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Each time I put in my MSI P67 DVD, it freezes my system for 50-55 seconds only if left untouched. And the whole DVD autoplay app freezes even if I click program. I am only able to use it if its left untouched for 50-55 seconds and its still really laggy. Is this my DVD or does this have...

Im getting 2 GTX 570 considering the amount of the heat they would generate would this case be enough for a safe OC of these babies?? and what about the Antec 300 or the CM 690 II? also none of these have 3.0 usb ports, does anyone knows of a cage that has suports 3.0 usb and is 60$ top? I know...

I've finally got all the components I need for my rig I just have to settle on the PSU and considering I've already received excellent feedback and advice on these forums I thought I'd ask you guys. I'm torn between: Arctic Power Pro 850W (Modular)...

Hi all, On my current system I have an NZXT Phantom case, I loved it at first but have decided it is too big. I can barely get my chair under my desk with it in there. Also I'm not a huge fan of LED's and crazy power mad inspired cases. I have decided to sell my Phantom (any offers welcome...

I am looking to update my video cards and was wondering if the 750w Corsair HX750 psu I have is enough to run them on my current system. The cards I would like to get are: 2X XFX 6950's 2G versons Here is the rest of my system info as it is with out the cards -PhenomII 955 -G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB...

Currently planning to buy new nVidia GeForce GTX570 MSI 1280Mb gfx card, and my old 450W PSU surely won't be able to handle it, so i'm looking for replacement. My current PC specs: CPU Intel Core i3-530 2.93GHz 4Mb Cache RAM Corsair XMS3 4Gb (2x2Gb) DDR3 1333MHz MB ASUS P7H55/USB3 HDD...

Hello, My computer is not able to boot the xp,showing black screen on the moniter,but i can enter into the BIOS(having options like CMOS features), i think problem can be resolved by changing some settings in bios.PLease help me out.. my email id is abhi169jais@gmail.com

i just want to ask if ECS G41T-R3 is compatible with a processor e7500?

Hello :) I am sorry, I could not find a section for Sound Cards, please move this to another section if needed. Hello there :) I have purchased an ASUS Xonar Xense and I am looking for support wherever I can find it from other users, ASUS's support for this sound card has been horrible in my...

Hi all, I'm in the middle of building a new system and have purchased the Aerocool V12XT fan controller and a Cooler Master V8 cpu cooler. Just curious, the V8 has it's own fan controller (which installs into a pci slot) but I would really like to control the fan via the Aerocool V12XT. My...

My cpu cooler fan has a 92mm fan and I'm looking to replace it. The current fan's air flow is rated at 51.1 MCF and the one I'm looking to use is 39.8 CFM. Now one is listed as MCF and the other is listed as CFM but, can I assume they are the same units? If they are, would that air flow loss be...

Hi I have a Intel Q8200 which has clockspeed at 2.GHz. Today, I have to remove heatsink temporarily in order to install a new PSU in my case. I also buy a new compound thermal tube for it, and after I remove it, I see very very little coupound themal attached to it, so I decide to just add some...

As a video editor, I hear a lot about the Mac Pro with duel Intel Xeon CPUs. Right now I edit with a PC with an i7 CPU and it works very well. Is there any reason for me to consider changing to a Mac Pro with Intel Xeon CPUs? These are very expensive computer and I wouldn't want to make a...

Hello Guys, I want your opinion on this situation, I want to buy this motherboard Mobo, but due the fact that it supports 2 video cards, its bigger then a standard one, by 1.8 inches to be precise.Will a normal ATX Compatible case hold it? paticulary this one HAF Thanks, Alex.

Ok, i have just built my first PC and my first motherboard was doa, so they sent me another and when i when to install my CPU, i noticed there were two small dents on booth sides of my CPU, i was wondering if my CPU will not work or the two dents dont not matter at all? CPU = core i3 540...

I have owned the Phenom II x6 1090T for about three months now. Today (about 20 minutes ago), I was removing the heatsink to re-orient it to create better airflow in my case. Upon removal of my heatsink, the bond between the heatsink and the CPU (due to AS5) was so great that the CPU ripped...

Hi, I have an I7 920 processor, not overclocked. I had a scythe mugen II cooler and the idle temps were around 50c. Today I installed a new arctic freezer 13 pro cooler, and idle temps are down to 37-40c. When I run a load benchmark it gets to around 65c. Temps seem a bit high to me... On the...

So I used autotune from the catalyst control to tune my processor. I used corsair h50 as my cooling method and I managed to overclock my AMD Phenom x4 955 from 3.2 GHZ to 3.9 GHZ. After a while on Prime95 to test if my clocks were stable, my computer just SHUT DOWN. I hit the power button to...

Hey guys, Im wondering which sites I can look into to learn more about and see pictures of case mods, spray paint jobs, lighting mods, etc on PCs? Can you guys link me to as many communities as possible? Im looking for forums mostly, but whatever you can find would be great I really wanna...

