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Hi Hard folks, I am looking to use some older ram on this newer motherboard. I know it will be under utilized. I just want to make sure it is stable and will not harm the components. This motherboard ASUS TUF Gaming Z690-Plus WiFi D4 LGA 1700(Intel®12th&13th Gen) ATX gaming motherboard(PCIe...

Hi Folks, I recently transferred my sons working computer components to a new case. I only added a 3 ARGB lian lighted fans. The only other change besides the case. The fan ARGB wiring was pretty bulky. When the case is upright, it starts up, video card lights up, but the usb keyboard and...

I don’t know how to describe it. I loved the original MW. I feel like it doesn’t have the same atmosphere the last version had. The graphics in particular seem smooth but missing detail. After playing games like Division 2 or BFV, everything seems bland. the map design seems boring. everyone is...

So i am a normal enthusiast who has a couple of home computers. I have a couple of drives in my computers. I mainly want to backup some windows profile info, some home videos and pictures, and some miscellaneous documents. I have had several backup providers over the years. They all were...

I recently got the G29 and the Driving Force shifter. I really want to use the shifter. So far only one game supports it that I have , Project Cars. I really like arcade style racing over simulation, but I want to use my stick and the clutch. What gives? I tried Dirt 4, NFS 2015, Driveclub...

I am new to console gaming and MLB games. The only mode from what i can tell that support two local players is the Retro mode (love it). Are there other game modes that you can play with someone locally? Thanks in advance

I'm looking for a good, easy, pick up and play, baseball game for the PS4. It's for me and my 10 year old son. Any recommendations are appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hi, I am a noob to the console world, but my son just got a PS4. I got him a decent headset (HyperX Revolver), but am confused on what is the best way to use it: 1. How can these full headsets have good sound? They are plugged into your controller. Is the sound coming through there or is ps4...

Has anyone been playing this yet? Came out today. Curious what the feedback is. I thought it would have been a hot topic today.

Hi all, I am ansi to get a new display. I already have a viewsonic 27" 1400p monitor. I saw one of these 3440 x 1440 monitors at work and thought, WOW, this would be incredible for hi res gaming. I have dual 980ti's SLI'd so im not worried about it pushing decent frames. Here is the monitor i...

I am sure this has been asked many times, but does Hypervee (with no active VMs running) have any impact on gaming peformance in windows 10? I have seen a lot of chatter for Windows 8 and having impact on the GPU but that was all 2012 threads. Anyone have any insight? Am i better off with...

So it's been a while since I built a new rig, and I want to get a programmable lcd. A few years back, matrix orbital bay devices were popular. Are people still using these? Ultimately I'm going to write a .net app that will publish information to display. I'm going to publish more than...

I am struggling with finding a new motherboard and knowing what components to get for an M2 drive. I was thinking of it for a boot drive with windows 10, but if thats too fussy, maybe ill just use it as a game drive. I will be running a 2-card SLI configuration, but want to get a M2 card to...

Hi all, I am looking to get my colors tweaked a little for BF4. I would like something a little more balanced and warmer. But wanted to know if there was a place to download icc profiles. I am not that familiar with messing with ICC profiles so bare with me if this doesent make sense...

Hi I am a noob to VMs. I was thinking of throwing a new install of windows into a vmware vm and making that my "new" instance of my gaming rig. What are your thoughts on this? Thanks.

Hi all, I can upgrade for free from: "i7 970 hexacore 3.2GHz LGA 1366" to "i7 3770K quadcore LGA 1155" My primary use is gaming on BF4. I am thinking my SSDs would be faster with the 6GB pipe Also my new GTX 780 would be better with PCI express 3.0. Im only concerned about going down...

Here is the situation. I am looking to get a 27" 1440 IPS monitor. I really want the highest pixel density to get the best quality gaming graphical experience. I am enthusiast and my uses are 1. Playing games like BF3 and soon BF4 2. Photo editiing 3. Software development/coding. I like...

Anybody gaming with a 4k monitor yet? I am stoked about the resolution, but I want a new monitor. I am debating on just going with a good 27 with 1440p or just hold out for a quality 4K monitor. Thoughts?

I've been out of touch for the last 6 months. At that time there still wasn't a great monitor that met my requirements. The apple Cinema Display almost did if it wasn't for the glass. I want a new 2560x1440 minimum res. Anything new out?

Curious how many out there have played games on this platform. What were some of your favorite games? Mine were: - Sundog: still looking for a game like this one. - The Pawn: I remember the great graphics - Star glider: I remember one of the first game that had human like voices. -...

Hi net gurus, I just created a new windows 8 PC called MachineA. I am trying to get to another PC on my network called MachineB. I am having a problem with new MachineA reaching MachineB. Here are the facts: - MachineA has the windows firewall service disabled - MachineA has Internet...

