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I've been wanting to upgrade my phone for a long time now. I have a Samsung Galaxy S2 on a grandfathered plan with AT&T that has unlimited data. The problem is that the signal strength is so terrible where I live, that unlimited data is pretty much useless. My phone barely functions at home and...

Like the title says, I'm getting crashes to the desktop every so often in BF3 multiplayer, and it's becoming extremely annoying. I'll be playing the game, then the screen freezes for a second, turns black for a couple seconds, then I'm looking at my desktop, with the BF3 icon still there. My...

I'm wondering if I should install the audio drivers from my motherboard if I'm just going to be using optical out to my receiver. Does it make any difference? I'm only hesitant because so many game crashing problems seem to come from audio driver problems.

Does anyone know where Noctua gets the sleeving for their fans? I made a thread a while ago trying to identify some sleeving I had that I thought performance pcs had added to the Noctua fan I bought from them. More recently I found out that it actually came from Noctua themselves. The...

My M-Audio AV40s are apparently dying, and I've been looking for a replacement. I want to go the bookshelf speakers and receiver route because that would allow me to get rid of my soundcards and would hopefully end the low buzzing noise I always get from powered speakers. Today I got an email...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148526 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148443 The only difference that I can find is that the cheaper one also comes with a 3.5" adapter. Am I missing anything?

My AV40s have started making a very loud buzzing sound whenever I turn them on. Any sound that I try to play comes out extremely distorted. This lasts for about three minutes and slowly fades out to where it works normally again. I'd like to get this fixed, as it's very annoying, but it...

So I just built a second rig out of the following spare parts: Core 2 Duo E6700 P35 Asus Blitz Formula 4GB Corsair RAM EVGA GTX470 Ooooold WD1200JB HDD I installed WoW and maxed out the settings (other than shadows) and turned on Vsync just like I do on my main rig. I get a very solid...

So this might be kind of a stupid question, but I'm wondering if there's any simple way to backup some of the pre-installed programs that came on my Envy 14 after re-installing Windows. Some of the things I would be interested in keeping are Adobe Photoshop Elements 9, the HP fan control...

I got this very nice sleeving on a fan that I ordered a few years ago(I think it was from Performance PCs, but I'm not positive) and I've always wondered which kind it was. It's not really woven or braided like other sleeving, in that the ends don't come undone, and you can't see through it...

I have an ABS Canyon 595 case, which has one of these fan controllers built in. As you can see on that page, it's supposed to drop a 1200 RPM fan to around 720 on the lowest setting, but for some reason my Scythe Slipstreams are running between 900 and 1000 RPM. On the highest setting it runs...

So I recently ordered some 1150 RPM Gentle Typhoons from a website in Germany, because that was pretty much the only way to get them. I just started testing them with some Scythe S-Flexes, running both at 600 RPM, and the GTs are making a rapidly oscillating hissing sound. They're much louder...

It's time for me to do some upgrading, and I'm wondering if there are any new sound cards that would be significantly better than my X-Fi Fatal1ty I got years ago. -I would be using it for gaming and music on 2.0 AV-40 speakers and Sennheiser HD 555s -Something with less driver issues than...

I made a thread about this months back here, but the problem is a bit different now. Basically, my screen goes black and the video card turns off (the normally green light on the card turns red), while the rest of the computer seems to stay on. Fans keep running, lights stay on, etc, but...

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So a couple weeks ago I was playing Cataclysm a day or two after release night, when my screen suddenly turned purple during a cutscene and my computer became basically frozen. I restarted, but this continued to happen every half hour to hour, often during cutscenes, sometimes not. After...

I just finished upgrading the rig in my signature with an Asus 55i Sabertooth, this OCZ memory, and an i7 870 from Microcenter. Everything seemed to be going well, but once I reinstalled Windows I noticed there was a horrible high-pitched whine coming from my case. As far as I can tell, it's...

My e6700 can't quite cut it anymore, so it's time to do some upgrading. At first I was looking at x58, but the lower heat and price of p55 is much more appealing to me now. Looking through all the LGA 1156 boards though, there seems to be a lot of very similar ones. I'll list a few that have...

Up until a few days ago, I had been using Windows XP 32-bit with 2gb of RAM. One of my RAM sticks finally died after quite a few years, so I bought a 2x2gb kit to replace it, and decided to install Windows 7 64-bit at the same time. I had been playing Bad Company 2 on XP with Level of Detail...

I've been trying to figure out the best and cheapest way to get two copies of Windows 7 professional and potentially one of Windows XP. I'm also in need of Office 2007. I'm a college student, but missed the deal that ended on January 5th. I haven't really been able to find any other good...

