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Hi guys. Im looking forward to build a new pc for myself, BUT i was wondering if i could maybe cheap out just a littttle bit on the cpu since the pc is mainly gonna be used for gaming, not for editing or whatever. So, at the moment im rocking a 1050 Ti with an i5 4460, and yea, i wanna 'ugrade'...

Hi, So I've always had this problem where my motherboard restarts it self like 2 times before the computer actually boots - it shows the the BIOS screen like twice and it takes like 10 seconds for it to actually start loading the OS. I've always had this problem, but I've only just started...

Hey, I was wondering what would be better: Buy a more expensive 100 euro headphone/headset or buy a 90 euro DAC/AMP combo and a 30 euro headphone I also have a speaker setup that I am using at the moment because I have no headphone at the moment.

Hello again! Like i said im tired of my PC. Cant enjoy games like i should! Every new games gives me a fps drop when in open areas. Ive bought watch dogs recently. But no , i cant enjoy as i should. I get massive fps drops from 70+ down to 35-40 when in open areas but very high fps when in...

Hi guys. I'm pretty sure it isn't intergrated but I wanna be sure. So thanks in advance :)

In the past few days my computer has been presenting many problems. The most common one is: An error occurred on windows ( MACHINE_CHECK_EXCEPTION ) I need to know if my problem is in the gpu or cpu. The GPU is a Geforce GTX 660 Ti without overclock. I believe my problem is due to the fact that...

I have dual monitors set up right now, and during games I know that FPS drops a bit. All I'm wondering is how I can disable/enable my dual monitor setup (make only my main monitor active) so that when I play games for a while, I can disable it, and when I'm not, I can enable it again. I know I...

does anyone know if this wireless keyboard/mouse combo is IR or RF? i was told RF but it seems to be functioning more like IR so i don't know what to think.

OK I have an Antec 300 with 2 fans in the front, 1 in the back, 1 on the side and 1 on the top. I also have a Xigmatek S1283V-DARK KNIGHT and OCZ Freeze Extreme. Just the other day I did a stress test with Prime95 and my load temperatures were 60C, my idle temps are 44C and that was only on...

Hi ! :hello: I've read in reviews that the nVidia gtx 470 runs at very high temperatures(load), .... All I want to know is, will the following Case, keep the card within safe temperature levels??? http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/inwin_fanqua_case/3.htm Thanks in advance :)

I want to replace the family's Dell Dimension 8300's P4 with a new cpu. I was thinking about replacing the mobo, proc, and video card. I'll have my own gaming rig, so I won't be using it and the family will be browsing the web and watching videos. The Dell is: Socket 478 mobo Pentium 4 3.0...

my bro turned off the pc (so he says) i tried turning it on, it doesnt turn on ... its hooked in the plug, my optical mouse's light is lit so i dont think its a power supply problem, i tried taking out the RAMs, blowing the dust off of them and their sockets, switching their places, i even tried...

Hi I just put my rig togehter, almost finshed only need to buy RAM. I have a amd X2 4200+ on a Asus A8N-SLI premium. I want to overclock it. SO wich ram[2gig] is the best for overclocking ? (money doesnt matter). I was thinkin about: OCZ EL PC4000 Gold [2gig] OCZ EB PC4000 Platinum[2gig]...

The following has been blantantly plagerized from a news article: "New York's attorney general announced Thursday that it has started an antitrust investigation of Intel. The attorney general served Intel with a wide-ranging subpoena seeking documents and information as part of an...

Hi, there's a shortage of the Wolfdale proccessors right? when is likely to be sorted out, a couple of weeks, much longer? I'm in the UK, thanks

I will be buying a new amd CPU. I don't mind the price of any of them. I wouldn't mind overclocking. If I overclocked each of them to the max, which would be best for gaming? Which should I buy? I play crysis soo.. I would be buying in May.

I've read some studies and tests that suggest that dual core processors don't actually perform any better than regular ones for the majority of computer tasks, even those involving running multiple memory-hungry programs simultaneously. One ExtremeTech study went so far as to propose that...

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone knew in practice how the noise of fans scales with the voltage (like if you used one of those things to control fan speed). I know that the rotational speed should be directly proportional to the voltage, but I'm not sure how that translates into noise (the...

Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips (More info?) I have the sSpec numbers of a bunch of processors, and I can look them up at Intel's web site using the processor spec finder: http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=????? However, that page doesn't...

Let me start by saying this. In all I hope that both companies continue the race for the best chip crown...etc..etc. This will make it better for us in any flavor of chip we choose! In the resent re-cap from anandtech. My statements concerning this "preview" as fishy was well deserved untill...

Ok here is my problem: I have 5.1 Klipsch speakersystem. The jack that you plug the headphones into is not playing left channel for some reason. Everything else is fine though. I am using the Nforce 2 sound board for my sound. Where can I put a set of head phones at?

