I'm currently operating with an i5 2400 3.1GHz and I've had no problem with it for gaming. Still, I believe it's time to upgrade, so I've decided to select parts for my new build.
I'm not sure which CPU I should go for. I've heard that AMD cores are weaker than Intel ones, and that Intel often...
I want to know if i have normal temperatures or not. Right now I have spotify open and three tabs open in chrome and I have 52 celsius according to speedfan 4.50. When I am gaming i get up to like 65 to 68 celsius. I also use a cooler master hyper 212 evo with arctic silver 5 thermal paste. I do...
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I have a Windows NT4.0 and would like to code/macro/control an external device through the I/O port connection. I have experience successfully doing something similar through an RS232 connection. However, the problem I'm having is that I'm not familiar with NT4.0 and don't know...
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I have an external hdd but whn i connect it to my pc it only shows to letter in my computer but not the size.
It shows in disk management but in minitool partition wizard it shows bad disk. Pleaaaase help me.
i bought some stuff from overclockers and i payed though amazon i got the amazon conformation but nothing from overclockers themselves. also when i go to my orders on overclockers it says i have no order history.
has anyone had similar problems before with them?
thanks for your time
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After a minor and outrageously stupid beer spill a few drops landed in my tower on my motherboard (Asrock Z77 Extreme4) (I provided a picture to show the location of the spill, marked by green circles http://postimg.org/image/47r2zda21/). As soon as this happened my PC shut...
Knock on wood... I bought my Acer 7560-Sb416 in Jan. '12, and for the money, so far so darn good. Was taking a few IT courses, and as far as poor college students go, I was OK with it. Question is, can I soup it up like its "beefier" brothers? Am I constrained by the motherboard? It's an...
Hi, I am thinking about buying another graphics card for my pc and sli with my current one, but I fear I may need to buy another psu with more wattage to supply enough power. Can you take a look at my build and tell me what you think? Thanks for any and all help.
My Build...
I have a Canon i860 printer that needs an ink absorber Model QA4-1066.
Failing to find a new one, is it possible to empty or clean the one in the printer?
This printer has published at least 50,000 pages and is still going strong.
Replacing it is always feasible, but, I would rather keep the one...
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So I'm looking to buy a new GPU pretty soon and 270x is on my eyes however ... I keep seeing horrible technical reviews about it especially the MSI version (the cheaper version as well) and so I just want to ask for advice regarding this matter.
I want my new GPU to be flawless...
i have phenom 2 x4 955 with CS evo hyper 212
mobo : Gigabyte 990xa ud3
PSu :cooler master 525w
i oc my phenom from 3.2 to 4 GHZ with max temp load 57C and volte from 1.404 to 1.504
and it is stable for now ,, is that okay ? and can i go further to try the 4.2GHZ or that will be too much ?
My Sony Vaio Laptop Key board not Working?? So I am not using 4 to 5 months. Yesterday i reopen my Laptop when switched on stucked at booting.
again try to restart nothing happend. No power up? No booting, No Noises, No Led Displays, nothing Happend???
I am checking Each Everything power...
Hi there, I'm considering purchasing an EVGA Hadron to help with transporting my system to and from University, however I'm concerned about temperatures, specifically of my graphics card.
I currently have a 780 SC ACX. The fan is an exhaust type, and I'm very concerned whether or not
the hot...
I want to use an R9 290X as my GPU. I want to go with the FX 6350 but would it create a bottleneck as compared to the more powerful i5 4670k? I'll be playing Skyrim, Planetside 2, Arma 3, and BF4.
hey guys i have a question.
my hwinfo gadget wont display any info it just says
"Error reading Monitor"
Virtual memory commited'
i do have the actual program running.
if i knew how to put a screenshot on this post i would ( if i put a link to my Facebook photo album would you guys be able to...
Here is my current setup:
CPU: AMD FX 6300
MOBO: Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3 ATX AM3+ Motherboard
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory
storage:Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive
Video card:Sapphire Radeon R9 270X 2GB Video Card
I am a little...
My specs are
Windows 7 pro 64bit
AeroCool Strike-X 1100W power supply
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz
8gb ram
ASRock Extreme 6 motherboard
Gainward GeForce GTX 660ti
AeroCool Xpredator case
No extra cooling
And what would be the best brand to get and would I need extra cooling to run it?
Thanks!
Title says it all, using the windows Backup software I have no choice but to back up the entire Hard-Drive. Which is not what I want to do, as I intend to pick files I know I need/want and then wipe the old hard-drive. Hopefully ending up with a cleaner new drive.
I recently bought a rat 7 mouse and was very excited because of the built in macro it had, so I set up a rapid fire button that whenever I hold it down it fires, only problem is, if I have it held down I cant look around in any of my games, so its firing very fast but I cant actually move my...
I have been doing some shopping on Newegg and I want to make sure that all these components will work together and not have problems and can play games at high settings.
Thermaltake V3 Black Edition VL80001W2Z Black SECC / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case: $39.99/29.99 MIB
ASUS M4A87TD EVO...
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How does Photo Story 2 (or 3) differ from Movie Maker? Does Photo Story
allow me any more freedom with audio than Movie Maker? Specifically, will I
be able to 'splice' two songs together? For example, fading one song out...
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We are just moving to SP2 for XP. I am using the latest version of Sysprep
to create my image. My problem is that when I add Icons to the All Users
Desktop it duplicates them creating two of each. The only...
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I am working with a company that is now enforcing password changes through
Active Directory every 45 days. Since AD policy overrides local policy, the
local accounts are being forced to change their passwords too...
How do I restore my dimension dell 4600, I have tried the F12 + control
and that did not work. I have some cds that came with it but don't know which one to use
I actually just posted this a few minutes ago in the Storage section of the forum, but upon thinking about it some more, I thought that it may be more fitting to put it in here. Sorry about the double post...
Hey everybody. Last night I completed my very first build, thanks to your help in...
I have an IBM T400 laptop with Windows 7 that I hook to my Vizio HDTV in order to watch youtube video's. I've been using the VGA cable as the connecting cable. I use a separate cable for audio. The other day while setting it up again( I frequently disconnect my laptop for ease of use) the...
Which drive OEM would be the better choice for 250gb eide? Thanks
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I had an old version of VirtualDrive Pro that I just unpacked, and that doesn't work with Windows 7. I emailed the company to ask about upgrading and they never responded. Is there another company that makes a similar product, with better customer service? I just want to be able to play...
I'm looking to possibly upgrade the video card in this computer. Most cards I see say PCI-E 2.0 x16.. I'm pretty sure my computer doesn't have a slot for that. Here are the specs:
Processor AMD Phenom™ II X4 Quad-Core Processor 810 (2.6GHz, 6MB L2 Cache)
Operating System Genuine Windows® 7...
I am looking into purchasing a gaming laptop as I will be away from my desktop for a year or so. I am doing my research but I also wanted some input from you guys. As far as graphics should I go for Nvidia's 480M or ATI's 5870 Mobility graphics? Thanks in advance.