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So my sister is working towards becoming a graphic designer and after spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to tweak the colors on her projects to print out the way they appear, when I told her that there are tools to calibrate monitors she immediately wanted one. But the problem is I...

So I got my case on Wednesday and put my build together, and I've gotta say I really do like the case compared to my 4 year old Lian-Li. A mesh side panel will be great though to help with temps, which I'm really looking forward to. (Hopefully it won't be too costly). My one gripe about the...

Putting the two 200mm fans to intake does seem like it would help if you're running SLI video cards (at least until we get that new side panel), but like it's been mentioned before, the dust would be a big issue that way. Anyone have any ideas for the best way to filter out dust if you turn...

I only have 2 monitors right now, not 3. So I'd be replacing those 2. I mean I'd be tempted to get 3, but that's a ton of money to be spending, along with a new $2,000 computer. What I really want to do though is to go look at some IPS screens in person, but I really don't know where I'd be...

So with the Dell U2311H being on sale for $239 each, I was wondering if it would be worth it to buy two of them to upgrade from my current two monitors. The ones I have now are the Samsung SyncMaster 226BW and the GatewayFHX2300. I'm a bit tired of having two screens without matching...

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Is the X-750 enough to power an i7 920 @ 4ghz and a 5870 or two in crossfire?

I really like how the lian li cases are designed so you never have to use tools, though. And I only need a mid tower, not a full tower. If the difference between steel and aluminum isn't noticeable in terms of the computer performance itself (not the weight/durability), then I may just go with...

I've pretty much spent the last three days reading through hundreds of case reviews and tons of threads here and still can't seem to pick a case. At first I figured I'd get an Antec 902, but after going back and looking at other cases, I decided to reconsider. My current case is a Lian Li...

Well I mean I could get the PC-P50 instead, since that is pretty much the lancool pc-k62 but made in aluminum, but I'm not too fond of the plain black mesh looking front, and figured the PC-B25F looks a bit more clean/crisp. Still not too sure on which I'll be picking. I was told to stray away...

Okay so I finally put together a full build I'm thinking of and would like to know what everyone thinks about it. Is it the best performance for the $1700 or $1800 I'm putting into it? Are all the parts suitable for my wants/needs? I do ~not~ want to deal with actual watercooling, the H50 is...

I'm pretty much in the same boat when trying to decide between these two power supplies. Can anyone else shed some more light on which one is better and why?

Well I think I'll go with the H50, since I think the watercooling it gives will be better than a normal air cooler for where I store my case, and I'm pretty sure I'm settled on RAM, now. All that's left is a case, and making sure everything is the way I want it before ordering. What is...

Yeah, I was just looking at the XMS3 again and it's almost $100 cheaper, so I'll probably go with that. The 850HX is only about $10 more expensive than the one you linked, which isn't that big of a deal, and just doing a comparison on newegg, the specs seem close. Why would you say that...

Alright so I've been having some trouble with my computer that is 3-4 years old and have had to get it repaired/several parts replaced multiple times, so I figured it's time to make a whole new build and start fresh. (And yes I'm aware I misspelled advice in the title..) So on to the...

I have no experience with setting the speed and duplex of my connection. What exactly does that entail and what exactly will it do?

I just was disconnected again, even after uninstalling my ethernet drivers and rebooting my computer so the default windows 7 drivers would be installed. I guess that isn't the solution for me.

Oh ok I'll try that. Thanks for all the replies.

I've tried alternating which I plug into with the same results. Right now I have them both plugged in and testing if I don't lose service altogether that way. I haven't had much success looking for other threads regarding this issue but I can narrow my search to nForce win7 x64 now I suppose.

I tried that yesterday and I still have the same problems. I can try again and see what happens though.

I downloaded the entire motherboard chipset package from the EVGA website which seems to be kept up to date and updated the NIC drivers directly from the extracted file.

Yeah I did. I didn't uninstall them first, rather I just selected the update drivers option and selected the destination to find them. It seemed to work for a night but now I have the same issues. It also seems to happen more frequently when I am very active on the internet, such as...

