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My parents PC is old, really old, from 2014 based on the last BIOS update. Pentium G3220 @ 3.0GHz 4MB DDR3 RAM Intel HD Graphics Windows 10 It running really slow. I've managed to speed it up a tiny amount by disabling startup items. Also cleaned up a couple of items with Malwarebytes. But...

I haven't been on in a while, but there use to be a new build form that asked a bunch of questions (What's your budget, what are your intended uses, monitor size, do you have an OS, etc) that you could fill out an someone would help you with a build. I don't see this offered anymore. Did it go...

I want to change web hosting services. Godaddy has become far too expensive. On top of their already high prices, I got an email saying that they are going to start charging $12/mo, per email address. That seems ridiculous to me, especially at 8-10 email addresses. I am a little concerned...

I need a video card to drive my two 32” UHD monitors. There is a deal going right now for XFX 5700 and 5700xt. I’m suspecting maybe that is too much video card for my current rig and I’d be pissing money away. Thoughts and insights?? Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 Motherboard...

I am getting frequent BSOD's. I recently installed two UHD monitors and I am running them off a super old GPU, a Sapphire HD7850 from 2012. Can someone help me figure out if this is definitively a GPU problem or something else? It will not let me upload the two files mentioned in the error...

My video card is very dated. First release date is 2012. Sapphire HD7850 I bought of pair of these: LG 32" UHD 4K First, will my card even drive the resolution, 3840x2160? Second, will my card drive the resolution X2? Last, there is no DVI input on the monitors, can I run 1 HDMI and 1 DP at...

I am getting temp internet files with the file extension downloaditkeep. I have also found it associated with my Thunderbird mail files. I believe that the downloaditkeep malware itself is no longer present on my Win7 machine. However, I do believe it is causing some residual issues. I get...

Hopefully this is the right place to post this. I am sure my issue is beyond simple, but I am not a coder and I cannot figure it out. How do I change the color of the font to black on the mailto and hyperlink below? They display as a very light grey on my page <a...

So, I built the following system a couple of years ago: Intel Core i5-4690K CPU Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 Motherboard 2 x Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM Samsung 840 Evo Series 250GB SSD XFX TS Series XFX TS 550W PSU Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Case Cooler Master...

My kid needs a new rig. I tried out PC Hound, but the automatic builder would not function in two different browsers. So I tried building it myself and came up with this: PC Hound Part List CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 6M ($199.99 @ B&H) Motherboard: ASUS Z170-A ($139.99 @ Amazon) Memory...

My website is getting dozens of visits a day from several foreign countries, 100% bounce rate, and 0 seconds spent on the site. Mind you, dozens is significant as my site only gets maybe a handful of real visitors a week. Also, recently I was warned by Google Webmaster Tools of a possible...

My in-laws need a new computer. It needs to be capable of video editing, but please keep something in mind. While it needs to be capable of video editing, I suspect it will be used very little for this purpose. They just got a gopro and want to play with it, but they are not tech savvy in the...

I just started my overclocking process of my new 4690K. I know it is a crap shoot as to how much you get out of any processor, but I scoured the net to ascertain a good place to start. 1.25v and 4.4ghz seemed somewhat reasonable. When I ran Prime95 with those setting, temps immediately hit the...

I just built this rig: $239 - Intel Core i5-4690K CPU $140 - Asus Z97-A Intel Z97 Motherboard $140 - 2 x Kingston HyperX Blu KHX1600C10D3B1/8G 8GB DDR3 1600 RAM $130 - Samsung 840 Evo Series 250GB SSD $60 - XFX TS Series XFX TS 550W PSU $65 - Corsair Graphite Series 230T Black ATX Case $50 -...

Windows is acting very wonky on my current rig and probably needs a clean install. If I am going to go to all that trouble to do, I am going to build a new rig to replace my very outdated E6320 system. There are two combo deals on Newegg right now for cpu/mobo. Core i5-4690K/Asus Z97M...

My son's computer with Win 7 64-bit will not start. When it first happened, he started in Safe Mode and tried a system restore, which failed. By the time that I received it, it was really messed up. When it tries to load Windows, it immediately tries to repair itself, and fails. I cannot get...

I have been running my E6320 at 3.2GHZ for several years now. Today I got a BSOD while playing a game. When the system restarted, my OC settings had all been turned off. This is actually normal for my system, as I have had this happen a dozen plus times. I have always been able to simply go...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc This will be for my 12 year old to play games on. FarCry 3, CoD, etc. 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? $600, including shipping... no taxes in Oregon. 3) Which country do you live in? If...

I ordered an N66U and it will be delivered today. I have long known about Tomato, but never really took the time to learn about what it really does. Since I ordered the new router, I have been reading a bit about Tomato, however, I still do not know if it will be worth me installing when my...

