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    New Build: no display or bleep codes on boot

    Hello, Can you help me, I am out of good ideas to try and fix this problem it seems I have recently put together a small Mini-ITX build using some new and old parts, this is using a new Passive N3150 Motherboard with integrated CPU, corsair 500w psu, and 1 memory DDR3 1600 stick (2gb) The...
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    Best 1440p IPS monitor

    Hi, I am looking at upgrading my 6 year old Samsung T260HD Monitor. I have been considering the Dell U2715H but it is really pricey (£485 here in the UK) Can you provide some alternatives? Ideally I am looking for an IPS panel with a 1440p or above resolution. Although I'm only running a...
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    Upgrade For 3 Year Old Rig

    Hi, I am looking to upgrade my Mobo+CPU+GPU and possibly RAM in a few weeks, most of my hardware is about 3 years old. Budget up to about ~$1200 within reason Current Specs: Corsair 600T case Core I5-750 - 3.7ghz + Corsair H50 cooler Gigabyte P55-UD3 4x2gb G-Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600mhz 120gb...
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    XFX 5850 dead, suggest replacement

    My 5850 isnt displaying any video, i swapped it out with my brothers card and my PC works fine. Id send it back to XFX but i already swapped the cooling for an aftermarket solution when the stock fan broke. Therefore i need a replacement graphics card. $200 is my budget but id rather spend less.
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    1920x1200 on 512mb? Upgrade Needed?

    Ok, so ive recently moved to a 26" T260HD 1920x1200 monitor (upgraded from 22") and i now get micro stutter and random slowdown in some games when playing at that resolution with 4xaa I was thinking to upgrade to the 58xx when it was released but the 5870 wont fit into my case and the 5850...
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    OS does not boot, when second HDD is removed

    I recently installed a 1TB Samsung spinpoint F1 drive, and installed windows vista and a data partition on the HDD but ive encountered an issue, once i remove my older 320gb Western Digital drive Vista will not boot and i get the message "system boot failure, insert system disk and press any...
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    Serious reliability problems with Nvidia Graphics cards

    Ok so this was brought to my attention yesterday when my friends pc was not responding i quickly realized it was his MSI 8800gt that he has owned for about six months and I began to look back on my own history of graphics cards and how unreliable Nvidia graphics cards have been in the last 6-7...
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    4870 1GB reviews

    http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=15463&page=1 http://www.hardwarezone.com/ar...view.php?cid=3&id=2684 the 1gb of memory doesnt really do that much looking at the charts, the 1gb version is overclocked a little too. The reviewers should have done minimum FPS's on the games i...
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    Installing Rear Heatsinks on HD4870

    The memory chips on my 4870 are getting a little too hot for my liking (90c) and after some testing the back of the chips are too hot to touch so im thinking of putting some thermalright memory heatsinks on the rear of the memory chips (back of the card) that i have sitting around but i have a...
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    Upgrading to an 48xx, worth it?

    Ive just been offered £100 ($200) for my XFX 8800gt, ive been reasonably happy with this card ive had it since last october (at launch) So if i do sell the card this i will need a new video card ive been looking at the 4850, and 4870 which will mean an £25 or £70 upgrade, i like the 4850 but...
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    BIOS settings Resetting

    This is My PC Gigabyte P35-DS3L Q6600 G0 - with Akasa AK-965 cooler OCZ 2GB RAM @ 800mhz 5-5-5-12 Nvidia 8800gt corsair VX550 Ok, the problem lies whenever i so i whenever i try to overclock, i set the FSB to 1333mhz and add a tiny amount more voltage and also reduce the memory...
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    Laptop Battery Help

    Ok so im looking for a secondary battery for my laptop as the 6 cell battery i have now doesnt last as long as i would like (2 hours) I currently have an Hasee W220R laptop, i got this when i was overseas and it is difficult to find batteries for uncommon brands so ive been looking at...
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    USB drive killing my peripherals?!?

    Ok so i finished building my computer yesterday, i immediatly put my usb pen drive in the front usb ports then nothing, i thought maybe the usb drives werent working, but i check the flash drive on another computer and no response, i assume this just died on its own Then the next day i...
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    550W enough for 8800gt, Q6600 etc???

    Im going to pick up alot of parts for my pc tommrow, i was origionally going to go with a 600W OCZ power supply however its out of stock ATM so im thinking of going for the corsair VX550 its 550w and here is its Rails +3.3V@30A,+5V@20A,+12V@41A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@3A...
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    New Build, what do you think??

    Ok so im going to build a new PC this month and i want to know what you think about my choices of hardware, any suggestions and reccomendations are appreciated OS: Windows XP 64 bit edition (i can get this free from university) CASE: ThermalTake Kandalf VA9003BWS Black super tower +Window...
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    PCI-E 2.0 ???

    Can new to be released PCI-E 2.0 cards run on standard PCI-E boards? What are the differences between PCI-E 2.0 and the older version?
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    I need a low cost motherboard

    Ok so i need a new motherboard as im going to move to Socket 775, and i have a 939 motherboard ATM, i would prefer one with 1333mhz fsb as it gives me a bigger choice of processors but its not essential, and one with overclocking capabilities, i want to spend as little as possible ($100 maximum)...
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    Should i upgrade my Socket 939 processor?

    Im thinking of upgrading proccessor its an AMD 3800+ (single core) and i have a 939 pin motherboard the processors im thinking of moving up to are an Opteron 170/175 or an AMD 4400+ I heard the opterons are alot better for overclocking and run slightly faster than the X2 line of processors...
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    Windows Reverting speaker settings at restart

    I have a Audigy 2ZS with the newest 5.12.4.1196 drivers and Creative P580 5.1 speakers Im not sure how long i have this problem but windows keeps reverting my speakers settings back to default (desktop stereo speakers) after each restart of windows XP, this means only two of my speakers will...
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    My GPU is artifacting! Help!

    Ive had my 7900gs for about a year, but in the last month or two the card has started artifacting BF2 and COD2 often also freeze randomly and i have to reboot my PC or the screen stays frozen Things ive tried cleaned my PC so that it is free of dust Changed drivers Wiped Windows XP...
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    Graphical Glitches/Artifacts Help!

    Ive been expirencing problems with graphical glitches in the last few weeks i get large cylindrical or triangular shapes coming out of objects such as tanks,walls and other objects images also get smeared across the screen. for example tree brances sometimes get streched and go halfway across...
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    Native Resolutions On an LCD???

    Im a little confused about how Native resolutions work on LCD monitors So far i have read that the best resolution for the monitor is the native resolution as LCD's rely on scaling which means that there will be some distortion when changing to some resolutions such as 1280x1024 on a...
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    LCD Ghosting Issues?

    Ive just made the jump from CRT to an LCD monitor I want to check if my new monitor is ghosting The monitor is 2ms, and i can hardly notice any ghosting whilst playing games the only thing i can notice is a slight amount of blurr when i spin round quickly of FPS'S However i can...
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    LG L226WTQ?!?

    Im thinking of buying the LG L226WTQ, However i hear there are some problems with ghosting on this monitor is this true? also if anyone owns one it would be great to hear your own review. Heres a link to the product: http://www.scan.co.uk/products...sp?WebProductID=587955 Also i cant...
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    22" LCD Advice

    Im thinking of buying a new monitor My monitor at the moment is an old 19" CRT made in 2000 im pritty sure its the iiyama S900MT1 , Anyway im having some problems with this monitor due to its age e.g problems with certain resolutions and refresh rates I want to buy a new LCD monitor...