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I bought a used Z170 motherboard and Intel i7-6700k and would like to test them together sooner than later. The best cooler I have available at the moment is the stock Intel cooler that came with my i5-6500, I'm fairly certain it's the variant that doesn't have the copper insert in the base...

Hi guys So for the past couple of months i have been plagued by frequent and unavoidable BSOD on my PC. I've taken it into a repair shop twice and the second time his assertion was that there was something wrong with the power supply. After having that replaced I am still having these crashes...

Been mulling over the idea of getting a new monitor for the last couple of years and now that I've got a few pc upgrades out of the way and monitor costs seem to have dropped a bit I feel like now is a good time to add a newer prettier display to my aging 23in Asus monitors. I am having one...

Hey guys will a gtx 1060 bottleneck i3 4150 if ti dose how much do u guys think

I have purchased one 500GB SATA HDD of WD, after few months it started showing SMART command failed. So I created RMA and replaced with one 750 GB SATA. After few days it started showing same SMART error. Again I replaced with a 1TB SATA after creating RMA. Now this 1 TB started showing SMART...

Hi, I just installed a Gigabyte R9 290 (non-OC Windforce version) and was running it through its paces, and I've been seeing consistently higher temps than expected. This card seems to idle at about 45C, and hits 80C under 50% load in games. This is a lot higher than the numbers I've seen in...

I am currently working on my third build and want some advice. Shoul I wait for the Haswell-E (6 core, supports DDR4) or get a 4 core 4770K now. With a Haswell-E I'll need a new Motherboard too and new RAM(DDR4). I'll be playing games such as battlefield 4, elder scrolls online, some AI...

I own a pc having the following config : 2.7GHZ intel e5400 dual core processor 2gb ddr2 ram Nvidia (reference model) 9800gt 512mb graphics 500gb sata 2 hdd 500w psu win 7 32bit o/s when it comes to playing modern games like nfs most wanted (2012),saints row 3,gta 4 I can experience a...

hi everyone... so as far as AMD goes, I understand that you can use two cards that are along ths same product line... ie. 3xxx can hybrid with another 3xxx, and so forth. Say if I purchase a 790gx, whcih has an integrated 3300 and a 3450 (to save money for a better graphics card) which one...

Hello there, I need some help designing/choosing a really fast storage system. I am working with a specialized engineering camera that is outputing raw imagary at ~40GB/min. I need a storage system that can hold an hour of it's video, and be able to write at the consistant speeds needed for...

I looked around and can't find this problem anywhere, so if it exist plz link. I want to start by saying this is ONLY while loading from off to the login screen. (Login screen is fine) Once pwr'd on, all the colors and letter are badly distorted, they can be readable though, for the most part...

I was speaking to some friends of mine about all the OLEDs showing up at CES, and the three of them just smirked at me like I was an idiot. When I asked them what they were on about, they said that I had bought into all the marketing bullsh*t that the companies are pushing to sell people...

Hello, How do I disable "Secure Boot" in windows 8. The selection is grey and I can't change it.

I upgraded to Win 7. Using Realtek Audio, the 5.1 rear, center and subwoofer speakers, don't work. I added a recon3d pcie card and surround worked great. A few days later it doesn't work again. The Sound Blaster Trustudio test for sound from the speakers only works for the front left and right...

My Current mother board has no USB 20 pin connections on it so after i bought a USB 3.0 Front panel (Which has two 20 pin cables) I have been looking for a USB 3.0 PCI-E Card but with two 20-pin Connectors instead of one. so like this...

Hello all, I'm picking out parts for a new gaming build that I'm looking to get 4-5 years out of with a video card upgrade somewhere in between. My hopes are to not upgrade the processor. My goal is to be playing games like Battlefield 4, FIFA, Skyrim, Assassin's Creed 3, and Need for Speed on...

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Hello everyone,i am upgrading my pc to an average gaming pc and i want to ask if my psu can hold up my system seagate baraccuda 250gb sata2 AMD Phenom II X4 965 at 3.5Ghz Radeon HD6670 1gb ddr3 Corsair XMS 4gb ddr3 (dual channel) ASROCK N68-GS3 UCC am3 socket stock cpu cooler a normal dvd...

Hello, everyone. Will a GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3 AM3+ work out of the box with a FX-8320?

Hi guys, i have a Gateway DX4860-32p pre built computer that i bought from best buy. I wanted to upgrade to a higher video card so i bought 600W power supply and a gtx 560 ti i hooked everything up downloaded the driver and then 5 minutes in it froze and i had to hard reboot. Turned it back on...

My specs: CPU: AMD Athlon II x4 640 MB: Gigabyte 77OT-USB3 I'm looking for a new cpu cooler as my current one is extreamly loud and temps go to 60's under load. I'm new to the hardware stuff so I just want an easy to install cpu cooler, one where I can take out the old one and just clip in the...

Intels website says it doesn't but i have heard it works with higher clocks?

I have a simple question... There is a 4 pin female connector hanging out my PSU. Computer works without it. The connector looks like this: http://cdn.overclock.net/5/5f/5f4b2cc8_vbattach127331.jpeg What is it for ?

I have £550 and sick of my AMD system, fairly slow for current standards and I cant overclock it all. Ive got a i7 2700k and a ASUS P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Intel Z68 sat in my basket. Should I buy?

I have a corsair 650 tx psu, I was wondering if I ran 2 evga GTX460 1 GB cards (450w min system power) if thus psu would suffice or if I'd have to upgrade. Also running an i5-2500 cpu, 2 case fans.

Hi people i would like to know which i3 processor is better i3-2100 (retails@155) or i3-2130 (retails@195)? Is the 300ghz difference worth the 40 dollars? Also, i am intending to use the on-board graphics so is the i3-2130 a better choice in this case? I will be using it for work,surfing,video...

So, I already posted this in the Notebooks section but I don't think that that was the right place. Though I would ask from people who have done mods. I wasn't sure wear to post this since its not really for notebook or mod. I'm reposting it here and I'll delete the other one if there are no...

I'll start with the quick, TLDR version and simply ask; what is the best way to thoroughly test a power supply for any possible failure? For those more interested in my first-world trials and frustrations the long version is as follows: The main PC I use most at home is a gaming/web...

I'm not too happy with my first attempt at cable management within my new build. This is the first time I've tried to do it and I don't think I did it very efficiently. The computer boots perfectly and I got Windows installed etc and running around 24-26 degrees C on idle. (Stock right now) I'm...

I'm looking to upgrade to a Full tower from my current CM Storm Scout. My goal is to get the best air cooling case possible as in my current case the XFX 6950's I have in crossfire run a bit hotter than I'd like. So when it comes to air cooling with a heavy emphasis on Crossfire GPU cooling...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.hardware.overclocking (More info?) What is the maximum that the Athlon XP 2800+ supports? I use a Gigabyte GA-7N400 Pro2 by the way