I think my switch may be dying, but I wanted to get verification on something else before I go and buy a new one. I recently switched ISP's. I went from Comcast to FIOS. Comcast's modem did not have a router built into it, so I was using a DLink DIR-655 router. The FIOS modem does have a...

I taught myself web design and built my own website using a lot of trial and error. I am now trying to learn some tricks for SEO. One thing recently that I have been wondering... Does the file structure that I use make any difference on how google crawls my site? Through my trial and error...

I have not yet been able to create a complete site map for my website. I know what the problem is, but don't know how to fix it. The problem is that I am using subdomains to display my other pages. Please bare in mind that I am self teaching myself how to build a website. A LOT of trial and...

My son wants a system to play Diablo 3. It does not need to be able to run Crysis at the highest level with 8X AA. He might like to play Tribes Ascend as well. But again, if it can play Tribes at even medium settings, that would be fine. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming...

My PS3 crapped out on me yesterday. After doing a bit of research, I found out they are prone to the "yellow light of death" (similar to the "red ring of death" on the Xbox). Found a video with instructions on how to take it apart and fix it by heating the cpu and gpu to above 500 degrees. I...

I want to install a second hard drive in a friends computer so that I can set up his system for automatic backups. His current hard drive is 750GB. I would guess that a 500GB hard drive would be suffice, since Windows files and programs probably do not need to be backed up...correct? Can...

I have an HP laptop that has been running Windows 7 32-bit since it was released. It just started acting up and it will not load Windows. When I power it on, it goes through BIOS just fine, but after BIOS is goes to a blank screen with a flashing cursor in the upper left hand of the screen...

I have been pondering the idea of dropping a Q6600 in my rig. I currently have an E6320. My mobo supports both. Can I simply take the E6320 out and drop in the Q6600? Or will I need to do a clean install as well?

Disregard... I managed to get it working.

At the advise in a separate thread, I am trying to get Google Analytics to work on my website. It should be noted ahead of time, I know next to nothing about source code. I built my site using the latest version of Komposer. Google asks me to copy and past the following code into my source...

I am looking for a hit counter for my website. I want it to be invisible, as I am assuming that my site gets very few hits and I do not want people to know that. Can any of you recommend a good one to use? I did a google search and there are a plethora to choose from, but I will not use or...

My wife got some sort of nasty on her laptop. It pops up a window that appears to be Microsoft Security Essentials. When the "clean" button is clicked, it says it cannot be fixed locally, but there is a solution online. The solution given online is to install Windows Risk Eliminator. It...

I want to install Win7 Pro32. The laptop currently has Vista Basic 32. The machine is also massively infected with all kinds of nastiness at the moment. So, I want to format the hard drive and get it good and clean, prior to the new install. What is the best way to accomplish this? I tried...

So, I have been having an ongoing problem for some time now. I finally have some free time to chase it. Here is the deal. When I try and wake my computer back up from sleep, it will spool the fans up like it would any other time I wake it up. BUT, it won't recover and it sits there and runs...

I have never built a website before, however, I am up to the challenge. I need some recommendations on some software to get started on. This is my criteria: Free (I am a cheap SOB) Ease of use Would like templates to work off from WYSISWG interface I have tried Kompozer. I do not see that...

My sis-in-law's computer completely fried. The theory is that the PSU grenaded and took out everything with it. So she is in desperate need of a completely new system. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc WoW, web browsing. 2) What's your budget? Are...

My current config has a EVGA 8600GTS 256MB. My brother had an XFX 9800GT 512MB laying around so I asked if I could try it out. I installed the card, updated the drivers, and fired up Bad Company 2. To my amazement, the card ran like crap. My 8600 puts out 10+ more FPS on the same 1920X1200...

My system is a few years old now, but seems to be running adequately for the things that I do on it. That is, with the exception of the video card. Its an Nvidia 8600GTS.... yeah, massively outdated. Here are the rest of the system specs. Core2Duo E6320 overclocked to 3.2GHz 4GB DDR2 PC2...

I took the recommendation given here for my mid-range gaming machine. Listed below are the specs. AMD Phenom II X6 1055T CPU Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870 ATX G.Skill Ripjaw Series F3-12800CL9D-4GBRL 2 x 2GB DDR3 1600 RAM XFX HD-585X-ZNFV Radeon HD 5850 1GB PCI-E Video Card XFX...

Typically with most computer parts, the question of where to buy is easy. However, in searching for Yate Loon fans, I have never heard of any of the retailers selling them. So, where is the best place to buy them? A reputable company is most important, low price is a close second. Thx.