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Hi guys , I'm actually noob in cpu cooling ! I want to get a 8700K for gaming and 3dmax render and use in stock clock I can't find many of cpu cooling in my country ! I personally choose gammaxx 400 but siad before that I'm noob :)) So I can get this cpu coolers : Deepcool Gammaxx 400 price ...

If you have ever opened your MacBook from sleep only to realize that it has distorted colors that constantly appear and disappear after some time, know that you are not alone in this issue. The distortion affects random models of MacBook Pro, regardless of whether the computer is new or...

I have an external drive for file storage. Something has happened to the file allocation table so now when I connect it to any computer, it says I need to reformat. I see there have already been some comments on this but I I keep getting the below error message when i try to fix it; I have the...

I'm building my first gaming PC {i5 7500k, 2x 8gs of ram, MSI H170gaming M3) and am trying to decide on two parts the display and graphics card, id rather go for the cheaper option, the gtx 1060 with a 1080p resolution display over the gtx 1080 with higher resolution. my problem is that I'm...

So my Radeon R7 250 is dead I think. So last night it randomly restarted while I was on google chrome and took a very long time for just the bios to show up. Then while in the middle of a CSGO skins website it restarted and the bios didnt show for a good 3 minutes I press the power button and...

I have gotten miself an Rx 470 nitro+. Now the thermal target, for what i understand, for this card is 75c. While gaming, temps literally are 74-76c, while the fans are at ~30%. Now, would that be too much for an everyday temperature? If so i would manually set a curve for the fans, or even...

Hey guys, I have a really weird issue I am currently building my second pc and I decided to take out some parts from my old pc. The items that I took was the cpu, which is a i7-4790K, I also took out some ram not all of it, and finally I took out my old hard drive and replaced it with a new...

Hey friends ! Im about to get a PC by the end of this year but im curious if it will run this year games like GTA 5,BF4 and most up to date games. This is the specs: Processor:Intel I5-4460 3.2GHZ Quad Core 6MB Motherboard:GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3PH LGA 1150 RAM: 8GB (2x4) 1600 MHZ Dual Channel Video...

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Hey, so I'm trying to upgrade my graphics card prebuilt pc I bought on newegg a month back or so from a R7 250 to a GTX 750 Ti. I was wondering if my psu could support the card. Here it is. http://imgur.com/XEFVS8t Thanks in advance.

Sir, one month before only I purchased Lenovo G50-70 20351 model thru online, now my laptop got virus. I don't have any service centre nearby. How I have to note my Window Access Key number from the above model (2) how to remove virus from my lap (3) best antivirus package (already Mecafee...

I'm about to update my decade-old PC, will update almost everything. I'm going to be getting: Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 RETAIL CPU: AMD FX8350 4.0GHZ 8-CORE SSD: CRUCIAL CT512MX100SSD1 MX100 512GB 2.5'' INTERNAL SSD SATA3 And I'm wondering what RAM to buy. I've narrowed it down to...

I am using inspiron 1545.display driver stopped responding and has recovered.display driver intel graphics accelerator drivers for windows vista{r}stopped responding and has successfully recovered Is it a Display problem or driver problem... whats the solution for this?

Alright, so i have an old HP computer see specs for the most part here > http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c01638224&lc=en&jumpid=reg_r1002_usen_c-001_title_r0004 I've put a 120 kingston SSD, a Seasonic 620w PSU, and a GTX660 in it. Along with two new Noctua...

Archived from groups: alt.games.diablo2 (More info?) Just thought I would tell about my gambling experience tonight. I decided I would sell a tome<about 7million gold> and gamble it all away, just for the hell of it and to see what I could get. After about an hour or so, I ended up with 3...

Hi, I recently got fibre optic broadband and for the first week or so it was great ! i was getting speeds of 20mb+ but all of a sudden it has dropped down to around 4 mbs and on wireless i get constantly DC'd . Im using a TPlink homeplug so i have a wired connection . my girlfriend on her...

We had a T1 line installed by ATT to replace several analog phone lines and DSL internet service. As I understand it, this is what I have: "Smart Jack," the connection point from ATT to me. "IPFlex router," the device that translates and routes VoIP to my Nortel BCM50 "PBX" system and data...

Hello, i intend to buy a PSU tomorrow for such potential build that i can also use on a older core2duo board for a month or so before switching over, i like corsairs but the gs600 does not seem to have a splitting 8pin connector so i wouldn't be able to install it on this board using just 4...

Im getting new card this/next month and I saw that 660 is good for its price. But now I want to know if I should choose MSI or Gigabyte card. Gigabyte should be better but its more expensive too. Only difference is clock speed. MSIs speed is 1006MHz and Gigabytes got 1033MHz. How much theres...

