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I just assembled a new build but intended to use my old trusted PSU for the near future. Unfortunately when I power up my machine, the lights turn on and fans start to spin but then everything goes dark after a second and the cycle starts over and over. I know Haswell and old PSUs do not mix...

How would you rate the performance of an 3570K overclocked (nothing extreme, on air) vs i7 3770? I have a chance to buy either one at about the same price. How much does decent air cooling cost for the 3570k?

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming, watching HD video/streaming, Running multiple VMs from time to time. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? Flexible budget depending on parts needed to be replaced. Looking to upgrade to an...

I have an almost two years old EVGA 8800 ULTRA and I suspect it might be dying on me. It started with freezing couple days ago under Vista when playing video games (L4D and T2). The freezing would be preceded by red pixelations on the screen. Alt+Ctr+Del would get me back into the desktop...

I already have a set of 2X1GB TWIN2X2048-6400C4 which wark greats at the moment. I am looking into adding another set of 2X1GB of the exact same type of memory as I want to install Vista. I was just wondering if there might be any issues with this setup? Motherboard : P5K-E WifI I found...

Anyone has any recommandations as to which of the two drives (WD1001FALS caviar black or WD10EADS caviar green) would be better for a primary HD home usage? Thanks

Since I got the stuck on reboot problem many seem to experience with the GA p35c-dsr board, I have decided to go for a new and different board. My budget is around $150 but can be more if needed. current system is : Q6600 evga 8800 ultra corsair 2X1GB I do not need all the bells...

This built will be mainly for gaming and my budget is around $2000 CAN. Motherboard : ASUS P5KC ATX LGA775 P35 DDR3 DDR2 1333FSB 2PCI-E16 PCI-E1 3PCI Sound SATA2 1394 $158.99 - Is it 45nm read? How is the OC capacity of this board? I would like to push the q6600 to +3 GHZ. CPU: Intel Core...

Budget: $2000 CAN (about $1900 US) but I have no problem adding a bit more if it can make a significant difference. Source: probably ncix.com as they are in Canada and seem to offer reasonable prices. Need: a PC that will be mainly used for gaming and occasional movie. The System...

Budget: $2000 CAN (about $1900 US) but I have no problem adding a bit more if it can make a significant difference. Source: probably ncix.com as they are in Canada and seem to offer reasonable prices. Need: a PC that will be mainly used for gaming and occasional movie. The System...

Since I got my L204WT, I have random monitor crashes when playing games. I can hear the music and everything working fine, except that the monitor turns off and does not turn on unless I reboot my computer. Sometime I can see weird lines on the screen after the crash but before reboot. For...

I am tempted into finally giving my 7 years old CRT a rest and go with a LCD. Is it worth getting the Samsung 215TW for a computer that runs on an amd 2100 (1.7GHZ) + ATI x800xl ? In other words, will I be able to use the max resolution for that LCD in gaming or am I going to be limited by...

Today I got a new x800xl and after inserting the card, my computer turns on but nothing else happens. The fans on the video card & CPU are spinning but my screen stays black. The card is connected to the power supply and the monitor cable is properly attached. When I switch back to my old card...

Is an ATI AGP x800xl too much for the following system ? Current system: CPU: AMD Athlon 2100 (1.73ghz) Mem: Kingston 2*512mb (333) Mobo: abit-kx7 333 HD: 120gig WD 7200 I was supposed to built a new comp but now I think I will keep my current for about a year until around the...

Given the following system Cpu: AMD Athlon 3200 Motherboard : GIGA GA-K8NSC-939 AGP video card: ATI x800 xl AGP I need a gig of ram but there seem to be many options: CORSAIR CVS 533MHZ DDR2 NO-ECC 1024M CORSAIR CVS 533MHZ DDR2 NO-ECC 1024M KIT C4 KINGSTON KVR 533MHZ DDR2 ECC...

I plan on getting : CPU: AMD Athlon 3200 Video card : ATI x800 xl (maybe the 850 model if I can scratch some more cash) Memory : 1*1024 corsair (500 mhz) with another stick of 1024 in a couple months What would be your choice for a not too expensive motherboard to go with this setup ?

According to those benchmarks tests http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2466&p=1 the ati x800 xl performs at about the same level as a 6800 GT when it comes to battlefield 2 (my main reason for getting a new video card, but I will also paly some counter strike source too) however the...