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I've recently built a new rig, and I'm having severe FPS drops on my main monitor while I pull up anything on a browser on my second monitor. Both of my monitors are DVI only (overclockable version with single input) Both are running at 96hz via dual link DVI. The MSI 980 Ti only has one, so...

Recently bought a 980 from newegg and got a copy, not interested in the game so looking to sell. Looking for $20.

As title says, looking to buy a i7-3770k processor. Box and original stuff would be great, but not entirely necessary.

Dear readers, I find myself using my computer more and more as of lately. It's something I enjoy and where I spend the majority of my free time (this is true for the past 15 years of my life). With that being said, it's one of the few places I like to indulge and treat myself. I consider it...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web, Gaming, Movies, Streams, Music, Light Photoshop/Video editing. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? I'd like to keep this as most bang for budget as possible, I'll be happy with 97% performance...

Hello everyone, Why am I here today? Well I find myself in the middle of a decision that I've been in struggle with for a few weeks. I'm hoping that with some help from everyone I will have a more clear idea of where to go from here. What exactly is my concern? Well below is my...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This HTPC will be hooked up to my big screen, receiver (HDMI), and speakers home theater. I plan to watch streams of all kinds, listen to my music collection/online music, rip blu-rays onto HDD and play them back at a...

Hi All, I wanted to bring some theory discussion to the table, because as much as I like to budget, plan, and build new computers - I also like to think about them (I guess that confirms my nerdiness). Everyone I hope knows what the law of diminishing returns is, if not, you will by the...

Hey folks, I've read a ton of the stickies, lurked for a long time, have researched an overwhelming amount of information. I'm finally in a position where I can begin to act on my itch for a HTPC/entertainment center setup. I'm 23, employed, making a decent living, and single. Live...

Hello folks, I've read/searched just about every single thread here in the past few months, along with other countless places. It seems like for every good review of a monitor, someone has a bad one about it. It's left me undecided. I'm interested in purchasing 3 new monitors in the near...

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I had a motherboard with CPU pins that were very slightly bent, I thought I fixed them and booted up the computer. I was then confronted with this screen. I messed around with reseating the CPU, only 1 stick of ram, different harddrives etc., but given the problem starts at BIOS, and my...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This HTPC will be hooked up to my big screen, and eventually a stereo system (will be buying in a later date when I have more money). I plan to watch streams of all kinds, listen to my music collection/online music...

I recently picked up the new N600 Netgear, and installed it without much problem. I've recently been running into a issue while wired in on my desktop. "Error 7 (net::ERR_TIMED_OUT): The operation timed out." Some pages, randomly, but fairly often will be very unresponsive/time out...

Here are my current computer specs Case: Lian Li PC-60 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @2.4GHz Motherboard: MSI Platinum 975X LGA775 Video Card: eVGA GTX 260 (old core) Power Supply: Corsair 750TX Memory: G.SKILL DDR2-800 4GB (4x1GB) Harddrive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (storage) Harddrive...

Current computer specs: Case: Lian Li PC-60 Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @2.4GHz Motherboard: MSI Platinum 975X LGA775 Video Card: eVGA GTX 260 (old core) Power Supply: Corsair 750TX Memory: G.SKILL DDR2-800 4GB (4x1GB) Harddrive: Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB (storage) Harddrive 2: Seagate...

Disclaimer: Please forgive me ahead of time, I already know I may ask some very dumb questions – or make a dumb statement. I honestly wouldn’t ask the question if I wasn’t sure about the answer. I recently have acquired the “itch” to build a HTPC and/or a WHS for...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc I will be multi-tasking hardcore. Gaming, photoshop, web development, streaming/watching video, music, heavy use of Excel, web browsing and research - likely all at the same time. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and...

Here is my original post http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1555167 Official specs of the laptop: Display: 15.6” Full HD LED Display with Super Glossy Surface (1920 x 1080) Video: 1GB DDR3 Nvidia GeForce GT 425M GPU with Optimus Technology / Embedded Intel HD Graphics with Shared...

I have 2 monitors hooked up to my current GTX260. Both through DVI. I have a 42" Vizio with HDMI and I have a HDMI to DVI cable. Is there a switch/split, or another "convenient" way I can have my TV plugged into the DVI of my Video card at all times - possibly with a simple switch/keyboard...

I haven't pulled the trigger yet, just looking for some other opinions on the build. It would be paired with (3) 23" or 24" DELL UltraSharp IPS panels. Gaming, Video, Web Development, Multi-Tasking, Work etc., all around will be used for just about everything and likely at the same time.

