The question has come to me in the past: A distant relic of a time gone by. But today, it is a featured story on both Link Removed and Link Removed. This is an age old question for computer users by now, and especially technicians.Mr. Link Removed from PCWorld writes:
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I have a good one. I hope someone can figure this out because it has me stumped...
I've been running a Geforce GTX 280 with the latest drivers fine for as long as i've had the card. Recently i've been getting crashes as soon as I boot to desktop that scramble the screen pink and...
If any of you don't have problems with overclockin you can skip reading this post.
I was testing some overclocking on my old computer and after a day or two my graphick, 1 gb of ram and my hard disk failed.
That's the reason i posted this post.
I strongli recomennd for you that you don't...
PC component maker to launch Android and Windows 7 dual boot range in 2011 Motherboard maker Gigabyte Technology will come out with two Android tablets later this year, including one that can also run Windows, and a Windows 8 tablet next year, the company senior vice president said on Wednesday...
Im in need of a good motherboard-not the most expensive-I game some(STALKER-FEAR-BIOSHOCK 2)and watch BluRays. Here is the hardware I have leftover and some of it is new.
AMD Phenom II X4 955 , G.Skill Ripjaws F3-10666CL9D-8GBRL DDR3-1333 4GBx2, PNY GTX275 ,NZXT M-59 case,CORSAIR TX850WATT...
Hi! I've been using my tablet pretty well stationary on my desk or the last year. When I installed windows 7 beta, I enabled the tablet function and it worked fine. Fast forward a few months; I installed windows 7 professional, but never could figure out how to enable tablet functionality, but I...
CES 2011: Whats New in PC Components - PCWorld
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The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) isn't just all tablet, cameras, and laptops; there's plenty of news for the PC component geek, too, ranging from tiny flash drives that pack a lot of heat to the hand-held gaming console...
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...
Well I'm tired of waiting and so today ordered this:
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 5870 "Dirt 2 Edition" 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card [AX5870 1GBD5-MDHG] Graphics and Video ATI HD 5870 Series
As well as this:
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600w Silent SLI Certified Modular Power Supply...
I'm having some trouble booting my computer after installing my new RAM, (Corsair VS4GBKIT800D2 PC2-6400 4GB 2X2GB DDR2-800 240PIN DIMM Dual Channel) using W7 Ultimate 64-bit. It goes through normal procedures until getting to "Starting Windows", where it either BSODs or restarts the computer in...
Here is my setup:
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 140W Quad-Core Processor Model HDZ965FBGIBOX
ASUS M4A78T-E AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS EAH4890/HTDI/1GD5 Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video...
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processor
random issues
red lights
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video card
video output
windows 7
I got this email from HP this morning This just the main part
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URGENT SUPPORT NOTIFICATION FROM HP
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Excessive Fan Noise from GeForce 9500GS Graphics Card...
I'd just like to check whether I've got everything right here - it's been a long time since I built a PC!
Here are the key elements:
ASUS ATI RADEON HD 4350 512MB DDR2 TV-OUT/DUAL DVI/HDMI
AMD PHENOM II X4 QUAD CORE 940 BLACK EDITION 3.0GHZ SOCKET AM2
BIOSTAR TA790GX 128M AMD 790GX...
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windows experience
If your wondering how much power your system actually uses then read this excellent article by Toms Hardware....
How Much Power Does Your Graphics Card Need? : 3D Performance Requires The Most Electricity - Review Tom's Hardware
I decided while my PC is disassembled I would upgrade to a larger case with better air flow and cable management. After reading a lot of reviews and also knowing what I wanted, I decided on a Cooler Master HAF 932.
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Now don't get me wrong I love my Raid-Max case but it is too...