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I have an Apple Airport Extreme Router for several years and its been very reliable. I'm going to replace it with a new router. I really don't need a WiFi 6 (AX) router since all of my devices are on WiFi 5. I'm thinking of spending from $160 to $200 on a router. The router is going to be in my...

Budget: $250 Size: Width must be close to 5 inches

I have the Logitech Z623 2.1 Channel speaker setup, AudioQuest Dragonfly v1.2 DAC, and a 13" Macbook Pro with Retina Display. I will be selling my Logitech Z623 because they are not good for music. I want to purchase a really good sounding small desktop speaker set like the Audioengine A2+. The...

I have a 13" Apple MacBook Pro and the Logitech Z623 speakers. I would like to know if my setup would benefit from an USB DAC? I have my eye on the Audioquest DragonFly v1.2.

I recently ordered a refurbished 2013 13" MacBook Air i7 1.7/8/512. I would like to use Windows 8.1 Pro as a secondary OS. I will not use bootcamp, but I would like to use Parallels 9 or Vmware Fusion 6. I would like to know were can I buy and download the official 64 bit Windows 8.1 Pro iso? I...

This morning I ordered the EVGA GTX 780 FTW.

I decided to go with the GTX 780. Which brands are the best and have quiet fans?

I have a MSI GTX 760 GPU and I want to upgrade to a new GPU instead of buying a PS4 and Xbox One. I want a buy new video card that costs under $520 and that is quiet during idle and gaming. I really do not want the GTX 770, I've tried 2 EVGA's GTX 770's and both had noisy fans. I'm willing to...

I decided to refuse shipment on the Microsoft Surface RT when it arrives and try out the Google Nexus 7. I will be saving up for a Windows 8.1 pro tablet.

On Black Friday I ordered the Microsoft Surface RT for $199 at Microsoft online store and last week I ordered the Google Nexus 7 32 GB 2013 edition. Both tablets should be arriving to my home tomorrow. Right now I'm leaning towards the Google Nexus 7, because it has better specs, better reviews...

I placed an order for the Asus GTX 770.

Today I returned an EVGA GTX 770 FTW 4GB because it fans on it were to loud. Please recommend a GTX 770 with quiet fans.

I shipped back the Gigabyte GTX 760 back to to Newegg today and I did not get charged a restocking fee. I ordered the Asus R9-280X from Newegg as a replacement for the GTX 760.

A few days ago, I ordered parts for new gaming pc along with the Gigabyte GTX 760 4GB. I realized the AMD will release the R9-280X within a few days and the price is similar to the GTX 760. Should I return the GTX 760 and order the R9-280X?

1. I live in the USA. Dallas-Fort Worth, TX 2. I will to some light overclocking. 3. Motherboard features - USB 3 header pins must be facing up, USB 3, SATA 6 Gb/s, giid onboard sound, and any standard features that the motherboard has. I have the Asus VS229H-P IPS monitor. I will be...

I decided to go with the i5-4670k. Before I order my parts please look at this list http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1HUnC and recommend any changes that I should make.

Next week I will be building a gaming pc and I'm on a budget. My budget is $1300. Here are the parts that I require: 1. CPU - AMD FX-8350 or i5-4670k 2. GPU - GTX 770 or AMD 7970 3. Power supply - 750 to 850 Watt Modular 4. Memory - 8 GB 5. Motherboard Brand - Asus (I had bad luck with...

I recently ordered a new 13" MacBook Air (i5/8GB/256GB SSD) for work purposes and portability, instead of a tablet pc. I'm looking at building a decent spec gaming pc. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming and web browsing. 2) What's your...

A few weeks ago I bought a wired xbox 360 controller and it vibrates during non action scenes in games and also vibrates when I exit a game to the Windows desktop. Is the controller defective or is bad drivers from Microsoft?

Over a month ago I bought the EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 at my local Tiger Direct retail store. A few weeks ago I tried to return it when Nvidia released their new gpus, but Tiger Direct told me that $118 would be deducted from the refund because of the 15% restocking fee and the charge of the...

I bought the EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 at the Tiger Direct retail store so no shipping cost to me, but according to their return policy there is a 15% restocking fee for all opened items and the free Metro game cost will be deducted from the refund amount (part of bundle). If I decide to...

About 2 weeks ago, I bought the EVGA GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 at Tiger Direct for about $395 before tax. As you know by now the GTX 770's were released a few days ago. I'm wondering if I should return the GTX 670 FTW Signature 2 back to Tiger Direct and get charged a 15% restocking fee (also I...

