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Hi, so I'm looking at upgrades to my computer and apparently (according to PC part picker) I've run into a problem. I was going to have 3 x 3TB HDD (Seagate Barracuda), 2 x Samsung 850 EVO 500Gb SSD's and a Samsung 960 EVO 500Gb M2 SSD. But apparently I need another 6GB SATA Slot... I've got the...

I just built my first PC everything seems to be working fine, But my Asus Radeon R9 390 8GB Strix Video Card seems to be running hotter then average. (It's not overclockable or anything like that so I dunno why its so hot.) 60~ on idle. (blank desktop or browsing internet on how to reduce GPU...

R9 380x i7 4790 or i5 4690 GTX 970 for Minecraft and GTA V gaming? ( 768p 60hz monitor)

Posting this for a friend of mine. He bought a pc off of someone on craigslist. Here are the specs. Mobo: gigabyte 970a-ds3p CPU:AMD FX(tm)-8320 Eight-Core Processor Ram: 8gb tiger skill 1 stick Gpu: gtx 750 ti PSU: Corsair CS Series CS750M HDD: 500gb There are a few problems he has ran...

Here is an excellent video on how to test your potentially dead PSU: Note: Since this tutorial was created, new improved features have been added to PSU's to save their fans lifespans. "The thing with paperclip test is, that while it turns the PSU on, it doesn't put any load on the PSU. And...

Hi Current configuration of my PC core 2 duo E6600 @ 2.40GHz MSI MS7350 Chipset- Nvidia nforce650i sli stp 4GB DDR2 Nvidia 8600 GT 256MB I am looking to upgrade my Mobo and Processor. I have the following option in mind Intel i7-860 Motherboard Intel DP55WG Ram= 4GB Corsair DDR3 (...

So here is how it started. I was playing MW2 on my home built system (Built 2 years ago no problems). I was in the middle of a game, and it froze. I got alot of artifacts and crazy colors (tie dye look). So long story short, I send my card back to EVGA (Nvidia 8800GT), and reinstall the new...

How can you be sure that you got a Dresden copper core Athlon C cpu when you order a boxed 266MHz Athlon C cpu? Exactly how do you tell it is copper core? Is the "C" on the front of the cpu enough to assure that someone didn't re-label a "B" cpu? Thanks.

Hi folks. I've got a weird problem (aka never happened for anyone I know before and exc...) The soundcard makes strange noises when playing mpegs, some games. I know it's not the card because it works on another computer, it's not the os because it sounds like this on both win2k & win98se. I...

Howdy, I saw mention on the Turion64 powered Acer Travelmate 5300 in the THG CEBit article here: http://www.tomshardware.com/business/200503031/cebit_2005-13.html Has anyone heard any more information on this, as I was looking to buy an Acer Ferrari 3400, but I would prefer widescreen and PCI...

Hi everyone, I am planning to buy a 500 GB 2.5" Portable. I have narrowed down my options to 1. Western Digital Elements 500 GB 2. Verbatim 500 GB 3. Transcend StoreJet 25D2 500 GB 4. Seagate Expansion 500 GB This will be my first external hard disk. I have never used one before. I will...

Hi, Yesterday I purchased a CM Hyper 212 EVO and I forgot to purchase some alcohol for removing the thermal paste off my CPU. Can I just apply the new HSF onto my CPU since there is already some thermal paste on it? Thanks.

Hi im new to the forum, so i hope im posting in the correct section..lol. anyway i just built a new system and hope someone can give me so ideas how to give it a mild OC, The sys consists of the following, asrock 990fx ext 3 mobo, amd fx6200 cpu, 2x4gb amd memory 1600, eco r120 watercool...

I have a Corsair Dominator 6GB (3x2GB) 1600MHz PC3-12800 CM3X2G1600C8D ram in an EVGA X58 SLI board, and i am looking at purchasing another 6GB of ram. I do not want to go with corsair, is there another ram kit that will play nice with this ram, and not hurt my pocket.

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I am thinking of buying a liquid cooling system for my new build. I will have no more than 2 video cards, several hdds and blu ray drive. I live in the country where it gets dusty and hot. I have hard well water and uses no water softener. I understand there is more maintanence for liquid...

Hello, I let a friend use my Dell Inspiron 1545 and now I am Password locked-out. How do get back in.

For example, will a CPU overclocked to 4+ Ghz have less stability problems on a better motherboard?

Hi, Im having some strange problems while overlclocking my Q9300. When I set my Ram Ratio to 1:1, Windows just won't boot, even if I have stock clocks running. I have the newest bios so that shouldn't be the problem. Im running now @ 3GHz fine when I have my Ratio set to Default and when its...

