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So what purpose do refresh rate options serve from in-game menus? For example, I use a 120 Hz display. In many games when they give you a resolution option, they give you refresh rate options too. Such as my GOTW, the Overwatch beta. I can choose 1920x1080 @ 119, 109, 99, and I forget how...

Once in a while I run into someone giving this info, but then I lose track of what thread it was. I've got a Titanium HD and some Senn 598s that I use for music and gaming. I just usually turn off CMSS for music and turn it on for games. What should my speakers in the Windows control panel...

So my normal phones are Sennheiser 598s, perfectly fine headphones. Sometimes I like to listen to something with a bunch of bass in it, sometimes maybe a lil of that dubstep. So my thought was that I wanted a second cheap headphone that has a bunch of bass in it. I was looking at the JVC...

1) So I dabbled with crossfire a few years ago, 4850s I think it was, and ultimately felt like it was kind of a pain in the ass, and I was going to stick with single GPUs... Now I'm bored and have some money on my hands and I was kicking around the idea of getting a pair of 670s. So what's...

So I'm going to do 4x4GB, should I really get a dual-channel set of 4, or am I fairly safe getting 2 of the same pairs of 2x4GB? If it wouldn't be a big hassle, I'd rather go with the 2 pairs.

So normally I'd use Memtest86+, but it's last update was in 2011 and mentions adding Sandy Bridge compatability. I'm assuming it won't work correct on a Z77/IB system at this point? So what's the best way to test out my new RAM? Just slap it into my P55 system and test it there? I've got...

So just hooked up a new APC and installed Powerchute PE, and I have to say I'm very underwhelmed by it. I hadn't been monitoring my previous APC, so this is the first time I've looked at Powerchute. I know with SW that came with an old Belkin UPS I used to use, it would show me all the...

Any ballpark ideas on what current HDDs are rated for as far as the number of starts and stops? I've got my RAID box sleeping the drives when they're not needed, but I'm wondering if the wear and tear may be offsetting any power gains I might see. I see in my SMART data that start and stop...

http://www.ea.com/ssx FFFffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuu SSX: Black Ops? WTF? I'd so like to poop on some EA people right now. I'd just settle for a SSX:Tricky HD update

I'm running Ubuntu 10.04 with a 1TB drive in it in an Atom based barebones system. Most of the work it's doing is just doing some file server. I set it up really as a desktop system just because it was the first time I played with Ubuntu and I just wanted to play around with it. So anyway...

I'm thinking about going to another P55 motherboard, does it seem likely I could do this without have to do a fresh OS install? It's practically all the same hardware, the only thing I haven't confirmed yet is the LAN and audio chipset, and I don't use the on-board on this one anyway, so that...

I wouldn't guess that it would, but I thought I'd check. So I installed the twin turbo pro along with heatsinks yesterday, so I've got my eye open for any weirdness. I was playing a game when suddenly the video went out but also the lights on my G19 keyboard and LCD went out. I have a feeling...

(oops, meant to make this a new topic instead of adding onto another thread) Is there any real need to install those when using AHCI? And what would it give me? I'm doing AHCI currently on my system, I'm about to get an SSD and do a fresh install on that, was wondering if I should install the...

Anyone know how how a QPI you should go when OCing? The BIOS has a setting for AUTO/16/18, the AUTO seems to stick with 18 I think it was, and it seems to be working ok at my current 3.6Ghz@21x173. I was starting to play with pushing it more and I'm wondering at what point, if any, do I need...

So getting around to really using my new system, and I was running that Heaven DX11 demo. While it was running, pegging the GPU at 99%, I was hearing some kinda squealing noise. Once the benchmark stopped, the noise went away. Fired up UT3 because that was a Steam game that was installed...

I remember when I got my 4850s, that the fan noise sucked when you actually wanted to use them, and the temps ran high. I ended up putting on some 3rd party coolers on mine to take care of those issues. How's the 5870 going as far as noise?

So I'm looking for something that's say slicker than a generic cloth mousepad, but not quite as slick as the ratpadz I'm using now. Anyone have a suggestion for something with a touch more friction? Are the gaming clothpads or mats not as slick as the hard plastic pads?

If you've been thinking about getting a Mamba but wanted it a little cheap than the normal $129 that everyone has it at, I just noticed Amazon has it for $105 today. Of course I just bought mine last week, sigh. I'm pretty happy with mine, no problems. They just came out with a FW update in...

