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    Question Best budget laptop $500-$600

    In the market for a laptop that performs well, not too thick, and ensures durability from the $500-$600 price point.. Would be using the laptop everyday, at least 256gb ssd or 500gb+ if not ssd. Need to buy the laptop by tomorrow July 31, 2019. Thank you!
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    Using both Intel Integrated Graphics and a Graphics Card at the same time?

    Can you use Intel HD Integrated Graphics paired with another separate Graphics Card ? (GPU) - I am currently running an Intel I5 2500K @ 3.3 Ghz (Sandybridge) on a EVGA Z68 micro sli motherboard and a Nvidia GeForce GT 430. I have read that with Directx12 it is possible to do this to provide...
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    Unusable partition hdd

    What happened was I took apart a working external hdd when I put it into the computer and in the sata port it says there are 2x unallocated partitions one partition has 2048gb and I can make a new volume with it but the second partition is 746.52gb and I can't do anything with it. It seemed to...
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    Good M-ATX Case

    I'm planning on getting a micro atx case for a build but i don't know what to get. Anyone know of a good micro atx case that has usb 3.0, god airflow but no top fan mounts unless there is a dust filter, I would like it to be black, and has a bottom mounted power supply. I would like it be around...
  5. AliasRetr0

    Can my motherboard support the Nvidia GTX 1060?

    Hello, so basically my computer is quite old now, it's motherboard is from late 2007 to be precise... and I am looking into buying a new graphics card because my computer can't run new (next-gen) game titles like the Telltale Batman, Mirror's Edge 2 to give some examples... This is my...
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    Is it possible/has my computer got an invisible virus?

    My laptop would appear to be running fairly hard(mildly warm and fan running fast) even without any CPU intensive applications(only google chrome and word). I have cleaned the dust out and it has not made any difference. When I use photoshop or solidworks it does not seem to be running too much...
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    Win 10 Ntfs stops talking to my external hard drive.

    Ok, I've got a Win 10 question. My husband is an avid amateur photographer. He was previously using a Vista machine to run Photoshop CS 5. We've been keeping all of his photos on big external drives, so I thought I could just plug them into the new Win 10 machine. After using CS 5 for a...
  8. K

    I can't add ram

    Hi everyone, I have home assembled computer from 2009, here are the specs : Motherboard : MSI P45 Neo-F (MS-7519) Processor : Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Graphic card : NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (added some months after) RAM : 2 x DDRII 1066 2GB Xtreem Dark from Team Group INC Hard drive : One SSD...
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    Can a 760g chipset handle a gtx 970

    Okay so I am getting a new gtx 970 butt graphics card is a 760g chipset, will that effect performance? Or will it just not be able to handle my graphics card? But if I get the graphics card I can upgrade my motherboard but 4 months after I get it
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    Complete zero attempts first build ever, has many questions!

    Hello. First timer. Keep in mind my suppliers are Canadian and prices are considerably higher (damn 80 cents to the american dollar!) I am looking to build a mean PC gaming (AAA games 3 years from now need to be playable still!) and porn viewing machine, $1000 budget for the parts listed below...
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    Green motherboard light, no fans spinning or boot

    Hey guys... just got done wiring and building my first gaming computer. i followed instructions and i *think* i did everything correctly, infact i am almost positive. everything i have is brand new, and there are no bent pins on the cpu. Essentially after plugging everything in a green light...
  12. sayfway

    GIGABYTe RADEON R9 290 4GB OR SAPPHIRE RADEON R9 280X OC VAPOR 3GB?

    GIGABYTE RADEON R9 290 4GB $450 SAPPHIRE RADEON R9 280X OC VAPOR 3GB $400 need opinions!