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I have my PC hooked up to my receiver via HDMI and am only getting 5.1 channels when I set Windows speaker config to 7.1. I get no sound out of my side speakers in games, only front and rear. So does this mean PC games dont support 7.1? I tried Dragon Age Inq and Far Cry 4. If I set windows...

Anyone know of a remote desktop or remote desktop like solution to stream games from one PC to another? There are ways to stream games from the cloud, stream games to a Vita, and with Windows 10 you can stream Xbox One games to PC, but what about PC to PC? All the remote desktop things Ive tried...

The N band of my Cisco E2000 router keeps dying overnight, only at night, every night. When it dies it really dies, resetting does nothing, I have to set it to G and then back to N via LAN (Im using DDWRT). When I put it back in N it performs well like normal all day. If I set it to G its...

I have an MSI H87-G43 and a 460 GTX, does anyone know if you can enable EFI boot for a non-efi video card? Ive read about compatibility settings that boot certain devices as BIOS but cant find anything like that in the EFI settings, does MSI have that if so what do they call it?

I couldnt get any video at all (no post) after installing a 460GTX, turns out it was because I had Windows 8 mode enabled in the UEFI. After updating the bios I got an error saying the video card was a non windows 8 logo card and it lacked GOP. So only new graphics cards can be used with the...

Anyone know what happens when you upgrade? Is it like a normal windows update or does it create 15gbs of bloat from the previous install and other weird registry oddities like a normal windows upgrade?

Anyone know of a good remote desktop? I use Chrome but its pretty laggy, was hoping for something faster.

Anyone know of a simple virus scanner that just scans what and when you tell it without integrating into every aspect of the OS with constant nags and slowdown? I always have to install then uninstall virus scanners because they are basically some of the worst malware out there.

Since Im getting an AMD card I would still like to have physx since it makes a big difference in some games, but I have an HTPC which is on most of the day and I dont want another video card sucking down massive amounts of power and raising my monthly bill. Anyone know how much power a...

I need a new card and was wondering what the best one is these days for around $120. My last few cards have been Nvidia so an AMD would be a nice change but only if they make as good or better cards in that price range.

Im looking to do a cheap upgrade and was wondering if its best to go quad core or a higher clock dual core for MODERN games? Mainly I was looking at a E8400 vs a Q8400 since both are about as much as Im willing to spend. I know older games perform better on dual cores with higher clocks but...

My 9800gtx is still a good card, every new game I throw at it I can just about max out at 1080p on my TV. But it doesnt have HDMI 1.4 so I cant do 3d. So Im looking for a card thats faster than my 9800gtx that can do 3d, which shouldnt be a problem these days with Nvidia. It doesnt have to be...

Anyone know what the cheapest card is that supports 5.1 via optical or coax? Im thinking of getting a bluray 3d compatible video card to hook up to the TV but I wont bother if I cant get a cheap 5.1 card. I dont care much about quality as long as it works and is cheap. I currently have a first...

My work computer is a Dell that came with Office Home & Student 2007, I want to upgrade to Windows 7 and get rid of all this crapware but I cant find the Office disc that came with the computer. I was able to track down a Home & Student trial and using "produkey" I grabbed the activation key...

I have an old X-FI xtreme music and the piece of shit only supports 2.1 through digital-out to my receiver (its a regular home theater receiver, not a PC receiver). Are there any cards that will give me 5.1 through digital coax?

I am a complete n00b when it comes to surround sound stuff, Im mainly a headphone junky. But I need a stereo to play music around the house and decided I should just get a 5.1 system and hook my ipod touch up to it. So I need your advice on a good 5.1 system for under $300. The only real...

I finally got an hdtv and the component cables I have for the PS3 dont like 1080p (picture ghosts, but 1080i is alright). I wouldnt mind getting one of those <$10 cables from ebay but has anyone ever used them? Are they fine? If so which seller did you buy from? If not ebay then one of those...

I just got done installing Vista Business x64. It took up just like 10gbs at first for the whole partition. After installing the updates and azureus/winrar/daemontools (and only those) it shot up to 20gbs with the windows folder alone at a ridiculous 18gbs. I turned off system restore and that...

Im trying to put some TV episodes on my PS3 since video streaming is too choppy and crappy. But a bunch of videos from the same damn collection say "unsupported data" and wont work. I have one season where every episode works except for one, and then another season where none work except 3. They...

My PSU fan is making crackling noises and has been for a really long time, Im just now getting the ambition to try and fix the damn thing since the noise isnt worth buying a new PSU over. It doesnt crackle very often but when it does it usually lasts long enough to be annoying. Its a ball...

I would like to slipstream a 64bit service pack so I can create a GPT partitioned hdd to boot from. How would I do this? Also is it even possible to boot GPT without UEFI even with a SP'd install? If not then screw wasting a DVD.

Without buying anything new whats the best way to lower the temps of my e4300 (conroe, 100c TJ)? Stock heatsink GA-965p-S3 (newest bios, F12) DDR800 G Skill ram (2x1gb) room temp is cold, less than 70f Im aiming for a 2.4-2.6ghz overclock, Ive been using 2.4 for a really long time now...

I wanted to see how hot the computer was running so I downloaded some temp programs. I found out that all of them are only showing CPU 0 as active. Ive tried TAT, Core Temp, Speedfan, all of them show wildy different temps too. I have a e4300 over clocked to 2.4ghz as evident in my sig...

One uses the Intel p965 and the other uses the nforce 650i chipset. Both are priced relatively the same and I dont know which board is best in terms of performance (they both overclock as much as I plan on doing, so which one overclocks better doesnt matter). I will never use SLI so I dont care...