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    Gaming on a budget => new cheap or secondhand

    Hi guys, I've been asked to make or buy a build for my son. He's on a tight budget, somewhere around €500,- (max), and he would use the computer for his homework but also for gaming. Only game that needs to run on a higher framerate is CSGO. Al the other games he plays, he doesn't mind to drop...
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    Going for 1440P with a GTX970. 144hz, G-sync, TN or IPS... Confused

    Hi, I'm looking forward to buy me a 1440P screen. But: a lot is being said and written. -1. My card would be not powerful enough to maintain 60FPS on a 1440P resolution. -2. 144Hz is useless if you can't maintain 144FPS or more. -3. G-Sync is an overrated option. Especially with a 144hz...
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    ASUS Z170 Pro Gaming - Bios question

    Hi, I have my Asus Z170 Pro gaming running with no problems whatsoever. This mobo and an I5 6600K @ 4.3Ghz perfectly stable and cool. But I'm still on the same BIOS as the one that was there on the day of purchase. Version 1102 I just notices that 1206 is the latest version released for this...
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    Asus Z170 Pro Gaming adding a PCI express sata card - performance

    Hi, I recently updated my system. Used to run an I5 2500K on an Asus P8P67 deluxe board. Now I run an I5 6600K on an Asus Z170 Pro gaming board. Everything seems fine, stable and cool except the missing of 2 extra sata ports. I know I had to overthink before buying a new board but forgot the...
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    2 hdds start to click since change from Ivy to Skylake

    Hi all, yesterday I swapped my P8P67 deluxe motherboard for a Z170 Pro gaming board. Plugged a i5 6600K on it and was good to go. Everything went fine until the OS was installed. I have Win 10 on a Evo 840, 2 WD Hdd and 2 Samsung F3 spinpoint Hdd. And those Samsungs are giving me a hard time...
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    Tips on building an setting up a small linux fileserver.

    Hi guys, I would like to here some tips hardware/software for my Linux fileserver (if possible also webserver) that I'm planning to build. -Because of another server running 24h I would like to keep this sever as low powered as possible. -The encloser that's needed must stay below 6.7inch...
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    Low Power Active Directory / file server

    Hi, I'm thinking about building a small home network. Not a Workgroup but a domain. The idea was that if I build a server which can run Active Directory, everyone in the house could use his or her account on any pc in the house (we have 4 and one laptop). And all data would be stored in a...
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    GTX 970 combined with I5 2500K

    Hi guys, Currently I'm running on a Asus P8P670Deluxe Board with a I5 2500K @4.3Ghz CPU on it. My GPU is a GTX670 FTW and I'm thinking about selling the 670 for a 970. But I'm worried about my board an CPU. Could they bottleneck the GTX 970? My PSU is a Seasonic X-560 so I don't think that...
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    Packard Bell Easynote LM MS2291 not booting / no post

    Hi all, I've received a laptop from a friend which discovered his laptop not working anymore after a normal shutdown. He asked me if I could find a solution for his problem but I'm afraid that the motherboard is dead. Maybe some of you can give me some extra tips or can tell me what I've...
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    Windows 7: network issues on startup

    Hi all, I recently discovered a network issue on my Windows 7 machine. It goes like this: Press the on button, ctrl-alt-del and type username and password, desktop gets available and then the icons in the lower right start to show up. (this can happen on cold boot or restarts) When the...
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    Sold gtx560ti but can't find the right new Nvidia card

    So I sold my 1 year old MSI 560 Ti card, which served me well but on a few games I couldn't get a proper framerate. So it was time to buy something else and a R7950 was first that came across my mind. But seeing PhysX working on a recent GTX 670 made me turn against radeon and now I'm stuck with...
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    16Gb Ram P8P67Deluxe & Scythe Mugen 2 Rev B

    Hi guys, I'm running a I5 2500K in a Asus P8P67 Deluxe motherboard which is cooled by an Scythe Mugen 2 (rev B) cooler. I also installed 8 Gb 1333 (2*4) Kingston value ram in. But, because of running multiple configurations in Virtual box, 8 Gb is not always enough. So I want to install 16 Gb...
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    Upgrading from MSi N650GTX ti to MSI R7950 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC

    Hi guys, since gaming is getting more fun then I thought I want to get an affordable upgrade. Running games like Batman AC, BF3, Dirt3, Alice Madness returns and Crysis Warhead and Crysis 2 I see a lot of FPS drops below 20 FPS with my N560GTX ti. (running at 1920*1080 and the highest playable...
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    Crucial M4 and Intel 320 running Linux and Win7