Ever since I got the cards, the computer doesn't shut down properly about a third of the time. What will happen is that it will say it's going to shutdown, then the video turns off, but the computer just sits there running. I'll have to power it off or restart it, and on the next boot it will...

Trying to see if there's a way to do this without pulling cards out. I have 2 4850s in my system, display connected to the first card. I suspect I'm having issues with the 2nd card at the moment, I don't seem to have the problem if I disable crossfire and use only the first card. I'd like to...

I was about to stick in my 4850s when I thought about my x-fi sitting in between them. Will there be any kind of interference from the video cards or the audio card if I leave it that way, or should I move the X-fi somewhere else? If it doesn't matter, I'll keep them as-is, less hassle.

Huh, surprised this wasn't already up. Super prices for the green hard drives. Not the best performance, but if you're getting these for a server or, in my case, a DVR, great price. I went to CC tonight and had them price match, they couldn't believe they had to take $80 off their price, heh...

Lookin for some suggestions, I'm pretty sure this isn't an OS issue since I have both a Vista and XP install on my system and the same problem happens in both. So I had some issues when I first got my LP LT-X48, in BIOS it'd see my Corsair flash drive I had plugged in for powerboost use, but...

So I follow these instructions for doing a dual boot with vista installed first... http://apcmag.com/how_to_dual_boot_vista_and_xp_with_vista_installed_first__the_stepbystep_guide.htm So I install XP, then boot to my Vista install disc to have it install the the vista bootloader back on...

Is it feasible to enable my onboard audio and use that for a mic in while using my X-fi for audio out? Seems like a half-assed solution to Creatives feet dragging, but if that's the next best way of being able to talk on a mic while gaming in Vista 64, I'll do it. I'm not interested in one of...

I like to record some internet radio from time to time and I've used various apps to do it. One that has a built-in scheduler feature is important. I've had trouble being able to record though since putting this Vista system together. It seems like the apps I've tried have trouble finding the...

Ok, that title is my way of saying I'm drawing a blank for some reason on the proper term to use. Basically, if I pop in a disc into my DVD drive when booted to XP, it will do the proper thing of spinning down after a few minutes of non-access. But in Vista, it's just constantly spinning. I...

So I think I'll be trying Vista 64 on my new system, but I notice that some of the apps used for testing out the system don't run in Vista 64 apparently? Would it make sense to install XP or Vista 32 first, do my hardware shakedown, and then install the 64, or just go straight to the 64 and not...

I've got 2 GB of RAM on my system and I want to say typically only 700MB or so would be use during normal use. I pretty much found the only times over 1GB would be used was when playing games like BF2 and Prey. In the past month though, a leak has started the usage will go up and up, it...

I just noticed the other night that Logitech removed the MX 1000 from their product page, it was literally there Thanksgiving morning and gone that night. So if you're a MX 1000 fan, it might be time to grab an extra one from Amazon while they still have the rebate, it looks like it ends...

Anyone know if you can just swap that stupid ribbon cable that connects the card to the bay with a standard rounded IDE cable? Sure would like to get that one ribbon cable out of the case.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_downloads_rel70betadriver.html Fixes listed at http://www.nvnews.net/index.shtml

It's really annoying when you see multiple reviews on products, in this case video cards, and things mentioned or shown in the review isn't what you get when you buy it. Like in the past, I don't remember which card it was, maybe my 9800pro, I'd see these pics of a cool Sapphire HSF on the...

I was reading a thread somewhere where someone was having freezing issues in HL2 and BFG had him disable his fast writes. I've been away from nvidia for a few years, past 2 cards were ATI, but I kinda remember having to mess with fast writes back in my GF3 days, am I being overly paranoid or is...

My sis was using an old Athlon XP 1800 system I used to use, and it started having problems. While looking at it, I noticed the caps were leaking, so I went over to Fry's and bought an ECS mobo using the KT600 (the KT600-A) chipset and replaced the old mobo. Now what happens is, if I turn on...

All those lil case wires you get to plug into a mobo, how do you know what's positive and what's negative? They're usually orange/white, blue/white, etc...so I assume white is a constant, but which one is it? I'm trying to troubleshoot a mobo I replaced for my sister, and ECS socket A mobo...

Thinking about getting a pair of Seagate 7200.7 drives to replace my WD 120G drives that sounds like buzzsaws to me now. The whine from them spinning up is noticeable, it's starting to drive me crazy. How are the 7200.7s for noise? I've got a barracuda IV in a silent server that's probably...