz processor. Can I install Transcend DDR3-1333/PC3-10600 DDR3 2 GB PC RAM (JM1333KLN-2G) on my mother board will it work smoothly without overclocking?

I built a computer around Christmas of last year, it was working fine until a few days ago when it just shut off out of nowhere and wouldn't boot. Pressing the power button wouldn't do anything so I thought the PSU was dead. I bought a new PSU as I had planned on buying one soon anyways, I...

Hello,i have Dell Optiplex 755 PC,i upgraded GPU to Powercolor HD 7750 1GB GDDR5 , and i have Core 2 Duo E4500 and 6 GB DDR2 RAM, so every "new" game from 2011-13 i install it goes laggy ,for example one older game GTA IV laggs when i drive and look around etc. and in every game when i look...

Hey guys. So I haven't actually done this overclocking manually, as I'm not entirely sure how everything works and to do it safely. But I have an Asus Sabertooth motherboard, and there's an option on there that just does it overclocks it all for you, to a stable point so I just done it that way...

My pc: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/justfun100/saved/2HZo I think I finally found the perfect build, how's it look

Hello, I've been using Windows 8 64 bit for quite a while (few months) and I was beginning to get used to it, but after some time using it I was losing the space for its partition (I also/originally have Windows 7 on this) so I figured it would be a smart move to resize both partition giving...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) from dos prompt: error: 'net' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. I think this has to do with a problem in window xp varible settings. If anyone can confirm this...

hey guys when playing films or listening to music my sound will go for a second then come back any ideas what this is or how to fix this

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) Hi! Is it possible to control who can install hardware on a XP computer? For example if you want to stop users from using a USB memory stick but administrators will be able to do it. /IceBall

Hi, I've read some forums about overclocking and I learnt that overclocking requires more power. I've looked up to wiki about Vcore but they seemed alien to me. Can someone explain and how should I change the value of Vcore to my desirable speed? Also, my PSU provides 650W. Would that be...

Hello, I recently stored discs used for crafts onto an external hard drive to save space on my PC. My printer is connected to my PC via a wireless connection but, when I try to send projects from the external hard drive to the printer it doesn't work. Do I need to adjust settings so that the...

I have offered to build my brother a computer to get more experience plus the fact that he wants a PC but I am not sure how powerful of a CPU to give him. He would use it for light gaming like Sims 2 and 3 and general internet browsing, that's it. Would he be fine with intergrated graphics or...

======================================================================================================================= Hey guys, just a month ago I got myself an XPS 8500 with Windows 7 Home Premium, 8GB RAM, 2TB HDD + 32GB SSD (Intel Smart Response Technology), AMD 7770 2GB, and a S2330MX 23"...

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I have removed my wd2500 internal hardrive & fitted it into an external case, when I plug this in to my usb slot, the computer cant access it? Help

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) For some reason (I didn't ask it to) the text below my icons is highlighted. Can some PLEASE tell me how to remove this feature. I have tried almost every menu and webtech for help....HELP.....PLEASE

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) how can i change my netzero home page to somthing else.i tried (internet options~general~use current page),but outlook express page changed,not my netzero page.thanks.(I have dial-up NetZero Platinum)

Hello there, I am selling my two Sapphire Radeon 7770's on eBay here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sapphire-Radeon-HD7770-OC-Edi... With the money I get from these, I am gonna upgrade my PC to either a 5970, 6970 or 7950. I've heard the 5970 is an absolute beast because it has dual GPU's, but...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) Running Windows XP Pro - SP2 - all updates I tried deleing a LOCAL printer - USB interface - and it has been sitting in 'deleting' state for days - need to get rid of it - reinstall drivers and get the darn printer...

This issue is solved, thanks for your answers.

Hello, ATI takes up a lot of space on my old Dell running XP. Can I just click uninstall or will that mess up everything? I need to make space so I can run the defrag.

I have a Dell Inspiron 530s Desktop, with a generic heatsink. That heatsink/fan is very close to an opening in my case. I think it would be cool to buy a blue LED case fan and put it on the heatsink to add a blue glow throughout my case. Can i do this? or do i need to buy a special fan for...

how shall I get rid of it?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) I use Firefox as my default browser but sometimes need IE. For some reason the IE program start icon is gone and when I search using "explore.exe" the results are that the program can not be found. However...

Hello,

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax (More info?) I have an issue with the printer I recently purchased, a HP Photosmart 2610, which is connected to my workgroup network by Ethernet through a router/switch. I use Windows XP Pro. PROBLEM ONE The first problem was...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (More info?) For example, I send a email to you talking about Sally, Sally will get a copy of the email from someone besides you. It doesn't matter who you are I have had 5 different people that I have sent emails to and Sally...

Hi Basically I wanted to say that I have a MacBook Pro Retina 15" .I already have a PC with the following specifications AMD FX 8150 Bulldozer AMD Radeon HD7850 Corsair Vengence 1600MHZ 8GB RAM Corsair Force 3 SSD 120GB Seagate 500GB Sata III Corsair Modular 650W Power Supply Zalman Z11 Plus...

I just installed windows 7 ultimate x64 and noticed that its using over 5gb of my 6gb of ram, on idle! I have no idea what's going on. Any idea? Thanks

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) I have a need to find all files in a directory where the file name is 11 chars, and the extension is 3 chars ending with an M. I have tried the following: dir ???????????.??M /s Also have tried going from the opposite way...

Okay so I am wondering whether my power supply is enough to power up this rig: CPU: Intel Core i7 3770 @ 3.40GHz Ivy Bridge 22nm Technology RAM: 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 677MHz (9-9-9-24) MOBO: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. P8Z77-M PRO (LGA1155) GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 HDD: 1.0 TB Western...