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I am soon going to be building a pc for gaming for the first time. At the moment I have £800 to spend which is enough for the build I want. These are the specs: Case:Coolermaster haf 912 with one extra 120mm and one extra 200mm fans cpu cooler:hyper 212 evo gpu: radeon 7850 twin frozr 2 intel...

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: Mid-October (unless there are newer and better products expected to come out by December) Budget Range: $3500-$4500 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, CAD Modeling, Video Editing and CGI. Are you buying a monitor: Yes Do you need to buy OS...

Hi, I'm making an oil cooled PC. The reason I'm doing this is because I've been assigned to complete a senior project of any sort based on some form of technology. This is for my Computer Networking II class. I've already seen this type of cooling before in videos, and I'm very good with...

Processor: AMD Bulldozer FX-4100 (Quad Core) @ 4.0Ghz HDD: Sata II 7200rpm 1TB RAM: 16GB DDR3 (4X4 sticks) GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 550 Ti 1GB Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P Samsung 24x DVD/Re-writer Case: CiT Vantage Midi Gaming Tower and 500Watt PSU And of course Windows 7. I need some...

Hello Everyone, After a long research and help from our community here, I am almost ready to purchase the following items and attempt to create my first computer build. I am thinking to wait a little bit for some of the prices to go down (maybe Black Friday or Cyber Monday), but on the other...

Hi community of tomshardware!! I have been a long time reader of this website for sometime now but i havent had the need to post until now. I look forward to all the great advice! Thanks for any input and help you may be able to provide Approximate Purchase Date: 2 weeks from today (9/17/12)...

Hello, I was on amazon trying to build what i think is a good budget gaming computer and i wanted a reputable sources opinion. Heres my list of parts: http://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/3NHO8XJPW2BOF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_ws_ezExqb0V68K9S_w Is there anything that doesnt go together or that i forgot...

Hello, I'm looking at upgrading some pieces of my PC for PlanetSide 2 as its a heavy resourced game and I want to be able to run it right now. Money isn't really the issue right now but I want to get powerful components for what I pay. I live in the US. I have a few questions. This is what I...

Any suggestions on my new build? My budget is pretty much maximized with this but i think it will suffice for a while. Also do i need to buy a SATA cable for the dvd burner since it doesn't come with one? http://pcpartpicker.com/p/h2Mb

This is a bit lengthy but please bear with me I want to make sure you guys have a full understanding of the problem in order to be able to help me. Problem: Last night I was using my Desktop computer for the first time since May (I was working in an area where it did not make sense to bring a...

I built my father a computer last year. Now it's not turning on. Well the power on the computer comes on, but there is nothing on the screen. Also the fan on the heatsink runs very slowly..all other fans run fine. He has a Biostar A880G+ mobo. Athlon II x2 processor. 450w PSU. I looked at it and...

Hello, I am looking for a laptop to get for video editing. the requirements are; Run Sony Vegas Pro 11 with a preview of Best(Full), 15" screen or bigger, budget $1000-$1500 and also a battery life of a min 5 hours. So far i am looking at a Dell Inspiron 17r Special Edition for $1388AUD. Is...

Hi, I am new in overclock stuff. I do some research and read my motherboard bios setup and set the value of Adjusted FSB frequency from 200 to 202 and got CPU frequency 2700 MHz to 2727.something. I just do it on test purpose to see the result. I calculated that my multiplier is 13.5. I...

Hey Gang, Trying to get back in to gaming after being out for the past 8 years due to the birth of my twins. I have built a couple of 'homebuilts' in the past (10+ years ago), but the gaming/computer world has passed me by these past 8 years. Now that the kiddos are getting bigger and I have...

I bought a A7V133 / Via Apollo KT133A chip set. I bought a 1.4 AMD thunder bird with it. I notice when I boot up the MHZ says 1050. Maybe I,m reading this wrong but that looks like a little over 1000 MHZ not the 1.4 cpu I bought. I am running in jummperless mode . If I have to set the jumppers...

Hello, Guys can you help me build a gaming rig that cost Php 20,000. thank you for you comments, opinions, and reactions. God bless us all

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I'm building a computer but I am new at it. Please tell me if they're compatible and if I could eliminate any parts or buy cheaper ones of the same quality. Thanks! -Ben Parts: Internal Hard Drive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 $85 SSD...

Hey guys, currently this is my pc build: CPU: Intel Core i5 750 Lynnfield 2.67GHz (OC @3.2GHz) CASE: Antec 300 Cooler: Coolermaster Hyper TX3 MOBO: Emaxx (EMX-IH55M-iCafe MicroATX) RAM: G. Skill RipjawsX 2x4 GB, PC3-12800, 1600 MHz, Dual Channel GPU: Sapphire Radeon HD 6770, 1 GB GDDR5 HDD...

I have a BIOSTAR G31D-M7 motherboard that i'm putting in an APEX case. The case has raised holes so you don't need to use standoffs (also it didn't come with any). When I set the motherboard in, the screw in one of the corner holes won't reach the hole underneath. It seems that the motherboard...

