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Does XP mode, available in Windows 7 and Ultimate, help with older hardware compatibility? In other words, if I have a scanner that has no 64-bit drivers available, can I use XP mode to install XP drivers and use this older hardware?

I installed a new motherboard, Biostar 6100-M9, and the CPU fan speed is on high all the time. On the original motherboard the fan would be on high for a few seconds, then reduce the speed as soon as the bios was loaded. Now it stays on high, approx. 6,000 RPM, forever and is really really loud...

Can someone please build me a Gaming PC with Bitfenix Prodigy case and Nvidia GPU and a budget of around 1300$. Thanks.

If you were to overclock both the i7 920 and the i7 950 to there max oc would they max out at the same speed??

I'm planning on building a gaming machine. And i wondered if 500 w psu is enough for fx 8350 overclocked to 4,5 GHz and 270x toxic edition?

hello .. i have upgraded my video card from Nvidia 8600GT to ATI 5770 two days ago .. and am having a problem with PC not booting after I turn it off for a while..The pc would boot again once I replug the monitor cable..The card works fine on games and doesnt seem to have any issues with...

Hi, I have a WD 750GB HDD (7500AAKS). Just yesterday, it started behaving waywardly. The 'symptoms' are as follows: In the detecting peripherals stage during bootup where it detects the SATA and IDE devices, it would hang every now and then for a while before moving forward. And yeah then it...

Hi there, I recently acquired a PC with a PC Chips M863 motherboard with an onboard ethernet adapter - a SIS 900 to be precise (10/100 Mbps). However when I connect to the internet using it it's very slow. Even accessing my router's setup (192.168.0.1) is slow. If I connect to the internet...

I am planning to buy Macbook pro 13 dual core i7 with 2.9ghz.When i went to Epicentre they said.16gb ram upgrade is free. so what will the shared memory (video) of intel HD 4000 ?

Archived from groups: alt.sys.pc-clone.compaq (More info?) I found a presario 7360 (Via Chipset, K6-2 500)on the street, but it does not have a power supply. I notice that it may use micro power supply. i want to move the board to another case and the motherboard does fit a standard 20 pin atx...

Archived from groups: rec.games.vectrex (More info?) For sale - asking $125 plus shipping. Vectrex System (w original controller) Excellent Shape / Works Great Includes Sean Kelly's Multicart

hi, i used Extreme power supply calculator lite 2.5 for this rig: E6420 (90% TDP) XFX 8800GTS 320 XXX 1024X2 OCZ 800Mhz WD 250G LG DVD/rw 3 120mm fans i got 283W. can it be? please hurry, i'm buying this pc 2morrow morning. thanks...

Detailed results from Stock BFG 9800 GX2 : http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/249544-33-homemade-benchmarks-9800 The following benchmarks were performed on the following machine Specifications: CPU: Intel Core 2 Q6600 @ 2.40 (oced to 3.0 = to a Q6850) RAM: 4 gigs of DDR2-800 Mhz (4-4-4-10)...

It looks like it's not that difficult to get 3.2GHz out of Intel's top quad: http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198500130

Hi, im having a major problem with Battlefield 4 in that my fps is suddenly dropping causing the game to become unresponsive for a second or so, it makes the game completely unplayable I dont know whats causing it, my system is more than capable of playing bf4 at high settings and i could run...

I bought a pair of Ripjaws 8GB about a week ago from Newegg, but as it turns out, I won't be needing them. Since Newegg is charging me a restocking fee, I thought I'd give it a shot here to minimize losses. Here's a link to the Newegg page for reference...

hey guys, im making this thread because I am very unsure what to do about my computers cooling options. its the classic water cooling vs. air cooling... So for watercooling I would be going with these parts: Case: Fractal design ARC XL Fans: 2x corsair AF140 3x corsair SP120 Cpu...

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Okay, this is my first gaming computer build and I need you guys to verify if all those parts are good: Hard Drive :-Western Digital WD Black WD1002FAEX 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive Bare Drive Motherboard :-ASUS M5A99X EVO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990X SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0...

I just put a AMD Barton 3200+ (stock heatsink) into my A7N8x Deluxe (resivion 1), replacing a an AMD Thunderbird 1.4ghz (266) CPU. The PC keeps having problems ever since. I'll be up and running then when I run a few quick time movies the PC freezes up and eventually its reboots on its own. The...

I am looking to replace my old video card. I can spend anywhere from $225 to $250. The two cards that i have in mind are the ati 9800pro 256bit and the nVIDIA 6600 256bit(i guess the 6800 could be in my price range also) do any of you guys have experience with these cards? which one is a...

