first build

Hello, My disk drive isn't compatible with my new mobo, so i've decided to go the flash drive installation route. I had to install an iso from the interwebs to use in the windows usb/dvd tool they have to offer to make a bootable drive. when using the drive to boot windows, I immediately get...

I built this last February. It is the first and only one I built. Having run it for a few months I feel great with what I done. A few up and downs but nothing serious. OK, I might be bragging some but here is a picture of what it looks like. Nothing fancy I know. :) Link Removed

Hello, Yesterday I had two BSOD's within an hour of each other. I have had them before, but I didn't have time to look into it because of school. Also, I've never had two so close together before. I've been having much trouble with this build (my first, btw). I did run Memtest overnight a...

Hi everyone, To start I would like to say that I just build a computer by myself from the choosing components up to assembly ect.. It is my first time doing this alone so I kind of expect problems to happens,though I would have liked that it didn't happen on the very first day:cry_smile:. So...

Hey Guys, This might be a silly question. I've been shopping around for parts to a PC i'm building. And came across a Nividia GeForce 460 Super SuperClocked+ 1GB GDDR5 online. But my question is the card has 1 HDMI output, and 2 DVI Outputs, but all the monitors that I like, have only...

Hello. I built my first computer 2 months ago. From the start I had problems with BSOD but got around them by my own ways. Every time I open my comp first time in a day I get constant BSOD, but if I close it and take the plug out of the wall for like 10mins it runs smoothly throught the rest of...

Whats the better cards out of these? There is my price range. Graphic Cards - ATI Radeon HD 5000 - ATI Radeon? HD 5770 OR BFG Tech - BFG NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 OC 896MB PCIe 2.0 now i hear that the 5 series ATI cards have issues at the momment, with driver crashes and the CCC randomly acting...

Since I had a catastrophic system failure, this is going to be my first build, sort of. My psu or mobo died. Did some trouble shooting and some phone calls to HP and found out that psu is OK but mobo is deceased. I turned on my PC and checked some emails for about 15 minutes and loged off then...