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Well, it's a repair shop, not a retailer, so they would not have any stock on hand. What I'll be wanting them to do, if they cannot find the needed part, is to find a new motherboard and buy it, then install the other hardware from the now-broken board. If they can't, or won't, do that, then...

Hi, We've got a bit of a problem with my wife's notebook, so looking for ideas. We got an entry level Sager (NP 2670) in the fall of '14. Anyway, there was a problem with a power button so we took it to a local shop we have previously used, and which has done good work for reasonable cost. We...

Thanks for the clarification. Don't recall where I read that, but I've been looking at various websites the past few days trying to make sure I'm up to speed so I don't accidentally screw anything up!

Hi, Getting ready to install Win 10 in a completely new build this weekend. I've got a Samsung 850 EVO SSD (500 GB) that I'll be installing Windows on. When the Windows installer prompts me to create a new partition on the drive, how large of a partition should I create? Or do I even need...

Good points. Appreciate the tips.

PC Hound Part List - Hound-O-Matic (Alpha) Results CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 8M ($369.9 @ B&H) Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-Z170X-UD3 (rev. 1.0) ($0 - Owned) Memory: Crucial 16GB (2 x 8GB) Ballistix Elite ($135.95 @ B&H) Power Supply: SeaSonic 650W X Series X650 Gold ((SS-650KM Active PFC...

Perfect, thanks!

Thanks. Was working from memory because I'm not at home. Am sure my monitor is 1080P now that I think about it. The two SSDs listed were because those are what I'm trying to decide between. It would be one or the other, not both. The SSD would be for the OS, so the smaller SM951 would suffice...

Hi, Getting ready to build so am figuring out what's available. Possible parts list is below. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Primarily workstation, but some occasional and light games. I'm a tech writer so will often have Word, Acrobat, Photoshop and more in use. The usual...

Thanks everybody, appreciate the tips. I think I'll go with the entry-level Sager. I'm comfortable that the build quality will be good, and this should last for several years of daily home-office use. Good points on the screen resolution, and this is one of the things that has helped me decide...

Looking at the Lenovo Outlet now; thanks for the link.

I should have indicated pricing desires in initial post, but $1099 is outside of my price range. I'd like to be under $900. Also, she's rather have a larger screen than 14". I'd like to go with 17", actually, but those end up pricing most things out of my range, so that's why most of my...

I haven't checked in here in ages, but I'm researching a new laptop for my wife for Christmas, and I'd appreciate any feedback. I'm looking for a mid-range machine, and long-term stability is a key point. The computer will probably only ever be used at home, plugged into the wall. Internet...

Thanks. I'll swap the location later today and see if that works. If not, two sicks of RAM is cheap enough, so I'll just go do that. Given this computer's age, I'll probably go back to stock CPU speed.

Over the past few days I have continually been getting C1 messages when booting up. Sometimes it now takes 5-6 times of turning the computer off and back on before it fires up. Am running an Abit IP35 Pro, with 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers, DDR2 800. This was my original build from 5...

Thanks!

Actually, it's that my current card does not have the correct DirecX support, that I need a more recent DirecX level.

While my computer is still running well and doing what I need of it, I'm getting error messages when trying to encode and burn a movie to DVD, with the message essentially saying my current video card is not powerful enough for this task. I want to keep the cost of upgrade to about $100, give...

Wife is screaming in frustration, so maybe somebody has some ideas. When typing, the keyboard on her computer sends the cursor moving randomly all over the place. Most typically, of course, this happens when using her Gmail account, as she does the most typing with email. But it also...

Thanks, this is the type of feedback we were hoping for. More information to add when making a final decision. I know a few people who love their Toshiba Satellites, so that is certainly at the top of the list. I also know the ASUS quality in motherboards and graphics cards, so have to assume...

Fair enough, and of course it's a subjective question. That is the type of answer that is most helpful. Obviously, we are looking for trouble-free quality, especially since we are looking at a low- to mid-range system. Saying that, I also recognize that any computer, from any manufacturer, can...

The board of directors of an organization I belong to needs to buy a basic notebook for its secretary. Computer will primarily be used for taking meeting notes in Word, creating .pdf files, occasional Powerpoint presentations, email and Internet. It won't get a lot of use, but we want it to...

