Portable Desktop

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  1. JackST

    Breathing life into an old system with an SSD?

    Hi so i have this old Dell desktop PC, I believe its a Dell Dimension E520 It has 1GB of RAM, a dual core Pentium D, and a 120GB HDD. It's pretty slow as you can imagine but I was thinking if I upped the ram to maybe 3GB and added a 120GB SSD then I would see some performance increase? My...
  2. S

    Upgrading an i5 750?

    I've been rocking an i5 750 Lynnfield for the last 4 years but recently saw a deal on amazon for an i5 4670 for $185. At this price, should I upgrade? (or should I pay an extra 50 for an unlocked refresh? or maybe just wait a few more years?). I'll be primarily gaming. My current graphics card...
  3. M

    ODBC Data Source Administrator Crash

    I've got a user in my organization that experiences a crash in ODBC Data Source Administrator when he clicks the File DSN tab. This has been happening for the past 2 months. The program will just hang forever and will "stop working" when I try to force close it. OS is Windows 7 Pro 64-bit. The...
  4. Oxygene_

    Need help with PSU

    Hey guys. I have a 500w PSU and I want to buy a FX 6300 and a R9 270x 4gb Would it suffice? I have 27 A on the 12v rail , if that means anything to you Thanks!
  5. M

    Ram question asrock n68c-s ucc

    hi ! i own an asrock n68c-s ucc and i what to know if with my amd phenom II x6 1035t i can instal 2 pieces of 4gb ram corsair xms 1333mhz ,9-9-9-24, 1.5 v , code cmx4gx3m1a333c9.
  6. S

    0xc000007b error when starting planetside 2

    Whenever I press play on planetside 2 it gives me the error the application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click ok to close the application. and ive been having this error since I installed windows 8.1. I have looked for solutions every where but none of them seem to work. I have...
  7. K

    The TRUE Contrast Ratio

    Hello people! I I'm deciding on a monitor to buy for my new computer. I'm into gamming, and I don't like it when the black on the screen look almost "pixel-ey". This lead me to look into contrast ratios. So the problem I have is that this old monitor has a 70,000:1 contrast ratio, but when I...
  8. T

    Help needed with selecting parts for a Gaming PC.

    I've looked up plenty of tutorials on how to build a gaming PC, and I feel pretty confident that I can successfully build a working gaming PC. There's just one problem, I don't know much about parts. I want someone to suggest a build that you know works well that I can use. My budget is £600 and...
  9. D

    Laptop's RAM sticks getting hot @ idle

    Hi, I have an ASUS K56 notebook. Bought it with 12 Gb of RAM. One 8gb stick and one 4gb stick. At idle, ram modules get so hot I can't even touch the plastic backplate that's covering them. Is it because uneven RAM sticks? Let me know what you think! My laptops isn't overclocked in any ways...
  10. A

    New Graphics card

    Hey, im new to this website, but someone advised me to go here. I am looking to buy a new graphics card, so i wanted to ask you guys for help. http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8P67_LE/ is my current motherboard http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/256527/asus-eah5570-silent-di-1gd2.html is my...
  11. J

    Help decide between 3 diffrent GPU's

    I was wondering which GPU you guys would prefer, its up between the EVGA GeForce GTX 660 http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-SUPERCLOCKED-Graphics-02G-P4-2662-KR/dp/B00966IREK/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1393197591&sr=1-1&keywords=geforce+gtx+660 , GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD GeForce GTX 660...
  12. B

    Deciding GTX 760 Brand to Buy

    Hello! The time has finally come to order the parts of my new pc, but only one part remains; the graphics card. I currently am planning to get a GTX 760, however, as I'm not an expert, I don't really understand the difference between the different brands. Here are the three that I am considering...
  13. CreepingDeth918

    evga 760 2g or zotac 760 4g?

    same price right now, which is a better choice? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130932...
  14. P

