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Hey all. TLDR: How the hell do you FORCE a firmware flash on a Sammy 950 Pro M.2 drive? Full version: I recently attempted a firmware update on my 512 GB Samsung 950 Pro NVMe M.2 SSD using Samsung Magician, and after the required reboot for the flash, I can't boot into windows. Windows...

Hey all. Been surprised how hard it is to find the combination of features I want at a reasonable price point. Must haves: - large screen (bigger is better) with good image quality for video playback / reading - microSD card support for forthcoming 1TB+ cards - standard headphone jack - good...

Hey all. Hoping someone with more computer science book learnin' can explain why my Rift keeps taking a dump on me. I'm doing room scale HMD + sensors, so 1 HDMI and 4 USB ports total (at least 3 USB 3.0 ports, ideally). Currently running into the issue on my Gigabyte Pheonix SLI x99 with my...

Hey all. I'm thinking of finding a new team since the one I've been in for the last decade or so is an organization I really have nothing to do with (a university that's not my alma mater). Kinda looking for a new team to maybe talk nerdy with now and again and maybe participate in some of the...

Hey everyone. I have two older systems hanging around. My GF is pressuring me to get rid of one of them (and I could use the money). The kept system will mostly be used for BOINCing, as a media server, and for infrequent gaming by the GF. Maybe the occasional web browsing and light office use...

I've done this manually in the past, but was thinking about finding an easier way to change the boot screen on my Gigabyte Z170N-Gaming 5 mITX motherboard. Gigabyte makes this program called "-at sign-Bios" which has a "Face wizard" that's supposed to do just that (change the boot graphic)...

Short version: I could use suggestions on a solid x99 board that's not terribly expensive (around $300 ideally, with $400 being near the top of my price ceiling) for my i7-6850k. Thus far, I've boiled it down to the following three motherboards (unless I discover some new one I overlooked)...

Hey everyone. So, the thread title is pretty self-explanatory. I'm looking to do a new-build with black everything and blue accents. I'd love to find a very quiet heatsink that happens to be black that I could either put on a blue LED fan or that comes with a blue LED fan. A good heatsink is...

Hey all. So, I'm looking to do a build around my i7-6850k and I've encountered a surprising number of bad reviews / complaints about Asus x99 motherboards toasting their CPUs and/or needing multiple RMAs. I was considering going with an ASUS board, despite the X99-A having some recurring...

Hey all. I'm trying to attach some additional HDDs to my computer (non-RAID), but the ASM1061 SATA slots seem non-functional. The user manual says there should be a option in onboard devices to toggle the ASM1061 Storage Controller on or off, but no such option exists in the BIOS. Am I...

Heyo! I'm trying to clear up some clutter / could use some money for some unexpected expenses, so I'm trying to sell off some of my older parts. I have two matching EVGA Geforce 280 GTX cards (model 01G-P3-1282-RX) I'm currently using in SLI for my backup rig. They are a bit on the loud side...

I managed to get my Asus 1080 in recently and some unexpected expenses have come up, so I'm looking to sell my barely used ASUS STRIX-GTX1070-O8G-GAMING GPU. This is the triple fan version at the highest factory overclocked frequency. All accessories unopened, in original packaging, like new...

So, my new STRIX is doing something immensely frustrating. After restarting my computer after setting the card to 100% fan spin in the ASUS Tweak 2 utility, I've been unable to have my card's fans spin at anything other than 0% or 100%. Clean reinstallation of the drivers (or different versions)...

I'd like to keep the 1070 OC STRIX (formally labeled the ASUS ROG STRIX-GTX1070-08G-GAMING by the manufacturer), but some unexpected expenses have come up, so I can't really justify keeping the 1070 around for my seldom used backup rig. I'm asking $500 + shipping costs for the Asus GeForce 1070...

This post is a rant. So. I watched the 1080 announcement live. I was excited to hear about the newest gen having some optimizations for VR and was looking forward to throwing down some money for a 1080 once it became available with a quieter fancy after-market stock cooler... which was...

Summary: So... I'm trying to figure out what the best option would be for my to address my aging 4TB storage drive and if I should add more storage to my new system. What I have now: I've (mostly) built a new i7 6700k Z170 based system (darn paper launch of the 1080 T-T). Until I have my new...

So... my i7-6700k is in the mail already. However, it occurred to me that the 6700k only has 16x PCI-express lanes. I plan on slapping the i7-6700k in a Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Gaming 5. If I put a Samsung 950 Pro SSD (which uses 4x PCI-express lanes), does that mean I'll knock the 6700k down to 12...

Heyo. Currently researching a mini-ITX LGA 1151 system with an M.2 main drive, but I'd like to have a media drive or two as well. Seriously eyeballing the slim Silverstone RVZ02B for it's looks / full GPU support. However, to fit in a full size graphics card, I'm only going to have two 2.5"...

Howdy all. Researching LGA 1151 motherboards and am trying to find the best mini-ITX board with support for the Samsung 950 Pro M.2-2280 SSD at full speed. Google has been slow going. The ASRock Fatal1ty Z170 Gaming-ITX/ac board is one of the few that I've found that sounds like it has...

