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Hello everyone, I posted this while ago but didn't get much help, and I've been battling it off and on since. I've tried more things recently. When I checked powercfg -requests I was getting nothing. I used the 'reset this PC' function and reinstalled Windows while keeping my files. Right off...

Hey everyone, I've been battling my Win10 machine(main rig in sig) wanting to go to sleep for a few weeks now. I've tried changing power plans, starting and running as few apps as possible on startup, none of that mattered. I recently found and tried the powercfg -requests command and that found...

Hey everyone, my basic server build I threw together a few years ago with an i3 is locking up after sitting idle for a period of a few hours. It will lock up and need to be hard reset. Full system here: i3 6100 MSI B150M Pro-VD 8 GB RAM 5 HDD Thermaltake 850w Toughpower PSU Event viewer is...

Hey guys, I was searching a little bit but can't really find an answer for my specific question. So heres the backstory, I built a low end Intel based server a few years ago with an i3 6100/MSI B150M ProVD/8GB DDR4, back when I was just storing stuff on it and then streaming to my HTPC thru VLC...

Hi all, I'm just noticing that my default search engine in Firefox has changed from Google to Yahoo without me doing so, and I actually can't change it back to Google after many attempts. In my searching I saw that apparently Mozilla has made a deal with Yahoo to make Yahoo the default, but I...

Hey guys, I'm looking for hopefully 8GB of some DDR2 RAM for a coworker. I gave him an old AMD desktop for his son to see if he would be interested and he is but he needs more RAM. I just ordered 8GB(4x2GB) off ebay but it was cancelled and refunded because apparently the shipment was stolen...

Hey guys, friend of mine had her boyfriend build each of them a computer. I don't know the full specs besides its running Win10 Pro 64-bit. I have the dump file so hopefully you guys can see something from there. What I'm getting out of it is either HDD controller or HDD itself, but I wanted to...

Hey guys, my brother doesn't like Win10 on his pc and wants 7 back but it's after the whole 30 day downgrade option. I've been searching and all I can find is people changing the old Windows folders before the 30 day period to be able to go back afterwards. I was wondering if I could do a clean...

Hey guys, I'm having an issue with an old computer I gave to a friend for his son to play minecraft. It will connect to certain websites just fine like yahoo, but it will not connect to google.com, I get a message saying "this connection is not trusted" on more than just google, but thats just...

Hello, I'm trying to figure out if I lost a HDD in my server. I have 2 smaller HDDs, 1 for OS and the other for basic storage like music and pictures, and then I have 2 WD Green 2TB drives, 1 for Movies and the other for TV shows. I stream from the Movies and TV show drives to other PCs hooked...

Hey guys, my father-in-law has a DVD-R they got from a place with a security camera with a clip they needed. The disc is showing almost a full gig used but opening the disc doesn't show anything. I even have show hidden files checked. Is there any type of program to find the file thats...

Hey guys, I'm running the "main rig" system in my sig for gaming, and I'm curious about upgrading my 2500k. I looked around and it looks like the best CPU I can get for my current mobo is the i7-3770k, which a Microcenter near me has for $250. Now I know what you're going to say, its a...

Hey guys, I have for sale a mounted but never used Alphacool UT60 420 triple 140mm rad. I blindly bought this for my new case from a suggestion of someone else and it wouldn't even come close to fitting in my case. Literally all I did was mount my fans to it and put it in the case, this has...

Hey guys, I decided to finally update my case and went with the Phanteks Enthoo Pro, which means I need to get a new radiator. I currently have the Swiftech 480 4x120 and that won't fit so now I'm looking for a 420 3x140 radiator to replace it. Looking for bang for buck, and more towards low...

Hey guys, I've been rocking my Lian Li G70 for a loooong time now, modified it pretty heavily for watercooling and all, but I think I'm starting to want something more modern. I had to make my own cable routing holes and all and its rather annoying to work with. My needs might be kind of picky...

Hey guys, HTPC 1 and 2 in my sig are having some sleep problems. #1 used to run Win7 Ultimate and would sleep fine. We would play a few episodes of something or a movie and fall asleep and when it was over it would sleep just fine, every time. I recently installed Win8 Pro and a SSD and ever...

Sorry guys, ended up getting a monitor at Microcenter for $90, thanks for the offers though, mods can close or delete this thread. Hello all, I'm looking to replace and re-purpose my aging Dell monitor and try to spend as little as possible. Been looking around locally and its slim pickins so...

Hey guys, long story short, I'm having problems running a secondary monitor with my single 7970, mainly it not waking up from sleep sometimes, and I want to get a second lowest of the low end AMD card to try to run it off of and see if it makes a difference. I'm looking to spend max $25 since I...

Hey guys, I'm not sure where this belongs so I figured I'd put it in general. I don't know if this has always been happening or if its just recently, but I'm just now seeing it. I'm noticing in HWinfo that after I wake up my monitors my CPU usage was around 45% the entire time my monitors were...

