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Hi all, I've been having some weird issues with horizontal tearing when I watch Youtube videos on Firefox. This issue is not consistent but when it happens it's very noticeable. The strange thing is that I don't have any issues with Youtube videos on Chrome. I don't know if this is a...

Hi guys, I've had the 34UM95 for about a month now and I'm thinking about returning it to Newegg. I actually love the monitor but the horizontal tearing ingame and in Windows, though not very bad, is starting to bother me. This monitor is an excellent productivity tool but it's probably not the...

Hello, I'm building a new system and when installing my gigabyte 980 gtx with backplate, as realized that the RAM brackets are blocking to the VGA due to the thickness of the backplate. Therefore I had to use PCIE 2. I tried removing the backplate, but there are screws from both...

Hello, I'm building a new gaming/editing rig after almost 5 years and I've got a question about compatibility between mobo and ssd. I have a Sandisk Extreme Pro 960gb and I'm deciding between the Rampage V Extreme or the MSI XPower AC. The Sandisk SSD is not listed on the QVL for the Asus...

Hello, I'm building my new gaming/productivity PC and need to choose the OS. Do you all recommend I use Windows 7 or Windows 8.1? Thanks!

My trusty LG 27in broke and I'm now in search of a new monitor I didn't think it'd be this hard! Since I do photo/video editing and I also game, I'd like to get a high quality 27in 1440p monitor w/o glow. This led me to Eizo CX271. I'm confident that this monitor will excel at photo/video...

Hi all, I'm looking to replace my 2 crappy $50 plastic tables with a real sturdy desk. Based on what I've read, the Ikea Galant is very popular amongs us geeks but my local Ikea carries a minimum variety of Galant and to get what I want will cost me a small fortune in shipping. Do you all...

Hi all, My 7 year-old LG L246WP started to show signs of impeding failure. Therefore, I'm looking to buy another monitor. I game a lot of the PC but I also do some image/video editing. My budget is $1000 and I'd like to get a 27in monitor. Which monitors would you all recommend that fit my...

I've been using an awesome LG L246WP monitor I bought 7 years ago but it suddenly started to have problems tonight. The gamma looks really off and almost infrared like. I've reseated the graphics card and it's still the same. Is my monitor dying or is the problem caused by something else...

Hi all, Last week I received invoices from a Canadian furniture company saying that I had bought about $80K of furniture. This is obviously bogus. Coincidentally, I received another phishing email a few years ago from a Canadian (located in the same area) that I purchased a really expensive...

Hello, I was accessing my credit card account yesterday on my home PC and saw a strange pop-up asking me to enter all the important information (DOB, SSN, ATM # etc) because it was a security measure. This immediately looked suspicious so I changed all my important passwords on my Mac laptop...

Hello, I bought my LG L246W about 4.5 years ago and it has been the best monitor I've owned. But today I noticed some light blue blotches showing up though there's no pattern on a specific location or on a particular color. I've attached a pic of an example...

Hello, For a long time, my system worked and all my games worked fine. Last night, I updated Google Earth, opened it, and immediately noticed some texture flashing and corruption. I then checked the GPU temp and it's in the 50s Celsius. I updated to the latest NVIDIA drivers and opened Google...

Hello, I just bought a 580 and it'll arrive tomorrow. I understand that with the 580 I can get 7.1 audio using the HDMI port and I plan to use this function using a home theater receiver. Since both audio and video are going through the receiver and then to my monitor, would there be any...

Hello, I used to play on BC2 Tru Insomniac Gamers but it seems that this server is no longer active. Which non-HC servers are [H] playing on now? My game name is cultureshocknico. Thanks! Nick

Hello, I'm building a air cooled gaming rig and I'm looking for a full tower case that can accommodate a TRUE RT Rev.C and a Radeon 5870. Which case would you all recommend? Thanks!

Hello, I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday season. Earlier this year, I built a gaming system and its specs are as follows: Intel E8400 (no overclock) 9800GTX+ Crucial Ballistix 4GB Asus Rampage Formula PC Power & Cooling 750w PSU WD 500GB Sata HD Windows XP Pro SP3...

Hello, I currently have XP Pro 32bit installed but might need to reinstall windows due to some strange bootup issues. My friend tried to install XP on his pc using my XP CD and he was told that there are no licenses left on it. (although my PC components are still the same as when I...

Hi all, My new PC build is finally gonna happen after so many years. I already bought a LG 24in monitor and I'm using it at 1920x1200. I'm not sure which of the latest Geforce graphics card I should get so I thought I ask you guys. My budget for the vid card is under $600. My new rig is gonna...

Hello all, I recently bought a LG L246WP-BN monitor but noticed that when I played Pro Evolution Soccer 6, the vertical resolution is slightly squished. The monitor is set to "Full" (1:1 is grayed out) and in the PES6 settings there's only 1920x1200 and no 1920x1080. How do I unsquish the...

Hi all, I'm currently compiling a new gaming system and I'll be installing a XP Pro SP2 on a 320GB SATA HD. Will I run into problems with the LBA limitations? If I will, how do I go around this limitation? Thanks in advance!! Nico

Hi all, Well the time has finally come for me to build a new PC. The following is what I have in mind: Motherboard: Abit IP35-Pro (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813127030) CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6850...