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    Is this right?

    My computer seems to be on strike - or at least on a work slow-down. I may be on the wrong section to ask this but hoped I might get an answer here - Do these numbers look right? ID : 1910954 Submitted by I52500K-PC | Sat, 16 Jul 2011 20:51:54 +0200 | Validated by CPU-Z 1.58 Intel...
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    USB Ports Not Working

    Thought I had done that already - must have just thought about up dating them. That did it! Thanks!!!
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    Z68 Motherboard Discussion...

    You have to watch out for cooler / memory clearance - my Thermalrake Frio covers the first memory slot making it unsuable. I'm either going to have to do a little shaving on the fan shroud or memory heatsink if I every try to use that slot.
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    MB, CPU, etc. Temp Monitor??

    Try this: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html or this: http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/addons.html
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    USB Ports Not Working

    My new build seems to have a problem - I only have 2 USB ports that appear to have any power. I have 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports that are working fine and 6 2.0/1.0 that apparently are not. The only port a mouse, printer, etc. seem to work in are the 3.0 ports. They will not work at all in the...
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    Help me choose motherboard for i5 2500k cpu

    One pin in the cpu socket was noticeably longer than the rest so there was no way the cpu could ever function - to me, that equals crap.
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    Help me choose motherboard for i5 2500k cpu

    I just finished my new build - started with an ASRock Extreme 4 - It was crap - RMA'd it and got a Gigabyte z68X-UD3-B3 - Love it! Easy with no problem install and booted right up - I'd highly reccomend this board - you will need a GPU with it.
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    Gulp! Help! I'm in deep poop!

    I just rma'd the board.
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    Gulp! Help! I'm in deep poop!

    The MB is out of the case. The only thing hooked up is one stick of ram, the cpu and cooler and the gpu. I have tried two different sticks of ram in every slot on the board. It still flashes a3 - enable ide
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    Gulp! Help! I'm in deep poop!

    OK, I undid everything - took out everything I had installed. Even took the CPU out and made sure it was in right. I hooked up one stick of ram, and installed a gpu that I know works. It now is flashing an A3 code - enable ide? I don't have any drives hooked up. I hate to sound naive but I...
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    Gulp! Help! I'm in deep poop!

    I just finished my first real attempt at a new build and absolutely nothing works (except the fans). Everything is brand new: Case - Coolermaster HAF 912 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product CPU - i5 2500k - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product CPU Cooler -...
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    A do it all PC - thoughts please?

    When did that combo appear? I looked for one a couple of days ago and couldn't find a 2500k combined with anything! Damn!
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    Need Help Quick! My order was cancelled!

    Excuse my stupidity but is there a two card arrangement at a total of $300 or less that will out perform what I was originally trying to do?
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    Need Help Quick! My order was cancelled!

    I tried everything under the sun - the addresses in this town are totally screwed and won't GPS out - I tried to explain that to her but somewhere between my Texan Anglish and whatever the hell she was speaking we couldn't reach an understanding. Right now all I've got is 1600X900 . Hoping to...
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    Need Help Quick! My order was cancelled!

    I made the mistake of trying to do business with Superbizz in an attempt to save a couple of bucks - never again - four days after I order they refuse to ship to my address. Long story short: I had ordered a Sapphire Radeon HD6950 2GB DDR5 from them - price looked decent. That board is not in...