Search results

  1. I

    MSI GL62 broken hinge cover.

    Yeah, so I broke that lol. Clumsy tired hands and cheapo build quality don't match so well. Anyway, I'm not sure where to even buy something like that, it's not crucial, laptop works fine, even great after ssd install which led to the damage, but it looks very broken without that hinge cover...
  2. I

    How to maximize small file read speeds?

    So.. I've 4 little programs to run and crunch numbers, they have to read from their own pool of 40GB of files sized 15KB-33KB each. As you can imagine that is slow off an HDD. I'm just messing around on my laptop but when I move to the desktop it won't be much quicker unless I do something...
  3. I

    Tablet with Excel?

    I've got some very large spreadsheets I work on with my laptop but sometimes I just need to work on small parts or write some functions and wish I didn't need to lug the laptop around for that. Is there a cheaper tablet that runs Excel?.. or some alternative compatible with excel? At first I...
  4. I

    Excel 2010 x64 crashing with ram usage above 50% :(

    Before I search out an excel forum I thought I'd ask here. I'm using Excel 2010 x64 and have run into an issue where if my total system ram usage goes above 50% Excel crashes. I had 8GB in my desktop, windows 7 with all it's doo dats generally runs with less than 2GB, with my spreadsheets first...
  5. I

    3610QM vs. 2670QM. What should I get?

    Hi all, how much of an improvement would a lappy with 3610QM be in practice over the 2670QM? I'm considering machines with either chip and needless to say the 2670QM is much cheaper but in benchmarks seems to be just a step behind. I use EXCEL with large spreadsheets (need 16GB of ram to keep...
  6. I

    Need laptop with 16GB RAM, or expandable to 16GB

    Hi again everyone, I'm looking for a laptop that can do 16GB of ram, this is my #1 requirement, I don't play games at all but I have some rather large spreadsheets that forced me to upgrade my desktop already to 16GB and now I need to take my work on the road. At the PC shops and even...
  7. I

    [SOLVED] Asus laptop hangs @ "Checking NVRAM"..

    nevermind.. it's fixed itself, for now anyway.
  8. I

    Removing HD without "Safely Remove Hardware", bad to do?

    I've a BlacX HD dock that I pop 3.5" drives into for backups and such, my MOBO has an eSata port that works great in Win7 but is unusable in Boot media like acronis and other recovery/imaging tools. So, I went out and bought an eSata bracket to connect to one of the internal SATA ports. This...
  9. I

    Wireless N, how fast should it be?

    I've a home network of 2 laptops and 1 desktop connected through a TP-Link Wireless N Modem/Router. With the size of files these days I'm taking interest in router speed but I'm new at this, I'm pretty sure I'm getting horrible speeds though.. the fastest a transfer between two machines ever...
  10. I

    i7-870: Typical full load temp at stock speed?

    Hi guys, I got around to putting my rig together today but being really damn tired after work I'm not sure if I didn't totally mess up with the tim and placing the HS (among other things). I think I lost contact when I was centering the HS but screwed it in anyway so I might have a bunch of...
  11. I

    EDIT: nevermind.. delete

    Hi :)
  12. I

    2 SATA3 hard drives, only one SATA3 cable

    So while I was waiting for some of my build parts to come in the mail I went in to a local shop and picked up a WD 640GB SATAIII hard drive. Now I unpack it all and realize I've only 1 SATAIII cable and 2 SATAII cables with the mobo, the other drive is a WD 1TB SATAIII HD and the idea was to...
  13. I

    OnHop, Cendirect or PC-Canada for monitors?

    Hi guys, I'm looking to pick up an NEC EA231WMI-BK LCD monitor and these 3 vendors have the lowest price, I can get the screen at my door for the same price that Newegg quotes before taxes and fees which is a big difference ($330 at my door vs. ~$390 at door from Newegg). I don't know about...
  14. I

    What's important when choosing RAM?

    Hey guys, if I'm buying ram for an i7-870 build and plan to try an OC what specs should the ram meet? Sorry about the stupid question, I was going to do my first build last year but that fell through. I was given lots of advice then but because it was so long ago I can't remember this...
  15. I

    Pre-installed Win7 machine, can I run dual partitions?

    I'm buying a cheap new desktop with Win7 for my parents and my sister (probably like an acer or something), I'm assuming no Win7 disc will be included because they never are just a "system recovery" type deal. Trouble is my sister is a destroyer of all things electronic, I really want to put...
  16. I

    Something like Ram Booster for Win7?

    Yeah, so I'm a long time WinXP user and for XP I had (still have somewhere) this program called Ram Booster which basically dumps stuff from ram freeing it up for whatever you plan on doing with your machine, usually it was a good idea to run it before loading a videogame or app that needs a lot...
  17. I

    Something like Ram Booster for Win7?

    Yeah, so I'm a long time WinXP user and for XP I had (still have somewhere) this program called Ram Booster which basically dumps stuff from ram freeing it up for whatever you plan on doing with your machine, usually it was a good idea to run it before loading a videogame or app that needs a lot...
  18. I

    Storring internal HDDs used for hot swapping safely?

    Hey guys, I've bought a Thermaltake BlacX to salvage some data off a damaged laptop drive and now I'm thinking of getting a 3.5" HDD or two to use as an external backup/storage solution. I'm wondering if there is anything I can buy to help keep the drives safe from damage when I put them away...
  19. I

    Old printer + Windows 7 = poop

    Ok, this isn't a do or die situation for me but I thought I'd ask since it might be an easy answer for someone else on here. I've got an old desktop upstairs running XP hooked up to an HP Laserjet 1000 printer, I've got a laptop running Win7 on the same network. Trouble is, HP are being dicks...
  20. I

    HDD Sata hotswap bay question

    For those that have one of these in your system, I'm just wondering, does the drive get really hot? I'm looking to buy something like THIS and stick it up into one of the 5.25 bays in my case to do weekly storage backups and clone my OS drive periodically, this will be really convenient if it...
  21. I

    How should I set up my storage?

    Hey guys, I need help deciding on the storage setup to use in my new build. I'm putting a system together for graphic design work that I'll be doing on Win XP64, I want to keep that install clean and light so everything else like games and other programs I want to put on a seperate OS (most...
  22. I

    Q about RAM voltages

    When buying ram should I pay attention to what voltage it's specified to run at? I'm hoping to OC an i7 920 to about 3.4-3.6Ghz which seems to be what most people are getting stable easily and that's what I need, easy(relatively speaking) since I'm new to this and it'll probably be complicated...
  23. I

    Silverstone FT01 - can I improve GPU cooling somehow?

    For my build I'm getting the silverstone fortress, after checking out many boxes live in local stores I realized I can't use any other case, it just looks nice (to my eyes). However, some reviews I've read mention that everything cools well except the GPU, which in fact cools horribly. Well...
  24. I

    Currently available i7 coolers?

    What lga1366 coolers are available right now? Locally or at major online places in Canada I only found Noctuas, TRUE and TT V1's.. of these I'm thinking I'll be picking up a Noctua if nothing else is available. The noctua seems to perform well from the benchmarks and reviews I've seen...
  25. I

    ASUS p6t deluxe V2 or V1

    So, what is the difference between these boards, does anyone know? I'm looking to buy parts for my build now after lots of research and while comparing prices for this board I noticed there is a V2 now.. I'm having a hard enough time deciding on everything else now this happens :(
  26. I

    Looking for help building i7 920 system

    Hi all, I need a pc mainly for working in AutoCad and 3dsMax, I'll also play games on it but its not the main concern. This will be my first time building a rig which is why after all the reading I've done I still need some help as well as suggestions and comments before I go ahead. Any...