I've been having some issues staying connected to the internet ever since I installed windows 7 x64 on my desktop. I installed it both on my laptop (wireless) and my desktop (hardwired) at the same time and my wireless connection has no issues. The only way I can get connected back to the...

Yeah, I set it back to stock when this occurred and it didn't fix anything. So far it seems to be a random occurrence as my computer is working fine as I am typing this but I don't have high hopes for that to last very long. Would overclocking even cause a "Hard Disk Read Error" on startup?

This is the 2nd time I have experienced this issue and I am trying to troubleshoot what it is so if anyone can help direct me I would greatly appreciate it. Anyway, recently and once before, my computer started to freeze intermittently (work, freeze for a second, repeat), until it just froze at...

I've got a similar question actually. I am currently running my ram at less than the default speed, manually set at 1:1. It's capable of running at 1066 but currently only running it at 780. Is it worth running it 1:1 or should I just let it default to 1066? I am wondering because I am about...

Oh ok, so it doesn't affect video quality and the only benefit is the connectivity of the cable? How would I know which monitors support HDTV then?

But HDMI allows higher quality images in certain applications (like HDTV/consoles) right? Just not for regular computer gaming purposes.. Otherwise, what's the difference between the two monitors I listed?

I am looking to purchase a new (my first) 24" widescreen LCD and of course am trying to find the best one I can. I have had good experience with Samsung monitors so the two I was looking at are: Samsung 245BW Samsung 2493HM The latter has HDMI support but I don't really know if I need...

I tried doing this and it didn't change anything. As far as I know my ram voltage is fine after much testing with memtest. I still find it weird that I can't remain stable at a VCore of 1.5v anymore, I had to boost it to 1.5125. I guess that's just what I have to leave it at unless anyone has...

I have been continually testing different voltage/FSB combinations and I am having trouble finding a stable overclock. Previously as stated in my post above I was stable but then I tried pushing 3600MHz and couldn't get stability with primem95 even with VCore of 1.6v and decided I didnt want to...

Rated voltage of the ram is 2.1v at 5-5-5-15 1066 but I am only running at 800 and it was stable with memtest. I bumped down the fsb from 400 to 389 with 9x multiplier and the VCore down to 1.5v and I've been running prime95 stable for nearly 6 hours now. The temps I mentioned were Core temps...

Ok so I've been messing around with some numbers to see what happens and so far have come up with: 3600MHz (9x400) VCore 1.55v memory at 5-5-5-15 @ 800 Vmem 1.85v So far it boots up and I can run everything, however prime95 only runs for 21 minutes without error. Does this mean I just...

I'm starting the process of finding a stable overclocked build for my computer and just want to make sure I am understanding everything correctly. Also, any suggestions and recommendations are welcome. I am using: E6600 EVGA 680i motherboard 2x1gb Corsair DDR2-8500C5D (rest in sig)...

Yeah, the reason I chose the kingwin (rebadged xigmatek) is because after reading many reviews of it and input from other people on the forums here and from anandtech, it appears to be significantly better than the AC Freezer 7 Pro while around the same price and easy to install. It's...

Ok so I made up my mind after more reading. Instead of going with either of the CPU coolers I listed above I decided to grab the KINGWIN Revolution 12025. It's the first non-stock cooler I've ever bought so I figure it'll be good enough to use on my first overclocking experience. Plus I can...

So just getting a good CPU hs/fan is enough? It's not worth having more than 2 case fans if I plan to OC even with a GTS 512 in there? For the CPU I am still deciding between Zalman CNPS 9700 Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro But I was also thinking of grabbing a couple of these Silverstone...

Yeah I am ordering some thermal paste with the fans I get. Do you think the Zalman one you mentioned is better than this Arctic Cooling one? I've just been browsing newegg and reading the forums here. Purchasing 4 more case fans for my side panel should help too right?

I am using the Cooler Master Stacker, I posted the exact one in my first post. Actually I don't even have a TIM, just using the normal fan that came with the motherboard. I am looking into purchasing a fan/heatsink combination for my processor and picking up some AS5 while I'm at it. Was also...

Any thoughts? Anyone?