Hi. I guess my title says most of what i want. I've ordered parts for a new pc, but because of my budget I did not buy the cd drive in order to buy better parts for my pc. For two years, I've never used my cd drive so I didn't need it anyway. But now I need a way to install windows 7 on my pc...

I really like the look of cases that have the LED "bubble light tubes" on the front panel, especially the ones that change color. However, it seems like most reviews I find for these cases have a lot of negative aspects (lack of ventilation, flimsy material, etc.) I'm going to be putting some...

I would like first of all to express my satisfaction as a frequent reader of THG, to the writer of the China Dispatch article concerning the manufacturing procedure of a pc case, and to all members of the THG team that helped in its creation. I have been reading THG articles frequently for quite...

Does any one knows intel has solved the thermal issue and finaly using quality paste on their newer ivy cpus ? If yes has anyone noticed any change due to this on their K series?

Component Selection Base Price Promo Shipping Tax Price Where CPU Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor £174.89 FREE £174.89 Ebuyer Remove Buy CPU Cooler Choose A CPU Cooler Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z87-HD3 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard £79.04 £79.04 Scan.co.uk Remove...

hey i just finished building my new system with an AMD 2500+ barton on an a7n8x dlx. My cpu speed first showed as 1.1 mhz so i uped the cpu frequency to 133. Now it shows as being only 1.5mhz opposed to the actual 1.83 mhz. just wonderin if you all could help me. thanks a lot.

I need a graphics card for around £200-£220, I was looking at a bunch of different gtx 760's from scan.co.UK but didn't know if it was the best for my budget, or witch non reference model to get. Thanks.

I'm considering buying an ASUS 9600 XT/TVD card (not that Tom had any influence on me :) ). Anyway, the ASUS website seems a little confusing to me when it talks about the "digital VCR" function that comes with the card. It talks about TIVO like functions, including switching TV channels. The...

I'm building a PC for gaming, and I saw this card on sale for $40 off, and I wondered if it was worth it to buy it now or wait for Black Friday/Christmas deals on other cards? I'm going to be getting the AMD FX-6300 for my processor, and 8GB of ram. Will this setup provide me with good FPS on...

One commonly overlooked aspect of computer tweaking and tuning is RAM overclocking. Most people are content to allow the settings to remain at stock or below stock so they can get the most out of their processor and gpu. In this tutorial I will show you how to find the max frequency and tighten...

I got my hands on Halo, but da shizzle don't run too fast on my 1.2Ghz T-Bird, Quadro DCC, 1GB DDR (I wanna cry). It feels pretty smooth (I'm used to 100FPS in CS...) @ 800x600 and just a tad unsmooth at 1024x768...maybe I'll use FRAPS and check out my actual FPS. Thus it may soon be time to...

Hey Guys, I'm wondering how to read my PSU Voltages, I've been meaning to get an Enermax and ditch my 300W POS PSU for a while, I just added 4 case fans and I'm wondering if it can still cut it, does anyone know what the voltages mean, what is a good reading and when to worry? Here are mine...

hi,i have serious problem with a format/installation windows 7(stucks at 0%,i tried with bootable usb & dvd but nothing),i must change tha sata mode ,but i cant find the option to switch on msi motherboard ...thanks in advance!

Hi there - I recently picked up a 2nd Sapphire Toxic Edition 6950 to add to my existing one and give myself a little graphical boost. Everything seemed to install fine, but I end up with am image that looks like this when Crossfire is enabled: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PyfQ222ZpE...

Does anybody know about the snippet tool ? Both my cousin and I have dell computers both have windows 7 64 bit yet he has the snippet tool yet I dont . I've searched through out my programs and can't find it . would any body know where it would be hiding ?

So amazon has a sweet deal for sapphire 7970 OC for 240$, so basically you get 2 for 480$, to go for it or to go for some newer option...?

Wondering if there is any need to go looking for a BIOS flash for my 440LX chipset. Its totally stable, but if I can improve the speed at all, I'd have a go. <b> "Now drop your weapons or I'll kill him with this deadly jelly baby." :wink: </b>

Hello, I'm new to this forum, and I've been planning to upgrade my rig over the next couple months (maybe pick something up on black friday, cyber monday, or boxing day) and I'd like to know where I should start to improve my PC. My current build: 8GB DDR3 ram @ 1600 (Cant remember the brand...

Hello this is my first post, my problem is that my dell monitor's (I think I've had it since 2007) button started flashing all of sudden and I have to wait a lot before the screen actually turns on. What can I do? Also I switched from windows vista to win7 a year a go and kept that same monitor...