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    What new SSDs are you looking forward to? Model & technology wise

    As the thread name implies, what is the next good thing to come in your opinion?
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    Finding rare top-tier notebook RAM sticks

    Any ideas where I could find these RAM pieces? They appear to be the perfect RAM for my old laptop. http://hexus.net/tech/news/ram/17673-a-data-releases-low-voltage-ddr2-so-dimm-memory/ Super fast and low-voltage, would love to dual-channel them.
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    Is there an SSD to last for decades? What is the most reliable SSD now?

    I want to update a laptop with an SSD and since it only has SATA2 connection, speed doesn't really matter and I really want a reliable one. So this brings me to two questions: 1. Can an SSD last for decades? Are there any models that could possibly claim such? 2. What is the most reliable SSD...
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    Upgrading old elitebook 8530w(cpu, gpu, screen): Nvidia Quadro fx 770M to fx 880M

    Hello, do you think this upgrade would work? Please do not discuss the usefulness of these upgrades. Things I have considered so far: * There is no information about anyone doing this anywhere on the internet. * The cards look similar on paper: both use MXM connectors, both are 35W, both are...
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    LG Super Resolution+ how does it work? Looks wonderful!

    Hello, so I got an LG display and tried this super resolution function for the first time in the menu. Internet browser looked weird and choppy, but then I started a game (Pillars of Eternity) and set super resolution to High. And omg, it's just so good! I can now clearly see every little...
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    Does anyone have LG 23MP68VQ? Cheap 75hz IPS Freesync. Is its anti-glare bad?

    Hello, I plan to buy this display: http://www.lg.com/hk_en/monitor/lg-23MP68VQ-P I'm wondering if the anti-glare coating is as bad as some of the previous LG displays? I know LG is notorious for having too much anti-glare coating on some of their products. If anyone here has this...
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    Windows mysteriously refuse to boot/load at all (detective needed)

    Hello, I have enountered a strange problem. My PC is as in the signature. I have an SSD with Windows 10 and HDD with Windows 8. Normally, I only use my SSD with Windows 10. So I was on my SSD and ran defragmenter to defragment the HDD. I left home and came back a few hours later to find...
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    Can't update windows 10

    I'm on build 10240, trying to update to 10586. Windows Update downloads and prepares 10586 for installation. Then it asks me to restart. When I restart, usually nothing happens or sometimes percentage of update goes to 100%. Either way, the update is not installed and still asks me to restart...
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    flashing bios r9 200 to 300 series - posibru?

    Or imposibru? For example R9 285 to 380? http://techreport.com/news/28231/official-specs-confirm-300-series-radeon-rebrands I thought 280x is rebranded into 380x but apparently 280x has a different memory bandwidth? http://www.hwcompare.com/29485/radeon-r9-280x-vs-radeon-r9-380x/
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    How I fixed a situation with powder brush

    So I bought a new sound card and to install it I had to move my graphics card from PCIe2 to PCIe3 slot (it was in PCI2 because it was better for ventilation that way) and when I installed into PCI3 my PC refused to recognize there's a card in the PC no matter what I did - changed bios settings...
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    Windows 10 Updates: They want to slip a useless once-used HW driver update

    Hello, so now I'm in this situation where Windows is waiting to download/install regular Windows updates, but the problem is, my sister used my PC to download a few music tracks into her Samsung smartphone, once. She will never be using my PC ever again. Yet, Windows Update insists that I...
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    W10 Cortana: 50mb process that cannot be removed?

    Hello, I have spent the last few hours configuring my Windows 10 to my liking, however there are still things that I wasn't able to do. One of them is making Windows Updates optional as in W7 and W8. Unfortunately I've come to believe this is just not possible :colbert: The other one, however...
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    Intel SSD 330

    Hello everyone, Is Intel SSD 330 a good series, when compared to 530 or 730? On itself? Is 120USD a good price for Intel 330 240GB ?
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    Giving away Rome II code to first poster

    Hello, I have a ROME II Total War code for Steam. I don't want to play it so I can send the code via PM to the first poster. Please only apply if you don't pirate games and actually want to try that.
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    Repairing PC display

    Hello, I have (had?) a Phillips 23" IPS display. My, uh, girlfriend, uh, hit it on the top in a midst of a rage and it stopped working. The screen itself is a little shattered, but only on the upper part of the screen, near the top. Structure of the frame is integrate. Could someone give me...
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    Installing two W8s on one disk/japanese language pack?

    Hello, my GF needs to have W7/W8/W10 copy on her laptop for an IT related job. She currently has 8.1 English installed. is it possible to switch japanese/english on her current Windows? (it should be all japanese, so Control Panel would be in japanese, etc) Or should I try to install a second...
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    Is it possible to create your own sound card from various parts?

    Is it? For example someone very rich, could they hire someone who knows audio electronics well and pay them ~50000 to assemble the best electronics parts and build a custom card? I assume the software part wouldn't be a problem because sound processor manufacturers produce the drivers. The other...
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    Upgrade path for a bum: G860 > G3258

    Hello, so I'm thinking about upgrading my PC. (it's in the signature) I was thinking about upgrading my cpu (G860 Pentium) to the new, cheap and unlocked haswell G3258. Is it worth it? I could probably do this with minimal investment. With a slight overclock to about 3.5ghz I'd expect a ~33%...
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    Overclocking displays

    Hello, so I'm getting a new display and was thinking if I could overclock it to 70hz. Has anyone tried it with similar displays and what were the results and methods used? I am getting this display (Philips 234E5QHSB) http://download.p4c.philips.com/files/2/234e5qhsb_93/234e5qhsb_93_pss_.pdf
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    Installing two versions of Windows on one PC

    Hello, I have one hard disk with one partition and Windows 8 in it. Can I also install Windows XP so I can use sometimes one, sometimes the other? How would I go about doing that?
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    What is the best Creative sound card?

