Search results

Going on a flight tomorrow, airline site says certain batteries are restricted. Need to take my external Aukey battery with me to power my MS Surface.What is permitted is: "All spare batteries including lithium metal or lithium ion batteries with a watt hour rating exceeding 100 Wh but not...

Hello everyone. Recently I bought myself a new set of computer speakers ($150 on sale from $500). The specific brand/model is Simple Audio Listen as seen here: http://www.simpleaudio.com/all-products/bluetooth-speakers/simple-audio-listen The set includes two speakers. It has an optional...

I just put together a rig for mining script coins. I'm not thrilled with the temps the two 280Xs are generating... one at 80C and the other at 90C. I'm considering putting the rig outside in the garage. It's about -15C average now where I live. I know the GPUs would love the cold temps but how...

Please see the specs in my signature. I would like to strip this system down and convert it to a Litecoin mining rig. I already bought two R9 280X cards. Will 280Xs even be recognized by this board? I was hoping to recycle that hardware instead of going out and buying a whole new setup. Thoughts...

Tonight I started a hardware upgrade on my rig. This is something I have done a hundred times before. I was replacing my gtx680 with a 280X. I shut down my PC, pulled the power plug from the PSU, and swapped the cards. When I tried to reboot, I get a blank screen with an error suggesting no boot...

I have a P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 motherboard by Asus. https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/P8Z68V_PROGEN3/ It has 3 GPU slots and 4 PCI(x) slots. The GPU slots are in position 2, 5 and 7. Today I bought 2 Asus R9280X-DC2-3GD5-V2 GPUs. https://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/R9280XDC23GD5V2/ These...

I have a rig running the following hardware. I would like to add two dedicated AMD cards to it if my PSU will support it (currently running the integrated GPU). I have no idea what wattage my rig is using now. Details: Asus p67 i7 2700K 256GB Crucial M4 SSD 8GB Corsair RAM Corsair H100 cooler 3...

I'm in the market for a new Laptop/Ultrabook. I'm wondering if there is a make/model with the following rough specs currently available: (in order of importance) IPS/VA/PLS Display, TN is a deal breaker Higher resolution than 1366x768 SSD 256GB or better i5 or better Decent battery life Intel...

Looking for a FarCry 3 Steam code at a reasonable price. PayPal will be used for Payment. No BS or anything, for my son. Thanks.

Buy from: http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37553 Price match to: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1938368&CatId=5300 $192.49 after $100 Visa MIR Go Canucks

I am thinking about selling my old rig. PC hardware depreciates so quickly, so I have no idea what its worth. What would you ask for this rig if it were yours? Core 2 Duo E8400 MSI P7N Diamond 4GB Mushkin DDR2 Thermaltake Big Typhoon Seagate 1TB Antec P182 Thermaletake 750W...

So my server began to crawl this afternoon. I logged into it via RDP and found that there were 200+ winlogin.exe, csrss.exe and loginui.exe processes running utilizing 100% of the server CPU. I checked the System Security event viewer and found that my server was experiencing an RDP hijack...

I have a ton of 720p/1080p content I would like to stream to my main HD TV. Connected to the TV is a PS3 and an Xbox 360. I understand that both of these devices have a DLNA client. My question is what hardware should I use to stream the content, and where should the hardware be connected. I...

Yeah so the wireless usb adapter is dead, and now I cant use my mouse and keyboard for my MS 3000 desktop kit. Can a new adapter be purchased? I seem to remember that the adapter is encrypted to the devices it comes with and as such, I am uncertain is a new one would work ... IF they are even...

Bought it for my new system, but my old copy activated so I have not used it. It is still factory sealed, never opened. I can provide receipt and picture to prove this is a legit copy. I am asking $95+shipping or trade for a new/unopened 2TB Sata3 HDD. Also I should note it is a 64 bit OEM edition.

2700k @ 4.7Ghz cooled by H100 using 2 Cougar Vortex fans in Pull configuration (as intake). Board is P8Z68-V pro Gen3. Case is Antec P280.Looking to know if these temps are ok. Ambient room temps are about 20c (70c) Stock: Idle - 23, 23, 22, 21 Load - not tested 4.7Ghz Idle - 33, 34...

I just built a rig with an Asus Z68-V Pro Gen3 paired with a 2700K. At the moment my 680GTX has not yet arrived so no dedicated vid card is yet installed. I'm trying to at least get the OS loaded and various drivers installed while I wait. For whatever reason, I am getting no video signal from...

So about a week ago I bought an XFX 7950 Double D graphics card. A week later NVidia releases the 680gtx. I'm not sure what to do... sell my 7950 back to the retailer and wait for the 680 gtx's to come back in stock or keep what I have. I paid $469 for the XFX 7950 DD and the new 680's are going...

So I was all set to get a Crucial M4 256GB drive for my new i7 2700k build. I was searching for GPU benchmarks to choose a good vid card and by chance I found myself on this page: http://www.harddrivebenchmark.net/high_end_drives.html I was amazed to see the M4 so far down the list. All...

