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I'm using the xspc x2o kit, I'm getting 32C on idle and quickly jumping up to 38C while using mild dual core use 80%. I'm not entirely impressed I would have thought the temps to be under 30C but am I being realistic? I'd like to see what others are getting with this kit or similar based on...

Hi, I a'm new to this , I a'm trying to build my own computer and I a'm having problems knowing where to connect some cables. Some of the cables are-power led, reset swich, power swich, hdd led and speaker led. The motherboard is JET 694TAS. Is there any way you can help. Thank you.

Looking to get a new workhorse for my work. Needs to be super quick and able to multitask very well. I also want to hook up dual Dell U3011 monitors to it - will it work since there are Dual GPU? 1 x Case ( NZXT Phantom 410 Gaming Case - Black ) 1 x Processor ( Intel® Core™ i7-2700K Processor...

Hi Recently whilst replacing my CPU, I couldn't remove my heatsink, and ended up braking the clips on the side of the socket. Is there any way I can replace the clips? I have an ASRock K7S41GX Socket A/462 Mobo

So I finally ordered all my parts and everything came in a few days ago. The only problem is I'm pretty overwhelmed by all of it. This is my first time building a PC and I thought the directions would be pretty user-friendly, but their not. I didn't start trying to assembly everything until...

sapphire radeon 6870 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948 lite on dvd burner logitech wireless mouse/keyboard asus 21.5 lcd monitor w/ speakers http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236100 g skill ns 4gb 2x2 memory...

Hey people, just wondering what you think about how long PCI will be around for? Reason being Im trying to choose between a Xonar STX (PCIe) and ST (PCI), and am wondering about how future proof a PCI sound card would be . I would normally go for the STX (PCIe) in a heartbeat because of the more...

Hey guys! as title says this is my first build nd i think ive come up with an excelent set up for what i can afford but need some help deciding on a mobo. for example, have found a Asus P8Z68-V LX (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005FSHIVG/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE) nd...

This is the memory. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004O6I9RW/ref=oh_o06_s00_i00_details This is the motherboard. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00539LU3E/ref=oh_o00_s00_i00_details I have a AMD 1100T Processor. I have had issue's using this memory befor but everything i have seen shows it...

I leave my computer on all the time. Found it dead one day. Changed the PSU to a new one (test shows PSU is working). Push power switch on with no response. Fan turns for about a second then stops the only other thing that works is the power switch led is on. How do I check if it is the MOBO...

i bought a amd phenom II X4 980 black edition cpu i need a generic gaming capable build around that cpu i also have 8GB or DDR 1333 RAM and seagate 500 GB and 22X dvd-rw so i need a generic case a full-atx am3 or a am3+ mainbaord that support this cpu a power supply that will handle this...

Is this any good for a gaming pc, for OCing a bit as well. CPU: AMD Bulldozer FX - 4100 (3.6ghz quad core (OC'd to 4.5ghz) MoBo: Gigabyte 990FXA UD3 (AM3+ DDR3) RAM: 16GB Corsair Vengeance 1600mhz RAM PSU: 750w Corsair Gaming series psu GPU: XFX HD6870 (900mhz core clock OC'd to 940) HDD: 7400...

Motherboard name - ASROCK P67 PRO3 SE Brand - iBUYPOWER Model - Gamer Extreme 903i Processor - Intel Core i7-2600K 3.4GHz Processor Main Features - 64 bit Quad-Core Processor Cache Per Processor - 8MB L3 Cache Memory - 8GB DDR3-1333 Hard Drive 1TB SATA III Optical Drive - 124X DL DVD+/-RW Drive...

Hello, I'm new to building, but I've done tons of research over the past few weeks and am slowly gaining confidence. Individually, I think these parts are solid - I'm just not 100% if they will all work well together. My wishlist on Newegg is...

Hello, my pc running on windows 7 crashes randomly during a cold start-up. Sometimes programs will also crash on the first few boot ups as well. After that it just runs normally Specs are Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93Ghz, 4 Gb Ram, MB: Gigabyte GA-G41MT-ES2L, GPU: ATI 5700 series, PSU Gigabyte...

mobo: gigabyte ga-p43t-es3g memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB ddr3 1600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231445 cpu: intel core 2 extreme qx9650 gpu: ati radeon hd 4870 psu: thermaltake puerpower 600w the above system was working overclocked for a couple of days...

CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.99 @ Microcenter) CPU Cooler: Corsair Hydro Series H60 74.4 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($59.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus Sabertooth P67 (REV 3.0) ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($192.06 @ Pcczone) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)...

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I have an Asus P5P43TD Pro mother board I inserted 2GBX2PC3 12800 1600MHz CAS8 Geil ram everything was fine but I decided I required more ram inserted 2GBX2 more but this time it was CAS9. Thats when the problems started blue screens on every start upbut when restarted would be ok for about an...

I have this extremely weird problem, my monitor and speakers emit a high-pitched buzz when they are on. Also when I turn off the speakers and the monitor there is still some buzzing, and I am unable to determine where is it coming from. The monitor is Samsung T220HD it's mounted to the wall...