Hi all, I'm not sure something exists for what I am asking for. I am looking to simulate a touch screen on my home theatre PC from my lazyboy. so I am imaging a pad that would let me navigate windows 8 on my TV like a local tablet. This is not the same as a mouse track pad that is built...

Hi All, I just built a new ivy bridge system. In a nutshell, my new system is: - 3770K ivy bridge quad core - older NVidia 9600gtx -corsair ram dual channel 16gb in 2 x 8gb dims in the same color slot. - Intel 520 ssd for OS - 2 x older Seagate spin drives from prior pc. Everything...

Anyone have a serios gaming rig upgraded to windows 8 yet? I want to know about Battlefield, steam, diablo, skyrim, etc. Trying to decide if its time to upgrade my OS. Thanks

Hi all, I'm trying to determine if I can replace my 2 x GTX 580 Superclocked's with a single eVGA GTX 680 Classified and get close to the same performance. I want to run any game (like BF3) at 2560x1440 maxed and get 60+ fps. Right now I can. I have searched the benchmarks but can't find a...

If i respec, does it let me change my Action Skill (F key)? Thanks in advance. PS - I didnt want to dump this question in the main thread.

Trying to determine what game to buy. I already am an avid BF3 and MOHW player. Got an itch for something new. I think its between BL2 or AC3 on the PS3.

Hi net gurus, I have basic neteng knowledge but I am stumped to why this is happening. I have two computers both windows 7 1.Gandalf 2.Frodo Summary: Gandalf can talk to Frodo, But frodo cant talk to Gandalf. They are both on the same subnet. From Gandalf - I can ping Frodo - I...

I have a pc that i simply want to make a windows repair disk so i can restore my image to a new disk. The machine doesnt have a burner. Windows only sees my BD-ROM and nothing else. Is there a way to create a "virtual" dvd burner that i can burn to? Ulimtaly i can use this to put this on...

I had migrated my windows 7 x64 os to an SSD last year using acronis. I just notice after some reading that my partiion for my OS isnt aligned with the correct offset. I want to re-align it without reinstalling. There are a lot of tools to migrate an OS from mechanical HDD to an SSD, but i...

I have two new intel 520 series 180gb drives and i was thinking about going raid 0 for my game drive. I already have early g2 generation intel drives for my OS, games, and applications (yes, 3 seperate SSDs) . I googled around and couldnt really find much that would compared non-raid vs...

I am an enthusiast and currently have a gulftown LGA1366 hexacore system. I have 2 GTX 580 in SLI and mostly sata 2 intel SSDs. I have a unopened Sandy Bridge LGA2011 3930K hexacore processor gatthering dust. My primary uses are gaming and some light video editing and encoding. The...

Note: the subject should say "Where" not "here" accidently hit enter. Aside from the samsung led s27a850d, whats on the horizon? It has to be: - High quality. - Not a TN or PVA panel - Better quality than my 26" Planar IPS 1920x1200 monitor. - Led backlit. - 2560x1440 - Have a...

Net engineers, So I went with Uverse to save some cash. Those of you who have your own networks with the crappy uverse router, know what im about to get into. Prior to Uverse i had comcast with a single cable modem that i ownded which simply fed me my internet into my router. With the...

Hi Net gurus, I have a combo router/switch/wireless from my ISP. I also have another switch/wireless netgear upstairs. If I have a cable from my ISP router going to the uplink/Internet port on my personal switch, How should I set both of them up? - which dhcp should I use (I assume the...

Hey network folks, I have a question i am hoping is pretty noobish for you to answer. I pretty much play Battlefield 3 FPS and remote desktop to work via VPN. Often simultaneoulsy, I have 3 hd televisions with uverse setup boxes. I recently downgraded my interntet from 24mb down and 4mb up...

Does anyone know if you still purchase a closed beta key, if you can still get in and play?

$300 + free shipping per card I have two cards. I am selling one of them. 1) EVGA GTX 580 Superclocked Edition SC (015-P3-1582-AR) 2) Blackops edition superclocked (015-P3-1583-AR) Both cards are the same specs. Never overclocked. Reason for selling: Waiting on my 680 ebay...

Anybody game on this monitor? Maximum PC references this as their ultimate monitor. In one issue, they built a rig with 3 of these in portrait mode. But due to its price point, a lot of folks dont buy it. I wonder how it would do compared to other IPS monitors for games like BF3? Thats my...

Well i made the jump into this game after some folks at work talked it up. I played wow for years as well as other games. I am overwhelmed because I have no idea how to play this game in terms of light + dark. I never know if i am making the right decision that will affect me from having...