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    M2 PCI-E card for Z97-A

    I want to get a PCI-E card to run a M2 SSD off at full x4 speed, as the M2 slot on the Z97-A is only x2. Can anyone recommend a good card? Will the M2 drive running off the PCI-E card interfere with my PCI-E GPU (1070ti) at all?
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    Issues with RX 570 Nitro+ 8GB

    Yeah, I did a clean install of the drivers. He didn't have any AMD drivers before anyway as he was just using the Intel IGP. Yesterday I updated the motherboard BIOS, tweaked a couple of BIOS settings to match mine (we have the same MB+CPU) and updated the drivers to 19.1.1. Some of that might...
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    Issues with RX 570 Nitro+ 8GB

    I just installed a new Sapphire RX 570 Nitro+ 8GB in my Dad's PC and have noticed some weird issues. His system is Asus Z97-A, i5-4670k @4.4Ghz, 32GB DDR3, 2*SSD, 2*HDD, Corsair CX750M PSU. I tested with X-Plane 11 in Windows 10, which is a clean install just for X-Plane, and monitored the GPU...
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    Need help designing a dual-monitor vertical stand

    I've realised there's a problem with my previous design. I've cloned the inner pole (green) behind the moving one in these pictures so that you can see the problem better and I've marked a variety of desk->bottom of monitor distances. With the monitor in the lowest position, roughly 97cm above...
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    Need help designing a dual-monitor vertical stand

    I'm trying to design a vertical dual-monitor stand as a present for my Dad and saw some clever stand designs people have come up with here for various types of monitor stands, so I'm hoping someone might be able to assist me. Normally I'd ask my Dad for advice but I'm trying to make it a...
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    Samsung HD204UI dying after 3 years, what should I replace it with?

    Hmm, do you have information on their 2.5" drives, as that's what I just bought as a backup drive? http://www.ebuyer.com/509715-toshiba-2tb-stor-e-canvio-portable-hard-drive-silver-hdtc720es3ca
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    Samsung HD204UI dying after 3 years, what should I replace it with?

    I don't think so, all the SATA ports (4 +2 via the SATA Express) come off the Intel chipset. Strange, I had the impression they were meant to be quite good.
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    ASUS Z97 Motherboards - Official Support Thread

    Strange, it seems to be working again now. Can't say I changed anything either.
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    Samsung HD204UI dying after 3 years, what should I replace it with?

    Thanks guys, I'll look for a Toshiba or WD Red drive then. HGST drives seem to be about twice the price of the others here! I might buy a Toshiba 2TB Stor.E Canvio Portable USB3 Hard Drive for £65 for now, as I need an extra backup drive really anyway and see if this Samsung keeps working OK...
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    Samsung HD204UI dying after 3 years, what should I replace it with?

    That's interesting, as I've just upgraded from a MSI 990FXA-GD80 AMD board to a Asus Z97-A, so maybe it is the controller that's the problem. I had to tell Win8.1 to shut up as it kept warning me that the drive was failing but now I've got rid of that message, if it will work on a different...
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    Samsung HD204UI dying after 3 years, what should I replace it with?

    As you can see from these HDTune screenshots, my Samsung HD204UI 2TB drive is on it's way out and is having trouble spinning up. In fact, after resuming from standby this evening I heard it struggling to spin up and although I could access it, it showed all the folders as empty! After a cold...
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    ASUS Z97 Motherboards - Official Support Thread

    Anyone had the wake-with-mouse button function stop working recently? I can't think of anything that's changed, unless a Windows Update has broken it. I checked the mouse under Device Manager and that still has it set to allow it to wake the system. I'm running a Z97-A and Windows 8.1.
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    Audio device switcher for Windows 7

    Is there anything special I need to do to make this work with Win 8.1 x64? I get these two errors in the eventlog when I try and run it. Application: AudioSwitch.exe Framework Version: v4.0.30319 Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception. Exception Info...
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    Looking for simple case which will fit two long GPUs

    You da man :) I think the NZXT Source 530 is the only choice really. It actually has 310mm clearance even with the cages, so I might not need to remove them but it's nice to have the option if bigger cards come along and still have the two drive cage below the motherboard, plus the SSD mount...
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    Looking for simple case which will fit two long GPUs

    Thanks rennyf77. It looks like the Zalman Z5 has the same problem as all the other cases I've looked at though, namely that the HDD cage is too high and thus would restrict the length available for slots 6 and 7. As the first GPU will take slots 2 and 3 (and possibly overhang 4, certainly my...
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