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Hi folks, I'm trying to put together a cost-effective build that needs 512gb RAM. Yes, that's RAM, not storage. I know it won't be cheap, per se, but I want to at least be efficient. There's no absolute budget limit but as I said I want to be efficient with the spend. Purpose: I'm trying to...

Hi folks. I'm finally upgrading from Ivy Bridge and my GTX 970. I have a lot of crap on my existing ssd so I don't want to clone it to a new one. I would like to boot up my new computer using USB and then install Windows fresh, but I don't want to get another license. Is there an easy way to...

Hello, [H]ers. I'm looking to buy a used GTX 970, preferably one I can use for an HTPC-ish build I have now. Would prefer to get something approximately like this. I can offer $240 shipped. I haven't used Heatwave yet but here's my link anyway. I've been an [H]er for a long time so hopefully...

Hi everyone, Thanks for reading this. I built a small computer for a friend back in April. It seemed to be just fine for a while but then a few issues crept up. The computer wouldn't shut down for about a week. Then that went away. A few days after it wouldn't turn on at all except that the...

Hi there, My internet connection is becoming more and more sporadic. In a nutshell, here's the cable setup: Cable A: from provider to cable splitter Cable B: from splitter to TV Cable C: from splitter to cable modem The cable modem is connected to the router. I'm trying to figure...

My brother and I are building a computer for our parents for Christmas. They have a POS that I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. But my brother is a cheap SOB. So we agreed to split up to $500. I decided to go up to $550 and eat the extra cost to get a better machine since at that price point...

Good evening, fellow [H]ers. I'm trying to make a quiet yet powerful build that also consumes very little power just because I like conserving energy. I already have a few of the components from picking away at random awesome specials, but let me get these out of the way: 1) What will you be...

My computer plans were thrown out of whack because I had to help family members pay for a funeral and wake. That's fine, I'm not complaining - I was happy to help. That doesn't mean I like gaming on my 8600GT, though. It drives me nuts that I have to put everything on minimum settings just to...

Hi all, My company has recently changed IT providers (we do not rely on internal expertise, much to my frustration), and I noticed that our Microsoft Exchange web site is no longer secure. I brought this up with one of the owners of the new IT company and he said, "Microsoft wouldn't let...

With all settings at default in the BIOS, it shows the CPU temperature as around 50 degrees. However, because I've been having a problem with random rebooting, I tried increasing the memory voltage by one level. Now the BIOS says that the CPU is 79 degrees...which would obviously explain...

What's the best way to remove Arctic Silver Ceramique without too much of a gooey mess?

I have an Athlon64 Qbic system with a 3400+ processor that I built for a friend. It's wonderfully fast, but it keeps rebooting at random. The blue screens of death usually reference IRQs or a page fault. I have reinstalled software and eliminated any problems on that end. If anyone has any...

I received a Plextor DVD burner for Christmas, so I'm selling my old drive. It is a Samsung CD-RW/DVD-ROM combo drive. Some specs are below: CD Read Speed: 40x CD-R Burn Speed: 32x CD-RW Burn Speed: 10x DVD-ROM Read Speed: 12x 8 MB Buffer For more information, you can check out...