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Whats up , I am currently in the works of choosing the parts for my most recent build. The budged is in the title , but it can go a little bit further if needed. I need this computer to handle alot of stuff: Gaming / Editing (Photo and Video) / 3D Rendering / Simulation (Fluids , Dynamics) /...

Hello, I have a gigabyte p75-d3h motherboard. Have been using a 7850 with it, got another one for free. There are 4 pci slots in between the 2 pci-e slots. 10cm crossfire bridge is too short, don't tell me that it works. I can't find anything on the net, anyone know of somewhere I can find one...

My pride and joy first build has hit on hard times and I am trying to salvage what's still usable to make a budget gaming PC for my son. new CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($117.97 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M LX PLUS Micro ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($40.79 @ Newegg) Memory...

Hello everyone I have recently got from a friend a dell gx260 small desktop, since its a good looking case I was thinking to turn it into a htpc for the living room using a micro atx fm2 m/b and an A4,or A6 amd CPU with integrated GPU My problem is that I don't know what psu to use since I...

Would you guys get a 765m or a 755m SLI?

Hi all I have a GTX 580, worked fine until I upgraded to Windows 8.. It Can still be used with safe mode. The error in question described by Windows mentions the term "Watchdog", reading in to this leads to registry hacks including the term TDR. Booting normally causes the abnormal behaviour...

I have surfed these forums a decent amount and I am under the assumption that I may have gotten and less then good cpu. My current stable overclock is 1.36v to achieve 4.4Ghz. Now from my understanding this is bad? I see lots of people getting 4.4 with 1.2v? The last question I have, I...

Hi Today I've finally recieved my asus vg248qe and after running pixel tester to make sure everything is ok, ive detected a pixel that is brighter than the other ones What is this and how to fix it?

Dear Members, I have custom built my 1st PC Mid Tower a few days back, with BRAND NEW products except SATA drive had that a month ago when using my old mobo. Anyhow, I put them altogether using the suggested grounding aid in order to not create any issues,using the following purchases: 1x...

How do you guys think this will hold up against BF3? my res is 1920x1080 Video: EVGA GeForce GTX 570 HD 2560MB Mainboard: Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P Chipset: AMD 790X Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 955e @ 3200MHz Physical Memory: 4096MB (2 x 2048 DDR3-SDRAM ) > Plan too upgrade to 8GB What...

Hello all, After tons of research, I came up with this build. This is my first gaming PC if ever. Please comment. CPU : Core i5 2500 Mobo: Gigabyte H67MA-USB3-B3 Mem : G-Skill Ripjaws X ddr3 1333 4gbx2 VGA : MSI 6950 Twin Frozr PE/OC 2gb Case: CollerMaster 690 2 Advance PSU : corsair 600w...

I have a set of Turtle Beach P11 at the moment, which I play on all the time but I think its time for an upgrade, so I can only spend 80-100 pounds, and if they are cheaper it would suit me better because I live in Spain so we use euros here, but anyway. I have been looking at the Steelseries...

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=21408287 Not really sure if the links works lol. This was orginally suppose to be a $700 micro atx case build, since im in college and i didnt want some big case in my dorm room. But i moved into a private dorm where i hve...

Hello Everyone, In the past I received very very helpful information when building my HTPC from these forums. So I return again for more questions/comments/concerns on my gaming build. I am currently upgrading from a Dell XPS 410. I really loved the XPS gaming lineup from Dell but now that...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=19-115-072&SortField=3&SummaryType=0&Pagesize=10&PurchaseMark=&SelectedRating=-1&VideoOnlyMark=False&VendorMark=&IsFeedbackTab=true&Keywords=%28keywords%29&Page=1#scrollFullInfo or...

Hi, I have just ordered a new card for my desktop a EVGA GeForce GTX 660 Ti FTW+ 3GB w/Backplate. Did I make the best buy for my buck, I am not sure but I am not here for that. I just made a p2861 & x886 with my current setup on 3dmark11. I updated my rig a few months back and did not upgrade...

Hi everyone Hope someone can help me with this, long winded but here goes: Just bought Xonar DS after having similar problem with onboard Realtek HD audio. Basically i can't get the optical out to work to my AV reciever, specs are: Abit AL8-V Motherboard Pentium D 3Ghz CPU 2Gb RAM Xonar DS...

I was wondering if anyone knew where to find the best deals for computer parts? I see a lot of good deals a month after they were going on. I am planning on getting a 2500k CPU and P67 motherboard in the next month, and want to know where to look out for the best deals. Thanks

Hello, I have a new HP Laser single function printer (USB) and an HP flat bed scanner (USB) on 7 yrs. old IBM desktop. HP tells me there is not enough USB power to drive both. Scanner dies when printer is connected, works when printer is not connected. Any thoughts?

Sometime around September/October I'm going to be looking at building a new system. It's geared mostly toward photo editing (13mp RAW files) with some minor gaming. I'm way behind the curve with games so this will be running stuff like Oblivion and Civilization 4 -- I'm not going to tax it too...