I'm interested in buying a OCZ Vertex 2 OCZSSD3-2VTX120G 3.5" 120GB SATA II MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) for my new laptop. Before I spend the money, I was curious if there was any more technology (bigger, better, newer) regarding SSD's on the horizon that would deter me away from...

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I've never owned a laptop in my life, however I have owned plenty of desktops so I know my share. With graduation in the near future, and the real world of work ahead of me, I've found multiple occasions recently where it would have been beneficial to own a laptop. So I've come here to get some...

I am speculating the idea of purchasing a new computer, and I've come here for advice and help. I'm currently running on an E6600, MSI 975X, 2GB G.SKILL, and a GTX 260. It's actually holding up very well most of the parts are a bit over 4 years old, I replaced my old 8800GTX with the 260, and my...

Yesterday I found myself spending about 12 hours fooling around with the computer in my signature. First time in 2-3 years it has given me any sort of trouble what so ever. Where do I start? I don't use screen savers on my computer, I just set my monitors to turn off after 20 minutes of...

Hello everyone, It's good to be back here, haven't checked up on the forums for a while. Trying not to suck at life, and finish off my finance degree. I'm currently exploring the option of building a computer with my roommate (The computer in my signature has no relevance). Basically...

Someone asked me for help, and I told them I'd do my best. I really don't know much about the topic or what's all going to be expected, so I'm here for advice that I can forward onto them. I'm going to tell you all I know right now, and if more questions arise in order to get proper advice, I...

Hello HardForums, I'm going to keep this short and sweet. I ask for your advice/help in deciding what parts are going to be best for a future computer regarding the limitations and specs below to the best possibility. I have a relatively good idea of whats hot and whats not these days, just...

Pulled the trigger on all new parts today for a PC. Definitly looking forward to putting it together. It will be my 5th build ever. I just wanted to mabey get some insight on some people with similar hardware and mabey share some of your experiences? Anywhere heres what I got let me know what...

Hey HardForums, Been a while since I've checked out the forums, I have a lot of R/L stuff going on and things to do. Not much time to browse forums these days. I know this is a good place to ask questions when it comes down to PC's, so here I am. If you have any advice, feel free to post your...

Hey everyone, I am planning out a computer purchase for the near future. The computer will be brought to college and be traveling around quite often. Everyone other weekend the computer will move in the car for about 10 minutes. That dosen't include any LAN's I may want to attend. So that in...

Heres a few questions I have, someone who keeps up to date on thier hardware should know. With the rapid changes in technology I can never keep up with whats good and whats not. 1. When comparing a Opteron to a X2 what are the advantages and disadvantages? Specifictly a denmark 165 opteron...

We'll it is time to strike the wallet again. I have been there and done that, all of this before. It has been a few months since I have looked much as computer hardware, let alone read the forums to see whats new and whats a good buy. I have been down most of the roads with PC's. Whether it be...

We'll next year I am going to be leaving for college at Penn State. My major is business, so I am going to need a computer to complete college tasks, and game. My budget is going to be $1200.00-$1700.00 with a monitor. Also I do need a keyboard, mouse, and mousepad. The monitor has to be at...

So I'm looking into building yet another computer. This is going to take some work, because of all the requirements. But I think with everyone help, I can make it happen. Requirements: Case, Motherboard, Powersupply, CPU, CPU Fan, CPU Heatsink, Video Card, Memory, Harddrives, DVD Player, DVD...

After doing a lot of reading, and testing. I seem to still have a fear for stability. I am still a junior overclocker. I have only had 2 custom PC's, an alienware PC, and a DELL. My first PC was a DELL which was bought refurbished and has served its purpose. My second PC was a Alienware, I was...

Okay so heres the situation. I had my computer up and running for a while now even after I overclocked it. Everything was running just fine until I decided to attempt at some wiremanagment. I unplugged everything and basicly rebuilt the computer from square one. My wire managment was a small...

So here I am, with my new computer Case: Lian Li PC-V1000 Black Motherboard: DFI SLi-DR NF4 S939 Motherboard Bios: 623-3 Processor: AMD 64 X2 3800+ -- 2700Mhz; 270x10 @ 1.504v CPU Heatsink: Ninja Stealth CPU Fan: 120x38mm Panaflow High Speed Output Video Card: eVGA 7800GTX -- 475Mhz Core...

Well as we all know, building your own computer config/tweaking working on it is a long process. I particularly am not happy till everything till the smallest detail is fixed/completed. I was recommend to get some Round Floppy cables. I bought this http://www.svc.com/prc18fd2-blk.html. Now I...