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What's the best push pin CPU cooler around. The stock one for my i5 4460 has gotten so loud that I need a replacement. I plan to upgrade to an i7 4790k because my gigabyte h97 gaming 3 is too old for an new gen processor. I want a push pin because I cannot be bothered taking the whole thing...

i need a good 1k pc setup for 1080p 60fps gaming and alotta editing for my youtube career

Hello. I am not good in computers, so I want to ask you about blue screen which appeared after cpu upgrade. So I tried to upgrade my laptop (Asus F5SL) So I decided to upgrade T5550 (2m cache) cpu to Q9100 (12m cache). Both same socket PGA478. First when I upgraded it wasn't able to get to...

I want to switch to adguard because it seems to go undetected from other sites I use which now annoy me by telling me to disable adblock and whitelist them which isnt going to happen, however, I seen a post about adguard saying it just hides the ads and doesnt block them, is this true? if it is...

As the long title says, my GPU (albeit being low-end) runs at about 60% usage and when gaming. It being low-end kinda means bad performance at only 60%. I looked online everywhere on how to increase GPU load/usage but only found solutions using Catalyst Crimson software which doesn't come with...

Hello everyone I am currently working on a new build and I need some help with picking up a motherboard and PSU. My config is following: Intel i5 6400 Asus Strix Gtx 1060 O6G G.skill Ripjaws 4 8GB Seagate Baracuda 1TB 7200 rpm I was looking at a Gigabyte board GA-H170-HD3 but it is a little...

I want to build a dirt cheap 3d rendering machine for school. We use rhino 5 and the quad core i5's dont cut it when I am rendering large objects with advanced materials. I believe that I could build a system with dual E5645s and either 8 or 16 gb of ram for around 260$. Also i wouldnt need a...

When i open up the start menu on windows 8 (i have start is back menu thing)i try to search a program then it shows the text green and blue i can't see what it says. My idiot friend recently came and messed with my computer

I have two EVGA GTX 970s on SLI and I'm using EVGA's PrecisionX 16 to overclock the 970s. The settings are the following: Power Target: 110% GPU Temp target: 91 C GPU Clock Offset: +101 MHz Mem Clock Offset: +449 MHz Voltage: +0mV My question is, what relation does the voltage have to the...

to a Seagate 5TB drive attached to the Linksys WRT1900AC router? Searched everywhere and can't find an answer. WE'd like to be able to let the backups automatically occur, if that's possible. Seagate's software leaves a lot to be desired and Win7 HP doesn't allow backups to a network drive :(...

I am a somewhat experienced raspberry pi owner, and I started a project a year ago to run a minecraft server on one. As anyone who has tried this will know, performance was poor. I am wondering if it is possible to combine the processing power of multiple raspberry pi's to run a Minecraft server...

CPU: FX-6300 (oc'd @ 4.3ghz) GPU: Sapphire HD 7950 Dual-X (ASIC Quality 78.1%) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-USB3 PSU: Inland 500w RAM: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24 * I just bought this hd 7950 second hand. * I'm using the free version of 3Dmark, and am running the standard...

I've recently upgrades to windows 8.1 from windows 8 and installed various window updates and since then I have been experiencing very low fps in games compared to what I used to for example I used to get around 80 fps in dota now I get 25 ont he same settings. I unstalled windows 8.1 but the...

Hey I just finished picking out my parts for my computer which I would like to make. I'm trying to make it so that all the parts are of similar quality so my computer will be around equal in ever department. So with that in mind how does everything look, does it synergize well? Any other advice...

Hi - My girlfriend's laptop seems to be suffering the Black Screen of Death. I tried turning it on and holding down the F8 key to enter safe mode. I also tried tapping the F8 key. I tried holding down the F5 key. Also the F2. But nothing happens. When I turn it on, it starts on the black...

I know what you're thinking, "What a newb!" But seriously, I suspect a CPU bottleneck here. Playing Borderlands 2, I see 2 of my 12 logical processors completely maxed out, and the rest just sit. I also get frame drops to unplayable fps - sometimes less than 10 - during certain ridiculous...

If not please tell me what I can do and what settings are reccomended.

Will my custom PC Game Build work with no problems? Here is link to the build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Dcent/saved/3LSe Also, will all the parts of my build fit into a ATX Mid Tower Case?

Hi guys. Im getting new computer soon, but since I can't decide between 3 graphic cards I'd need your help. 1.) Sapphire Radeon R9 280x TOXIC 3GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202044&Tpk=r9%20280x%20toxic 2.)Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x 3GB...

