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  1. Your PC: Leave It On or Turn It Off?

    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: Most consumer computers...
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    Windows 7 Geforce 280 GTX Mystery crashes

    [Solved] 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...
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    Windows 7 Overclocking (my recomendation)

    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...
  4. Gigabyte plans to launch Windows 8 tablet in 2012

    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...
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    Windows 7 I need some experienced advice Please

    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...
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    Windows 7 enable tablet function

    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...
  7. CES 2011: What's New in PC Components

    CES 2011: Whats New in PC Components - PCWorld Link Removed 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...
  8. Windows 7 ATI XFX 5770 or Nvidia BFG GTX 260?

    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...
  9. Windows 7 New hardware

    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...
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    Windows 7 PC reboots at "Starting Windows" repeatedly after installing new RAM

    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...
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    Windows 7 Asus Hardware Freeze

    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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    Windows 7 GeForce 9500GS Graphics Cards Problem

    I got this email from HP this morning This just the main part ****************************************************************** URGENT SUPPORT NOTIFICATION FROM HP ****************************************************************** Excessive Fan Noise from GeForce 9500GS Graphics Card...
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    Windows 7 BIOSTAR TA790GX, AMD PHENOM II X4 - working, but as good as it could? drivers?

    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 7 A number of errors

    Motherboard: Asus M3A78-CM AM2+ Video card: N9500GT-1GDS Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 7750 Kuma 2.7 GHZ Dual Core Case/psu: Raidmax Dirk-Tooth Newegg.com - RAIDMAX SMILODON ATX-612WBP Black 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case With 500W Power Supply - Computer Cases Ram: 4GB...
  15. Windows 7 How Much power does your system use?

    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
  16. Windows 7 New Case

    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. Link Removed Now don't get me wrong I love my Raid-Max case but it is too...