I got 13600 on 3dmark06 with my rig, is it good or not for the setup? Amd Phenom IIx3 720 oced to 3.2 Ghz gigabyte ma790x mobo Sapphire Radeon hd4850 1Ghz gpu arctic cooler pro 7 OCZ ddr2 1066 2x2Ghz ram Any comments? :ouch:

im just thinking about what is faster dual channel 4gb 2 -2 gb vs two dual channel 4 x 1gb??? can i install single channel memory or triple channel on dual channel 4 dimm slots??? two questions :D :D :D

i see a lot of tests showing the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev.B being only a few degrees off from the noctua now are these tests done with fans on the megahalems?? and if now with fans would that make the megahalems better than the d14?

Hi, I got an i7-930 CPU and Thermalright Ultra 120 Rev.C heatsink. How should I know if mounting screws are tight enough? I'm just bit afraid to break the CPU I try to tighten the screws too much. If i post some pictures, can you guys suggest if its loose or tight? Thank you, Ruben.

:hello: I am currently running the following setup [i3 530, ECS P55H-A, Hyper 212+]: CPU speed- 3800mhz RAM speed- 1380mhz [only running 2gig 1333 memory] BCLK speed- 173mhz CPU multiplier- 22 RAM multiplier- 8 CPU vcore- 1.168v (stock + 0.09v) RAM voltage- 1.504v (stock) VTT voltage-...

how do you access the second third and fourth card on smart doctor. all 4 of my cards are EAH5870/g/

I have a QuadCore AMD Phenom X4 Black Edition 9950, I was going to try and overclock it but before I do decided to run prime95 with speed fan running to keep an eye on the temps. Idle Temps range from 40-46 but on prime test temps rise to 65+ stopped it at 65 as thought was to high. But yet...

Hey, newbie here. Now I heard about unlocking these 'locked cores' recently and I gave it a try. First try my windows just freezes on loadup. Second try with 1 core disable my windows loads... stays on for about 7 mins (had prime95 running) then turns off. My question is: Is there a way to...

Hi. I am going to buy a HD 5870 video card and I have read that it has incorporated a REALTEK audio chip. As the video card has a HDMI output I am wondering if I can connect that HDMI output to my set of HDMI input speakers so the video card will provide the sound for my PC instead of the...

Hey guys I need help overclocking my E8500. I have it at 3.8 right now @ 800 fsb with 1-1 ratio. Perfectly stable. I also have 2 gigs of corsair @ 4-4-4-12 timing with a P5Q-Pro. I managed to get my setup at 4.5 before with corsair domintor ram and heavy voltage increase but the ram was my...

im gonna get a coolermaster haf 922 case, i wanna change the top fan (200mm i think) for a really high powered one to counteract the size of the smaller rear one to give a low air preassure inside the case.

I have an PCI Sparkle 9500GT 512MB of DDR2 Dedicated card and I was wondering if it would be a good idea to OverClock this PCI Graphics Card. I mean I'm not sure if the slot could even handle the Wattage or anything. Could someone please tell me if it would even be worth it? Thank you everyone...

I am absolutely new to overclocking. I am a PC gaming enthusiast and I am finally getting into OC'ing. I have looked at the guide and tried to understand some concepts to some extent. Currently my set up is this: Video card - NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX CPU - Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 @ 3.0 GHz...

I OC my i5 to 4Ghz with Vcore about 1.35 and idle @ high 30s. When I ran LinX with Max RAM my temp jump right into high 80s. I ran it for maybe 30 sec then I stopped the test. I am wondering if it has done a lot damage to the CPU. I was just trying to see if I could. Right now I'm running it @...

yeah i never thought about OC my motherboard and now i have too so here's my story: i bought the 4890 hd Asus 1gb dx 10.1 and games well arent working soo good i have expected more good so i ask fallow of my froum and thay said "my friend you have bottleneck " at the start i didnt knew what...

Does anyone out there have a GA-965P DS3 board with the core 2 duo E6400 clocked at least 3GHz with 2gb of ddr2 corsair and stock heatsink that is stable. I would love to get the specs. Thanks

I have a Q6600 G0 processor, which has a published TJMax of 90° C. When I run RealTemp, it has the TJMax set at 100° C. Running Prime95 to get 100% core usage on all four cores results in core temperatures of 70° C max. That agrees with SpeedFan. Now, here is the interesting part… If I...

Hello, I am assembling a new computer (first one after a 8 year break - been using laptops in the meanwhile) and thought I might ask the suggestion from the other users here. Use of this PC is for the following softwares - - programming (c, c++) - matlab - solidworks CAD modeling - ansys...

Hey. With the help of you guys on the forums I've finally picked the components for my future beast of a computer. Now there is one problem I'm facing with this build and that is: No water cooling. Slight problem because a rig like this is going to generate a bit of heat so I was wondering, What...

My system had been running without a hitch until Thursday night when I had to reboot. Long story short, I went from UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME blue screens to eventually seeing no files on the drive using an XP CD's recovery console. Hooking the drive up to a friend's computer to check it out...

After about 4 hours, everything still runs fine but the sound slows down then dies? Didnt happen with my 7750, what should i do or could i try to solve this?