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    Windows 8.1 Consumer Preview ruined my life

    Yesterday I had the most stupid idea I've had in a long time. I had a spare SATA drive from an old computer and I decided to install a giant virus. This giant virus is called Windows 8.1 Consumer Preview, which closely follows Windows 8 as the worst OS in the history of the universe, in...
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    2x2 to 2x4 power supply adapter, do I need it?

    I got a bunch of very old computers for free and I was trying to use spare parts to put together a machine with an old Intel D975XBX2 motherboard and a quad core CPU that I'm not using (the case and power supply that was used with that computer is now part of another faster computer, so I can't...
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    File sharing not working

    My main PC has Windows 7 Pro, and there's an older Vista PC from which I every now and then I need to copy large files from over the network. The router is a Cisco Linksys E4200 and all four ports are in use, besides these two computers, there's a third PC and a Roku box. These four devices and...
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    What are the most important BIOS settings for performance without excessive heat

    I'm trying to do a mild overclock on my new system based on a 3930k, which should show on the signature. I don't care to take it to 4.5 or even close, I just want to get a little more juice without decreasing the life of the CPU or motherboard, something like 4 Ghz would be fine. I don't know...
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    Asus P9X79 Pro, really annoying audio problem

    I just finished my build with this motherboard and I'm having a problem that is getting on my nerves, which apparently many other people do with Realtek chips. At random intervals that can be sometimes 20 minutes apart but sometimes 1 minute, a balloon in the tray pops up up saying that I just...
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    New build, wondering if my temps are too high

    I finished my build two days ago, and I think something may be wrong. For starters, every now and then, on bootup, the motherboard shows this old style screen from American Megatrends, instead of the normal simplistic Asus bootup screen. At the bottom of the screen, it says CPU FAN ERROR and...
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    Defective Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo?

    I'm putting together my new build right now, and I don't know if I have a defective Evo. The cooler I put in my last build from two years ago was the Hyper 212+, and when I screwed it in, it put so much pressure on the motherboard that I was worried it was going to crack. But now, I just put...
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    Thermal Compound break-in period questions.

    I ordered the Artic Silver 5 for my new build, and reading the PDF from their website, they say the break-in period is 200 hrs and "This break-in will occur during the normal use of the computer as long as the computer is turned off from time to time and the interface is allowed to cool." That...
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    RAM modules, less or more for same GB?

    I'm getting ready to buy an Asus P9X79 Pro with an i7 3930k, and I'm trying to make a wise RAM choice, starting with the Asus tested modules. I want to get 32 GB, for which there is only one choice in that list, the Corsair CMT32GX3M4X1866C9, which is DDR3 1866, four modules. However, the Intel...
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    i7 3930k and DDR3-1866?

    According to the Intel website, the i7 3930k only supports up to DDR3-1600. The motherboard I was planning on buying along with this CPU, the ASUS P9X79 PRO, supports up to 1866 (more with OC, but I don't want to OC) According to the PDF on the Asus website, the only 32 GB kit they tested is...
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    Best low profile fan for i7 3930K?

    I'm thinking about upgrading my PC to this CPU, but then I found out that it comes without a fan. Currently I have one of those huge Cooler Masters that does its job, but I don't like how much space it takes and it's way too close to one memory stick. Since I'm not planning on overclocking the...
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    Are chained SATA connectors safe?

    My home built PC has a Corsair CMPSU-850TX PS. It has an excessive amount of cables, which I can't imagine in what configuration they would all be used, but only two of those cables are for SATA, with about four connectors each. Because of that, I have to use one of the cables for the optical...
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    Is motherboard RAID safe?

    Hello, I recently purchased two Seagate Barracuda 3 TB drives that are the same model and I would like to try a RAID with them, which I've never done before. My motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-890FXA-UD5. What I would like to know is: 1) If I set these two drives as a RAID to have one faster...
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    Can I mix ATI and Nvidia cards in 7 x64?

    I just bought an EVGA GTX465 card for the CUDA capabilities, but I haven't opened it yet. Once I open it, I'm stuck with it, so I'm trying to make a decision before I do. I currently have a HIS Radeon 4850 which is pretty good, and it lets me send anything that goes to the video overlay renderer...
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    Questions about building new AMD system

    I'm planning on buying a GIGABYTE GA-890FXA-UD5 motherboard for a AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition Thuban 3.2GHz, with the goal of overclocking it to 4 Ghz.I got a few questions regarding different components. 1) What's a decent power supply to start, considering that I plan to overclock...
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    Can I overclock Intel D975XBX2 mobo?

    I have never overclocked any CPU before, but since encoding to h.264 video takes me so much time and I don't have cash to get a nice i7, I'd like to give it a try. I have a Q6700 sitting on an Intel D975XBX2 motherboard, which I remember reading that it's rather difficult to overclock. Can...