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I just bought a EVGA gtx 980 and i am currently running a AMD Athlon X4 860k, i know for sure that this will bottleneck the 980 but does anyone know a good cpu that wont bottleneck it. i am currently looking to see if i should get the i5 4460 and the i5 4690k, will this bottleneck it? Thanks

So I decided to purchase watercooling parts for my PC build, but I find it very confusing. I do not know what to buy so I came here for help. Here are my parts (haven't bought them yet). i7 6700K MSI Z170 Krait Gaming EVGA GTX 980 Ti SC+ (2-way SLI) NZXT H440/Phanteks enthoo Luxe (haven't...

Hello, I have a Lenovo Y510p with 1tb 5400RPM internal storage drive and an Ultrabay slot currently containing the CD/DVD drive which can be swapped out for another drive (I have no use for the CD/DVD drive) So here's the gist... Purpose: Faster loading times (Biggest priority) I'll be shifting...

Hi, I've recently purchased an H110 and have fitted it however the stock fans that come with it are a bit too noisy even on low rpm to me(they have a sort of buzz), So i'm looking for a recommendation on what fans I should buy to replace the stock fans, I'm looking for a fan that is quiet around...

What I need : 1. Doesn't have to be extremely quiet. 2. Has to be able to fit 2 full sized gpu cards (7970 Ghz) 3. Below 120$ 4. Color Doesnt matter Thanks for any help choosing!

it's happen when playing games about 5 or 10min suddenly notebook shutdown itself and when start it system temperature 90D showing up . in case i've disassembled my notebook and applied new thermal paste on CPU-GPU . also cleaned all the dust on vents and fan . i've tried another solution like...

Another dumb question cause I'm new to this :P How would a Intel Pentium D 830 (3.0ghz / 2mb cache / 800fsb) compare with a Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 (2.2ghz / 3mb cache / 1066 fsb)? I'm rebuilding my girlfriends computer and would like to know if I can expect similar performance from the older...

Hey guys. I am going to need some help for a case. I currently have the Haf XM which I am modding atm. However, I still think I need something bigger but not ugly. No Azza Genesis type of a case. I know there's a new Fractal D XL2 but I had to take back the one on the picture due to...

I wanna know which is better , intel i5 750 or Q9550?

Hey all, I have the following: Self-built: MSI790gx-g65 AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE unlocked 4th core and overclocked to 3.44 GHz 4 GB 1600MHz Corsair RAM (XM3) 700W OCZ XSX PSU CM HAF922 box CM212 Hyper+ cooler Arctic Alumina Intel G2 80GB SSD my old EVGA GeForce 9800GT 512MB and my...

I've been out of the loop for several months. What's the next great thing that's going to be happening in graphics cards, and when is it happening? I will probably put together a system in about two months. My budget will be small--just six or seven hundred dollars or so!--so if I were putting...

I'm trying to finish up a build for my brother. In the bios it shows the fx6300 at 50c+. I'm guessing this is incorrect Using core temp and CPUID HWMonitor it's showing 14c idle 47c max with prime 95 for 2 hours. The issue I'm having is with how loud the cpu cooler gets. I am able to turn it...

I'm going to be using an ASUS P5W DH motherboard for my new computer, and i was planning on sticking in a SoundBlaster X-Fi sound card. However, the board comes with Realtek ALC882M 8 channel onboard sound. Am i going to notice a difference with the X-Fi over the onboard sound?

Hello, will a HD radeon 7850 be compatible with ASUS 1155 P8Z68 DELUXE S/L. I am trying to build a computer within £1000 so if anybody could answer this or even give me a better choice that would be great. I want a LGA 1155 socket for the CPU. thanks

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: within the next month, on or before 3/21 BUDGET RANGE: up to $1500~ After Rebates SYSTEM USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming, browsing the web, playing movies PARTS NOT REQUIRED: keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, OS PREFERRED WEBSITE(S) FOR PARTS...

Recently I upgraded the memory of my old fujitsu-siemens Xi amilo 1526, Geforce 7600, running Win7 Ultimate, from 1Gb (2x512 Mb Samsung PC4200) to 2Gb (2x1Gb Kingston RMN2-800). I knew that the chipset i945PM supports a max. of 4Gb, DDR2 667Mhz. I would be happy with a slight improve in...

I just bought a brand new Asus VS248 monitor and upon starting up my computer I discovered I had a single dead pixel on the screen. Unfortunately, I turned in the rebate before I noticed the problem and couldn't return the monitor for a new one through the distributor. So, I sent it to Asus...

will thoroughbred be using a different socket than the athlons or will it still be socket a? i'm curious cuz if the thoroughbred will be using socket a, then i'd rather wait a while rather than upgrade to AXP now. Hey Baby, I'll install YOUR RAM, if you boot my Hard drive!

Archived from groups: alt.games.starsiege.tribes (More info?) OMG!! Frank- this series is now on my list of "Must Buy!" DVDs!!! Oh jeez, it was like going back in time- tonight's episode was "Enemy Mine", and swear to Bob didn't I read the same story by Bradbury growing up?!?!?! I...