Ok, I just want to find the best gaming pc I can for a £350 budget. I dont care if it is a build one or a prebuilt. I want to play games like Borderlands 2, Dirt 3, Battlefield 3 and dishounored. Just give me a link, please. Thankyou.

I am setting up my new build ... which has SSD and HD ... I want to move my library files (my docs ... my music ... etc) to a partition on hd ... I follow the instructions ... which lets me select the drive letter I want ... and I then make it the default drive ... fine ... but I don't...

I installed Windows 7 x64 on my HTPC and have found that after resuming from S3 sleep, my media drive (1TB WD 10EACS) is missing. The drive is not seen in Disk Management and is not discovered when I scan for new hardware. The only way to get the hard drive back is to reboot. Power and data...

I am about to get ready start building a new system. But I have a few fears about CPU Cooler that I am looking to get for the build. These are the parts for the current build. My fear is will the Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO give me enough room to have 4 sticks of ram in this machine...

I've just overclocked my E6600 to 1500MHz (QDR), which is 3.3GHz. However, despite using a water cooled system, my idle temps are around 32 to 34C (for each core), and heavy load temps under Prime95 (2 instances in Torture Mode) is around 52 to 54C (for each core). Are these normal temperatures...

Hey everyone, I'm looking to build a system for a friend of mine. He already has a case and power supply, so he won't need those. The case supports and comes with water cooling, so overclocking is the name of the game for this build. Any suggestions on the components I should get, with a...

Hey all, I mentioned in another thread a couple of days ago, That I was building a new multi purpose (Gaming, browsing, etc.) desktop computer with a Core I5 "Ivy bridge" 3550 CPU, 3.3 up to 3.7GHZ to replace my 2003 Celeron computer. Now I just wanted to know what you think of this CPU...

Hello! I have a strange problem regarding my HCF Modem conexant chip(RH56D/SP-PCI R6795-11) model MR56PVS-SOFT I have dual boot system with Windows 98 SE, Windows ME, and Windows XP Professional.The problem is that my modem is working properly under Win Xp But in Win 98 SE and Win ME it...

I've got a MSI 5600 256mb graphics card. When I opened to box MSI supplied there own version of detonator drivers with it. My friend said I should use nvidia drivers from the nivida website. Which ones should I use? Is there a difference in terms of stability and compatibility? Any thoughts...

Hello, guys i have the processor intel core i3 550 @ 3.2 ghz first generation and i wanna buy the radeon hd 7850 2gb ddr5 but i dont know if it makes a bottleneck i wanna play with the radeon 7850 in ultra with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 what do you think will be a bottleneck? waiting for your...

Hello, I have an HP CP2025dn laserjet printer. Prints fine from my Mac and has plenty of toner. HP driver software on Windows 7 machine says the printer is out of toner. Need to know how to disable this. Have already uninstalled and reinstalled driver. Worked temporarily and now getting...

Specs below I take Paypal [NO CC] or M.O. sSpec Number sl6vu Processor Frequency 2.40 GHz CPUID String 0F29h Package Type 478 pin PPGA Core Voltage 1.25 V-1.525 V Bus Speed 400 MHz Thermal Guideline 59.8W Core Stepping D1 Thermal Spec 71°C L2 Cache Size 128 KB Manufacturing Technology...

HP printer 9800 color will not feed paper, No jams

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I had an optical "Genius" mouse, worked hard for a good 6 years and now the scroll is giving me s***. Whatever let's just get something else that lasts another 6 years, yeah? Now, what do I want? -Wireless -Rechargeable battery. None of that AA crap, rechargeable or not. -Rechargeable (and...

Hey everyone! Just wondering which 22" LCD monitor is better, the Acer AL2216Wbd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009094 or the Acer AL2216Wd http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009102 Also, a reason why one is better than the other would be much...

Archived from groups: comp.periphs.printers (More info?) Hi all, do you know why Canon sells crippled US models, while many European models do offer CD printing? I doubt that CD printing is illegal in the US, since Epson and some smaller companies do provide it. But there's more or less...

What's the best 19in. monitor for a $300 budget for a new PC?

Hi, Over the last two years i've bought two different types of coolers: Corsair H50 - I sent this back because I didn't feel like taking my motherboard out, my computer case had a cut out but I couldn't fit the mounting bracket in, this really anoyed me. Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 - This took...

Hey guys, I'm building a pc for the first time. After much research, I finally came up with a build. Check it out and give me some advice on any improvements or modifications. Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime this month i guess. Budget Range: <$1000 System Usage from Most to Least...