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    High tower pc case recommendations please

    I have been searching for a high quality high tower case. So far my #1 choice is 1000D but its a bit pricey and filing it with rgb fans would make it even more pricey. I am coming from a 900D which i really like but I am going to leave this system intact as a second PC. Phanteks enthoo pro 2...
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    i7 4770k overclocking help (BSOD-ing)

    Hi my settings are as follows. I have tried anywhere from Core voltage of 1.24-1.34. There tends to be more stability around 1.3 to 1.31 but I still get a bsod every other day, sometimes even when not gaming. My OC is 4.3 ghz. Temps under loading around 65-68 deg C, cooler is corsair H100...
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    4770k instability since CMOS battery change

    I recently did a CMOS battery change becuse my windows 10 times were always wrong when booting. I am not yet sure if that problem has been fixed but now I have a new issue. I was previously OCd to 4.3 ghz I think with all voltages on auto. Now at 4.3 ghz wiht voltage on auto or with core 1.25...
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    Can't install KB4528760 Error: 0x800f0831

    I cannot install this either via automatic update or manually. In automatic mode I get error: 0x800f0831 and in manual mode it simply says that it was not installed. Any ideas how to fix this? scannow /nfc shows nothing. Chkdsk also didn't find bad sectors. DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image...
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    Positioning programs on startup advice

    I tried to search about this but didn't find any Simple Solution. This is a question regarding Windows 10 Pro. I want to start my computer from being totally off and have all my programs arranged across my multi monitor setup in a certain way for example have a chatting program taking up a...
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    6 monitor setup advice

    Right now I am running three monitors, one 4K and to 2K monitors. I would like to add on either three more 2K monitors or three more 4K monitors. I have a single GTX 1080. My understanding is this card can handle a Max of four displays. I have a old GTX 670 lying around could I put that in my...
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    Gtx 1080 and i74770k upgrade advice

    Hey everyone I have a system with this CPU and graphics card. Both are over clocked, i7 is at 4.5 GHz. I want to wait for 3000 series cards before doing a full rebuild. But I wondered what would be a good upgrade to get me some more fps while I wait for next gen. Right now have a 1440p monitor...
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    Chrome keeps lowering youtube resolution

    I am on win10 with latest version of chrome and every video I go to, the default resolution is the lowest and I have to manually raise the resolution for every video I watch. I see no options to keep youtube in HD mode by default. I tried downloading several youtube HD chrome extensions but...
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    Youtube resolution keeps going down (Chrome, win 10)

    I am having an issue where youtube keeps dropping the play rate to the lowest resolution no matter how often I set it to HD in chrome. It seems to stay in HD in firefox. All browsers latest version. Any idea how to fix this ?
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    Vibrant 4k monitors? (Samsung Qled etc.)

    I just got a BENQ PD3200U and its decent... especially with good 4k TS files, it looks really sharp with great colour. But even at max brightness it doesn't seem as vibrant or as vivid as the QLED TV demos at my local computer store. Anyone have recommendations for a 32 inch IPS 4k monitor that...
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    Can't connect e-reader (Kobo aura one or Kindle paperwhite) to pc

    I cannot connect either my Kobo aura one or Kindle paperwhite in MTP mode for file transferring. They connect and starting charging fine but they are just not detected by 2 of my PCs with windows 10 and 1 of my pcs with windows 8. I also tried 2 different cables and different ports. I used to...
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    No guardian system in Steam VR games

    My guardian system works perfectly in Rift games but when running steam VR games like Rec Room, there is no guardian system. Any idea why its not showing up in steam VR games? I do have oculus home running as well as steam VR. Thanks..
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    Restore/roll back steamvr injector oculus tray tool

    I used the oculus tray tool to inject steamvr in place of toy box. But now with oculus allowing for games to launch direct from oculus home I don't need this and I'd like toy box back. I tried to use the restore button in oculus tray tool but it doesn't seem to work, when I click it nothing...
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    3 display port monitors + oculus rift together