I will be building an i5-3570k desktop, and I'm having a hard time to decide which video card to put int the system. I really do not like AMD GPUs, I had issues with them in the past. I'm looking at either the MSI Geforce GTX 670 2GB and the EVGA GTX 660 Ti Superclocked 3 GB.

I decided to return the laptop, because I want a gaming desktop and I do not want deal with CPU and GPU throttling in laptops while playing games.

Last week I received the Sager NP9150 Special Edition laptop with the GTX 680m gpu. The results in 3DMark 11 are http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6576738. I also downloaded Bioshock Infinite and ran the benchmark utility in Ultra settings and got an average of 46 FPS and a max of 78 FPS. I'm using...

Last week I received the Sager NP9150 Special Edition laptop with the GTX 680m gpu. The results in 3DMark 11 are http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/6576738. I also downloaded Bioshock Infinite and ran the benchmark utility in Ultra settings and got an average of 46 FPS and a max of 78 FPS. I'm using...

I have the Asus N61JQ-X1 Notebook PC and the Creative Gigaworks T20 Series II speakers. I don't listen or rip my cds to lossy compressed music (MP3s, WMA, AAC, etc), but I usually rip my cds to WMA Lossless to my external hard drive and listen to them with WMP 12. I don't like the Realtek Audio...

I have the Asus N61JQ-X1 notebook and I'm looking in purchasing an external hard drive, so that I can use it to rip my audio cds into one of the lossless audio formats. I'm looking to spend up to $125 for a external hard drive. My computer has a usb 3.0 port and an e-sata port. Please recommend...

The Target receipt also states "All returns and exchanges must be new, unused, and contain all original packaging and accessories. A form of personal identification may be required. Some items cannot be returned if opened, including music, movies, video games, software and collectibles. Other...

I think that I will keep my Asus N61JQ-X1 until next year. There is one thing that I want to know, what makes the i7-720QM better than the i7-620M besides the quad core vs dual core debate, even though the 620M performs better than the 720QM in benchmarks?

About 3 weeks ago I bought the PS3 Slim at Target and about a few days after buying it, the PS3 was making popping/cracking noises every 10 minutes when its powered on and when it was powered off, the same noises started every 15 minutes for a total of 1 hour. On my Target receipt it states that...

I bought the Asus N61JQ-X1 about 6 weeks ago and I'm considering to sell it and getting the newly refreshed MacBook Pro. My Asus N61JQ-X1 has the following specs: 1. CPU: i7-720QM (1.6 GHz) 2. Memory: 4GB 3. GPU: 1GB ATI Radeon 5730 4. HDD: 320GB 5. Screen: 16" (1366x768) The...

After a few days of researching parts for my new custom built pc, I decided to pay a little more than my intended budget and get my custom built pc built by www.avadirect.com. Before I make the purchase, what do you think of these specs: 1. COOLER MASTER Elite 335 Black Mid Tower Case 2. ANTEC...

I'm wondering if I could get a custom built desktop with an Intel i7-860 within my budget as stated in the first posting? Since I really don't pc game, I really don't need to get a mid-range to high-end video card but I would like to have one of ATI's current generation video cards. So can you...

I'm wondering if this build looks good: Case: Cooler Master Elite 335 CPU: Intel i5-660 Motherboard: MSI-P55 CD53 Hard Drive: SEAGATE ST3500418AS Barracuda 7200.12 500GB RAM: Crucial CT2KIT25664BA1339 4GB kit Video Card: XFX HD-577A-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 DVD Burner: LG GH22NS50 Power Supply: Antec...

I edited my first post, because I misread question 8. I still want either mwave or avadirect to build the pc for me.

Thanks for correcting me on number 8. For light gaming, its going be not very often because I have an Xbox 360.

I'm going to be selling my HP laptop in about 3 weeks and replacing it with a desktop. Please help in choosing the parts and I want the desktop to be have quiet fans. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? Light gaming, web browsing, streaming video and music...

I might be selling my HP laptop in 2 weeks and build a desktop for work and maybe for light gaming. I want to build a computer for around $900 and I have no use for quad core. I want good components in the computer. Here is some information to help you out on the computer components: 1. CPU -...

About 2 months ago I bought the Samsung 2033 LCD monitor at Best Buy and last week it formed terrible back lightbleeding on all four sides. I requested warranty service on it last week and Samsung said that they can do an exchange. The exchange was that they will send me a brand new monitor, not...