    Hello, I would like to get ahold of the best Creative sound card I can get. I am not rich, I'm just a stupid guy who wants that :rolleyes: I live in a second world country, so no newegg or similar sites here. Ebay unfortunately is also off-limits I suppose. Currently I have three options: Sound...
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    Are Creative cards really that good for gaming?

    Hello, I have a Xonar D1 card, howver I was thinking of selling it and buying a Creative Sound Blaster Z. Should I ? I've read in many articles that the Sound Blaster card really makes a difference in games. Plus it has EAX, which is useful to me. So is it worth it? Would be using it with 2.0...
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    Creative Sound Blaster Z |versus| ASUS Xonar D1

    Hello, I was wondering, which one of these two sound cards can be considered better? I am mainly gaming and listening to music. Don't really care about movies. One obvious advantage of Sound Blaster is that it has EAX support. Xonar D1 also has EAX support, but only in some games. And there are...
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    Diablo 2 mods

    Hello, are there are Diablo 2 mods that are considered the best? The modders had years to polish the game and I'm sure there are many gems around. Any suggestions? I know Diablo 1: Hellfire has an immense mod. I don't know how or why, but someone seems to be working on this mod "The Hell"...
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    Corrupted BIOS?

    Hello, I have an old Lenovo Thinkcenter computer with 2gb RAM Intel E4600 integrated graphics I tried updating BIOS in windows (xp) and it failed. Computer still worked well, until I restarted it and then it didn't boot, it was just black screen. After that, I tried resetting cmos by...
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    hdmi 1.3 vs hdmi 1.4

    Hello, I want to choose a hdmi cable for my gtx 550ti to connect to Dell S2340L. It's either a oxygenless copper, golden plated one 1.3: https://www.skytech.lt/04857oem-4world-kabelis-hdmi-hdmi-apipintas-nailonu-paauksuotas-18m-oem-p-129491.html or A "premium" (I don't know what it actually...
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    New computer doesn't work :(

    Hello, I have a new sandy bridge pc and it failed to launch. Please share any ideas why this could be the problem. I have MSI H61m P31/w8 ; Enermax 525w Pro82+ Other parts don't matter I suppose. I think I installed everything correctly. Then I turned power on, but computer didn't make a sound...
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    Can ASUS DirectCU TOP BIOS be installed on a non-TOP card?

    I have this card: http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/ENGTX550_Ti_DCDI1GD5/ Can I install BIOS of this card? http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/ENGTX550_Ti_DC_TOPDI1GD5/#overview Has anyone attempted this? Maybe with a different ASUS card?
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    Is there any quality difference between old and new GPUs?

    Is there any quality difference in games like Skyrim (no dx11 or physx) from for example 8800gt to 650gtx ?
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    windows 8 CP-RP upgrade to RTM? - Possible!

    http://www.techspot.com/news/49880-workaround-lets-you-upgrade-from-windows-8-betas-to-the-rtm.html Please let us know if you try this method. Sounds like it might just work. I have too many games installed to just clean install windows 8 RTM.
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    help me choose headphones and mp3 player

    Hello, please help me choose. Here are the lists I can choose from: http://www.skytech.lt/ausines-lankeliu-headphones-headset-c-270_971_169.html?f=g(),p(),k(5.49,3053)&pav=0&sort=5a&sand=1&grp=1&pagesize=500...
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    Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition

    Hello, so the legend is being reborn in 42days. Excited anyone? http://baldursgate.com/index.en.html
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    color/video quality between GPUs

    I'm sure this was discussed before, but these threads are rare, so please bare me. I want to discuss color/video quality of different GPUs. Is there a difference between latest radeon and geforce? Is there a difference between 6600Gt and 680gtx ? Perhaps it all depends on the display solely...
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    Playing PS3 games on PC?

    Hello, is there any way to play PS3 games on PC? Any kind of emulators or something like that?
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    Intel Management Engine Driver

    Hello, so there's a new update with Driver Genius program I'm using. It downloaded newest beta drivers for IME. Any ideas what could it have possibly changed? There's the only link I've found in google...
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    How to use RAM as cache?

    Hello, so I've heard that it's possible to use RAM memory for cache instead of HDDs or SSDs memory? Supposed to be faster and helps for the HDDs or SSDs longevity? Could someone explain more about this and guide me into doing this? I'm not using half of 8gb RAM anyway.
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    6.0 surround

    Hello, what do you think about 6.0 surround system? Is it a good idea? Thank you.
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    Skyrim mods

    Hello, I was biding my time, waiting for Skyrim to be well patched and modded before playing it myself :sneaky: And the day has come. However I'm lost because there are just so many mods out there. Could someone help me choose? My PC is the one in the signature, so please no mods that are too...
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    choosing a display

    Hello, please help me choose the best among these displays. What matters to me is resolution of 19xx x 1xxx, 2ms response time or less and more than 60Hz frequency. Of course I would also like having good visual quality and good color reproduction and good all-round quality. Thank you for any...
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    Gigabyte dual uefi bios Qflash problem

    Hello, I have this mb: http://www.gigabyte.us/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4091#bios So I assembled the PC and everything is fine, but when I try to Q-Flash BIOS to a new version, it recognizes the new bios file, starts loading it but then it tells me something like "Your flash utility is...