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I'm taking a design class and in my upcoming exam we have to think about some everyday designs we could improve. I, being the computer nerd of the class, immediately thought of the pins on a cpu. Why can't the connectors be flat like the LGA 1150's or 2011's on both the cpu and mobo? Is there...

Had an old system with Athlon 64x2 6000+ :-) but been after fx8350 for long time, So I got one on an asus m5a99x board with 2x4gb 1600mhz corsair vengence ram. At the min I still have to upgrade the following: Gtx650 ti - gtx 970 strix (asus) Ccivo 700w psu - ? What psu do you recommend? Cpu...

I live in an apartment with 5 built-in-wall LAN sockets spread across the whole apartment. My PC is directly plugged into one socket while in another socket I have TP-WR940N router with few wireless devices connected to it (smartphones, laptop, tablet, TV). Problem is that my PC's external IP...

Hello Everyone... Can I install my Seasonic 620W Evo PSU upside down? I got my Cooler Master N200 Case. As you can see in the picture... The case got mesh with filter for PSU cooling... My Seasonic 620W Evo PSU fan orientation is on the top... while the Seasonic 620W non evo's orientation...

I do have 270x graphics card. I want to know which cpu and mb to get in amd. Am3+ or fm2? I really like to oc my cpu. I have hyper 212 evo cpu cooler.

This thing appeared in the my computer- windows explorer. Doesn't open, says, "...denied access to your PC" What is causing [bringing] this, and is my own devise also appearing on their PC!? How to prevent this? Thank you.

my monitor is 5ms and im wondering if 5ms is a big delay or is it noticable on a 22 inch screen? im using it for gaming

so i need a good mobo to overclock an i5 4690k, i was thinking i'd get something like a gigabyte z97x gaming 3 but i thought i might as well get a second opinion before anyone says it no the asus z97-a is not available where i live

Hey guys, I am relatively new to full on PC systems as I have used mac for years. I built a PC editing rig and I was thinking of ways of getting up and running fast just in case I get a virus or some kind of other major problem with windows. I have a Cool Master Stryker Case with a SSD front...

Hello Community, I recently purchased a 4k Monitor, to figure that HDMI can only display 4K at 30 hz, which isnt enough for gaming and it simply makes it less enjoyable with the laggy input. It worked at 4k resolution with HDMI, but when I input a Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort, the max...

Note: This is also applicable to posts on the forum, not only in the signature section. Some members on this forum would like to exhibit their build specifications in their signature. However there is a word limit and we are not able to display every single part on there. One way is to copy...

http://tinypic.com/r/xkr408/8 My system config is as indicated by the screen cap. i'm using zebronics 650w smps with claimed efficiency of 85%+ For the past few weeks, my keyboard and mouse would randomly disconnect and reconnect and after a few times would permanently power off unless i...

I recently purchased an 850watt PSU, was very different from my previous one, it has a very large fan underneath, im presuming this is an exhaust fan.. great! however, i have no intake fan on my case to draw air in.. so ive always left my case open, both sides removed.. i wish to put them back...

Hello! Would you recommend an Intel Xeon 1230v2 or an i5-3570k for gaming and streaming with OBS? I've got a Z77 motherboard and I can OC the i5 to +4,5 GHz. Just not sure is the HT still better for streaming? My GPU is R9 280. Suggestions? Yours, Xoxo

Hello guys, I have been researching the cheapest gaming build to play almost any game on high-ultra at 1080p. I recently came up with this build. Will it run BF4 and other games on high/ultra? Is there an alternative which is even cheaper? I will be using Steam OS and my HDTV will be my...

Put in some new case fans today, nothing special and once I turned everything back on I noticed my HDD has started to make some funny sounds. I'm sure it is the HDD as when I take it out and hold while it's on I can feel it shudder a bit and as soon as it goes back in the case, the sounds starts...

So I bought a Msi Gtx 670 2g oc in mid 2012 and it used to be able to play all of my games at max settings but now even when I go back to old games that it could run just fine they have spikes of reduced frame rates (this occurs when there are a lot of particles and physx). I only noticed this...

I built my PC a year ago. And it has worked fine for the whole year, no issues. I was playing Arma 3 one night perfectly fine and then turned my pc on the next day and I got DVI no signal on my monitor. I've tried my monitor on another computer and it works. I have re-seated my ram and my...

So I'm using a computer me and friends made from mixing and matching. The computer always ran with ease with my Nvidia GeForce 610 2gb ddr3. So I'm entry level in pc gaming and I bought an R7 250 today, for the life of me I can't figure out how to make it work, I've went into bios and set my...

When you order a computer from these sites you have to build it yourself right? sorry im going to build/buy my first pc and am a newb. Thanks!

I have a standard VGA graphics adapter 8 bit. Which Intel driver do I need? The chip type is a Intel sandybridge/ivybridge graphics chipset.

A sata 2 hard drive that's 7200 rpm or A sata 3 hard drive that's 5400 rpm

I had to hit the reset button on my router and use the password on the back but don't know how to make it password protected again

Looking to maybe over clock my cpu. This will be my first time overclocking a CPU. i5 3570k stock clocks haff 922 Hyper 212 evo cool master What should i over clock it to?

Hi, I am going to buy a new motherboard to support my AMD7970 graphics card and AMDFX8320 CPU and I have a Corsair CX500 Watt PSU and I wanted to know If the wattage of the PSU will not allow the graphics card to perform properly. Because I still receive lag on battlefield 3 even without the...

I've got a bracket to mount the cooler on order along with a shim but got impatient and dug into it today. Took the stock plate and heatsink off and cooked it in the oven at 400 degrees till the heatsink fell off. Remounted the plate and fan and zip tied a cpu water cooler on with a shim i...

Hello, I have recently finished my new build. (I7 4770K and 2 X Gtx 780. I'm wondering why i'm still not maxing out Skyrim with graphic modifications (ENBS) It's very upsetting and I have no idea why this should be happening. In certain stress points in Skyrim I get about 48 FPS. My eyes are...