I bought the Msi 870A-G54 and the serial port it has is a male (9pins) and my monitor has a female 15 VGA port (15 pins). I looked online but cant seem to find a cable that would work, can anyone help? Or direct me to a suitable VGA cable.

budget computer $315. what would you buy? so if you have $315 and you had to make the best computer you could. which can multitasking, game, watch videos. ect. what would you buy? like the case, cpu, graphic card, motherbored ect.

I need some opinions and feedback on this build. I'll be gaming 65% of the time, and I'll be doing school work the other 35% of the time. If there's something wrong with the build, please tell me. CPU: i7 2600k: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115070 CPU Cooler: Hyper...

im soon to be buying my parts for my new upcoming gaming rig. I just need to know if the MSI Radeon HD 7870 Hawk Edition will fit in the case i want to buy. The Case is the Cooler Master Storm Enforcer. Links: -GPU (MSI Radeon HD 7870 Hawk Editon)...

Hi, I just built this brand new PC, everything apart from my discrete GPU works just fine, 12V/5V/3V stat in Bios are good so not a PSU issue, everything else on mobo works fine so don't seem like a faulty mobo to me. PCIE3.0 slot is shown to be "empty" when I run the System Browser function in...

Basically my computer has been acting funny last few days. It started randomly shutting down and powering off until I would shut it down by holding the power button (was fixed by just doing that so I thought nothing of it). After that I windows started taking a long time to boot up (once I put...

Hi guys. I'm devastated right now. I just finished my new PC build today, after hours of rerouting cables and wires to keep it as neat as possible. I fired it up, installed the drivers and got to playing Diablo 3 for about an hour before everything in my room turned off (speakers/comp/lamp etc)...

So i built my first computer last christmas and all has been well until recently where my monitor would lose the DVI connection. Iv'e tried switching the DVI ports on my graphics card (HD 5970, which i bought OEM off newegg). it still is happening even though i switched ports. I cannot get...

I have always built my own computer about once every other year. I use the best available components and end up spending around 2-3K. I promised my daughter I would get her a desktop computer as she has been using a laptop for awhile now. I just wonder it if makes sense to try and build one for...

Hello! I want to buy a new gaming computer completely from scratch! I have a rough idea of my computer but I have room for maybe 70 $ for improvment, if it is really necessary! Cooler Master Elite 430 Tower No PSU Black ATX http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811119227 Corsair 8GB...

Hey guys, so I've had my PC for about 5 years now and I figure it's time for an upgrade in parts (getting some FPS lag in Diablo III etc). Currently I have: Monitor: Dell U2711 CPU: i7 920 (Scythe Mugen 2 aftermarket cooler) Mobo: EX58-UD4P GPU: 4890 1gb Ram: OCZ 6gb (can't remember type)...

Everything except for Win7, monitor, & mouse/keyboard must be $800. $800 Max (NOT including mail-in rebates, JUST instant rebates). ALL from Newegg. 100% gaming rig. I look forward to your advice!

So i have this problem... i was debating between AMD and Intel for my cpu... and i asked questions on here and most went for the intel of course... but the phenom ii x4 965 was cheaper and i just wanted my computer quick to play games.. and now im stuck with a Amd cpu and a mobo... and i cant...

Im searching aroudnd trying to come up with a decent computer capable of handling 3d design programs such as Mudbox, Daz,A9CAD ect.. as well as a program called Secondlife (memory hog) my budget is 600preferred -700MAX my case got beat up so i need a new case motherboard PSU,CPU, ect ect i have...

Hello, First of all new here, thanks in advance for any help. I would like to upgrade my store bought Certified Data computer. I have already started by replacing the power supply and buying a graphics card. At some point I want to put SSD in and also switch the Phenom iiX2 for an phenom ii X4...

Hey! I just bought a computer yesterday, and used all night building it.. I have the CM HAF X fulltower, with extremely neat airflow, and ive got water-cooling for my CPU. I downloaded the HWmonitor, and the degrees seems good, but it started shutting off after an hour or so! Then i opened the...

I am 13 and I want to build a gaming PC from NEWEGG.COM and as said i want to keep it to 800-900 for the hole thing including (Monitor,keyboard,and mouse). I want to be able to play DayZ the arma 2 mod at very high or high with atleast 35 FPS also i would like to play crisis at high aswell this...

Very new at building computers, still don't know if buying one is a better idea or no, but anyways i need help. picked everything off of PCPARTPICKER.com. buying it from New-egg, but before i do that i want to hear what you guys have to say. Yes i know about SSD i don't want that so please don't...

My desktop was working very well, and I needed to restart it to have some graphics drivers fully updated. It had been on and off, and often had a problem where when I wanted to start it up, I needed to strip it down to the CPU, hsf, and mobo. Then I had to put ram in, and if I didn't hear the...

I had a topic opened earlier and after going through a few things I need to keep my budget on my computer at about 700-1000$ (absolutely no more at this point in time.) I also will need to purchase a monitor and a mouse/keyboard. I am not concerned with building a super computer. I dont mind...