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    Xonar Essence STX MIC Problem

    here's a link to the noise others here when im playing bf3.. http://www.mediafire.com/?gy39w20ddfjr933
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    Xonar Essence STX MIC Problem

    Hey guys, Recently I've been having a lot of static using a mic with this sound card. I use a voice chat program while playing battlefield 3. Within the past week, I bought a Asus Xonar Essence STX sound card and for some reason only (I've noticed) when I'm playing battlefield 3 and using a...
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    Is my CPU bad?

    yes it was on at the time, thanks for the replies Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
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    New Computer Build, Acting Strange

    I unplugged everything except my power supply/monitor and the error code is now one long beep, two short beeps. why would this change? This is from this forum post : http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=129806.0 : would the two short beeps indicate the two USB connectors I have plugged in...
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    New Computer Build, Acting Strange

    I'm building a new computer and have all the parts installed correctly, but the computer randomly turns on and off. Parts: CPU: intel i7 2600k CPU Cooler: Corsair H70 MOBO: msi p67a-gd65(b3) RAM: 16GB G. Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 GPU: evga gtx 580 PSU: Corsair AX850 I'm concerned...
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    Is my CPU bad?

    I spilled water on my entire computer recently, through the top of the case, and have been narrowing down what parts are still good. I'm fairly certain my motherboard is toast, I've tried multiple PSU's and I can't get any power to it. I'm curious if my CPU (i7 870) is still good? I'm...
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    Will replacing cat5 cable with cat6/6a cable help speed?

    Thanks. Networking is the one area I know absolutely nothing about beyond common knowledge.
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    Will replacing cat5 cable with cat6/6a cable help speed?

    I'm curious if I replace all my cables, from my dish receiver for my internet (yes, i live out in the middle of no where), to the cable that connects to my computer, with cat6 cables or cat6a cables vs. the cat5 cables it has now if it will help my download speeds at all. At minimum, I think I...
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    Avira (free) vs. Microsoft Security Essentials

    I've never had any problems with AVG's speed. I set it to high priority and it only takes maybe 2 minutes. I have a great PC though. Not sure if this is considered "long" these days?
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    Avira (free) vs. Microsoft Security Essentials

    Never heard of microsoft security essentials, is it better than AVG free?
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    Multi-SSD/OS Question

    Thanks Mike! I forgot all about that in bios, I'm still getting used to having no jumper pins.
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    Multi-SSD/OS Question

    I'm awaiting new parts for a new computer build in the mail. My old computer was destroyed via a large cup of water. I'm assuming my SSD with my OS is still good from it. So, I'm going to put win7 on a new SSD, and I will want to get the information off my old SSD (which also has win7 on it)...
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    water spill on corsair ax850

    I replaced the power supply, and the computer still will not turn on, what to do next?
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    water spill on corsair ax850

    Would I cause any more damage by attempting to turn the computer on again after everything is dry?
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    water spill on corsair ax850

    I shouod mention it wasnt a whole lot of water that got inside the psu from what i can tell, if that makes a difference.
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    water spill on corsair ax850

    Hi guys, I had a glass of water spill into the top of my computer and the computer immediatley shut off and the power led was blinking. I took everything apart for the most part and towel dried it all. I used compressed air to get water out of the unreachable areas. What concers me is my power...
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    I finally got it to recognize the drives in disk management, but I cannot do anything with them, not even format. I right click and goto properties and windows says it's running fine.
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    Just tried a different SATA port as well, nothing..
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    Different SATA cables didn't work. I don't want to format the drives at this point anyway, since they have data on them I want.
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    I will try a different SATA cable later tonight; although, I don't know why this one wouldn't work when it worked on another drive. I can also hear the disk spin up, so I know it's at least getting power.
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    I had win7 on my previous rig and had no problems running win7 from the raptor itself.
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    intel i7 870 CPU corsair h50 cpu cooler msi P55-GD65 motherboard evga 8800 GT (upgrading soon) vertex 2 90GB SSD Samsung F3 1TB GSkill 8GB Ram 1600 cooler master cm690 ii advanced LG blu-ray optical drive and i've installed all drivers related to my mobo, i have windows7 installed on my ssd...
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    win7 won't recognize hard drive, bios does

    I can't figure out why windows 7 will not recognize two of my hard drives from my old computer. I built a new computer and am transferring all three hard drives data onto my new hard drives. The first one worked fine, it was a hitachi deskstar, but the next two, which are both WD raptors, aren't...
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    nVidia please slash those prices thanks to AMD.

