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Hi all, I'm dealing with a frustrating issue and I could use some help because I'm stuck. The short of it is this: My PC was working totally normal, issue free, for a very long time. The other day I put it in my car and drove it for two hours to my college town. Once I set it up again and turned...

Alright guys, I have a problem. I just got myself a brand new cpu. Motherboard: Asus Maximus Hero VIII Processor: Intel core i7 6700k Memory: G.skill ripjaws v series DDR4 2666 (16GB) Graphics card: MSI GTX 980 Ti Gaming 6G SSD: Samsung 950 PRO M.2 (256GB) HDD: WD AH 2TB OS: Win 7 Home premium...

Is it normal that the PC smells? From outside the case you can't notice it, but when you put the nose near the GPU (GTX 970) you can notice an iron smell just when it's under load. It's not a heavy smell, I just ask because I'm new in big PCs, I just had a laptop before. Smell is just when you...

Hello, guys: Well, this is it. I have everything except for the PSU that got delayed until tomorrow. CPU:Intel Core i7-4790K MOBO:Gigabyte ga-z97x Gaming 5 GPU: GTX 980 Gigabyte g1 Gaming Cooler: Phanteks PH-TC14PE CPU Cooler RAM: Kingston HyperX Savage 16GB Kit (2x8GB) 1866MHz DDR3 Non-ECC...

Hey everyone so i had a quick question for anyone who might have a better idea than me :P I have been looking into the HyperX Cloud headphones (headset) for some time now.... these come with a cable that's split into microphone and headphones which considering i got a gaming motherboard with a...

Hi everyone, I am trying to measure specifically how much data usage for a specific website, especially video streaming and audio streaming website. For example: For youtube or twitchtv, i like to have an app or a software that shows me how much it is downloading when a video is played (on...

Hi, I'm having a hard time finding an answer for this... I purchased G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-231-428 Running Z87-A with i7 4770k. I am reading...

Hello, When I press the function key to display wifi nothing displays on the screen. It used to show up but no more!

Hi, I have 8gb of Samsung DDR2 800 RAM (4 sets of 2gb, all the same type) installed but the bios is only running them in single channel mode. Any ideas on how i can get them to run in duel mode? My specs are: Intel CORE 2 QUAD Q6700 10.6Ghz ASRock Penryn1600SLI-110DB 8Gb (4 sticks of 2Gb)...

hello there just curious the thread title pretty much explains my question. i wanna go ahead and go with windows 7 but not quiet sure if i will be able to run directx 10,9,8,7 games on the radeon hd5770 i'm about to buy as it's directx 11. pretty much is the 5770 directx 11 cards backward...

I have 2 nvidia geforce 9500 gt cards w/ddr3 installed and i installed a third card(nvidia geforce 9500 gt w/ddr2 but i dont seem to be getting any better framerates.Is my card working..any suggestions? using intel core i7 cpu,6 gig ram,vista, 750 gig hard drive

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) For the last few days I've experienced episodic problems accessing my, "Favorites", web sites from the Start Menu. If I open IE and use the, "Favorites", option on the toolbar, or use, [Ctrl+H], the connection occurs...

Hello All, New to the forum. Wanted to know if anyone had feedback on the BFG GTX285 OCX and the EVGA GTX 285 SSC. I have Dell XPS 630i with a 750w PSU, a Nvidia 650 MoBo, and currently have a 9800GT. while the 9800GT is a good card, I seem to be have some problems with a few games in that they...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.abit (More info?) Well, I tried two Durons (800MHz and 1.6GHz), and the problem went away. I've now replaced the first Sempron 2400+ CPU w/ a new one from AMD, and the original problem is back; I need help!!! Situation: Abit KW7 (w/ BIOS now...

Hi, Im looking to build a gaming pc specs 64-bit vista business MSI Eclipse i7 920 850w True power Quattro 3gb Geil triple channel kit 1333mhz Cooler master HAF 932 samsung 1TB HDD Sony 20x DVD Burner Noctura CPU cooler 3 options for Graphics 1. 2x XFX 9600GT with 1Gb ddr3 2. 1x XFX...

