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Hello, I am building an HTPC and I was able to successfully install all of my components. Here they are: Gigabyte H87N Wifi i3 4340 2 x 2 GBs Patriot Signature Line 1600 Corsair 430w Cooler Master Elite 110 I was able to install Windows 8. However, when I installed the driver for Intel HD...

What I am wanting to do is add another drive to our server but I didn't know if it was possible to just add it in or would I have to add it to the existing RAID array that is already set up. Now I know I have to create the volume in disk management but if I can just add in the drive it would...

Hi all, I'm a PC gamer, I play Battlefield 4 competitively and I'm trying to figure out if a pending upgrade to my system is going to be worthwhile or not. Hopefully you guys can help me decide. Firstly, here are the relevant current system specs before I upgrade: Mobo: AsRock Extreme4 Z77...

I have a i2500k on an ASUS P8P67 Pro that I have owned for about a year and a half. I originally got it as an overclocked set with memory and a Corsair H50 water cooler. It came overclocked at 4.6GHZ though the seller assured me he has had it at 5GHZ no problem at all. Problem is the BIOS...

Dear admin, I have DELL Laptop with Wndows7 OS All the Ports of the system are working good but my USB pendrve couldn't getting detected by the system Neither in "My Computer" nor "Disc management" please suggest the solution, since, I am having imp data on that drive.

Hello! I am upgrading my pc again and now i need a new motherboard. the motherboard i need needs to be a motherboard that uses intel 1155 cpus and has 2 pcie slots. but here's the tricky part, it cant be over 130$ due to lack of money. please help me! To give it some more detail recently i...

So i want to see if my cpu is bottlenecking my gpu and ive been using Open Hardware Monitor, but i feel its not accurate as i can only see the loads when i minimize the game. I know you can use MSI Afterburner to see the gpu load and temps but what can i use to se the cpu load too?

Building a pc for christmas time... Which one would give me best performance on newest major titles and future titles?

I'm in the process of collecting parts for my build and still need a case. I'm undecided between the Bitfenix Prodigy or Phenom.. I like the look and size of the Phenom the most, but I'm worried about the airflow compared to the black Prodigy, which has a full mesh front and side panel vent. I...

Hey. Does anybody know how to run XP in VMWare Player and where a disc image is for XP in 32-bit? Thanks!

So here's this cable I got to fit my GPU (Nividia GTX 770 2GB). Which connector, from a typical PSU, do these two white ones fit? Picture: Would this PSU here provide me with the needed 8pin and 6pin connectors for this GPU? More importantly, would a 650W PSU provide enough power for that...

I was wondering if anybody could fill me in on a voltage warning that I've been getting? It pops up every 10 seconds or so and it is rather irritating. Is it trying to say that my voltage is too high or too low? It is a very uninformative warning. Also, yes I have got my CPU & RAM OC'd

Since updating to windows 8.1 my internet signal says limited or not connected even though it is working fine. Now I can't even connect without being really close to the router. I have an Acer Aspire v5 552g 8632.

Im about to buy new graphics card. These i can afford and was wondering which one is better. I dont play any other games , only dota 2. How much fps can i get 1920:1080 with this cards. I have e7400core2duo and 4gb ram. Gigabyte g31m mobo. 420w psu. Thanks

Hey guys, any kind souls want to give some basic advice? I'm basically clueless when it comes to PC gaming, specs or components. But I'm finally going to take the plunge and try to make a decent rig mainly for gaming and maybe some light video editing. A friend of mine is using this site to...

Hello, Anybody know where I can find a driver for the above ?

In terms of graphics performance, is the performance better, equal to, or worse than other, more expensive, non-gaming laptops around $500-$1000 ? i know that the processing power of the amd chip itself is close to what an intel atom can push out

Recently my computer shuts down whenever I am playing games. At first I thought it was a RAM issue, so I swapped out each stick but neither of them seemed to be broken. Then I thought overheating. I ran Core Temp and EVGA Precision to get accurate readings of what was going on in there. MY CPU...

I currently have a PSU with 700W, 2 +12v rails. Each rail is rated at 23A. The GTX 480 requires 42 amps on a +12v rail and uses a 6pin & 8 pin connector. Am I screwed as far as the PSU is concerned... Or... Could I hook the two separate rails (23amps each = 46 amps) into the separate pins to...