How to fix error:IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL on start up in windows 8.1

dear sir/madam my display adapters used in my netbook is [2] INTEL [R] GRAPHICS MEDIA ACCELERATOR 3150...VERSION 8.14.10.1972............................So my question is,,,is this item is already outdated???????????? if already outdated then where should i go inorder to download the latest...

Hi, I'm having a lot of trouble with a hotmail account from one of my family members. Since 2 days back she cannot login to her hotmail account anymore, whenever she does it starts loading the page and then jumps to the follow in error: ----- The connection was reset The connection to...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?) I wasn't aware of the update, but suddenly my MSN updated (mainly showing the MSN spaces icon), so I was exited and all that (Oddly it still showed .0777). However, I was doing my normal stuff and suddenly MSN crashes, and...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) Generally speaking, in a RAID setup, if a single drive fails it would seem ideal to replace it with the exact same make/model drive if possible. However, if this is not possible due to the age and lack of availability of...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I used to hasve my fax on a separate phone line. I have eliminated that second line. Iw ant to put my fax line on my only remaining phone line, which has voice mail on it. my phone compnay told me I need to set...

Currently, at my business I have: Cable Modem (Charter Internet) Cisco Router (Supplied and managed by outside company) Computers and printers (all hardwired) The network consists of 3 company computers and 2 company printers. There are also 2 "personal" computers on the network. Those...

My P5QC locks freezes at about the same spot everytime I try to install Vista. It is at the 'expanding files' part of the install. Cursor just locks. Switching memory to identical DDR3 sticks causes it to lock up way sooner. Switching to DDR2 sticks causes a blue screen during install. Could all...

Is there any problem/risk with using 4-pin to 6-pin connectors to satisfy part of a GPU's power requirements? Scenario: Core i-7 950 OC'ed to 4.5 GHz Gigabyte UD3R 6 GB DDR3-1600 Corsair 650TX PSU (only has 2 6-pin connectors) HD 5850 Crossfire (AMD recommends total of 4 6-pin connectors and...

Hi, my father just got me a gaming computer and I was wondering about a couple things. The motherboard he got was a micro-atx called a Intel DG33TL. I can't find much information about it except two reviews which basically says it does its job well but not much besides that. Is this a good...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) XP Pro SP2 In KB 132668, dealing with randomly changing icons, the possible need to delete the ShellIconCache file. I've tried to find that file, but can't. Help? Thanks. Ken

Please help i need to know what to type in for my default path to make it back to normal because i really need you use ipconfig on cmd

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support (More info?) I have at some point uninstalled money from my pc I now need to reinstall it from the restore cd but cannot find the setup files from the cd cd is a emachines restore disk that came with pc I have searched for...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general (More info?) I am a new employee at a startup. The laptop given to me has Windows XP home edition installed. I logged in as the current owner, went to Control Panel, User Accounts and changed the Admins name to my name. However, when...

Archived from groups: alt.games.the-sims (More info?) What does the elixir of life do? It can't turn back time through the semesters... it just gives my sims a weird blue glow... havent figured out what it does. Oh and... does anyone remember what the code for having more than 8 guests is? I...

Hello, I am not sure where to ask this but I am looking for a Core2Duo-based board and I have looked at Asus and Gigabyte boards mostly but I came across an IP35 Pro board. The specs and price looked good until I went to the Abit website. It's just horrible. First of all, it doesn't look...

I know some of you have the HAF 932 and the the HAF 922 so I was wondering what did you do to filter the air and also if there are any must have mods for this case

hey tomeshardware people i have a problem my catalyst is not working i have just brought a sapphire hd4650 512mb installing was easy restart no problem but when it was done i did nt see my catalyst tray icon anyone got an answer and i have windows XP sp2

Its a 750W antec true power, i5, one HD 5770 but getting another on christmas, 1 500gb hDD, 1 320 gb HDD and adding another on christmas. I am looking to get the cheapest surge protector possible that can get the job done... any suggestions ? I have no idea what to look for in this department...

hi, I have a Compaq Presario laptop, which uses Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD as its graphic card and it has a HDMI output. I wish to connect it to my 20" LG W2042T LCD monitor, but the monitor only has VGA and DVI-D port. so is it possible to connect my laptop's HDMI output to...

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: next few days ASAP BUDGET RANGE: ~$1000 US SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT:DAW, light gaming PARTS NOT REQUIRED: video card (just bought a Radeon 4670, monitor (have a 24" and 22" LCD) PREFERRED STORE FOR PARTS: Micro Center (I live very close to the one...