I will not be adding more parts in the future. I will not xFire or SLI. I just need a good PSU to run this: Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 Core i7 2700k Corsair Vengeance 16GB 1600MHz Crucial m4 250GB SSD Seagate 2TB HDD Asus internal Blu-ray drive Corsair H100 CPU Liquid Cooler 4 or 5 120mm...

A company I represent would like to install a webcam on their property that will stream its images to their website. The webcam itself would need to be wireless 802.11 G/N or similar so that it can communicate with their main wireless router. Idealy it would have built in FTP so that it can sent...

So, my current PC is now 5 years old. E8400, 4GB DDR2, 8800 GTS 512, 1TB 7200 Seagate. Time for an upgrade. Sounds easy... The options out there today are overwhelming. Sandy this, Ivy that... with more than a couple dozen flavours and speeds of DDR3 and SSDs seem to be something no one can...

So, my current PC is now 5 years old. E8400, 4GB DDR2, 8800 GTS 512, 1TB 7200 Seagate. Time for an upgrade. Sounds easy... The options out there today are overwhelming. Sandy this, Ivy that... with more than a couple dozen flavours and speeds of DDR3 and SSDs seem to be something no one can...

Hello. Please forgive me if this forum is not an appropriate place for this type of help request, at this point im very despriate. I work from home and have only this PC to work and support my family. I'll start from the beginning to give you a complete picture of the last 24hrs... what...

Wondering if my system will run Windows 7 Professional GOOD... not just BARELY. Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz 1066 2x4MB L2 4GB 667Mhz DDR2 ECC SDRAM SB X-Fi XtremeMusic 16X DVD/CD Reader/Writer nVidia NVS 290 256MB Dual DVI 250GB SATA 3.0Gbps with NCQ and 8MB Databurst Cache 525W PS And if so...

Hi, I have this latop that I know if severely infected. I know for certain it has the Total Security & Windows Antivirus 2009 malware. I have also found traces of Lampsy Trojan, Biforse Trojan, Lineage-AV Trojan. I have been able to kill these manually. I beleive there must be more...

Hey peeps, I'm looking to put down WoW for a while and try something new. I've downloaded the client and would like to try this new (new to me) MMO b4 handing over tha cash. I've heard all retail copies have a Buddy key good for 10 days or so and was wondering if anyone might spare one. Much...

I've been reading up on the benefits of running RAM & FSB 1:1. First off, my RAM is 2x2GB Mushkin PC2-8000. So a FSB of 1000 or 500 depending on how you look at it. My E8400 is a 1333FSB CPU ... 9x multiplied 333FSB quad pumped to achieve 3.0Ghz. For me to get a 1:1 ratio, I need to severly...

I'm looking to get a 16GB or 32GB USB flash drive/key/pendrive. I already bought the 32GB Patriot Xporter only to learn of it's very low write speed. I would a model to have high write speeds and decent read speed so that I may run an XP Pro installation off it. I may also partition a portion of...

Hey all, I've been using ATI cards for as long as I can remember. It's only now that I am using an NVidia card 8800GTS. As such I am familair with the driver update procedure for ATI cards but not NVidia. Can someone please give me a quick runthrough on this? IE ... do I need to uninstall...

Hello, Finally I have picked up and connect my WRT56GL with DD-WRT (full) preinstalled. Here are some details:Firmware: DD-WRT v24 RC-6 (01/02/08) std. I'm looking for some help to get the many configuration options put in. Obviously DD-WRT allows one to take a much higher level of control...

Hello, I'm a recent adapter of Vista Ultimate. I used to use Netmeeting alot to connect to my associates for desktop sharing etc. Now on Vista, I need to use Windows Meeting Space instead. My network is pretty simple. A cable modem connected to a Linksys router then to my PC. For XP and...

Hello, I have 4x1GB PC8500 @ 1066 Ram. See sig for specific details/make. Documentation on this ram says it's rated for 1066mhz operation at 5-5-5-15 2T 2.10v. Right now the ram seems to work when I leave all ram settings on auto in BIOS. By default, motherboard is setting it to 800mhz at 1.8v...

I just got my hands on a DSM-300 Divx Connected player which connects to your TV and streams content wirelessly from your PC. Problem is my Dlink di624 is just not powerful enough to maintain a high strength signal to the box. I need to update it with a better model ... one with a much stronger...

Hey, I ran the Everest Cache and Memory Bench tonight and I'm very disturbed by what I see: I've seen this bench run with the same hardware as mine (see sig) and my figures are, in some areas, 1/6th of the norm. Wondering if my figures mean anything to anyone. What would low L2 Cache...

Hello, I have this drive: http://ca.lge.com/en/products/model/detail/dvdwriter_gsah55l.jhtml I'm using Nero SmartStart Essentials version 3.9.0.0 on Vista Ultimate. I tried to burn a small 2meg file a DVD-RW 2x. The write speed of the file itself was rather quick but it's taking 4-6...

Hey guys, I seem to be having an issue with my vid card ... maybe. Just finished new rig which has an 8800GTS. Booted up for the first time last week and tried out the CoD4 demo. After about 15-20 mins of gameplay I could hear that my GTS was increasing its fan RPM to stay cool. This is good and...