So I'm going to be moving to the other side of the country very soon, and I'd like to take as few things with me as possible. That, and I need the money, so I'd like to sell my water-cooling rig that I built a while ago. I'm not sure how best to do it though. I'd like to sell it as a whole to...

I sent my 9800 GX2 in for a step-up a little over a week ago, and received a GTX 280 today. I set it all up, noted the nice 52C idle temperature at 40% fan speed, then booted up Crysis for a test. A couple minutes into the game, the GPU temperature was already at 105C, with the fan on 100%, and...

After narrowing this down to a hard drive problem, I figured I should ask here, since I'm not getting many responses in General Hardware. A few days ago, my computer(not the one in my sig) was feeling a bit laggy as I'd had it on all day, so I restarted it. There was no video when it came...

Last night I was using my computer as usual(not the one in my sig), everything going fine, when it started to get a bit laggy. I figured it was simply because I had been using it all day pretty heavily, so I restarted it to free up the ram and whatnot. When it restarted, there was no video...

I have a rig in which I only want to power up one hard drive at a time, out of two drives. Currently I have this accomplished by simply switching the power cable between the drives, but I'd like to make it easier and faster(we all know what a pain molex connectors can be). I really don't...

I recently replaced the fan in one of my power supplies with a Noctua NF-S12-800. I separated the yellow RPM wire from the red and black ones and gave it its own 3-pin housing so I could monitor the speed from my motherboard. It refuses to give me any RPM readings, though. I've done this with...

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Would it be possible to change the end of my Corsair SATA power cable to a 90 degree connector like this? Corsair modular cables have that special black flexible coating, which is why I ask. If it is possible, how easy would it be? Just pop off the current connector and pop this one on?

I've read the sticky and done a fair amount of research, but I still can't decide on which router best suits my needs, so I'm asking for some advice. I'll be using a wired connection with my gaming computer, which needs to be as fast as possible. I'll also be using a wired connection for...

I've been trying to get to the bottom of my temperature problems for a while now. I'm wondering if my TIM application could be the culprit. I use MX-2 and the small dot method. I'll be trying the line method soon, the next time I remount everything. Anyway, here are some pictures- can anyone...

Corsair TX 750W - $114.99 after $35 MIR, and $104.99 with Google Checkout Corsair TX 650W - $74.99 after $24 MIR, and $64.99 with Google Checkout Corsair HX 620W - $114.99 after $25 MIR, and $104.99 with Google Checkout Corsair VX 550W - $64.99 after $20 MIR, and $54.99 with Google...

I'm building a small PC right now, that among other things, will be holding all of my music. I've been using an X-Fi Fatal1ty on my gaming rig for a while now, and its served me well with little problems. However, I want to get the best sound possible out of my new PC on my Z-5500s(I know, not...

I asked this question here a month ago, though in a rather round-about way, and didn't quite get the answer I was looking for, so I'm revisiting the topic. I'm trying to figure out a way to have two completely separate computers on one computer's hardware. I want to be able to switch between...

I'm working on building a silent rig that I'll be using as a htpc, storage, and light gaming machine. I'm also trying to keep cost and power consumption low(tired of having my gaming rig on all day, acting like a space heater). My question is, will this 2600Pro be enough for my needs? I...

I want to control my fans through a fan controller, while still monitoring the RPMs of each fan through the motherboard. Would separating the yellow wire from a 3-pin extension(as shown in the picture) and connecting it to the motherboard do the trick? I'd try it, but I want to make sure I don't...

Let me start by saying that some of these questions may seem rather obvious to you guys, but I honestly don't know much on the subject, as I haven't had much experience. Basically, I want two completely separate computers in one. Can creating two partitions on a hard drive accomplish this? 1...

I'm looking at buying a Thermalright HR-05 IFX to cool the southbridge on my Asus Blitz Formula, but I'm not sure if I should get the SLI version. I want it to be compatible with two dual slot cards(such as the HD3870 X2) in crossfire if I decide to go that route. It -looks- to me that the SLI...

Through lots of testing and whatnot, the copper base of my D-Tek FuZion has gotten pretty dirty. I figured I'd be able to wash the fingerprints and smudges off, but I'm not having much luck. I've tried isopropyl alcohol and acetone... should I try metal cleaner? Did I manage to ruin my $60...

I've been working on building a silent rig for a while now, and one of the last parts eluding me is a PSU. I've used a PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750, which is quiet by most standards, but definitely not silent. I've been through three Corsair HX620s, none of which were satisfactory. The first...

I've been working on a liquid cooling build for a while now- recently I threw it together on air cooling to see what things would look like, and to find any problems. There were plenty, perhaps the most disturbing is how high the motherboard temperatures are. According to Asus PC Probe II, they...