Hello! I'm a laptop user running Heroes of Newerth on an AMD Turion 2x2Ghz. When I play, in groups of 30 seconds (usually) it switches between 100% maximum frequency 25% maximum frequency (according to to win7's resource monitor). Any ideas?

Parts that work: Neo Antec 550W Radeon HD 4870 1 TB seagate SATA cd-rom LOOKING TO UPGRADE! my dead 775 mobo and old e6750/ddr2 So the question will be - What do I get for a new mobo/RAM/CPU? I'm looking for cheap/effective and will work with what I have for PSU/GPU. I don't use RAID and...

Hi, I've been trying to figure out what's wrong with my Power Supply? I get the message: H/W Monitor Status Abnormal, check voltage, fan speed and temp stats. When I enter my BIOS, it lists my 12v rail as 0.0 in red. Does this mean my power supply has burnt out?

hi, im building a new computer atm, my case (NZXT Tempest EVO) have 5 fans in it, and i cant get them all plugged in on my motherboard (MSI 790FX-GD70) because there isnt enough slots for all the fans on the motherboard? what is i do?? Thanks

I think it was smart of Sony to include motion sensor technology. Sure it's a rip off but Sony also riped off the analague thing and made it even better with dual analagues. This makes the REV look not as revolutionary and also leaves M$ as the only one without the motion tech. And nobody is...

I am currently looking to buy a new psu as mines only a rubbish 250w and the only thing i was worried about is size, are all psu's the same size? atx that is. Thanks

http://insidehpc.com/2008/07/28/ncar-plus-cuda-equal-faster-weather-simulation-community-benefits/ While Im not a tree hugger, this looks nice. Ive found, its not the programs that find these "problems", but more the one behind the keys, with ALL the input

Need help! Thanks ahead for Good Input! I'm a .COM startup, Dedicated Server shopping and trying to decide if the X2 Quad Core 5405 is worth $50 more/mo over the X2 Dual Core 5130 with the following configuration. Also, my Developer wants to run 32 bit MySQL5. As far as traffic, new site with...

I have an old pc which plays the good old games failrly well, but I wonder which videocard will make best use of my hardware? I have the following: Mainboard : Abit AN8 Series (NF-CK804) Chipset : nVidia nForce4 Processor : AMD Athlon 64 3500+ @ 2200Mhz Physical Memory : 3072 MB Video...

I tried posting in another thread with the case as topic but couldn't get any answers. Anyone got this combo and cares to comment. I'd really like to know what others think before i drop that cash on a combo thats lacking...

Hello, my computer's on just fine but when it boot's up there are no icon's on my desk top does anyone know how to help me please thanks..

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.msi-microstar (More info?) When I install some drivers (e.g. WinTV usb, nVidia video capture) on my K8T Neo FIS2R, a Local Area Connection is created. Does this happen to anyone else here? It seems bizarre to me, and leads to network problems...

I just put together my new computer and I have this G.Skill Ram. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820231088 My Motherboard (Abit AB9) is auto detecting it as 5-5-5-15 but it is supposed to run at 4-4-4-12 right? And I can go manually change this, but i also noticed in CPU-Z...

Im getting a new High end card and need to compare prices. Should i get the 7900 GTX (7900 GT OC) at 400$ or the X1900XT at 500$? I used to think the price difference was only 50$ but its not. No, i dont live in the US. Also, could my P4 3.0Ghz Prescott CPU w/HT and 800Mhz front bus bottleneck...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) Now that I have purged myself of Norton systemworks... What do you recommend for cleaning the registry? Thanks

Hi all, Some of you have been nice enough to post in some of my other threads about my upgrade taking place shortly, so i just wanted to run down the specs on what i'm planning to do, and see if anyone has any better ideas or can tell me if somethings incompatible, etc... etc... Being...

Archived from groups: rec.video.desktop (More info?) So I'm using iDVD on a G4 1ghz (upgraded from 400 MHZ). It's about an hour long with titles and a few fades and dissolves between chapters. Is it normal to take the better part of an hour to "encode assets"? the progress barber pole is...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt (More info?) Having a major problem with an old pc I have acquired. I can get the OS to install, but once it boots to the desktop it reboots again. It does this in safe mode also. I have tried installation with acpi enabled and disabled...

Ok I finally reinstalled my P4 3Ghz CPU and this time removed the retail paste from the heat sink and CPU and used the artic silver 5 the temperatures dropped by 5 deg. C but still when I play a game the CPU temp is 55 - 60 deg C which is ok but the fan is screaming at 5800 rpm Man this...

Wow, Iv'e installed an NF7-S + barton + Corsair 3200LL with a new Enermax Noise taker (EG425P-VE with Smart Fan feature). What a cluster-[-peep-], which I attribute to win98se (I know, I know, but XP isn't an option atm) Anyway,after the hand-to-hand combat required to install the chipset...