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Just put together a brand new computer, Windows installed fine (running x64 bit Ultimate), everything loaded up fine the first time. Then I installed the driver and utility for my network card, and everything seemed fine til I got an internet connection, at which point it froze, and the only...

What to do when your motherboard won't recognise Win7 QUESTION I recently built a PC around an Intel Core i7 950 processor, 3GB of RAM and an Asus Rampage II Extreme motherboard. But the motherboard refuses to recognise Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Tony Hall Link Removed - Invalid URL

Hi people, I am experiencing a weird problem with my Windows 7 64bit installation, if I don't use the keyboard for a while it makes a sort of "blip" sound in my speakers. Example: I am browsing a web page, and I have found an interesting article, I scroll with my mouse to read it. When I am...

I've just upgraded my computer from a DDR2 2x2GB+ASUS M2N32+AMD 5200+ to 2x2GB DDR3(!)+ ASUS P7P55D PRO+Core i5 750. It's the same Win7 x64 ultimate on both configs, but now at system info it says: 4,00GB RAM (1,99 usable). What is with the other 2?? In my old PC it had access to the full 4GB...

The Core i7-980X is targeted for gamers, but 3D Artisans and Video Content Creators will love it. The new chip is faster and more power-efficient than the previous processors. The chip will run at 3.33 GHz. New architecture, more processors, capable of running six threads simultaneously...

Intel is investigating reports of counterfeit Core i7 processors being sold to businesses and consumers. The company is looking into claims that a shipment of 300 fake Core i7-920 processors had been sent to respected parts seller Newegg from a partner. “Newegg is currently conducting a...

Hi all, Please help me if you can, as my main desktop is down. Thanks a lot for your time. Please read on. Sorry for the lengthy post. Problem Summary . The machine has only 1 OS: Windows 7 x64 Professional. If I try to boot normally past the Windows logo screen, I'll receive a BSOD and...

AMD is all set to release its first six-core Link Removed, codenamed Thuban, branded the Phenom II X6 1000T series, on April 26th. The Phenom II X6 CPUs is expected to be shown at Cebit 2010 next week. The schedule fits in with the release of AMD's 800 series Link Removed, which are expected...

The HP Slate will use Windows 7, but what isn't known is which chip will power the Apple iPad rival from Hewlett-Packard. This is an important question, as there's a world of difference between an Intel Atom processor and, let's say, a low-power Core 2 or Intel's latest-and-greatest chips...

Hi, I built a pc late last year. (not sure which specs you need) core i5 proc motherboard ASUS P6T DELUXE V2 1366 X58 RT VGA PNY VCGGTX260CXPB GTX 260 (nvidia video card) 6GB OCZ memory I went ahead and put windows 7 (64 bit) on the box, I'm mostly playing games with it. I've been plagued with...

Lynnfield Can Take The Heat, But Should It? The enemy of both stability and longevity, heat changes the characteristics of silicon in a way that eventually makes it unsuitable for use in a logic circuit. Heat damage can sneak up on overclockers quickly, such as the 59 degree Celsius stability...

I setup a redundancy using windows 7 for the time being until I can afford a decent RAID card. My question is whether or not I will have near double read speed by using it. I know that since only some software RAID has this ability, I bet I don't... but I have no idea how to tell. For...

The Mozilla product development and engineering teams are hard at work again, this time with a rollout of the first Release Candidate build for the long anticipated Firefox 3.6. We received notification a couple days ago that the build is now available for download and is intended to be used for...

I am really hating Win7 right about now... Here's a regular daily duty for me. I put a camera CF card into a USB reader and put it into the USB slot. I then create folders on a hard drive for each day of photos that was on the CF card, and I drag all the Monday stuff from the CF into a Monday...

Hi guys iv been having problems with my new windows 7 home premium x64 pc- iv got a core i7 with an asus motherboard with a few easy over clocking features (turbo evo) and i was planing on over clocking my core i7 860 (i bought a water-cooler etc) but when ever i touch any form of over clocking...

"Intel has officially launched their new Core i5 and Core i3 lineup of Arrandale and Clarkdale processors today, for mobile and desktop platforms respectively. Like Intel's recent release of the Pinetrail platform for netbooks, new Arrandale and Clarkdale processors combine both an integrated...

Hello all. I have had a good few searches but my problem keywords seem to be a bit generic. My issue is that I recently turned on my PC and the desktop had reverted back to the standard Windows 7 background with none of the desktop files. On further inspection I found out none of my files...

Intel's roadmap leaked Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error Written by Link Removed due to 404 Error Monday, 30 November 2009 10:06 Are there no secrets any more? Intel's processor roadmap, which was probably going to be released at CES 2010, has leaked all over the...

No matter what I do I cannot get World in Conflict to work windows 7 64bit. Tried reinstalling, used latest updates, tried all compatibility avenues and it still crashes at start up. I have dual boot windows XP Pro and installed it there instead with latest 1.011 patch and it works like a...

Ok, I made this post b/c I am frustrated out of my mind with this issue. I have been working on it for almost 24hrs straight now and have not made any progress. I will first describe the issue, and then I will tell you what I have done on my own to help narrow down the issue. My system: EVGA...