So I have an i5 2400 CPU. I've built the whole rig accept for the GPU. I wanted to try out the integrated graphics, just to see what it would do. So, I started portal 2 in full screen. 5 hours later I quit portal 2 and coretemp starts rapidly cooling down from 72 degrees Celsius. I've used it...

How do i remove the berg connector pins? I want to remove the pins from the socket. Berg is the floppy power connector.

What do you think, would it be worth in my case to spend the extra money for the I7 2600K, or would be the 2500K good enough? I produce music, not professionaly, but ocassionally, let say 50 hours a month. Also the non K version of 2600 is an option, since i would rather not overclock if this...

Well after MANY years of AMD, the Bulldozer debacle got me and I placed an order with Newegg for a SB 2500K. All I can say is wow, Specs: MB - ASROCK Z68 Extreme 4 CPU - Intel 2500K HS - CoolerMaster Hyper 212+ Case- CoolerMaster 912 PSU - CoolerMaster GX 650W Memory - Gskill DDR3-1600...

I usually browse through the site but decided to sign up tonight as I really need some help here. Whats faster An A8-3500M (Quad Core 1.50GHz) Or Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz

hi guys just have a small question just take a look at the link http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/sandy-bridge-core-i7-2600k-core-i5-2500k,2833-2.html it says there are three sandy bridge dies quad core, dualcore with gt1 and dual core with gt2 how can there be a quad core die with no...

Hello, my toshiba ext. hard drive, a couple or more weeks ago was making a grounding sound, and my system kept telling me to format. I have over 100GB of info on it, & i don't want to lose it, is there a way i can fix this?

hi there, great site this tom!!! i am looking for help on getting to the power connector inside an advent 7301. i have unscrewed all screws on base and under the hard drive and have read that to take the bottom off, i need to locate screws under the keyboard. i cannot see any clips to release...

I can't find compressed air cans anywhere as there aren't many computer shops in the UAE- where I live, my HP desktop computer hasn't been dust cleaned for 4 years and the fans are always at high rpm because of this, what could I use to clean it? I can't find special equipment any where. The...

Just as a rough estimate, what should rating for a PSU should I be looking at? I'll probably end up with the one down from the top card (like how a 470 was one down from a GTX 480 if you know what I mean) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151102 Would this be...

I am building a Video editing Tower. I have an Antec P183 V3, PNY Quadro VCQ4000, ASUS P8Z68 Deluxe MOBO, i7 2600K CPU, 16 Gig of GSkill 1600 RAM, 750W PSU, 4x 2TB WD Black HDs, 2x DVD-RWs, Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty card w/ I/O. I am concerned about the Quadro running hot and, being...

what is the most ideal processor and why?

Hi, I don't know much about computers, but I do want to change my Dell XPS210 tower case really bad. I want to keep all the components inside since my computer still runs pretty well and I don't want to spend money on new components besides a new tower case. I was wondering is it possible to...

Hey guys, currently im using a lite on 250w psu, and its running everything fine including my nvidia gigabye GT440, im wondering if it will also be able to run this aswell if i upgrade from my quadcore 1.8ghz proccesor for this...

My server died last weekend. It won't boot now and I suspect the power supply - it is/was a Tagan 530W unit. I'm looking for a recommendation what to replace it with. THe PC acts solely as a server. It has a C2D chip; 6 HDD in the case (1 system drive, 5 x 750GB HDD in a RAID 5), a DVD...

Hello, when i plug my headphones into the cpu so i can be the only one to hear, it never works. its like i can hear through the headphones but i can hear out the cpu at the same time and i tried every possible way of fixing it helllpp

I was wondering what CPU cooler would go well with a Sabertooth X58 and triple channel Vengeance RAM. I am currently considering the V6, but I've heard that was enormous, might cover a RAM slot, and I'm not sure about having all that weight hanging from my motherboard. I am also considering...

Hey guys, i'm planning to upgrade the RAM on this HP Pavillion a6142n desktop. Right now I have 2 GB's of RAM installed. I want to remove these two 1 GB sticks and replace them with two 2 GB sticks. I ran a scan on Crucial's website and it showed the memory type as: DDR2 PC2-8500, DDR2...

Hey everyone :hello: First poster here, just joined actually.. I live in New York (Horrible Summers, with humidity and such). I just recently made a build..probably will include specs at the end. My i5 2500k in Bios was clocked at 97C on first run (HSF/Processor Cooler) was not pushed...

They are cheap but I dont have much know how of what makes a psu good or bad

Hi, I'm totally new to installing case fans and need help connecting these 120mm fans to my psu. Eventually I'll get a controller but for now I just need them directly connected to my psu. Here is a picture for the connectors of the fan. I have two of these fans that came with my case. Here...