pc building

So to I decided to setup my old pc lol to see if it still work it run fine I always had a interesting building thing and I was just wounding if I can take my laptop apart since it don’t charge no more I have a lenovo window 7 laptop with mace save information on it pretty much I just wanna...

#1: i7 7700 gtx 1050 12 gb ddr4 ram #2: i5 7300HQ gtx 1060 8 gb ddr4 ram and why? Thanks.

I am a self-imposed system builder. I’ve chosen to build by own PC’s over the years because I have control over much of the build. Recently, my Gigabyte LGA 1150 Z97-D3H motherboard (with Win 10) cratered due to my careless dropping of the HSF on the CPU receptor area when trying to apply fresh...

Does the order of RAM sticks matter? I am new to hardware. if I have 6 slots 1 GB sticks won't natter I guess. But what If the sticks are 1 and 2 GB? My PC appears to be dual channel where two sticks fit in each module(Block with 2 slots).

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This computer is a home build I did in 2011. Originally Win 7, recently upgraded to Win 10. When I open up the system window it says : Installed memory (RAM) 8.00 GB (3.99 GB usable) In the Task Manager window under Performance/Memory it sees 8.0 GB ,but the Memory usage graph only shows 4.0...

Hello I'm building a new pc, which currently have no operating system. I need an install for windows 8.1, which will allow me to install and try out windows 8.1 without having a operating system previusly installed. I can transfer it between computers without problems, with both dvd's, usb's...

Hi everyone, I have a few questions concerning the above listed case that we are using for our build. It is the CoolerMaster Cosmos II Full Tower First of all... Cable management (scoffs). Cable management for this particular case is very difficult because there are so many cables integrated...

https://www.facebook.com/#!/PCDesignerRyan ^ Hey everybody, this is my official post for my official PC designing page. We are getting ready to spend $1500+ on building a custom monster PC, and after that, we are aiming to build a custom PC desk which will a project closer to $6K. If you are...

Hey guys, I want to build from scratch a gaming pc! I have a rather good pc at the moment, but I dont think it fully suits my gaming desires. The pc that I'm using now has a i5 processor, 8gb ram, and I recently got it this graphic card! GIGABYTE - Graphics Card - ATI - PCI Express Solution -...

hey all, been having some blue screen problems with my newly built pc. its only about 2 weeks old and i built it myself. I will attach the zipped file and hopefully included everything needed. If more info is needed please just ask and i'll get on it right away. Hoping to figure things out soon...

Next week I am changing my motherboard to get more memory. I am going to a 32GB board and a i5 processor. I was told to reinstall Windows 7 and then put windows 8 back in. My question is do I install Win 7 before I put the board in or after the new mb is installed?

The build process and thermal performance of a fanless Ivy Bridge HTPC was covered in detail last month. I had indicated that the piece would be the first of a three-part HTPC series. Today, we are looking at the second part of the series. My original intention was to present the HTPC oriented...

This will be my first build any advice wold be great. I need this rig for dvdfab, handbrake, and gamming http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=20873926 Or should i go with i52500k might upgrade to 3.0 gpu in the future and whatdo you think about Intel srt...

I cant say I've ever actually seen my BSOD, but Windows claims to be recovering from one. This has been going on for the last 4 months. This computer was built in 2011 mid year. I've been assuming that this is a video card issue due to it only happening when the graphics card is "intensely" in...

I've tried removing AVG using their removal tools and instructions. I've tried fully removing my video and mobo drivers with driver sweeper and installing the latest GPU and Motherboard drivers and flashed the latest Motherboard BIOS. I've scoured forum after forum and seen similar issues and...

I recently just built a new rig with Motherboard: Asus M5A97 CPU: AMD FX 6200 Zemezi 6 Core @ 3.8 ghz RAM: Kingston 4gb DDR3 @ 1333 mhz Graphics: ATI HIS 6870 This issue has happened twice now with two different sets of motherboard/CPU from Newegg. The was originally that the computer would...

Rumours are that Microsoft have plans to do away with full retail copies of it's next os. Now like with all other windows rumours I wouldn't hold your breath but still..... Reference: Microsoft may scrap full retail edition of Windows 8, offer OEM and upgrade only | The Verge

I have a PC with full legit W7 Ultimate installed. I also have a currently unused full legit Vista license. (originally came with PC .. I bought new OS not upgrade) I am building a new PC and wish to use the W7 license so I can put 64bit W7 on my new PC ... easy enough as it will be a clean...

As you may know that Microsoft is making its own "Surface" tablet as well as its own smartphone. And it seems their intention is to make everything like notebooks, desktops, ultrabooks themselves, just like Apple does and this has already created tension between MS and the OEMs. May be MS...