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Hello My laptop HP Compaq 420 has its display damaged problem is it works fine for 30 or so minutes and then the display becomes dark and only seen through external light sources(in my case I used sunlight) I use my laptop everyday and it works fine for just 30 minutes any help

My system is running an intel i5-6600k processor with an MSI Z170A Krait Gaming motherboard and 16GB of 2400MHz Corsair Vengeance RAM. When I finally had everything put together I powered on the computer and was taken to the BIOS setup. Everything was as it should be with the CPU running at...

Hello & Good Morning, Again everyone! Okay, So I've got another question. :P But this is regarding will my PC run GTA IV/Arma 2 & 3? And if so, would I be able to play with mods, and have atleast medium settings with decent fps? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2V7XGX That's the part list. Thank you...

Hi all, I have just assembled a new build yesterday and it is very frustrating since it does not boot up. I have followed guidelines to the book. I've removed all RAM sticks except one which is located in the required slot (slot B according to manual). I have also removed the motherboard from...

Hi I'm planning to buy my first gaming pc Can you give this build a quick look and see whether you can suggest any improvements I am looking for tweaks such as: downgrades which will provide a significant saving without affecting performance, upgrades that won't add much to the price but will...

Hi, I have two questions. Both stem from a PS & motherboard meltdown just before Christmas. The board was a Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4 with an nforce4 chipset and RAID controller. I had it set up for RAID 1 and I was running Windows XP Pro with all the latest upgrades and service packs. I still...

Hey Guys, I will be helping my friend build a new computer. I dont know too much about single card motherboards. Which ones should I look at for intel processors? I would like to go with DDR2 since they are much cheaper than DDR3 and I heard that right know there isnt much of a performance...

The chipset fan on my ASUS A8N-E suddenly started to make loud noise. I called ASUS and they have sent me a new fan which is slightly different. As far as I know, I will have to remove the Mobo from the case in order to remove the old fan. And the new one should just fit in with right...

Newbie post here.. Currently i have a Geforce 6600gt and im looking to upgrade..Any suggestions that i should look at as im looking for a kick ass graphics card.

Has anyone found a software solution to rescue this old but useful scanner?

Hello Sir i'm using windows vitual pc 2007 in my windows 7 pc so that i may use turbo c++ in full screeen mode....my laptop is dell 15 inch and has a resolution of 1366*768....when i switch the virtual pc to full screen mode...it gets out of full screen mode with a popping message saying that...

Hi, I just figured out what was wrong with my build ive been asking a lot about: PSU was only 600 Watts, Graphics Card Used 500 Watts, Rest Used 77 Watts. So it came to only 23 watts to power it all. So what I did to check it was right was i took my graphics card out. It worked...but is there...

I have a problem with outlook express and outlook. On outlook express 6 I have removed and installed a dozen times and the address book won't load. It said to reinstall outlook express. Well that don't work. I started up outlook 2003 and save a copy of the pst file with contacts and imported...

since i re-installed Windows XP in my computer, my Wester Digital WD2000JS (SATA2) is slower than before, it loads stuff slower, and i can clearly see it when it loads windows, it takes like 2x more time than before. i tried defragging, but even there it seem to be too slow to defrag. here's...

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After 5 years it is time for a new PC. Skyrim is the most graphically intense game I currently play so I am looking to get the highest frame rates I can at 2560 x 1400 with everything cranked up. I figure if I can get high frame rates in that I should be good for another 3 -5 yrs. Approximate...

Hi guys, Basically been playing the guild wars 2 BETA and seem to be getting some graphics lag, Just going to post my spec and see if there is anything i need to upgrade that will solve the problem CASE: Cooler Master Elite 310 Mid Tower Gaming Case with see-thru side panel POWERSUPPLY: 600...

I installed and tuned my Hauppauge 2250. Under the channel list, it shows more than 70 channels. When I go past channel 20, all I have is a blue screen and static. The coax cable I am using is the same I used for the set top box. With the set top box connected to the TV I receive 200...

My 11 year old son wants to have a father son project. and it is to build a computer. the components i picked out are AMD Athlon II X3 455 Rana 3.3GHz Socket AM3 95W Triple-Core Desktop Processor ADX455WFGMBOX ASUS M4A87TD/USB3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard COOLER MASTER...

Ahhhh. A computer that I wont have to update until 2013 or even 2014. So is this true? I will be playing everything at 1920x1080 at ULTRA and oc'ing the Processor from 3.4GHz to 4.0, maybe 4.5GHz? Anyways here is what I have in my cart on Newegg, coming to a grand total of... 1614.59 (or around...

Hello, I was just wondering if anyone would take the time to look at this link - http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_X79_Configurator/ and see if it looks good to play battlefield 3 or what i would need to change in order to make it so i could

This is the new build I'm hoping to purchase. Being my first custom build I want to be certain I'm not doing anything wrong. I was hoping I can get a verification the all these components are compatible with each other, or whether you had any other suggestions. I do intend to primarily use it...

Hi guys. These are the final specs on an i5-2500 build. I'm trying to keep the budget as reasonable as possible. If all looks well, I'm going to order. Thanks for any opinions or advice. CPU - i5-2500 - $185 Mobo - ASRock H61M-GE LGA 1155 Intel H61 HDMI Micro ATX Intel Motherboard - $59...

Hello, I have an lian li case with 2 80s on from and one 120 in read I will need a fan controller as they are 3 pin. Can someone please give me a bit of advice as to what to get? Thanks, P.S. I also need to replace my stock i7 920 cpu cooler I hear that the corsair H80 was descent and lastly do...

Hi guys i am really confused ATM i have quite a high spec PC but what i cant figure out is after 20-30 mins of battlefeild 3 my screen goes black and teh fans rev and the pc shuts down and the only way to get it back on is if i take out the power cable leave it for 5 minutes and plug it back in...

I have a 1000W Rosewill PSU. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182188 I was curious if I could run 3 GTX 570s in SLI with this PSU. I was planning to wait till the new ivy bridge processors came out before I bought more cards because they are suppose to consume less...

My Gateway P-6860FX is starting to cause way more problems then it's worth throwing cash at to fix so I finally decided to build my first desktop. Hoping to place an order within the next week(the sooner the better) but, I've seen so many builds not quite sure what to get. Approximate Purchase...

Hi all, I've just built a htpc for use as a media center/fileserver. Now I'm getting the strangest problem I've ever encountered. First of all the system works fine if all fans are running at high speeds. But since this is a htpc I'd like it to be quiet. So I turned down the cpu fan from 2300...

I am building a new water cooled system with high-end equipment but I could use some input. I will be updating this with my progress as I am able to. Basically it will be a monster hopefully OC'ed to near 5Ghz system. Here are all of the details. General Parts...