    Im trying to hook up 3 monitors and my rift to a GTX 1080 (Gigabyte extreme gaming). I have to buy an HDMI to DP adapter for 1 of the monitors which is an hdmi one. I wanted to know if I did do that, would all 3 monitors work for normal desktop purposes via displayport while the rift is...
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    Cannot get super sampling working on Rift cv1, please help

    I am using the latest version of oculus tray tool (0.70.1), running as admin on an admin account. I try setting super sampling to 1.5 before starting any programs or oculus home/apps. Then I run Elite Dangerous in Steam VR and its totally unchanged. I also tried to make a specific profile for...
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    Reboot and Select proper Boot device error (Weird issue, not typical) please help

    I have windows 10 installed on a Western digital HDD and wanted to do a fresh install on an SSD. So I connected my SSD and did a new usb win 10 install on it by booting into usb and then selecting the SSD during the install. So everything worked fine and I was able to use the OS and can confirm...
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    Acer predator XB271HU Ghosting.. sad

    Just got this monitor and everything was working great, I was very satisfied with it. I did OC it to the 165 Hz that it says it can do, works super smooth in doom, GTA 5 etc. But then I noticed when moving side to side in gta 5 ghosting of stationary objects. Got the same thing in Killing floor...
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    Strix GTX 1080 vs gigabyte GTX 1080 xtreme (performance differential/stutter in 2 rigs), help

    My friend just got his GTX 1080 and is noticing a difference of about 10-20 fps in games like GTA 5 and Doom. He also mentioned there is some microstuttering in his system compared to mine. Mine is smooth as ice and fps is definitely on average above his. My friend's rig: Asus Strix GTX 1080 @...
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    Which GTX 1080? Gigabyte xtreme gaming vs Zotac amp extreme

    Too big beefy 1080s and I'm looking at getting one of them. No formal reviews on them but some benches on youtube but they aren't apples to apples. Also no temps I can see on zotac amp extreme. Any thoughts on what you would choose between these? Thanks. Gigabyte review: Zotac review:
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    Are there any GTX 1080 SLI benchmarks?

    Is it part of the NDA that review sites can't do SLI? I don't see any SLI numbers. Thanks.
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    Burson conductor SL 9018 not working :(

    My Burson device that I purchased January 2015 has stopped working. I believe it may be a problem with the device not being detected by windows. When I try to reinstall the drivers they tell me to connect the burson device and after disconnecting and reconnecting it it just does not detect it...
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    Benq 2765 HT no signal detected (display port issue)

    Whenever I turn this monitor off or switch the input source and switch back to display port, it says no signal detected. It is only after I unplug the monitor, wait for it to turn off (seems to have some kind of battery and doesn't turn off immediately) and then plug it back in, does it return...
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    Windows 10 hard freeze, dxgkrnl.sys the problem

    Lately I have been getting hard lock ups on my desktop. I had no real software or hardware changes but I did notice the crashing was only happening during GTA 5. The locks up would never have an actual BSOD or error message just a hard freeze requiring me to restart or the system would restart...
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    Incredibly strange 3 monitor problem (cannot get all to display)

    On my windows 10 machine with SLI GTX 670's I have been using a 3 monitor setup for years without any problem. All in 1 card I have connected a Samsung SA300 by hdmi, a Asus VG248 and finally by display port a Benq 1440 GW2765. Again I had no problems with them until today when I disabled the...
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    Cannot get into bios (Asus maximus hero VII)

    I am trying to get into the bios on my windows 10 system with a hero vii but whenever I restart and then hold del my screens are just black, my pc is running and nothing happens, nothing comes on the screen. If I restart and don't press anything it goes into windows 10 normally. Any idea how...
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    How to control CPU fan speed? Asus Motherboard

    I have an Asus hero VII motherboard with a Core i7 4770k, my idle temps are in the low 30s and my load temps are typically not over 80, but GTA 5 sometimes raises my temps into the 90s. My CPU fan speed tends to be around 1500 rpm at load, but I would like to turn it up (I don't mind about...
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    Issue with Burson conductor SL

