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I ended up buying the Gigabyte G1 Gaming 970 and I am actually getting better performance/FPS than I did with the eVGA GTX 780 ti SC w/ ACX. Both cards were overclocked from the manufacturer and the 970 is providing better performance which is the opposite of what I have read in reviews. This...

Sorry for the double post but I did a little more investigation on the fan. The fan is definitely broken. I can press lightly on the fan and press it in and I can feel the motor trying to rotate it. Once I let the pressure off, the fan will spin at a high RPG and then it seems to dislodge and...

The card is the superclocked version with EVGA's after market cooler on it. Is there a way to remove it and replace it with another after market cooler? I'm half tempted to just buy a 970 to replace the card. Thoughts?

I have tried manually moving the fan with a finger kind of like flicking it in it's natural rotational direction. The fan itself spins for a few rotations and then it seems like the motor stops it, twitches and then tries to rotate it on its own but can't move it. I think the fan's motor is...

I just bought the Acer XB270HU monitor for $750 USD. I set it up and played games for a bit and realized that my card is getting a lot hotter than normal (via temperature monitoring apps). I have a EVGA 780ti SC w/ ACX cooler. It normally runs at around 80C while gaming at 1080p and about 83C on...

Just for the sake of it does anyone else have any input on this other than the idea of my CPU not being able to overclock?

I honestly don't remember what voltages I tried manually. That kinda sucks knowing I got a bunk cpu as far as overclocking is concerned. At least that puts me at ease that it's not something else.

CPU: Intel 3930K w/ Corsair H100i Mobo: Asus Rampage IV Extreme revision 1.02 BIOS version: 4403 RAM: CMZ16GX3M4A2133C9 Corsair Vengeance series PSU: Corsair HX850W GPU: EVGA GTX 780ti SC So I've had this system for a while now and it runs perfectly except for when I try to overclock the CPU...

Hey guys, I've been doing some research on sound cards for gaming, Pandora, movies and other multimedia useage. I mostly play BF4, WoW, CS:S, and Tera. I have the Razer Tiamat 7.1's and they sound pretty good using onboard sound via Rampage Extreme IV board. I'd be willing to spend $200 for a...

If you are still looking for a headset, I can give my 2 cents. I have the Razer Tiamat 7.1's. The surround sound works great and the sound is decent but its definitely not for an audiophile. I play a lot of BF4, CS:S, WoW and Tera and the surround sound is quite immersive. Its very noticeable in...

What are your thoughts on this one? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139011 Corsair HX seriers PSU.

That's the difficult part about this. I built my computer last summer and I just don't know which manufacturers and models are reliable. I refuse to buy an unreliable PSU and motherboard. Those are the weakest part of the chain as far as reliability is concerned. If you get a cheap mobo or PSU...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and watching movies 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $500 USD 3) Which country do you live in? If the U.S, please tell us the state and city if possible. Glendale, AZ 4) What exact...

Hey all, I'm looking for help and ideas. 1) My parents are looking to buy or have me build a new PC for them. They use it for general use and nothing fancy i.e. emails, spreadsheets, quickbooks, youtube, facebook. They don't do a lot so it doesn't need to be fancy. They are leaning more...

Thanks for the quick reply and advice. I'll do that then. Makes sense to wait and see what's available at the time of purchase since I'll be buying everything at once.

Right now I'm on deployment overseas and the internet is terribly slow. I'm looking to build a new desktop from the ground up when I get back. Gonna need new everything including the monitor, keyboard, mouse, sound stuff etc. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web...

Hey all i'm looking for some new games for killin time. I mostly play wow and CS:S. I'm looking for PC games that are fast paced but isn't just mindless action. I played a demo of a game for the PS1 a while back named IntelligentQube. Had a blast playing that. I'm not just looking for fps style...

Sorry for reviving this. Just wanted to give a report on the router I bought. I ended up getting the WNDR3700v2 and so far its working great. Bought it at Best Buy and got their 2 year warranty with it so I'm covered for the next 2 years :) Changing or just messing with the firmware via firefox...

Sorry for the double post but how will I know if its the WNDR3700 v2? Maybe a dumb question but I'd rather save the headache and not grab the wrong one.