Slan Thor's 1500$ gaming computer for RIT in the Fall. Notes: 1. All items will be bought from New Egg 2. No software will be purchased - already have them 3. Speakers Will Come Later 4. Comments wanted - please critic my comps - help me out. PARTS LIST: Case - Antec Sonata w/ 380watt PSU CPU -...

Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.videocards.nvidia (More info?) After installing the 66.81 drivers, Medal of Honor Allied Assault will no longer start. Dr. Watson intercepts the crash, and exits gracefully. Other Quake 3 engine games work however. Safe Mode does not work. Same crash...

I am in the market for a new computer, I am a few weeks from shelling out the money for a system and i am kind of puzzeled about a few things. I am interested in a Athlon64 because of its ability to hold its own Vs the Intel models but has a lower cost. I would like to use some of the parts i...

From what I have read on these forums and past experience, when it comes to PSUs you just cant trust product marketing about noise levels. I recently tried the 400W "quiet" PSU from www.QuietPC.com. Quiet nothing. In my current system it is louder than all the other components put...

If I switch my CPU to real mode, and through TASM compile and execute the following instruction at address eaf304, for instance: eaf304: jmp eaf304 The CPU will remain in an eternal state, thus I believe it'll cause damage to the internal circuits that are endlessly executing the jmp...

Ok, Quick question. I see all the recommendations for 400watt+ power supplies, and all I can do is ask myself why? I see the specs of many other posters, and I say to myself: "I have a system that some what resembles that, and I have a cheap, came with the case, 250 watt psu and I have never had...

I'm looking for a graphics card for dual monitor, 2D (Photoshop) work. I'm aware of the Matrox G450 which has dual monitor capacity, 16megs. Quite affordable. I currently need only analogue output, digital capability would be nice for the future. I don't need 3D/gaming type performance, just...

I currently have an existing 2TB SATA drive running Windows and also has my other video files etc. I just bought an SSD and want to put the OS and program files on the SSD and keep the bigger files such as the media - music movies tv etc on the bigger hard drive. Let's call the 2TB drive my...

Hi! One guy has a laptop without a cdrom, so he went to a computer store and bought a usb cdrom.When he came home he hooped up his cdrom drive to his laptop, he realized that it is not working under dos but works perfectly under windows. here is a question. how to make that cd rom to work under dos?

Do you reccommend AMD or Intel? P.S I am an OLD HAND today heh ^^ --call it what you wish, with this machine I can make mercury flow in 3 directions at once--

I just got an Athlon 1000 2x133 FSB on an ASUS A7V133 (KT133A) I have Probe V2.12.07 and am using a Super mini Orb to cool it. Two qusetions: 1) When I go into Probe and look at Information/DMI Explorer/ and highlight Processor, The current CPU speed is 1000. The MAX speed is listed as 1200...

I need the jumper settings for ASUS P2B AGP mainboard for P 3 850.I have a P2B mainboard with Intel 440BX chip set pc/100 mhz. I'm running a P2 300mhz now. I want to install a P 3 850 mhz pc/100mhz cpu. I cant find any settings for the jumpers on the ASUS or this web site. can any one help...

I have an old 440BX board that supports AGP Turbo. I am assuming that this is AGP 2x. What is the best video card for this system? I was considering getting a TNT2 cheap but they are AGP 4x Am I wasting the bandwidth? Are they even compatible? The rest includes: P3 - 650 @ 728 MHz 128Mb...

will a 533 pentium 3 slot-1 chip that has a FSB speed of 133mhz run on a motherboard(Intel 440BX board) that supports only up to a FSB of 100mhz?

nec versa 2635cd p133 , 16 meg ram , win98 ok aside from digging deep hole and burying it , or spending a fortune (250.00) for more ram, what can i actually do to speed this thing up , any GOOD software tweeking programs you can recommend that actually work?

I have an intel core I 5 2500k I want to overclock to about 4.2GHz, I have never overclocked before. My specs are: 7870 1GB 16GB 1600MHz RAM I5 2500k @ 3.3GHz liquid cooled Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3 Can you please help me and tell me what I need to adjust to get the 4.2GHz? My CPU vcore is...

Hello everyone! I'm stuck in a weird spot. I'm building a badass system, and for the whole duration of researching, picking, and finalizing the build I was planning on using custom water cooling. However, once I figured out all the parts for the loop and added up the cost.... Well. I could have...

Archived from groups: rec.games.pinball (More info?) I'm looking for the following games Attack From Mars Revenge From Mars Cirqus Voltaire I would prefer them to be in unshopped condition, as part of the fun for me is cleaning them. I am located in chicago, but would drive or have shipped...