    GAMING PC What do u tthink about this config? GAMING PC

    My budget is 700 euos Max... What about this? CPU: AMD FX-8320 8-Core 3.5 GHz Motherboard: Asrock 970 Extreme4 AM3+ RAM: Crucial Ballistix Elite 1866MHz 8GB (2x4GB) GPU: Sapphire R7 260x OC 2 GB HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5″ 7200rpm 16MB SATA3 XFX ProSeries 550W CASE Cooler Master ELITE K380...
  15. P

    Walmart Special PC Build

    I'm building a computer and I'm buying parts this weekend. Before I set anything in stone, I wanted the blessings of the Tom's Hardware Forum Gods. My Component List Case: Cooler Master N200 Motherboard: MSI 760GM-P23 (FX) Desktop Motherboard, AMD 760G AM3+ Processor: AMD FX 6300 Graphics...
  16. C

    Newbie - System Build Advice

    Hey everyone happy weekend! First let me say thank you in advance for reading my post/giving any advice....Okay so let me start out by saying i'm a total newbie to both building a system and understanding what components go well with each other. However, with that said i've been doing a lot of...
  17. M

    Memory expansion causes bluescreens

    Hi! My Asus P5B-E has worked fine with 2x1 TWIN Corsair XMS2 Extreme 800, 5-5-5-12. Now I want to insert 2 more to get 4GB, (and I know Ill only get about 3GB). The new ones are identical but with 5-5-5-18. The problem is when inserted I get bluescreens all the time. Im usning Vista (32bit) and...
  18. W

    Can't extend lan behind a WDS AP

    hi, I'm still struggling with my network :( I've changed a bit my config and here is what i have Router 1 (internet) WDS to Router 2 Router 2 linked by LAN to AP 3 From Router on I can ping router 2 and 3, Can access to the router 2(web admin) Can't access to the AP 3(web admin) From...
  19. G

    Installing software for all users

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers (More info?) I added two software packages as admin in all users, I opened both up to make sure that they finished installing. The problem comes when a new user logs into the machine a finish installation windows opens and the programs...
  20. G

    Wrong Address to this Newsgroup

    Archived from groups: microsoft.public.broadbandnet.hardware (More info?) On the page http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/broadbandnetworking/10_Newsgroups.mspx when clicking on the ng address link, the following message is displayed: "The URL you provided is invalid. Please correct it and try...
  21. A

    Can't Boot After Power Outtage

    I made the huge mistake of booting my custom built machine during a storm and as luck would have it, the only time that the power was lost (for about 2 seconds) occurred at that time. Now my machine will not boot. Startup repair comes up and tells me that it could not find the problem and I must...
  22. W

    Raid Question

    Hello, I have a tower server with Raid 0/1 configured built-in when i bought. But I don't need Raid backup because I am using it for my home purpose. There are 2 250GB disk but I am only able to use 250GB of disk space. How could I un-Raid this box?
  23. flossbandit

    Steam on a SSD with limited space. How's this work?

    i'm going to install a 90GB SSD in my system most likely tomorrow if it comes in. doing a total fresh install, wiping out everything on the old HDD and installing Windows on the new SSD. this is the only problem i can see myself running into: steam buries itself in the program files and...
  24. J

    How do i set up my ipaq 1900

    just bought one second hand
  25. J

    Errors in Micro SD card

    how to detect and repair errors in Micro SD card
  26. K

    Recommended PSU not good enough for GPU ?

    Hi. I have a ASUS GT440 1gb ddr5. (http://www.dynabyte.nl/asus-geforce-gt440-1gb.html) When i looked at the guide, it was recommended to get an Corsair CX430W V2 PSU, so i bought it. But now when i play a low game like counterstrike source, my GPU temperature raises from 40 to 63 degrees. Also...
  27. H

    Discreet Remote Camera

    Howdy all, Does anyone know a cheap solution to planting a video camera in a room to record video? Needs to be able to record on-demand, i.e. having a sim card in it, which I text to start it, or via a remote or a signal sent via computer over the internet. Even better (and necessary), if it...
  28. Q

    Digital cameras

    I'm a photographer from the "old school" who is a few years behind the technology of the current millenium. But this old cur is learning digital media at a reasonably fast clip. :pt1cable: I am trying to sell all of my old Leica stuff so I can acquire a digital camera that is not a toy...