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I have a Haswell 4670k CPU which has Intel HD integrated graphics. I also have an nVidia GTX770 in this same system. This is on Windows 8.1. I have the integrated graphics enabled in the BIOS, and both the Intel HD Graphics 4600 and GTX 770 show up in Device Manger without any issue. I can...

I have a PC in my office that is connected to a DVI monitor and headphones. I use the audio from the Motherboard (Gigabyte G1.Sniper M5) for the headphones and speakers in the room. I also have an HDMI cable run to a television in the bedroom. On this display, audio comes from the video card...

I heard on a podcast that Haswell CPU's have the ability to use the motherboard's HDMI or DisplayPort as a low power display option (for the desktop or internet browsing), then switch to the primary video card for high-demand applications. This would be accomplished by having the GPU render...

I'm going to be building a new machine for Haswell, and I'm looking at the Corsair H90 or H110 for cooling. I'm having a hard time finding cases that handle 140mm fans without the use of a dremel. The only Mini-ATX case I could find that explicitly mentions a 140mm mount is the Silverstone...

I've been having a problem and I'm hoping someone here has a viable solution... I have a displayport monitor (Samsung 750) and I'm experiencing some very strange behavior with Windows 7. I'll explain my symptoms and what I think is happening... I put my PC to sleep when it is not in use...

These are decent 2.0 speakers and are available in-store or online. It's $12 cheaper than amazon. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Logitech+-+Z320+2.0-Channel+Speaker+System+(2-Piece)+-+Black/Silver/9429335.p?id=1218104301827&skuId=9429335&st=Z320&cp=1&lp=3

I'm badly needing to upgrade my video card, my 260 GTX is starting to show its age. The 7950 is going to be hitting the market in just over a week and it looks to be a very attractive single-card solution for mid-range systems. But does anyone have predictions or leaked information on what...

http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=982703&CatId=4420 This is $100 cheaper than anywhere else I've seen online...The same price is available through Amazon.com but you can get free shipping if you get it from Circuit City's website. The monitor is an...

I'm looking at getting a new monitor, and from what I can see, it looks like the Samsung 950D is the one to get. But at $550, this is a bit much to swallow. The 750D is currently $300, and is much easier for me to justify. However, I'm having a very hard time finding out what the difference...

Does anyone know if there are any decent wireless mechanical keyboards? The only one I have been able to find online is the XArmor U9W, and I'd prefer one that's a bit better.

I've switched permanently to gaming from the couch. I currently have a wired keyboard and mouse and a ridiculously long USB extension cable. It works for the moment, but we'll be moving to a new house soon and I want the PC/Home Theater setup to look clean. What's a good wireless keyboard/mouse...

The business I work for has a Windows 2000 server that is acting as their Active Directory and DHCP server. They are having problems logging into the domain because they are not pointed to the server as their DNS. On the server, there is no "." entry in the forward lookup zone, and I have...

http://www.protocol42.com/ Protocol 42 is an annual LAN party that is located at the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, UT. It's October 20th this year. I've gone three years in a row now and it's something I look forward to every year. I'm even doing a computer overhaul just...

I have recently been deemed the network admin of the company I work for... They are currently running two servers, one is acting as a domain controller and SQL server, the other is strictly a file server. There are around 10-12 machines on the network with roaming profiles set up. The...

I am currently running a Dell machine (P4 3.6 with X800XT) Because of the recent drop in price of the 8800GTS, I am very interested in doing an upgrade and could probably convince the wife to give me the go ahead. However, I am concerned with the power requirement difference between the...

I am an installer and troubleshooter for NEC phone systems who is in need of a cheap laptop. Here's approximately what I'm looking for: 1. Price: Under $300 2. Processor: P3 1.0Ghz or higher. 3. Ram: 512MB or higher. 4. HDD: 40GB or higher. ABSOLUTE MUST: Serial (COM) port. This is...

I'm going to do a watercooled setup for my next overhaul. I've been hunting for the perfect case for a while now. I want to install the double radiator in the front of the case like I have seen successfully done with the CM Stacker. I've yet to see this done with the Antec 900. For those of...

I have a machine that refuses to bring up an autoplay dialog box when a cd or CF Card is inserted. When I go into the drive's properties, the autoplay tab is present, but there is nothing in the box to chose. I loaded on Tweak UI, and all of the regular autoplay options are present there...

A client of mine has a Compact Flash card reader, he states that he used to be able to put a card in, and a program would run allowing him to easily chose what photos to keep on the card. However, now when he inserts a card, an hourglass cursor flashes on the screen and nothing else happens...

Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is an awesome game and is very fun... but there are so many bugs in it that they should have called it Ghost Recon: Crash To Desktop. I'm currently on mission three, and I will probably uninstall it in frustration until a few patches go through. Here is just...

I'm going to be building a watercooled setup and I'd like to get some suggestions from the community. I love the design of the Lian Li V1000 case, and I think it would be perfect for the water cooled setup I'd like to try. However, there are a few snags I'm hitting. 1. I want to mount the...

I currently have a Dell 2001FP and a Dell 1905FP running in a dual display setup. I am having a hard time getting the two to display a similar picture in regards to color. If I tweak it enough, I can get one color to show perfectly the same, but when a different color is displayed on both...

I saw a picture about a year ago of someone who did an interesting mod to his motherboard. He used UV reactive paint to paint some of the traces on the motherboard. It gave a neat effect to the system, almost as if you could see the electrons flowing. I'm interested in doing this in a...

I've heard hints that best buy might have some big sales for President's Day. I haven't seen anything online or seen a flyer mentioning this. I'm hoping that they do a 10%-15% off on TV's so I can grab a Westinghouse 37". Can anybody confirm any deals happening at BB this weekend?

This has probably been covered before, but I couldn't find anything right off. In the X-Fi control panel, I have it set to Headphones with CMSS-3D enabled. However, what should the speaker settings be set in Windows speaker settings? If I set it to headphones there? Also, in Half-Life 2...

And people say Head-Fi is dangerous... I posed a poll not too long ago asking what headphones I should end up getting. The wife shot down the recommendations for the HD595, so I was looking at getting some HD555's instead. Well, I made a decision to disobey the wife :eek: This came...

I currently have a pair of Sennheiser HD202's. I'm looking to get a new pair of headphones. They will be running of of the X-Fi Platinum front bay port until I can get a dedicated amp for it (probably in a month or two.) My budget is $175 or less. The pair I was looking to get originally...

Some personal background: I don't like loud speakers/headphones. I'm more of a mellow sort of guy that would rather 'hear' the sound than have it blasted into my skull by overpowered audio driving equipment. I never could understand how people can be comfortable while listening to such high...

The article on the [H] front page: Game Daily has new game sales numbers posted and it doesn’t look good. Games sales for the month of October were down by 24% compared to a year ago. Not to worry, 2005 year to year totals are well ahead of 2004 overall and the low numbers look like people are...

I've been playing F.E.A.R. for a while now and decided to put it down for a bit while I play Quake 4 and practice Dawn of War for a LAN Tourney. My question is... how long is the game? I'm on Chapter 05 (Act 05, Bowel Movement #5, whatever they call it) How much further do I have to...

Here's a tricky question, but I figure if anyone can answer it, it'd be the [H]ard community. It's a little difficult to explain, but hopefully my point comes across. At my workplace, I have a laptop dock that has both a DVI-D and RGB video out for a monitor. I'm currently using the RGB out...

Just thought I'd post my impressions of these things here since there is a huge lack of information online on SlickSurf pads. They are pretty much replacement mouse feet for a wide range of mouse brands. The company's website is http://www.slicksurf.com/. Now on to my review and story! I...

I have a buddy who just bought an X850 (PCI-E version) card in addition to a Fatal1ty mobo. He's having a problem getting the system to display anything. It won't boot or post. He's replaced the video card from a connect3d to a Sapphire one with no change, it still does not boot. He also...

I bought a Dell system a little while back (yes, I know... I am teh lame. But it was 40% off and it's a sweet system that runs like a dream.) As a result, I now have an X800-XT and the Dell 20.1" LCD monitor. With my old setup, I had two monitors, one would be running World of Warcraft...

I had a 9500 pro in my main machine. But I transfered it to my Wife's computer when I upgraded it recently. Everything was running great until one day the fan on 9500 pro started making noises... then one day just stopped (damn you dust bunnies!!! I BLAME YOU!!!) Anyhoo, I pulled the fan...

I am a sucker... I know. I bought a Dell 8400 because they had an awesome 40% coupon for any system over $2500. So I've got a sweet system in a nice case, but I want to install a handle like I did on my old system (best mod I ever did.) I go to lan parties regularly, and it would make...

I have a buddy who just bought a used eVGA 6800 Limited Edition. The card has never been overclocked and the bios hack to turn it into a 6800 ultra has never been performed on the card. The card ran fine on the previous owner's machine... when we plugged it in, it ran fine for a while, but...