    Hi guys, I have a question about configuration SSD using multiple OS. My config now is: Asus P8P67Deluxe, I5 2500K, 16GB Ram, Intel 320 120GB, some HDD and and a GPU. My Win 7 runs from the Intel SSD and my Linux (Ubuntu 11.10) is running 3 partitions on classic Samsung F3 HDD's. System, Home...
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    Changing Dell U2311H for Samsung SM LS23A700 3D LED

    Hi guys, Last year I bought a Dell U2311H monitor. Why Dell, because of the way they deal with warranty issues and because of the fair price for this monitor. But I allready had to changed it twice. First time because of way to much backlight bleeding and now, very recent, for some dead pixels...
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    Strange USB Issue ASUS P8P67Pro 3.0

    Hi guys, I'm having some strange issues with my USB ports on my ASUS P8P67Pro motherboard. I think it's cause is 'lightning' but I can't find any proof. What happened: A few days ago, just before going to bed, "boom" a thunderstruck and all lights wen out in my place. It came out of nowhere...
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    batch file ucase question

    Hey guys, DOS isn't a real programming-thing but I have a question about it and hoped this is the right place. I want to make a simple batch that reads a .txt file to create folders by what is in that text.file (names of people or chassisnumbers of cars). But, here comes the question, I want...
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    Screen turns black from time to time.

    Hi guys, I recently get random black screens and afterwhile I get the message "display driver stopped responding & has recovered". I renewed my OS (win7 Ultimate 64bit), because of trash and this issue but the problem remain. Last crash was while using my emailclient and thunderbird left this...
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    secondhand computer and Anti theft software

    Hi all, I just bought a secondhand laptop which was restored by the previous owner. He told me to make the systemrestore discs myself because of possible settings or software I wanna install before making those discs. I didn't had any problems with that so I started to make the restore discs...
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    looking for a 15" student laptop

    Hi guys, I've started to take lessons for ICT and since I've started I have to use my desktop quit some time. The wife and kids get a little bit frustrated because of they cannot use the computer. So I guess that buying a laptop would be a solution. Purpose of the laptop: Windows 7 (64bits)...
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    Building small business network for dummies

    Hi guys, I have a question about making a small business network. But... I'm a noob on this one. At my work (I repair cars), we are running a network which was build by the IT-people from VW-Audi. The server is a Dell PowerEdge quad-core Server running Red Hat, I don't know exactly the type...
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    Ram memory question

    Hi guys, I bought a new pc in the end of may 2011, having no troubles at all since 2 weeks ago. I've got random blue screens, reboots... Problem was that Windows 7 settings were setup like reboot after system crash. So I just saw a fraction of a blue screen and could not write down what cause...
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    what's the real story about host read/write on my intel 320 120GB SSD?

    I recently bought a Intel 320 120GB SSD (SSDSA2CW120G3) and yesterday, when I opened the intel SSD Toolbox, I checked SMART ans some values looked not so very good. 1. Power-On Hours Counts: 133 2. Power Cylce Counts: 42 3. Host Writes: 179.13GB 4. Host Reads: 300.41GB 3 and 4 are the one I'm...
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    setup homegroup Windows 7 fails

    Hi guys, I read many things on different websites, even threads on this forum about Windows 7 homegroups. Well, whatever I do, it doesn't work here. I have 2 PC's running Windows 7. One is wired and the other is wireless (belkin surf&share n300) both connected to a Motorola SVG1501E...
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    Advice for best possible settings

    Hi guys, I finally have got my ordered pieces delivered and up and running, but because I'm not a computer wizard I have some doubts about the settings. Ram, CPU, HDD cache or not, Windows 7 Ultimate, TPU, ... Anyone have got some idea's or a good reference setup? OC'ing is not yet really...
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    23" monitor for multipurpose

    Hi guys, I'm building a new computer and off course I need to replace my old 17" syncmaster with a new (widescreen)23" monitor. It will be used for office, watching DVD's, some photoshoping and shooting games. I was told to buy a Dell U2311H because some people I know own them and they are...
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    which GPU to choose

    Hi guys, In General Hardware I suggested a new system I wanna build and I got some directions about PSU and things. So What I'm planning to buy is this config: -2x Samsung SpinPoint F3 Desktop Class HD502HJ 500GB -Sony Optiarc AD-5260S -Kingston HyperX geheugen - 6 GB : 3 x 2 GB - DIMM 240-pins...
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    New Semi Ubuntu/Windows 7 (light)game PC

    Hi Guys, Im pretty new at this forum but I read allready a lot of posts. And because of planning to build a new PC I would like your advice. 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. My pc will run most of the time on Ubuntu. Usage will be Multimedia (like playing DVD, mp3, Youtube vids,...), Office...