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The secondary PC in my signature is due for an upgrade, or at least I'm ready to upgrade it. I've thought about waiting for Zen to release but then I'm jumping into new architecture and I'm not sure I want to do that as I assume there will be some problems to work out. That literally leaves me...

Got a buddy with an AM3+ mobo currently running an Athlon II x2 (maybe 260?). That build was centered around a strict budget with hand-me-downs. Well I'd guess primarily the Athlon II is showing it's age at this point as he is having some stuttering issues gaming. Because he has an AM3+ mobo...

I'm curious if anyone has any thoughts or has run across this problem before. I just put together a Skylake build last night - 6600k, 8GB G.Skill DDR4 memory, PNY 240GB SSD, with a Diamond 7970 3GB GPU and the mobo mentioned in the title. All went well, just a minor hiccup figuring out how to...

I have some hardware I'll never use again and hope someone else can get some use out of it. AMD Sempron - Free (just pay shipping) - out of a Dell 1501 laptop. Specs AMD Turion 64-bit X2 - Free (just pay shipping) - Bought for the Dell 1501 laptop but I think it's TDP was too high for the...

Specifically a quad core, or six core FX chip. On a pretty tight budget so looking at a max of $60. If you have something close price could be negotiated. Thanks in advance!

I have an issue with an Asus U50F laptop. It's an 1156 Core i3 2.13GHz CPU, 4 gig of ram and something like a 320 gig HDD. The problem seems to be that the CPU heatsink fan isn't working properly/at all. Laptop will start up fine and run but some things I've noticed before I explain the...

After a lot of trial and error I've got my ideal water cooling loop set up. I started with an XSPC kit and wound up using most of XSPC's stuff minus their pump as it made more noise than I wanted. Instead I upgraded a Switftech pump. (it's the one that's very popular with water coolers and has...

For the last hour maybe more I've been studying pumps for a future upgrade. I just got an XSPC kit and I'm already in the works to move pieces of it (pump/reservoir mainly) over to another machine and upgrade mine. (I knew finally pulling the trigger on a water loop setup I'd learn more of what...

Probably an easy question for the water cooling guru's. I'm very close to pulling the trigger on buying a water cooling kit after some long debates and discussions on alternatives with others. The tubing size I'm going to roll with is 7/16" ID, and 5/8" OD. I'm pretty well sold on getting...

Hopefully within a couple months I'll finally have the money saved to pull the trigger and get a water cooling kit. The good news about it being down the road a bit is I've been able to research a lot on what I should/shouldn't do, as well as check out the pictures of everyone's setup. One...

Couple weeks ago I started a thread asking about the Antec 620 and got some good responses back that turned me off on picking it up but instead going in the direction of a "real" water cooling setup. XSPC seems the way I'm going to go. I've done some general Googling searches on water cooling...

Newegg is going to have this cooler on sale at 1:00 Eastern time today via Shell Shocker deal. Looking at what it is currently going for, which isn't bad I'm seriously thinking about picking it up once it's discounted even more. My question is: For the price, is it worth it? Strictly comparing...

I just bought a Zalman CNPS9500A off ebay. Was listed as Manufacture refurbished. The price was good, seller had a 100% rating so I went ahead and bought it. Figured if I had any real problems I wouldn't be out much money if it didn't work. Only problem I have is it was missing the AMD clip...

Title pretty much says it. What's the highest video card you'd team up with an Athlon II? I'm thinking a 6850 would be a good video card to get right now. Price and performance are both pretty good. Plus it should hold up down the line when the Athlon II is upgraded. Note: It's a dual...

*Note - I have this thread in the Case Mod Gallery because that's where most of desk setup threads are, but later decided this part of the forum probably gets more views. Does anyone know of any PC desks that "look" like the Fredrik or Jerker desks from Ikea? The closest Ikea to me is in...

Does anyone know of any PC desks that "look" like the Fredrik or Jerker desks from Ikea? The closest Ikea to me is in Canton, MI, problem is they don't have the Fredrik in stock, and it's been discontinued so they won't have it in stock. I've also asked them about shipping between stores and...

Basically, I'm interested in getting a UPS for my PC. Tigerdirect has this UPS on sale and I'm wondering if it's good enough for what I'm powering. We do have random power outages. Sometimes the power comes right back on, sometimes it stays off for a while. I only need something around 3...

I know someone has asked in the past in a case build thread, only I don't remember where. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007533%2050002120&IsNodeId=1&name=NZXT What do you call those cables that have the wires protected all individually? I think they look...

Quick question. Did something happen from a year ago that has driven up HDD prices, not just a little bit but over 200%? I'm not saying the HDD I got a year ago I didn't get via an online deal, but what I got for $99 a year on Newegg, now costs $249. I would have assumed it would drop in...

Friend has an Athlon 64 x2 CPU with 3 GB of ram. I know most video cards today would all be bottle necked by that setup. Luckily the budget for a GPU in this machine is 75 bucks. The biggest limiting factor might be the PSU though... It's only a 350 watt and he doesn't want to upgrade...

From looking online I feel like I'm getting mixed results on which card is better, plus I know none of these reviews take the two cards I'm looking at into consideration. So between these two cards, which do you think is better? I use the video card for gaming, Crysis, FarCry 2, SCII, Sup Com...

I'm doing some upgrading on a PC that is currently running a XFX 5750. The PC is running an Athlon II x2 which I'll be upgrading to a Phenom II x4 955 BE. Currently, this person plays Sims 3, and Civilization IV on the machine. Budget for a new video card is a high of 150 bucks. I'm wondering...

I just recently got a new CPU cooler for my i7 930 and have successfully over clocked it to 3.8 GHz on stock voltage. I don't plan to go any higher b/c I'm right where I want to be as far as temps go, and I am happy with the OC. My question is whether it matters if you achieve the overclock...