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    Converting 1 SSD system to RAID 1

    I'm trying to convert a 1 SSD system to RAID 1 utilizing a PCI-E RAID controller card. I have Windows 10 on one Samsung 256GB SSD and am adding a second one. Is this possible to do without reinstalling Windows 10 or will I always need to wipe the drives to set them up for RAID and then...
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    Upgrade for Parents

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, Office Suite usage (Outlook, Word, Excel), nothing high end. They use this PC for personal email and some home business. They're moving and want a smaller case. So, they need a mATX motherboard and a...
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    HD 4000 Overscan

    So, I just built a HTPC with an i3-3225 and I can't seem to get the Overscan settings to work. I have it connected to a Samsung HLS6187 60" DLP TV. It doesn't have a 1:1 setting that I've been able to find. I've had other PC's connected to this TV with AMD and Nvidia cards and their overscan...
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    HTPC Build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Ripped media storage playback, mostly mkv's. I currently have 4 hard drives (a 1 TB, a 1.5TB, and 2 2TB) dedicated to this and one 256GB SSD (OS drive) in a gaming rig that I want to separate into its own rig. 2)...
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    Subtitles not displaying

    Hi all, I'm trying to rip The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo using Another Eac3to GUI. Forced subtitles like in Avatar (which I've also ripped from bluray) work fine. While I did have to mess around a little to extract the subtitles from TGWTDT (eact3o has some issues with the playlist and can't...
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    SB Build

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming (SC2, Dragon Age 2, Crysis 2, Portal 2, etc), DVD/Bluray encoding, standard web/e-mail stuff. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $1000, yes tax and shipping included 3) Where do you live...
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    System out of resources?

    Hi guys. I wasn't sure where to post this since I'm not sure what the problem is. I have a user where I work that seems to be running out of memory at some point throughout the day and then has to reboot. She can no longer copy and paste, can't open documents, can't open task manager, etc...
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    New Build Help

    1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Gaming on my 1080p tv (Crysis, StarCraft 2, Bioshock 2, COD, etc), encoding DVD's and blu-ray, recording video from old camcorder via S-Video, playing bluray and DVD mkv's 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping...
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    9800 Pro AIW

    So, I go to my backup PC after work today and there's no video. The monitor is getting a signal, but that's it. So, I reboot to see what happens. I can see BIOS screens and Windows XP start to load, but I never get to the login screen, the monitor just goes black. When I open the case, I see...
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    $800 Budget Build For Friend

    Revised budget, see post below... 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Photoshop and possibly video editing. Nothing real high end, personal usage. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $800. Yes, tax and shipping included. 3)...
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    Xbox 360 Support Question

    Does anyone know if Microsoft will fix an Xbox 360 that has been opened? I got the unplayable disc error and was going to try and fix it myself since it's out of warranty so I did open it to take a look. However, after doing more research, I figured it would be best to send it to them so I put...
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    BB Seagate 750GB external $172.92 OTD YMMV

    I just picked up a 750GB Seagate external Free Agent Pro for $172.92 OTD in Raleigh, NC. They were on clearance, so YMMV. They're $199 at Newegg. Great deal if you need an external drive.:)
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    Budget Laptop Recommendations

    I'm looking for a budget laptop and have a few criteria: Windows Vista Home Premium 2GB RAM wireless (at least 802.11 b/g) 2-3 yr warranty $800-$1000 This laptop will primarily be used for surfing the Internet(little to no gaming), so it doesn't need a huge hard drive or top of the...
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    Viewsonic VX2235wm for $299 IR, officemax.com

    http://www.officemax.com/max/solutions/product/prodBlock.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=no&expansionOID=-536906915&prodBlockOID=1611525674 IR at OfficeMax.com on Viewsonic VX2235 LCD 22" widescreen monitor, good from 6/3 - 6/10. It's normally $350 marked down to $299. Free shipping on items over $50...
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