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Ok so I upgraded from i3 540 to i7 870. Cleared CMOS and good to go. But I saw performance decrease in windows. Like booting time, responses, etc. Does the i7 870 perform slow than i3 540? PS: I mainly use my pc for gaming so I'd like to know if I should use my i3 or i7

Hi everyone, The specs of my computer: - AMD FX-9370 Vishera 8-Core, Black Edition - RX 480 8GB Red Devil - G.SKILL Ripjaws X 16 GB (2x8) - ASUS Sabertooth 990 FX 2.0 - Samsung EVO 750 SSD - 250 GB - NZXT X61 Kraken Water Cooler - Corsair VS650 Power Supply I had this rig for half a year...

Hello! I been trying to find a new Video Editor the past few months and I think i have it down to two different software. I want something Under $100 and that is an one time fee. I tried most out there but wasn't 100% sold on them. The only editor i used in the past is iMovie but have used...

I am currently looking for a GTX 970 and they are all very similar. I would like a recommendation on which 970, from the following brands: EVGA, ASUS, and Gigabyte, is best out of the box. I would also like a little info/programs for overclocking CPU/GPUs. I have the Storm Stryker case.

Straight to the point, online games are stuttering and rubber banding and I can’t figure out why they are. The games have been performing perfectly fine in the past, and sometimes perform just fine for extended periods of time, and then there are time in which stuttering and rubber banding...

hi to all expert im planning to buy h97 pro gamer mobo + i5 4440 ghz but i have doubt that the cpu required 8pin connector i have gs600 corsair psu + i have dual x sapphire r9 280 3gb vgraphics my gpu already have 2 6pin connector my question is this enough watts to those i mention.thank you in...

So basically, because I want to add a side window for my computer so that I can see how awesome it looks inside (without having to open it up) I've been thinking about making some modifications. I'm not too sure about how exactly to do this, but am interested in how lighting and sleeved cables...

I am doing a lab report for a college course on pc configuration and repair. one of the questions I have to answer is: "if the native frequency of the FSB is 333, what is the effective frequency when using DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) . the motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-EP45-Uder.... can any...

Does anyone have or know where I can get the instructions for the ECS IC780M-A (not the A2)? I'm finally getting around to my first build but I have no manual. Thanks for helping me.

i have an HP 500-017c I am looking for a parts list that will bring it up a few notches. I have $1,200 bucks to spend. Can i get some help please? Everything on the comp is stalk. -M

Good Afternoon everyone! I am in need of some help here. Hope I don't explain too much or too little as it's my first time writing. So, I just finished my first ever build from scratch (only modified retail Desktops until now) and I find myself in a little problem. I'm pretty sure I...

Currently using a PC I built 6 years ago and I'm wondering if I should reuse the PSU. It has been going strong for 6 years, and I don't think there are any problems with it, but I don't know if it's a good idea. This is the PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004

I was given an assortment of computer hardware by a friend, and this graphics card was among it. Also included were a crappy HP desktop, two 360gb HDDs, and a Cooler Master COSMOS s case. I put the motherboard from the pre-built into the case and added the GPU, but I got no video output. So...

Hello everyone. My question is regaurding the performance of previous generation cpu's vs the current generation. How would a cpu like a Core 2 Quad q9505 compare to a new processor like a 2500k. Also, how would this q 9505 compare to a core 2 duo e7500. Thank you.

im wondering which of the two is faster an overclocked Core i5 750 or an overclocked Phenom II X6 1055T according to this test, an overclocked Core i5 750 4.15ghz has a huge lead vs an overclocked Phenom II X4 965 3.99ghz...

Title says it all really, Not sure if its released tomorrow why there have been no reviews, seems stupid to have an NDA on a card that's going in the middle of an established line up, wonder what major new addition/ surprise can be causing such secrecy Mactronix

Does anyone know of a drive imaging software that works on 64-bit processors/operating systems? I have an Itanium 2 PC that I need to setup as a test machine. We usually use PowerQuest Drive Image but it does not support 64-bit. Norton's information for Ghost doesn't say a bit about it. Anyone...

My wife bought me an "InWin Dragonslayer matx" case to kickstart my gaming rig. I'm building around an intel core i5 2500k and possibly an Asus AP8H61-MLX mobo with 4GB G.Skill Ripjaws 1333 kit. I plan to overclock to 4Ghz. I'm not too sure about the stock heatsink so I wanna replace it with a...

Note: I am quite frankly very confused with the forum setup here. I can’t seem to find a support forum, so I hope this is the right place I post this. If not, then please move it to the right place moderators! :) Also, English is not my first language, so there might be a few errors here and...