Recent content by ojb100

How would I actually check the pcie speed?

Ever since I moved, I've had issues with my SAPPHIRE 100352-3L Radeon HD 7950 3GB 384-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card. I assumed that my computer being rattled in my car for an extended period may have loosened parts in my computer (it had been in my car...

Posted this in the VC & Graphics section but I may find better results in this section: I'm receiving the a message "error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid." I think the cause of it was when I downloaded CCC online but then re-downloaded it when I...

I'm receiving the a message "error applying transforms. Verify that the specified transform paths are valid." I think the cause of it was when I downloaded CCC online but then re-downloaded it when I inserted the AMD driver CD. I noticed that there was 2 Install managers. It allowed me to...

One more build I'd like compare, a suggestion from another computer forum. This exceeds my budget by $50, so would this build warrant the extra $50? This guy also commented that the Best Buy guy's build was crap and countered it with this build. CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4GHz Quad-Core...

I still need a mouse, keyboard, and monitor but I'm not including that in the budget, I plan to just use a cheap version of those items and upgrade the very next chance I get. I'm trying to do research and learn the importance of each part as I go but at this point the best I can do is go off...

Hah, ok well that build is completely scrapped, thanks for the insight.

I appreciate the replies. In the future I may update to a bluray drive but at this time it is not a priority for my computer and prefer not to spend the extra money on something I probably wouldn't use much at this time. Today I started talking with a Best Buy Employee who loved building...

Provided more info in my original post, thanks.

EDIT: This was a build suggestion from another forums and was the only suggested build I got. My knowledge of PC equipment is pretty low and the only thing that has given me enough courage to build a PC (without too much fear of messing it up) is that there are many step by step guides for it...