Check out that OC!! Ok so it was a misreading which I've had before with HWinfo, like 400 degrees C but still pretty funny lol.

Hey guys, I've been running the rig in my sig for a little over a year now. When I first got it up and running I was suffering from the computer lockup from the monitor resuming from sleep. I never could get it fixed no matter what I did, the only thing that helped was plugging in a 2nd montor...

Hey guys, I don't think this is considered pirating since it is a digital copy that I got legitimately so I wanted to get your opinion. I got the digital copy of Titanic but it was iTunes only so I downloaded it and its in .m4v format so it won't play outside of iTunes. I'd like to make this...

Hey guys, I was wondering if you can use the $40 W8 Pro "upgrade" on a newly built rig. It seems that's the cheapest way to get ahold of W8 and I want it for my new HTPC. I think I found a tutorial about it and the way I took it it seems like its possible, I just want to make sure first.

Microcenter has this combo for $130 after $10 MIR on mobo(mobo basically free) and I was curious if this is a good deal and combo for a new HTPC build. This rig will only be used for basic media playback and streaming(tv shows, movies and music) and if I ever get cable back again some TV...

Hey guys, I've had my i5/7970 rig for a couple months or so now and the first night into the next day it locked up and I found out it was because of the monitor sleeping. I shut that off and haven't had a lock up since. I'm curious, have any of the newer drivers fixed this issue yet? I...

Hey guys, I've just finished building my new system(in sig) last night and I installed the drivers that came with the card, version 8.921 I think. I was getting crashes in BF3 on the start of the 2nd single player level everytime when you get out of the APV so I thought I would try new drivers...

Hey guys, I'm finally getting all the final parts in to build my new computer and I was wondering if I should test my HD7970 before installing the waterblock? If yes, will I be able to do it in my C2D system? That is the only other computer I have since the new one isn't even close to put...

Alright guys, I'm about to build my new computer finally, 2500k, 16gb RAM, and 7970 and I just bought all of the WCing parts for it, I would just like you guys to go over it and see if I missed anything. One thing I forgot is a way to drain this setup when its together, should I add in a t-line...

Alright guys, the rig in my sig is getting recruited for HTPC duty in a couple weeks as I build up my new i5 rig, and I know this 8800GTX is a monster of a power hog and not necessary for an HTPC, so what card would you guys recommend to throw in there? It will be doing mostly 720p but maybe...

As the title says, I'm finally getting ready to build a new computer but don't want to pay retail for a GTX580 3GB, so let me know what you have and a price and lets see if we can work something out. Preferably an evga card or something with a lifetime warranty. Again looking for a watercooled...

Alright guys, I've been pondering building an HTPC for a little while now since my PS3 was always getting some kind of error while streaming and cutting out. Well a week ago a friend of mine gave me a computer she no longer had any use for and since she knew I liked to "take those things apart...

Like the title says, I'm looking for 2 more gigs of this specific Corsair RAM since I already have 1 kit and its barely cutting it anymore so I would like another kit to have 4 gigs. I've been looking everywhere and can't seem to find this kit anywhere, so I'm posting this WTB thread and...

Well guys, I was poking around my system and fired up HWMonitor for the first time in awhile and saw my GPU(in sig) was idling at 60C with an HR-03 Plus which I knew wasn't normal, and even the CPU was higher than it should've been. I took the side panel off and saw there was dust buildup...

Hey guys, I'm planning on upgrading from my sig rig in about a month or so and I want to take the dive into WCing this time. I just have a couple questions to help get me going. I will be using the same case, a Lian Li G70, seen below: That is pretty much exactly how my puter sits...

Ok guys, I've been lurking this forum for awhile and I know you guys tell alot of people to post back when they are going to purchase the computer. Well I'm going to be a little different because I've been out of the game for awhile and I usually build my PCs by gathering pieces little by little...

Ok, yesterday when I came home from work and looked at my computer it had a screen saying to restart it out of nowhere so I did and then upon restart it said missing operating system. At first I was like ok whatever ill reinstall it and run my backup files but when I tried to do that it keeps...

Hey guys, I just picked up a nice older set of Pioneer 3-way floorstanding speakers for 15 bucks that are rated for 140 watts RMS each and I'm looking for a nice amp to power them at close to their RMS range. It doesnt have to be specifically a receiver or plain amp, either one will do. I'm just...

Hey guys, I just picked up 2 1 TB Western Digital Essentials external drives and they both work and are recognized when plugged into my PC alone but when they are both plugged in at the same time only one shows up in My Computer. Although, when I go to device manager both drives show up. I'm...

Well heres the thing, I was on my computer as normal and when I was done I closed out firefox and went to do something else, although I was still at the computer. A few minutes later I tried to open up firefox again and it acted like it was(hourglass going) but then it went away and nothing...

Ok, I just bought 1 of these sound control units thinking I could hook up 4 CCFLs directly into it because it says control up to 4 CCFLs, but upon looking at it all it has is a molex connector to connect to another kit. Now my question is would I be able to hook up 2 Logisys 12" CCFL kits each...