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    Upgrade system

    I have $430 in Amazon Rewards and was thinking I should cash in an upgrade my system. Current setup. Mobo: AsRock Z77 Pro4 CPU: Intel i5 3570k GPU: Radeon 7870 PSU: OCZ 700w HDD: Seagate 1TB SSD: Samsung 120 Mb Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8Gb Ram Was thinking of getting a 1070 or 1080 but...
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    Ethernet Switch Problem

    Hello All. First, let me start out by saying that everything works fine as is now but when I try to do what I would like to with my setup it stops working. My house is brand new and I had Cat5e run through the walls to every room. Currently, my cable comes into the basement, runs to my modem...
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    New gut same case

    Hello all. Looking to upgrade my computer guts and was on tech buyer guru and found this build. Total cost: $2,019.00 CPU Intel Core i7-6700K - $357.00 Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z170X-Gaming 5 - $177.00 Video Card GeForce GTX 1080 8GB FE - $700.00 Memory Corsair 2x8GB...
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    Ethernet wall port no signal

    Hello all. I recently moved into an apartment that provides Internet. Really really slow internet. After much complaining the manager got a new service for our apartment and tied it into the hub area in the main building and ran the new service through the existing cat5 line for our apartment...
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    Dual boot win 10 and win 7 Question

    I did the free upgrade to win10 and I am fine with it but I was attempting to take some military training classes and they will not run without glitching in anything but Internet Explorer or smoothly (according to the help desk) unless in win7 or vista (yuck). Anyways, I am past my 1 month...
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    Dual Boot Win 7 and 10

    I did the free upgrade to win10 and I am fine with it but I was attempting to take some military training classes and they will not run without glitching in anything but Internet Explorer or smoothly (according to the help desk) unless in win7 or vista (yuck). Anyways, I am past my 1 month...
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    Upgrading system

    Greetings. I last built this computer in 2013 and even though it is running fine I have this compulsion to upgrade it. Is there anything I can do to increase performance without doing a complete overhaul? I know I can change out the GPU but any other suggestions would be helpful. Most hardware...
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    Macbook Pro for second monitor?

    Hello All, I am assuming the answer to this is No but I couldn't find any recent threads on this topic but maybe I didn't look hard enough. Anyways, my question is if I can use my Macbook Pro Retina 13" as a second monitor for my Windows 7 computer either through a direct connection to...
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    College Laptop question

    Copied this thread from computer help. Hoping it gets more views and assistance in the proper thread. I am looking to purchase a new laptop for going back to college as my old laptop weighs about 15 lbs and is rather ancient. I am debating between a few. First let me say that I have never...
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    College Laptop question

    I am looking to purchase a new laptop for going back to college as my old laptop weighs about 15 lbs and is rather ancient. I am debating between a few. First let me say that I have never really been a mac guy but the Apple Air is one of my choices mostly due to price being less than the other...
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    student laptop needed

    As the title says I am in need of a laptop for school since for some reason or another half the keys have stopped working on my current one and I am going into finals week. Not a huge deal since I have a nice desktop at home but I do enjoy typing notes in lecture verses writing them. My question...
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    HTPC Build Help

    Greetings, This will be my first HTPC build. I have built several other gaming PC's but I need help with parts for this HTPC. I am looking for something that will allow me to steam video (Netflix, Hulu, HBOGO, etc.) watch and record TV (not paid cable) rip BluRay or DVD movies to storage so...
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    3DMark Scores

    I decided to run 3D Mark today since I haven't in awhile and below are my results. Are these pretty normal for a system with i5-3570k. HD7950, 8 GB RAM? They just seems a little low to me. Thanks for your input. 73710 Ice Storm 9/5/13 5:09:04 PM 2Intel Core i5-3570K Processor AMD Radeon...
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    Acer Aspire Laptop HDD Died. New Win 7 install needed.

    My laptop HDD just died. I never received a disk with my laptop but I do have the OEM product key for Win 7 Home edition. I also have two win 7 disks for the desktops that I built myself. Am I able to use these disks in conjunction with the code on my laptop in order to re-install win 7 on my...
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    Home Media Center Build

    Hey guys. I am looking for input on an inexpensive way to build a media center for my TV viewing area. Currently my wife and I only use our desktops to stream netflix, Hulu and HBOGo. We recently got rid of cable due to the cost of having it and I was wondering if there is a way to build a small...
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    Radeon 7950 3DMark11 Scores

    I recently got the Sapphire Radeon 7950 Vapor X with comes with a fancy little button you can push to instantly overclock your GPU from clock speed of 850MHz to 950MHz. Ran a 3DMark test at 950MHz and got. For my CPU I have an i5 3570K which I have clocked to 4.4MHz Graphics Score 8039...
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    Overclock HD7870

    Has anyone overclocked an HD 7870 Ghz Edition? If so what clock speed and memory clock did you get it to? And how hot were you running? Thanks for the input. I read that one guy got his to Clock: 1257 and Memory: 1331 But I cant get mine to run stable past Clock 1150 and Memory 1350.
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    Sim 3 Computer

    So I just built a gaming computer for myself and my wife has taken over to play her Sims 3 leaving me to play browser games and PS3. Wondering a build and cost to build a computer that would literally be used for Sims 3 plus all expansions and could run the game at max settings. Not a real...
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    New Build not Booting

    I just finished my build and started up and nothing is posting. My monitor stays blank after stating that there is no data from the DVI. My Setup: AsRock Z77 Pro4 Mobo Intel i5 3570k Radeon 7870 OCZ 700w PSU Seagate 1TB HDD Samsung 120 Mb SSD LG Optical drive 8Gb Ram I have teh...
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    AsRock Z77 Pro4 Not Posting

    I just finished my build and started up and nothing is posting. My monitor stays blank after stating that there is no data from the DVI. My Setup: AsRock Z77 Pro4 Mobo Intel i5 3570k Radeon 7870 OCZ 700w PSU Seagate 1TB HDD Samsung 120 Mb SSD LG Optical drive 8Gb Ram I have teh 24 pin power...
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    Gaming Rig Long Time Coming

    Hey, Was cleaning out my closet the other day and found a few components that have been tucked away for probably close to 2 years. I figure I might as well use them and build a new computer with them. I originally purchased them to build a new tower but ran out of money and gave up. I have the...
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    New Gaming/ Everyday Use Rig

    Hey, Was cleaning out my closet the other day and found a few components that have been tucked away for probably close to 2 years. I figure I might as well use them and build a new computer with them. I originally purchased them to build a new tower but ran out of money and gave up. I have...
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    Setting up multiple networks

    Ok so here is what I need to do. At my business, which is an Optometrist office, I need to set up multiple networks. What I have is wireless internet through out my office running to each of the laptops I have in my exam lanes and pre-testing rooms for my health record software to run on. I also...
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    Gaming Laptop under $1500

    Hello, I am looking for as good as I can get gaming laptop for under $1500. Basically I want it to be able to play everything on the market at decent quality and FPS. I dont expect to get something for this price that can blow crysis out of the water but would like to be able to play it at...
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    New Computer building for gaming

    It has been about 5 years since my last computer and I am not going to pretend I know everything or hardly anything about building a computer But I am sick of trying to use my laptop to play online games or any game at all for that matter and playing at the lowest possible res and still lagging...