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    Case Suggestion (Mini ITX)?

    Hi, I'm looking for something that can fit my PSU (Coolermaster Gold 1000w, 180mm depth), and a HD7970 within the mini ITX form factor. No budget constraints, just looking for a sleek case.
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    SLi randomly turns off in W8

    Noticed this in BF3 ever since I upgraded to Windows 8. I've tried clean install of WHQL, and 310.33 drivers. It works when I turn off and turn back on SLi, but when I reboot, SLi is off (even though it says it's on) Anyone else get this issue?
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    rMBP impressions from longtime PC user

    Earlier this year I bought the 17" macbook (first mac product) and found it was an overpriced piece of junk. It was slow (for the price $2499), and ran HOT. Consequently, I promptly returned it and never looked back. When Apple announced the rMBP, I was excited to see the specs and for once...
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    Looking for a "portable" gaming laptop

    One that can preferably be able to play any game today at minimum -> high settings with good fps. (BF3...and so forth) I'm looking for a machine that doesn't weigh a ton, and isn't as thick as a textbook. I don't know if such a device exists :D I was looking at the razer blade, the GPU on it...
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    VBA Macro Help

    Hey guys, My question is how do you have a macro setup for a user to browse for say a weekly excel workbook sheet (excel file with 1 sheet), and add the one sheet onto the active workbook? I'm just learning VBA for work right now, and am unfamiliar with many VBA methods. Right now I got...
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    Need help with HTML DIVs

    I don't have any background in web design, but I'm building a personal website using divs. The layout is good, but the scroll bar for a div text box looks ugly. Anyway I can change this (CSS scrollbar doesn't work in FF)? I want something simple, like two arrows pointing up and down, with...
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    Does this exist?

    A service that makes a temporary websites (say 30 days or w/e) with garbage URLS like www.iudbniqwudiwqbd82.com Where I can upload a temporary page? For FREE? Thanks :)
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    Best Server?

    I want a dedicated, or managed hosting service that's cheap and good (as in secure, with decent hardware and bandwidth), anyone know of any good providers that can do this? I've looked into peer1 (expensive), but I was wondering if there was anything with similar features for cheaper.
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    noobie question

    So I recently bought software for sending email which requires a server with sql, and php. If I bought any random dedicated box off the street with these api I can install my software and send emails from this box? :confused:
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    GTX 600 or ATI7k series coming?

    If so when? Is there any speculation? I've been out of the whole computer gaming loop for a while now :D Is it worth splurging on 2x 6950's and flashing em to 6970 or just waiting for the next gen?
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    C vs C++ or any C varient

    I'm a computer science student and I'm trying to figure why on earth I'm learning C instead of C++ (which tends to be quite popular). Right now I'm taking a course on unix system programming and TBH unix looks like ass. I hate using the terminal, and I hate using emacs to write code. It seems...
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    Working with Java graphics help

    Ok, I'm in the process of making a graphing calculator GUI, where the user inputs a range, and a function. My idea was to take the range, divide the interval by 1000 sub intervals, and solve the function, and draw a 1x1 pixel using paintcomponent onto a frame. Problem with this is that...
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    java help please!!

    Ok, I made this calculator which works great and all, but when I hit the equals button, I wanna be able to continue adding or w/e operation I want. i.e 5 + 6 = 11 (but I then want the result to be able to operated on) + 6 = 17 package wang6470; import javax.swing.JFrame; import...
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    Jtextarea

    Hi, I'm trying to get a line of text to display like: 5+5 and then skip a line to 10 x.settext deletes my original string but I want it to keep adding to the lines (it's scrollable) help would be appreciated.
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    Crash Problem with drivers

    I've dealt with my share of driver problems before, but this one I can't seem to figure out. I'm running windows 7 X64, and whenever I play a game (usually 1 hour in) or watching a video, or hell just sitting in my desktop, it randomly crashes with a solid color on the screen. I can still hear...
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    anyone remember?

    the benchmark that was in a small zip file where a cube or something goes through a city and all the city like collapses into a explosion of polygons or something. Anyone remember what benchmark this is called?
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    Tri sli and two monitors

    I know that SLI works with dual monitors, but what about 3 way.
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    How do I cool my NB

    Currently it's setup like this (orienting the thermalright down did not help), should I get one of these? http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1104130&CatId=494 or any expansion based fans to cool down the NB? The NB idles @ 61c
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    Gigabyte UD4P owners

    few questions for owners: 1. does your computer take about 5-10 seconds before POST splash screen appears from a cold boot? 2. does your computer turn on for 3 seconds, turn off, then turn back on when you do a cold boot? 3. does sleep mode work for you guys in vista X64?
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    64bit vista woes

