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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    Electrical tape or insulating tape?
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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    Thanks. The problem I have is that when I insert the CPU cooler screws into the motherboard there is some play that would let the cooler shift around. There is supposed to be a metal piece inserted between those screws to remove the play, but it doesn't fit. Please see this photo for what I...
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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    I am not sure what you mean. Here are the pics. http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=b9b9bd6 http://www.tiikoni.com/tis/view/?id=790b947
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    Cloned HDD does not boot Windows - help

    I have marked partition 2 which is ca 450 MB as active but it still says no operating system found.
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    Intel Skylake Core i7-6700K IPC & Overclocking Review @ [H]

    I just got a 6700K with a Asus Maximums VIII Hero motherboard and CoolerMaster HAF 932 case. It somehow seems as if the components don't fit together right. There is the metal plate inside the case that the motherboard attaches to, right? It has a square hole that is supposed to be where the...
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    Cloned HDD does not boot Windows - help

    Thanks, but that did not work (still element not found). Also, before I started using Win8PE, when I was wanting to run Windows repair somehow my main HDD is now no longer detected as a boot device ARGH.
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    Cloned HDD does not boot Windows - help

    Thanks. After the third command it asks me if I want to make the drive active. If I say yes, then it says element not found. On the 4th command it also says element not found.
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    Cloned HDD does not boot Windows - help

    I used Macrium Reflect to clone my Windows 10 HDD. If I try to start with the cloned HDD (same computer, same cable connection, original HDD disconnected) Windows does not boot. It instead gives me an error about the Windows installation. Does anyone have any idea what could be wrong?
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    BenQ FP241W Replacement - What is there like it?

    I have had the BenQ FP241W for a long time (ca. 9 years) but it is starting to suffer from image retention. This was a wonderful monitor. I am trying to find something to replace it. What I like about my current screen: 1) Excellent colors 2) Non-reflective screen 3) Reliable - used daily for 9...
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    Cloning Drive for 2 Computers - Questions

    Hi, I have a computer now (COMP 1) and I would like to switch its original 1 TB drive to my new rig (COMP 2), but also clone to a 500 GB drive for continued use on COMP 1. I have Windows 10 Pro 64-bit. 1) What is the easiest, free way to clone? Any way to clone within Windows 10 without...
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    Newegg Black Friday - Which Power Supply?

    Newegg is running their black friday sale with numerous power supplies: http://www.newegg.com/Power-Supplies/SubCategory/ID-58 What do people recommend from the on-sale ones? I want something that will supply enough juice and is reliable, but not spend too much for something uberfancy. I...
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    Mobo and RAM for 6700K?

    Hi, I haven't dealt with upgrading my CPU in a long time. I currently have an i7 930 2.8 GhZ OC'ed to 3.8 GHz with a single Geforce 770 and 8 GB of RAM. I would like to upgrade to an i7-6700K as a base. What are some good mid-range mobos that I should be looking at? I don't need...
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    Do 3 GB SATA Hard Drive work with 6 GB connection?

    I have this hard drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185 Is there any performance benefit to connecting it via the 6 GB SATA cable rather than the standard cable to a mobo that supports 6 GB?
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    V-Sync in Games: Why sometimes drop from 60 to 30 FPS?

    Okay thanks for the triple buffering info. It turns out nVidia control panel triple buffering only applies to OpenGL games. I downloaded RivaTuner and ran D3DOverrider.exe in the tools directory and now I have v-sync without the irratic frame rate changes.
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    V-Sync in Games: Why sometimes drop from 60 to 30 FPS?

    Is tripple buffering working correctly in the latest nVidia drivers? 'cuz enabling it doesn't fix the 60 -> 30 fps problem in Mass Effect.
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