Hi, i was thinking of overclocking my 4890 through AMD Overdrive in the CCC to get a little more out of it. The default clocks are gpu 800mhz mem 975mhz (i dont think its a reference card because they seem to be 850mhz gpu default). I was wondering if I could just overclock the gpu to 850-900...

I'm building with a GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard. (And a AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition. And an entry level Radeon HD 5570 1GB video card.) The ram description on the mother board says: "DDR3 1866(OC)/1333/1066 *To reach DDR3 1866MHz or above, you...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware (More info?) I'm the owner of an Acer Ferrari 3000. Bought with XP Home and upgraded to XP Pro. The problem I have is the following: In the devicelist of my computer I can't find any display adapters anymore. The VGASAVE driver is...

Hello, i updated my cpu the same brand Intel Pentenium 4 just more Ghz's i went from 2.4 to 3.0 i put in the new one now it wont but up the cpu led just lights up

how does turbo boost 2.0 work for the intel i5 mobile processor? does it disable the threads to make the other cores faster? or does it disable one core to speed up the other?

Motherboard P5G41-M LE/CSM Processor : Intel Celeron D processor , socket 775 Ram memory : PC2-6400 2x1GB sticks Recently changed my motherboard and used following ram and processor . system is booting okay, windows is running fine only problem i am having is when i starts up my system its...

Hello there firdt of all happy new year! Q: how come you can only select from max 7 peripherals to boot your system, when i connect number eighth hard drive the boot up hard is thrown out of the boot-up list.. mobo is GA-MA790X-UD3P thank you for your help

Hello, i have hd 6770 gddr5 and lg 20 inch led..i want a cpu for gamingg..i play games like batman,mw3, l.a.noire. i have two options 1.amd phenom ii X2 560 2.amd athlon X4 645 both are of same price.

What ram do you recommend for my build? (no more than $70 before tax please)

This is my exact computer, and I would like to know if I can put 2-4gb of ram in it, and what kind of ram. Right now it only has 1gb of ram. http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqYOKpUE4kQ-BlwSBOOo)NUeKg~~0_35.JPG Also can I put windows 7 32x or 64x on this? It's for my mom and it's suprisingly fast...

Hi, Please tell me which one of these motherboards would be an ideal build for my computer. Asrock 870 Extreme3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157198 OR MSI Nforce 750a...

I have an Acer Aspire M3300. So today I recieved a ThermalTake 850w psu and a Diamond Radeon 6870. I installed the new things with no problem, but not the display will not work and my keyboard will not work. (USB). I have both 6 pin connectors connected to the 6870, the 24 pin and 4 pin...

Here's my problem. I recently built a new system and everything has worked well for 3 months until a couple weeks ago. I turn off my computer each night and when I turn it back on in the mornings it fails to boot properly. The POWER light and the HDD light will remain on but nothing happens...

I have taken apart a A55 Toshiba as far as I can without removing the Motherboard. I can't see the stupid battery for the Eprom/CMOS chip. Someone said to short the chip with a screwdriver as I power it up but I can't see the sence in that. My computer can't see a Hard Drive at all and I checked...

Hello, Ok, so I have been experiencing some bizarre problems of late. Basically I am setting up a small gaming cafe in my home town, and we have 20 custom build gaming machines. Specs are as follows: Core i5 950 Asus P7P55D Mobo (with bios flashed to latest version) 4GB Geil Black Dragon Dual...

Hey, I just got a new system, all my parts are brand new: CPU: Intel Core i5-760 [new] Mobo: p7h55-m pro [new] RAM: gskill ddr3 2x2gb F3-10666CL8D-4GBHK [new] GPU: evga 240gt 512mb [working] PSU: seasonic x650 [new] OS: n/a HDD: 2 hds/1 dvd rom [working] Here's the problem: my system...

The problem is that when I try start up with minimum configuration: cpu, motherboard, power, memory and the case of course. The power fan and cpu fan just run 2 second then down 1 second and then run again and down again. I have replace the power, cpu,cpu thermal grease (actually I even change...

hey. just wanna say that im not sure if this is the right section to ask this... my specs: -Core i5-760 @2.8ghz w/arctic freezer pro 7 rev.2 -Asus p7p55d-e pro -2x2gb G.Skill 1600 DDR3 -EVGA GTX 460 768mb -WD 500GB 7200 -Sony CD/DVD combo -XFX 650W bronze certified -NZXT M59 w/ 4 LED case fans...

I am a warrenty tech for a sub-contractor, I do a lot of different . this one has be baffled. 1) MB Won't detect HDD (PLEASE INSERT SYSTEM DISK) (No Show in BIOS) 2) Replace MB 3) Freezes at Splash 1/2 time other half only sometimes detects HDD or ODD (Sata) 4) Replace MB again (new one) 5)...

i am going to assemble a pc core i7 930 asus sabertooth x58 nvidia geforce 8600 2 gb ddr 3 ram is sabretooth is good for gaming Edit by mod,you aren't allowed to post personal info in the forums.

Why are there no good AM3 mini ITX boards? Intel has quite a few good options. I can't find any AMD mini ITX boards that would be worth using. I want AM3 with DDR3 support so I can use the Athlon™ II X2 or X4 XXXe or XXXu processors. All i can find is boards with old nVidia chipsets or a...