    Hello, I own a Burson condcutor SL and am using it with my windows 10 pc. I have always had 1 issue where for it to work everytime i start my pc I have to unplug and re-plug it into the usb port. If I don't do this I don't hear anything coming out of it. Any idea why this happens and how I...
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    Starwars Battlefront SLI problem

    I updated my geforce experience to 2.6.1.10, updated to 358.50. Re-enabled SLI. But the game doesn't use my second card (2x gtx 670). When I went into Nvidia control panel, to the program settings for battlefront, it says SLI rendering mode single gpu. When I switch it to nvidia recommended...
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    Using WASAPI and balancing music

    I just started using wasapi on windows 8.1 and I set the balance a little off center in sound control panel but this program I am using called Winyl doesn't respect that balance. When I use winamp it does follow the balance I set but winamp often crashes with wasapi plugin. Any idea how I...
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    BENQ GW2765HT as a pc and console gaming monitor (advice)

    Hey all I recently picked up a BENQ GW2460HS to use as a third display (my main monitor is a 24 inch Asus 144 hz ASUS VG248QE and I have one other older 21.5 inch samsung monitor. Now I use the BENQ above for my wii u as well as my third monitor on pc and it works quite well for that...
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    BENQ GW2760HS problem (yellow screen)

    I just got this BENQ monitor and connected it to my pc as a third monitor via dual link DVI. This monitor got pretty good reviews and people commented that it has nice colour but it looks washed out and yellow to me.I tried to play with the controls but the user defined colours is greyed out...
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    Killing a frozen program when you can't see task manager

    The game prototype freezes on me (windows 8) when I try to alt tab out and back. Everything else is still working. I bring up task manager but task manager is hidden behind a frozen screen of prototype. I can even bring up the metro panel fine I just can't use any program to force prototype to...
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    Samsung 840 pro vs evo

    I searched many threads for about the 840 pro vs evo and wanted to know if you thought that for $30 more for the pro its worth going pro vs saving that and going with evo. This is for 250ish gb drives. I understand the differences in terms of MLC vs TLC. But one specific question I had...
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    670 SLI water bridge (stock and Direct CUII)

    I wanted to know, is there a water bridge that will let me connect a full size CU II 670 and a stock reference 670 if I'm watercooling gtx 670 SLI? Or will I run into trouble since they will have different water blocks? Thanks!
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    Have GTX 670, should I SLI or sell and get GTX 780?

    I have a gtx 670 and running at 1080. Now the reason I want to upgrade is I have a 144 hz monitor and I'm really trying to get most of my games with max details at 60-90 fps minimum. Now I can either sell my 670 for $230 to my friend, then pick up a new GTX 780 for $520 and use that for some...
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    Windows 7 and frozen 'after-image' of firefox tab drag icon

    I dragged a tab of firefox from 1 monitor to another, and the small translucent window that was dragging with my cursor to show where I was dragging it has kind of frozen on to one of my monitors, I know if I restart it will go away, but anyone know any other way to fix this? Thanks
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    Poor Windows 7 performance after hibernation

    After I come out of my hibernation with my desktop, the system tends to be quite laggy. Switching between apps is very slow and even clicking different tabs in chrome is laggy. I checked task manager and there are no processes present that are taking up resources. I tried to search for a...
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    The iterative process.. borderlands 1 vs 2 (need opinion on how games improve)

    A colleague of mine and I were having a discussion about how games improve. He told me that borderlands 2 is so much better than borderlands 1 in so many aspects and that borderlands 2 is what borderlands 1 should have been. To this I mentioned that you can pretty much argue that about almost...
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    Please help with core i5 750 @ 4 ghz OC

    I was previously running my i5 750 at a 3.6 ghz OC with voltages set to auto on my Asus p7p55-m motherboard for several months with no problems at all (although didn't do a burn test or prime) including full gaming. Now I'm trying to push it further so I picked up a Hyper 212 Evo, installed...
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