[PCPartPicker part list](http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2a5H0) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor](http://pcpartpicker.com/part/intel-cpu-bx80637i53570k) | $197.99 @ NCIX US **CPU Cooler** | [Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve...

The X220 appears to have made it worth to look into the purchase of a new notebook this year. Yet, telling by my fiancée's W510, the high-pitched noise is definitely an issue that I have to see resolved. Call me exaggerating or, well, still with good ears, but the noise drives me bad within a...

Hi guys i recently purchased the celeron E3300 for a spare pc build .... and along with that i used the asrock g41m-gs,500gb sata hdd,XFX GTS250 and a soundblaster x-fi extreme soundcard ..... im cooling the celeron E3300 with the excellent cool it eco alc which keeps it at a...

Hello, I am running a P4 CPU on my Gigabyte 965P-DS3 mb now. I want to upgrade just the CPU to a Q6600 quad core. Hardware is not a problem. My question is: Will I have to reinstall Windows XP? If I do, can I install another hard drive and do the fresh install on that in order to save all the...

Hey guys, I just put together the most recent $1000 system build that I won from this website (thanks Tom's). Twice now I have had the computer only power up for like a split second, then shut down, power up for another split second, shut down, then finally boot into Vista Business OS. I have...

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Hello, Im attempting to install a hyper 212 plus heatsink on an AMD mobo.. i followed these directions.. http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum/air-cooling/21525-coolermaster-hyper-212-plus-amd-installation-clearance.html and everything went smooth until i tried to fasten down the retaining...

I'm building a new Gaming PC and i was wondering if i should bother getting a sophisticated Full tower instead of just a cheap one... this is my rig's spec: ASUS P8P67 Pro B3 revision version (normal size ATX version) // i5-2500K 3,3 GHz // Corsair Dominator (+FAN) 2133 MHz 2x2 GB // [ASUS] ATI...

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I'm running a system using a Gigabyte GA-X58-USB 3, using an Intel Core i7 950 3.06ghz, using DDR3 8gb 1333Mhz ram. So here's the problem; running a few programs, SecondLife and World of Warcraft, I get flickering rendering errors. So here's the fix; I thought it had something to do with a new...

Some mainboards still have 20 pin ATX power connectors, while some boards have 24 pin power connectors. Why is this? Does it provide a performance boost? Like more power to to motherboard to use? More heat?

I’m about to assemble a PC, my first since Pentium-II days. People seem excited about Sandy Bridge; a preliminary investigation leads to two questions. First, I understand that i7-2600 plus an H67 motherboard allows one to use the graphics capability of the chip. (I am not interested in...

Hello, my huwaei device certainly showing device not available command though it is plugged and the memory card is being read plz reply kolesuman@gmail.com

When the heck is this new CPU and microarchitecture from AMD supposed to come out? How come there is so little information available about it? Intel already has the quad-core variants of the Sandy Bridge on retail shelves, what is AMD waiting for? The Phenom II's were very mediocre, I hope they...

Hello, I have a Corsair 700D case and I want to install 3 exhaust case fans on top of it. I've decided on Scythe Gentle Typhoon series. I want them to be very quiet. Notes 1. I will not be water cooling it. 2. System to be used primarily for professional work, some gaming. 3. Hardware - Intel...

I have an ECS M930LR motherboard, 1GB of DDR RAM, 100/133MHz FSB, and a 2.8GHz Pentium 4 Northwood- Or is it? No, for some strange reason, CPU-Z says it's speed is 1.4 GHz, but the specification says it's 2.8GHz! What's with that? How do I get it to run the full 2.8 GHz because it'd help with BF2.

I am a big fan of conspiracies, my egocentric-ism, and the assumption that if someone gains something from an event, they must therefore be to blame in some way.... Therefore, I have decided to blame the following individuals for the Cougar Point failures that lead to the recalls: 1) AMD...

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I was just going to purchase an entire new build off of newegg that consisted of the New SB CPUs and everything associated with them for my build. I am NOT waiting until april to get a new build done. Now what route should I go for a gaming build... I have no idea what cpu I want now due to...

Hello, I have the Dell 2.6ghz Pentium II CPU on this board. (took a while to figure out this is the board #, the Dell tag on the motherboard says AA C25595-606). Are there newer/faster CPU's that will run on this board?

Hello, The other day my PSU went out. Ive been shopping around for a new one and so far this is what I have come up with. This http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276574&body=MAIN and this...