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Hello, My old PC stopped booting one day without explanation. Its fans keep spinning, the hard drive and DVD drive are powered but not the keyboard and mouse (their LEDs are off), and the screen remains black (no signal). The motherboard's phase LEDs, which according the manual indicate the CPU...

Hi I have frequent micro-stutters where the video freezes and the music "buzzes" for a few milliseconds. I've found a video of the same problem here. In my case it happens when my Internet connection is heavily used in the background. I'm on Windows 10 64-bit using an onboard Realtek ALC889...

Hi, I have a problem with my setup: there is an audible hissing noise in the audio signal. I know this sounds like an audio issue, but it's probably the symptom of a more general hardware / electrical issue. Please don't close this thread. My setup is the following: Motherboard...

Hello, I'm putting this thread in the "Operating systems" category because I think my problem is software-related. I have an Intel Core i3 2100T processor and I'm using the processor's graphics "chip" (HD Graphics 2000) on Windows 7, but drawing windows, scrolling and the various window...

Hello! I would like your opinion on which of these two cases I should buy: Antec 300 or Lian-Li PC-7FN. I would replace the Antec's noisy fans with silent ones. 1. Which one would be more silent? 2. Which one would have the best air-flow? Is there a switch to control the PC-7FN's...

Hello! Which is the best version of the 5870, regarding temps and noise levels? Are there any drawbacks of custom PCBs? Should I stick with the reference design if I'm not planning to overclock? What do you think of the Powercolor HD5870 PCS+? I've heard it has a pretty low noise level...

Hi, I have to choose between an LGA 1156 (i7 860) and an LGA 1366 (i7 920) motherboard. What's the best choice future-wise? Will Intel continue making processors for any of these sockets after Sandy Bridge (which will use a new socket) is released? Will there be an LGA 1156 version of the...

Hello! I need help in finding a 24" to 26" monitor for gaming, which would meet these four criteria: VA or IPS panel low input lag standard colour space portrait mode These four simple criteria seem already quite hard to meet, as I've found out reading reviews and forums. Thanks...