    Ok 2 issues: 1. My system doesn't resume from sleep (Bios related?). 2. Computer stalls when any browser (FF, IE X64, IE X86) views flash content. (STALLS COMPLETELY). thanks
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    seems toasty for thermalright

    Got a thermalright extreme 120 on a i7 920 @ 3.8GHz w/ 1.264v vcore and this thing is idling around 42c, and load hits around 60-63c (never higher) with the ambient around 23c in the room and probably 34c in the chassis. Is this normal for a cooler that costed me 100 bones? and the northbridge...
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    Computer Parts FS/FT

    EDIT: ALL GONE SORRY
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    Dead X58 board ? :(

    Just got a new gigabyte EX58-UD3P and when I installed it I get no video from my video cards ( tried 3 cards), and there is no power from the USB ports but the fans, mobo lights, and harddrives spin up. I tried isolating the board (booting off cardboard box) and still doesn't work. Memory...
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    Travelling to China

    I have a american bought fujitsu laptop, and I was wondering if I need a transformer for my AC adaptor, or just the plug that converts the plug shape. My AC adapter says: INPUT 100-240V ~ 1.2-0.6A 50-60HZ And another question is what kind of plug most airline have for laptops. Is it...
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    Possible to recover data?

    1. After a sector by sector format? 2. Quick format? (Windows) 3. Full format (off of windows also) What would be the best way to make sure no data recovery center can retrieve it? WINDOWS XP BTW.
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    Dual boot questions

    Ok, I have a system with 3 OS's, but I want my vista and XP partition to share my documents & office suite without redundency (multiple installations of office, and notes). I want to have my outlook, onenote access and save in my vista paritition (Main) from my new XP partition (secondary). I...
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    HELP ASAP GTX280

    Should I jump the gun for $250 canadian? Local retailer doing blowout. IS IT WORTH IT FROM A 8800GTS???
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    Wallpaper orientations

    Is it possible in vista to change the "size" of wallpapers in vista when flipping screen orientation? (I have a tablet). Can I set it to fill when horizontal, but center when vertical?
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    Can you do this and how

    I have a XP partition that I want to copy to another harddrive's empty partition since my harddrive is about to die. Harddrive 1 = Windows XP Harddrive 2 = Vista + Empty partition Can I copy ALL the contents including the OS onto harddrive 2's empty partition?
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    Worth it & Question?

    9800GX2 for $200 bucks in canada. Also, I have a dual monitor setup, so can I use a 8800GTS to use my second monitor on but have the 9800GX2 in SLi mode? And is it possible to tri SLI? Also what card is this comparable today? I have been out of sync with PC gaming and would like to get back :D
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    Laptop for business student.

    Going to school VERY soon and need a mobile long-lasting laptop. I eyed a few, and am split between a couple laptops. The ones i've seen so far as potential candidates are the X61 Tablet, vaio TZ, and the HP TX2500. I'm looking for a tablet, but a light laptop is good. Can anyone tell me which...
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    Is this possible and how

    To install windows vista on a separate hard drive then the one I currently have XP on? And what do I do to boot into vista.
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    8800GTS 640MB for 180 worth it?

    Someone is selling me one for $180 and I can SLi up again. Is it worth the money or is the GT200 around the corner to destroy my setup?
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    Help with MS Word (graphics tablet)

    How do you draw pictures in microsoft word for diagrams like free-hand
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    How do you pronounce Nvidia?

    N-vid-eee-ah or knee-vid-eee-ah or Ni vid-eee-ah
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    Help! Crash at boot

    Sometimes when I boot into windows on my EEE. The computer loads up to the desktop, but as it loads the wireless network I think the computer freezes up and artifacts completely, and I'm forced to turn it off. This isn't recorded in the event viewer I think, the only thing I got was from NT...
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    Memory Dissappeared.

    I had 4GB of HDD space on my EEE. I had 1.1GB left after installation of alot of programs. It was lagging a little so I uncompressed my C:/ drive, and found it did nothing. Now I compressed it again, and I have 0MB left. Nothing works. ANY HELP?
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    Best PIM for winXP?

    I would've loved KDE for windows, but it doesn't work. Any idea which free PIM is the best? PERSONAL INFORMATION MANAGER
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    Install XP onto EEE SSD?

    Will it kill it fast?
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