I was going to make a DVD of some YouTube files so that I can play them on my television. Of course, the downloaded files are Flash Video, .flv, and those cannot be read by my DVD player. So I need a conversion utility. What do you recommend? Preferably something that can do batch...

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/NETGEAR+-+N600+Dual+Band+Wireless-N+Router+with+Gigabit+and+USB/9331403.p?id=1218089527534&skuId=9331403 This is Netgear WNDR3700-100NAS

I'm going to be switching from Earthlink DSL to Comcast cable Internet (I have no FIOS or other high-speed provider at my house), and am trying to figure out which cable modem and wireless router to get. I'd just as soon buy my own instead of renting from Comcast, for various reasons. I am...

I'm thinking of finally upgrading from my many-years-old Hitachi 19" CRT and moving to either a 22" or 24" widescreen LCD. My initial thought has been for the LG L227WTG-PF, but I'm not yet sold on any particular brand. (I've just been reading other threads about Acer monitors, so that might...

It must have been just some kind of temporary malfunction. Last night I stressed for 15 minutes as suggested. Both cores got to 58C and stayed there the entire time. Right now, in a lovely cool room, both cores are in the mid 20s, just where I'd expect them to be. Thanks for...

Had a bit of a startle this afternoon when I sat down at the desk to see that the Abit uGuru utility was in an alarm state due to a CPU temperature of 85C. (I had been away from my desk for a while, and the machine was still running. Nothing going on, computerwise, just my email and browser...

Here's the 775 LGA versions at SVC: Ultra-90: http://www.svc.com/ultra-90-775.html (sold out) Ultima-90: http://www.svc.com/ultima-90.html I've been a customer, and highly recommend them. steve

The TJ09 is a great air-cooler, and also has holes in the back to run water-cooling tubes. It's large enough to work with both types of cooling systems. That said, in looking at your specs I don't see that you really need a water cooling system (unless you will be going for a very extreme...

Dang, no ideas? Guess I'll have to head over to the Abit forums.... steve

Best advice I can think of.... Be sure to place the back I/O plate on before you install the motherboard into the case :D Uh, not that I've ever done that... Must have been a friend of mine, yeah, that's it, a friend did that!! steve

I think all the wires are plugged in correctly, but maybe I'm missing something. I've got a set of Creative P7800 7.1 speakers hooked into an IP35 Pro motherboard. I figure that onboard sound is really all I need. And yes, before anybody says anything, I KNOW that I did not truly need a 7.1...

One blue LED fan for the hard-drive bay, the Tracer RAM, and the motherboard LEDs. Steve

My OCing experience over the weekend. First build, first-time overclocking.... The computer's been stable at stock for a couple of weeks now, so figured it's time to try out what I've been reading/learning here. Throughout the following, my RAM voltage has been set to 2.2V, and 1:1 ratio...

I agree. I've got this board with Ballistix (rated at 2.2V), and every time an OC fails or there is some other glitch, it resets everything to default on bootup, including setting your memory to 1.8V. Once the computer boots, you can set the memory to 2.2V, but you've got to get there first...

It might look like a lot in a photo, but if you do it right it's actually quite a thin spread. Place a small drop, spread with finger in a new clean Baggie, and then spread with a credit card or similar. Keep spreading it out and it will end up to be a very thin layer. steve

Check the barebones at AVA: http://www.avadirect.com/Notebooks/Core_2_Duo_Notebooks I've just got in this Compal FL90 (shhhhh.... don't tell the wife; it's her Christmas present), with those basic specs you mention: http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_configurator.asp?PRID=9704. Even...

Quick question about voltage settings for Ballistix Tracers. I know that the default voltage to these is 2.2 volts. Should I set the motherboard so that the voltage is, say, 2.0 or 2.1 volts in case of any power fluctuations or spikes that would drive the voltage briefly to more than 2.2...

Hi, I keep running into frustrations in trying to wrap up a new build. IP35-Pro 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2-800 E6850 Corsair 520 W PSU Thermalright Ultima-90 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB MSI 8600GTS It has gone together fine, and all components seem to be working. The fans...