Howdy all. So, on an impulse, I picked up a new 6700k through the Intel Retail Edge program for a great price. I'd rather get a LGA 2011 chip (like the 5820k), but more than a 50% discount is crazy hard to pass up when you're running a 3570k and are thinking about trying to get a VR / gaming...

After watching the live NVIDIA 1080 product announcement, because I am a nerd, I was really stoked about the potential the new cards could have for multi-monitor and VR gaming. Heck, a good chunk of thier presentation was pretty much, "Hey nerds, this shit with perspective distortion on multi...

Howdy all, I'm looking to upgrade my quite dated TV system (a socket 939 Athlon 64 single core) and could use suggestions. The top priority is to have something for smooth playback of HD video over my network, netflix, and hulu. The secondary goal is to have a backup system that could also do...

Hey all, I started playing Skyrim again recently and added the SoSENB to it. I play skyrim on my 2560x1440 27" Catleap Yamakasi 2703. I have an old 24" 1920x1200 dell in portrait mode also hooked up / powered on. In NVIDIA control panel, it's set to "maximize 3d performance" and SLI is listed...

Hey all. The Antec P280 is going for $89.99 US after a $20 mail in rebate and promo code EMCNEGJ32 at newegg.com. Looks like they have a few left in stock. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129179&Tpk=antec%20p280

I'm looking at the GIGABYTE GV-N670OC-2GD GeForce GTX 670 and the ASUS GTX670-DC2T-2GD5 GeForce GTX 670 2GB I'm building a silent (or as close to it as I can get) system and want the 670 that'll be the quietest. I may even do a small overclock on it. Anyone know which is quieter and...

Greetings, I've already started to purchase parts for my first new build in... a very, very long time (my main system is currently an Athlon 64 x2 socket 939 system!) I'm still a bit on the fence on the motherboard and the power supply. I'm looking for something that's silent...

I was about to post on the for sale/trade forum when I noticed that my current email for my account doesn't exist o.o Apparently, my google mail account isn't "good enough", and it wouldn't let me save it to that. Gmail is my primary email account (I think my ISP may provide an email...

I've seen a few posts here and in other forums as well. For the life of me, I can't figure out why there's still no AMD HD 4650, 4670, or 4850 parts available in low profile in the USA. I've seen some listed for sale in AU and CA, but not here. Considering the low power draw, the HDMI...

Howdy! I read the FAQ, which mostly contained stuff I already knew... and some interesting bits I didn't, but... I could really use an in depth step by step guide to help refresh my memory. Linkies would be greatly appreciated, but if you really are bored and want to write a pretty little...

Anyone else with a nice widescreen swiveling monitor know of where I can get a 1 click application to rotate the desktop? I know I can in the NVIDIA control panel, but it's a hastle.

Greetings, Roughly a year ago, after HP delivered 3 flawed 23" LCDs, I finally demanded a refund and bought my 24" dell 2405FPW at about 60% of the advertised price on Dell's website (I actually called Dell, then did all sortsa transfers in their system to order it from a Dell rep in India...

I bought two XFX 7950 GTs less than two months ago, the first day they came out, since the earliest estimates I was hearing for the directX 10 parts was Q1 of 2007 (and even those estimates were sketchy). Anyone else who purchased a 7950 feel like they were mislead/ a bit ripped off now that...

Greetings, I've been using Windows XP Media Center 2005 as my primary operating system for over a year now (for my uses, it serves me better than my old Windows XP Professional install), and am interested in doing a slipstream install DVD for it. I've spent about half an hour searching...

I recently upgraded from a single core Athlon 64 3500+ to the Athlon 64 x2 4400+. I immediately encountered odd behavior and found Windows wouldn't boot. I confirmed that if my happauge tv tuner drivers were uninstalled that I could boot into windows. If I installed the newest drivers from the...

Greetings, I've already purchased the Antec P180B that was highly praised on the Silent PC review website, but am worried that my irritatingly noisy 40 mm chipset fan on the MSI K8N Neo SLI Platinum motherboard will still be... irritating. I'm currently not overclocking, and am currently more...

Hi all, After returning three defective HP L2335 monitors which played WOW at 1920x1200, I was dissapointed that I can't seem to get wow to run at 1920x1200 on my new Dell. It won't let me select anything higher than 1600x1200 in game and it won't let me adjust the refresh rate. I tried...

Hi all, After 3 L2335s that didn't live up to my expectations, I'm going to insist HP gives me a refund and will buy one (or maybe 2) Dell 24" LCDs. Anyone know of current discounts? I called Dell and they said the cheapest they would go is $1,100 with free shipping. I've heard of some people...

Hi all, I have gotten a reoccuring problem with Warcraft III ever since I got my MSI 6600 GT. I'll be playing warcraft and have it crash in the middle of the game with a "access_violation" of some sort. Apparantly this is a fairly common issue, after I googled it. However, it sounds like...

Hi all, I recently acquired the HP L2335 23" widescreen LCD along with a MSI 6600 GT, WIN-TV 500MCE, and Media Center Edition 2005. The current thing that's bugging me is that I can't figure out how to run UT2004 in widescreen mode. I tried manually editing some lines in the UT2004.ini file...