Approximate Purchase Date: (e.g.: this week (the closer the better)) Budget Range: <860 at most System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming and video editing Parts Not Required: keyboard and mouse and monitor Preferred Website(s) for Parts: scan.co.uk / aria.co.uk Country:uk Parts...

Approximate Purchase Date: As soon as possible, really? Tomorrow, being the earliest. Budget Range: About 1000. After Rebates System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, streaming Parts Not Required: Keyboard, Monitor, Mouse Preferred Website(s) for Parts: I'd prefer a reputable...

hey i have ordered all my stuff already that i am going to need intel 2120 MB GIGABYTE|GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Z68 1155 PSU CORSAIR|600W CMPSU-600CXV2 R sapphire 6870 corsair 2x4 gbs Rosewill GEAR X3 Gaming ATX Mid the case came already and everything else is coming monday but i do have some minor...

It's been driving me nuts the whole week - the specs are it's an older Apevia case, junk no-name PSU (I'm guessing this is the cause), 200GB HD, Core 2 Duo E6600, and so on. I'm guessing that it's either a crap PSU or an obstructed fan - could someone help me figure this out?

Approximate Purchase Date: this week... today if it looks right Budget Range: $800-1000 for the tower and innards System Usage from Most to Least Important: gaming, photo editing, interwebs, watching videos, media center Parts Not Required: keyboard, mouse Preferred Website(s) for Parts...

Approximate Purchase Date: Next 2 weeks Budget Range: $ 600 MAX (Before rebates) System Usage from Most to Least Important: Mostly Gaming Parts Not Required: Keyboard/Mouse Preferred Website(s) for Parts: newegg or amazon Country: US, Cali. Parts Preferences: Don't have any preferences...

bought these parts about 3 months ago and now i have to sell the machine. how much do you think i could get for it? all the prices are as of when i bought it but they havent changed much * CORSAIR CAFA70 120mm A70 Dual-Fan CPU Cooler $42.99 1 Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz...

Hello Forum, Can someone please tell me the pros and cons of this pc and what psu i could replace the exsitent one with, i heard they are only 230w? Thanks in Advance. Link to pc: http://www.ebuyer.com/338536-zoostorm-home-media-desktop-pc-7873-0402 :sol:

I was looking at building a pc and had arrived at the following list in order to support bf3: MOBO : ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813157271 CPU : I5 2500K http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115072 RAM : Crucial Ballistix sport 8GB (2 x 4GB)...

Hi, I have the P55A-UD3 Motherboard and the HAF 922 case with 3 fan's that already come with it, and another fan I bought to put on the side. However, there appears to only be 3 fan headers being, SYS_FAN1, SYS_FAN2, and PWR_FAN on my motherboard. I was wondering if anyone was knowledgeable...

I'm just curious, since even Dell will soon offer an overclocked machine, is there any company that for some fee would overclock any pc professionally and give a warranty for it?

Okay, bit of an interesting quirk. I have a custom build computer, the built in sound card had some feedback issues on the speaks. From what I gathered, this can be typical of on-board sound cards, so thinking I was clever, I installed the SoundBlaster Live! card from my old Dell 8200 in it...

Hi, planning to upgrade my motherboard for crossfire suuport in the future, so for some motherboards i found it supports crossfire with one x16 pcie slot and one x4 pcie slot, and for other motherboards the 2 pcie works runs @ x8, so i wonder which would be better for running the crossfire cards?!

Budget Range: 1700$ (Soft limit) - 1850$ (Probably the maximum price range) CPU: Intel Core i5-2500K Processor 3.3GHz 6 MB Cache Socket LGA1155 - Intel 263$-209$ http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072&Tpk=intel%20core%20i5%202500k GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 580...

dear hardware gods, I'm new here and not much of a hardware person so go easy. Built my last rig about 8 years ago and it's time for a new build. I will be using it for the following - Amateur DAW (primarily Ableton Live) - Fairly hardcore .NET development (SQL Server, ASP.NET, n-tier...

Hi guys, I really need help with a new build if you guys don't mind helping out. excluding CASE and GRAPHIC CARD and CD drive as I already have those this is what I got so far. http://preview.tinyurl.com/7oldx34 CPU $128 shipped http://preview.tinyurl.com/6cj4qxo...

Sup guys. I've decided to sleeve the PSU I'm gonna buy. Does anyone sell colored plugs for all the PSU wires? (Not sure if they're called plugs. I mean the plastic thing all the wires go into.) Like if I want a white 24 pin plug, can I buy it from somewhere? Now, I want your opinions on the...

Hi everybody. I'm new to all this building computers thing, so i will be grateful if someone give me some advice and recommendations for my new build. I'm looking for a good gaming pc, not to powerfull, but a well performance/relatively quiet pc. Here is what i've got so far: First, let me...

Looking to order new components in the next 24hours, want to spend between 600$ and 800$ total (this is a little over.) If I was going to tune anything down, I'd drop the i7-870 for a i5-750 (for 200$ off of Newegg.) I'd love some thoughts guys, and I appreciate it. Pretty format...

Hey guys, I know there are tons of these out there and I'm generally not one to post aimlessly on forums. But recently some strange things have been happening. I have a few ideas, but I'd rather delegate it to more experienced people than I. I have a P55 based system (Gigabyte P55A-UD4P) on a...