Archived from groups: rec.games.roguelike.nethack (More info?) I would like to ascend a Valkyrie under the patronage of Loki. It seems to me it shouldn't be terribly difficult, except for dealing with the initial alignment conversion and its negative side-effects. However for the intent of...

Hi Here are my proposed components: Intel Core Duo E6700 Conroes 266 4M LGA 775 Gigabyte GA-965P-DQ6-ATX 4xRaptor 150G 2xSeagate 750G 2xGeForce 7600GT Can someone please recomend: 1. Appropriate power supplies and arrangements (taking demand for cooloing into account). It seems from the Video...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati (More info?) Hi. My Sapphire ATI Radeon 9200 broke and I took it to the shop as it was still under warranty. They gave me brand new 9250 instead saying it's the same as 9200. 9200 I had was 128 MB, 128-bit. And this 9250 is also 128 MB but...

MY question, Is this rig good enough to play BF4, Crysis 3, etc and high/ultra settings with decent (40+) fps? To easily see this rig and its setup go to cyberpowerpc.com and in the top right hand corner click load my configuration and put in: 1FKJDM Chasis: Apevia X-Cruiser 3 w/ USB 3.0...

Yeah you read it right!!! All you Nvidia fans (and I am one) may be siked and laughing at 3dfx but I do not think this is good! Who's left? ATI and uh maybe Matrox and Kyro and ??? Well ATI is the only real competition for the PC. Nvidia is after the laptop and I'm sure won't let Matrox...

Hi Id buy Pentium4 3.0 GHz (800 FSB, 1MB 478) my old PC but after intall cpu, my computer dont show anything. Screen all black and no any sound or beep sound from bios and showing only black screen :( Asus P4V800-x rev 1.Ø3 Bios Version: 1001.025 ROM Type: 49LF040/A Lpc NOTE: Sorry for my bad...

Why I am getting this error” The previous shutdown was due to Thermal Event (Overheating)”? My computer restarts after every 10 minutes and then it doesn’t load windows after restarting. I have a P4 3.0GH S478 computer with D865GBF motherboard. Ram is 1.48GB. I applied thermal grease and...

Hello, I am a complete camera novice, and just purchased a Canon G15 to use for taking images of 17th & 18th century manuscripts in the archival research I am doing. I am trying out the camera right now taking images of pages in books that I want to digitize. I am finding that certain areas...

Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) Happened to be in the Ft. Lauderdale area this past weekend and was able to hook up with Jeff "J+DIE+P" Palmer and had a great time! I was a bit rusty on my playing skillz but nonetheless had fun on TSPP and Paragon! Had the pleasure to...

Archived from groups: rec.games.int-fiction (More info?) Hello all, I have an Amiga ADF file of Time And Magik, which I would like to use in the Level 9 Interpreter by Glen Summers and David Kinder. I cannot load the .adf within the application, so I use the L9Cut utility to extract the...

Archived from groups: alt.games.neopets (More info?) I got this random event: Something has happened! You find a piece of the secret laboratory map! And pricing by the wiz, I have put it in my shop for 50.000 NP;-) Henny

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics (More info?) Hi again I have two compaq computers of the same model. The first computer I have bought for 6 months ago and the secound I have just bought. The first computer is installed with danish Windows XP Proffesionel and have a...

Hello Im trying to put the finishing touches to my first gaming PC. The one thing im trying to work out is the graphics card. The build is CPU: Intel Core i5 3450 Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Motherboard: Asus P8H61-M LE/USB3 RAM: 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB) Hard...

Hello, My laptop has intel core 2 duo processor T5200 1.60ghz wanting to install draftsight cad prgm requires pentium 4 or duo core processor 3.0 ghz is that possible mobile intel 945GM express chipset

Here is the error: (Paraphrased) Warning! Your CPU has changed. please change your CMOS setting and remember to save before quit! I have been looking all over forums, and the solution I found was to replace the CMOS batter with a new one. I tried that, and also reset the BIOS settings to...

Hi all, I am thinking of upgrading my processor after playing the Diablo 3 beta this past weekend, but I am looking for an input. D3 actually ran flawlessly at High settings, but I was thinking that an extra $120 could really improve performance. The 960T and the 965 BE are almost...