The router worked awesome for what I want to use it for. The problem happened about a week ago. Both of the antennas started becoming unstable and would randomly drop out. I reset the router to factory settings and didn't use it for a few days to see if that would help at all. I was able to use...

My current Netgear WNDR3700 has crapped out and I'm planning on buying a new router. I've been doing research and trying to utilize the google machine but I have no idea which router I'd like to buy. My concerns towards a router: -Reliability/stability -under $200 -Good performance and...

Hi, I'm trying to be connected to both my new Netgear router (WNDR3700) and my friend's Motorola cable modem/router at the same time while maintaining internet access. If I connect to the Motorola network by itself, I have internet access. As soon as I connect to the Netgear router, I lose...

Ok so I went out and bought a Netgear WG602v4 access point. I'm trying to connect it to a router that is connected to a cable modem. I'm trying to set this up so that I can wirelessly connect to the access point in order to get internet via the access point. I have no idea on how to set this...

im sorry if im sounding dumb but how exactly does that work and whats the best way to set that up? ive never messed with access points other than a router connected to a modem.

I'm trying to find a simple way of boosting my friend's wireless inside his house. The wifi works great when in the same room or in the adjacent rooms but when on the other side of the house the connection randomly drops. I'm looking for a good quality wireless booster/repeater that will work...

The router that I have is Netgear WRT-something...its about 3 years old. I don't really know how to do what you just said to do. So what I'm basically doing with the router is turning it into a wireless switch instead of using it as a router for IP addresses. Hmm I'll have to see if my friend...

well the problem with connecting a router to the modem is that the modem has wireless and firmware built into it. i dont know how to bypass that firmware or how to "turn it off" so that it just acts like a regular modem. my friend is paranoid about truing to do that because he might not be able...

Is there a way that I can just buy a wireless repeater instead of having to buy a router and mod it for that function? Or would buying a PC card wireless card make any difference? The main problem I'm having is that the wireless signal just drops out completely. I'll have a decent signal that...

I'm trying to find a way to boost my friend's wireless signal so I can use it across the house. He's using a motorola modem that has wireless built-in. I've heard rumors that these devices generally aren't that great. Would I need to setup a signal booster between myself and the router/modem...

I hear what you're saying. I'd love to have a desktop again but a laptop is a LOT more convenient onboard a naval ship. I was thinking of building a small form factor computer but I'd need a place to store the case, monitor, and keyboard. A laptop is my only choice for a computer onboard.

Thanks for the quick replies. With Vista, is there a major difference between home premium and the ultimate version? This laptop won't be used for anything but personal stuff i.e. gaming, movies, ect... Is there a standard for the wireless N yet? Before I left for deployment I didn't know...

I'll be coming home from deployment towards the end of summer and I'm going to be buying a gaming laptop with some of the money I've been able to save. Money isn't really an issue but I'd like to keep it under $3500. I care more about quality and vendor reputation even if it means a little...

I have the same exact problem with my laptop (xps gen 2). It will blue screen right after windows get done loading. I've replaced the videocard and it still has the same symptom so I'm just going to send it back to Dell so they can fix it :)

The motherboard on the laptop went out and the laptop is out of warranty. Dell does repair out of warranty laptops and desktops but at full cost to the consumer (shipping etc.). Is it worth trying to fix the laptop or just scrap it and save towards a better and better laptop? Im guessing the...

its a gen2 with the Go6800Ultra videocard.

Well I've had this XPS2 for about 2 years when the laptop started to have issues with artifacting on the screen. This occurs during boot up of windows, in the BIOS, and any other time the power is on. I have a few pictures to give a better representation of whats happening. These are all...

cool thanks for the info :) oh and text size isnt a big issue. My laptop's desktop resolution is set to 1920x1200.

I just got done reading most of the reviews about this company and I refuse to buy anything from them because of the numerous complaints although most of the complaints were desktop system related.

I edited my original post to include the videocard.

I was looking at the "I Buy Power" site for a laptop and noticed that they have some nice laptops(hardware wise) but at a really low price compared to sager and dell. This really low price makes me wonder about their reputation and quality of laptops. I'll give an example of what I mean. I...