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I just gutted one of my old desktop as am thinking about building a server. How do I know what size form factor this case needs. I'm assuming it's ATX or micro-ATX but I don't know.

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I'm getting a two year old computer (from a trusted seller) and was looking to upgrade the hardware. I went to a mediocre computer store and asked to see some of the parts I was looking for and the guy asked me some questions. When I told him the computer …

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I'm putting together a new gaming machine, but would like some opinions on the motherboard since I'm weaker in that area. Here are the minimum requirements based on other components I've pretty much nailed down for my needs: * i5-3570K CPU (LGA1155 socket) *-- already purchased, hard requirement* * 16-32GB …

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Hi, I have M3N78-VM ASUS mother board 2.7 GHZ AM2 socket 2 GB RAM 500 GB HDD (samsung) When my HDD died,I bought new 1TB HDD seagate(baracuda),when i installed my windows 8.1 and installing some stuffs,my windows begun freezing,it takes some minuetes to open windows explorer...sometimes it takes time to …

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Excuse me, but is it possible to make an external ram supply? Just out of curiosity. If this is possible, then would it also be possible to use an external ram source that connected by USB? yes, I realize this would require programming a chip to change the data type …

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Hello all, I have a old HP DC5100 MT computer that has been passed on to me. I am trying to give it back life. It had a power supply problem and after replacing it's power supply I get 3 beeps from the motherboard. If I remove the CPU, I …

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Hi there, i hav a big problem and i need help, i was watchin movie on my hp compaq presario CQ43 laptop when the battery run down and went off, when i tried powering it on again, it came on and immediatly went off leaving the power button on, caps …

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Well call me crazy, but I'm trying to install Windows 98 on an old XP desktop. The problem comes when I try to boot to the Cd-ROM, after hitting F8 and entering the boot menu and choosing "Cd-ROM" it opens a second menu that promps me to choose the boot …

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I saw lots of old threads on this problem but could not find a solution so I thought I would share my experience and solution. Hi, I just had a problem that my cpu and case fans would not switch off after shutdown. It turned out to be a dvi-d …

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Hello there i would like to ask about my laptop which i got her in the PH for P14,999 and like $333 It's a Dell Inspiron N4050 and the salesman say it's really for gaming Pls find it here http://www.dell.com/ph/p/inspiron-14-intel-n4050/pd But still i don't get why it doesn't perform well …

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Hey. 2TB RAM costs now about 26000 dollars. 2GB RAM costs now about 30 dollars. In which year, 2TB RAM will become worth 30 dollars?

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I have the following: Processor: AMD A10-5800K APU with AMD Radeon HD 7660D http://shop.amd.com/us/All/Detail/Processor/AD580KWOHJBOX Mainboard: Asus A55BM-Plus http://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/A55BMPLUSCSM/ Video Card: Nvidia Geforce Galaxy GT610 GC 2GB DDR3 64bit http://www.galaxytech.com/__EN_GB__/Product2/ProductDetail?proID=30 I have not added the video card to the desktop since this processor has discrete GPU technology built in and the …

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Hello. I have a MB Asus P5B-VM, with 4 memory slots (dual channels). I already have a 2GB DDR2-800 RAM installed, and recently got 2 more RAMs, one a 2GB DDR2-800 same as my old one, and a 1GB DDR2-800. Can I install these 2 along side my old RAM? …

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I've been given a six-pages report to make, and the task is: **Imagine you're a computer engineer who is working on data processing, software development of gaming and user’s application, which requires computer with high-end processing power. Which processors (i7 OR FX-8350) is going to be of your choice for …

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The FX 8350 is showed as bieng clocked at 3.31ghz in the preferances under my computer. Why is this? Also CCC is really simple looking... How do I sort this? http://gyazo.com/333ca28c5ddc0977312c91610c52cbd8

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How do the Xeon E5-2650 compare to the other i7 processors, are they worth the investment ? I read there multiplier locked

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Hi ther ive got a compaq pc n when I turn the computer on the monitor cums on all black with the words vdu no signal monitor goin to sleep thats all it does can u help m find out what the problem is

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Hi Folks – I am trying to identify a good desktop primarily for use doing statistical computing with the R language. Not sure if I should be posting here or in custom builds or somewhere else. I have some very large files (Census & BLS stuff, mainly – as much …

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Hello, I wonder, is it safe to use and run a standard computer (let's say Pentium 4 CPU 2 GB RAM) for 24 hours a day and 7 days a week in an AC room? I am just supposing that if I own my own web hosting company. Also, do …

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ive just got a new coputer and when i plugged it in it blew up- i mean went pop and blew smoke...and now it is dead- wont turn on. Now ive noticed that the voltage switch was on 115v instead of 230v. This means that the computer has been majorly …

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won't boot no bios on the bottom of screen displays [please wait ] i have no operating system installed ; but it should still have bios so i can install one ??? acer aspire 3680

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I am very confused. Built my PC and everything. Drivers are up to date and so is Windows. Interesting thing is, that sometimes when I boot up the PC, it will jump straight into the BIOS and not go from the BIOS to the OS... I have no idea why …

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Computer has 10 to 20 minutes delay prior to booting. Computer Specifications: Self-built machine, (Name: DM-8) Motherboard: ASUS P9X79 Deluxe, latest BIOS (4210), has UEFI. Core: Intel i7-3930K Memory: 32 GB OS: Windows 8, 64-bit OS & all applications installed on RAID 1 set of 2 solid state drives (Crucial …

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Hello ! First of all , Greets :) My problem is : I have 2computers Name " AMD / Intel The amd computer is problem I reseted Bios setting by botton i eman i have botton to reset bios setting in my motherboard and i changed cmos bettry i cleaned …

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Okay computer will turn on, no post, but HD and lights come on without power to the CPU plug in. When I put the plug back in for the CPU power (4or6prong dont remember) on the MB it wont start at all. Hope that makes sense. I am thinking bad …

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I have a Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 HP desktop PC when I power the computer on I got Vga input: no input signal and the monitor went back to sleep. If you do you think that is a problem with the video card it is attached to …

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hello all; Been awhile since i've been here, anyway, I have a computer with the following hardware. Gigabyte GA-ep35-ds3l mobo Intel p4 chip 8800 GT vid card 4 sticks matched 2 gig corsair ram aantec truepower 2.0 power supply 2 antec case fans backstory ... I didn't build the rig, …

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Hello, I have an ASUS P8H61-M LE motherboard that I purchased last year with a dual core pentium chip and 4gb of RAM. Everything was working perfectly fine until I decided to upgrade to an i5 3570K and 8gb of RAM. I started seeing blue screens and the system was …

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what is ddr333/400? is it ddr3 or just ddr1 or ddr2? my motherboard supports ddr333/400 and i am confuse what is it. Please help :)

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