    Any news on when the 480 will drop in price? This is the last piece to my puzzle, I'm on my new machine running my old 8800GT, I want to upgrade the final piece!
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    Big Price Drops on NVIDIA Cards Coming

    Will this have any bearing on the 480 for now or will that come later..?
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    Is overclockng a video card hard?

    Meaning better hardware? Thanks for the responses, I think I will attempt to OC it on my own and save a few bucks.
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    Is overclockng a video card hard?

    I'm currently debating about what video card to get, the 480, factory OC or normal. It's the last thing I need to purchase for my new computer. I want the best available right now, so I'm wanting to get an OC version of a card. Although, to save money would it be hard to buy the stock card and...
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    Help me with ideas on a CM 690 II w/ an H50

    That's a pretty good idea, is it pulling enough cold air from the front that far into the case? I quickly tried to place mine there and it was a really tight squeeze, I'll have to look at if I can actually get it in there with the tubes on the side like yours, I may just have to have the tubes...
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    Help me with ideas on a CM 690 II w/ an H50

    Thanks for the suggestion, I'm curious what temperatures you're getting when setting it to exhaust? I have some extra 120mm case fans. If I set it up as an exhaust at the rear I would have to bring enough cold air into the case for the radiator to be effective wouldn't I? Then I would have...
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    Help me with ideas on a CM 690 II w/ an H50

    Hi all, Recently purchased the CM 690 II Advanced case and a Corsair H50. With so many fan options in this case I'm having a heck of a time trying to decide where I need to put all my fans. The case itself can hold up to 10 fans, but I'm not going to be using that many...
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    fermi now or wait for amds 6 series?

    Just curious on why/how the prices on current cards will drop next week when these cards won't hit the shelves till these dates?
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    600w ok for gtx480

    http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
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    MSI P55-GD65 or GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P

    I in fact will do that sir, after I found the msi at Micro Center for only $109.99 AR I couldn't pass that up. http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0317949
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    Due to my monitor choice and the 3D capability I want to have, I'm gonna stick with nVidia. I have had two ATI cards in the past (long long ago) and both have been incompatible with games before. I know this is the past, but nVidia has grown on me during that time.
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    Hopefully nothing above 3.8Ghz, and I plan on getting this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16824236092 monitor, so I'll probably be at 1920x1080, it's recommended resolution.
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    MSI P55-GD65 or GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4P

    Any owners of these two boards or any suggestions on one over the other? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...^13-128-409-TS I'm leaning toward the MSI but have never owned one of their boards. Reviews below msi - http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/msi_p55gd65/ gigabyte -...
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    I was planning on the AX850 from Corsair. I have a i7 870 which will be slightly overclocked, nothing extreme. Should that work with two 480's?
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    Thanks for this find, it was exactly what I was looking for. Given the replies, I think I'm going to go with a 480 for now and upgrade to 480 SLI later on down the road, maybe 6mos to a year from now. Thanks guys.
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    If I did this and later upgraded to 480 SLI would the 8x/8x bottleneck the 480's at all? Didn't know if the 480 was any different than the 460 in SLI regarding this. Thanks.
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    Help with SLI.. 460's vs 480

    Can I ask why you guys would get a 480 over the two 460's? http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/181?vs=158 There are plenty of other reviews, as I'm sure you know that prefer the SLI 460 setup. Also, thanks for the information about the 8x/8x