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Ok, a very gracious friend gave me a computer upgrade (he felt bad I was running a 5 year old system). Its a MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 mobo and a AMD A6-6400K. Right now my budget is tight and after spending a bit of money I did have on a different case I didn't have the money to buy an aftermarket HSF...

Ok, I bit the bullet and bought win8pro while it was on sale. Not wanting to use it on my main rig I put it on my aging laptop. So far, metro aside, I've been pretty impressed. Most everything is running faster (probably due to going from Vista home prem 32bit to Win8pro 64bit) with the lone...

Ok what I have is an old K-World Xpert DVD maker card (VS-L883D). I found the drivers for windows 7, its installed and according to windows up and running. Now my problem: I have no software to view it! I tried the PVR Plus that it came with, no dice, TVR does not want to run in windows 7. I...

Ok, I know people will say I'm crazy, Microsoft products suck, etc etc, so please keep it to a minimum. I've been using Thunderbird for a while now and frankly I'm tired of the lag when trying to select multiple emails, lack of standard hotkey/shortcut support (hitting ctrl + q shuts down TB...

Ok, I have a Gateway E4300 SFF computer I use as my HTPC. Don't laugh, its not a bad little puter and I got it for free. The only change I've done was I bought a Zotec 8400 GS video card to give me HDMI output and use audio port mapping on my tv to get audio from another input. I plan on buying...

Ok, I put my old Kworld card in title into a bastardized Sony Vio system in my living room. I can record off the video inputs, but audio is extremely low. My normal tv volume is at 20, but to hear anything coming through the card I have to push it up to 50. Anything else works fine (playing...

Ok, as the title states, I need some advice. My current setup is this: Gigabyte GA-M61P-S3 AMD 64 X2 4000+ @ 2.4 ghz currently 2 x 1gig G.Skill DDR2 800 in dual channel XFX 8600GT 120gig WD SATA 150 (40 gig to C/ 80 gig to D) LiteOn DVDRW SATA DangerDen MC-TDX w/ Enhiem 1250, older...

Ok, I started overclocking back when it was simple, crank up the FSB and multiplier and maybe tweak the vcore. Had a Barton 2500+ stable at 2.2 ghz for 3 years. But, newer games finally pushed a full system overhaul. Here are my specs: CPU: AMD64 X2 4000 @ 2.4 (230 x 10.5) RAM: G.Skill DDR2...

Ok, just did a major upgrade (oops.... just remembered I need to update my sig) and I need something to monitor my temps again. I used to use MBM with Coolmon to display my temps and other system stats, but I can not find the appropriate mobo to use now that MBM is no longer updated. My mobo is...

Ok, I remember there was a sticky for DIY LCD screens. It has links for all the software and guides on how to wire up the screens etc. Anyone know where that went? Also, I was wondering if they made anything new to drive a LCD display through the printer port besides port I/O? I'm having...

Was going to bug Steve about this, but thought it would be better to post it here: This is in response to the Death to WEP thats posted on HardOCP's news page. One point that news article fails to point out is that wireless, unless you use the most up to date uber secure type, is...

Ok, I bought a gateway pc at a garage sale (35 bucks for the full thing, monitor included) and low and behold its the very basic of basic pc's built in 99. Its sporting a whopping 400 cely 370. Now, I've combed the gateway website, talked to a sales rep who can only copy and paste from the same...

Ok, I'm in a pickle here and not sure where to go with it. My wife's system is having a hard drive issue that I thought I had resolved. Here is her system spec's: AMD 2100+ 512meg Crucial PC2700 MSI KT333 GeForce FX 5200 WD 80gig 8meg cache Turbolink 420 watt PSU Now, the original...

Ok, last week I did all the updates to my XP Pro. Now when I download anything, instead of it going really fast then tapering off, it likes to start REALLY slow and slowly build up. Very reminiscant to win98. Any idea's on how to fix this so it goes back to downloading fast first?

Ok, I’m posting here to let people know about this. To fully appreciate why I feel I've been burned, I'll have to explain the whole thing. Rewind to early 2003. I was happily fraggin on CS one night when *poof* computer shutdown. Tried to reboot, no go. So, after breaking my system apart I...

Ok, what Im looking for is a Compaq Ipaq Network station. This is not the PDA Ipaq, this is a full computer, just very small. Im looking for a PIII 500-833, no cely please. Would prefer a cdrom, but do not require it. HD and ram size doesn't matter *I have this already*. I'm willing to pay...

Ok, first and foremost I know this sounds stupid, especially since Im asking for help here, but Im a technician who has hit a brick wall. My brother came home from Iraq and moved in with me, forcing me to move my computers around. In doing so I had to go wireless. I knew my bandwidth wouldnt be...

Ok, before the flames start, I've been over the FAQ. The questions I have are not covered there. I've been using a 2x16 large display LCD for a while now, but I've become dissatisfied with the software I have tried. LCD Center blows, it wants MBM running to display stats, instead of just the...

Ok, I posted this over in steampowered forums and found no help. Here's the problem. My son can not play Counter Strike or TFC, but can play DoD. What happens is he'll select a server, it will go in, download the security module, then start to precache. Right when its almost finishing the...

Ok, doing a bit of overclocking and used 3dmark01 to test my stability, and something is weird here. I'll post scores from my last system and scores I got on this system: First the stats: Old system: AMD 1800+ Palomino @ 150x11.5 Abit KT7A Raid PNY GF4 Ti4200 512 Crucial PC2700 memory...

Ok, here is what it did look like: Now, after lots of work, here is the result. The paint is not the best job out there, but it was a helluva learning expirence for me. The case still has a few flaws. The clearcoat got screwed up on the right hand side of the...

Im looking for some spare hard drives for a PC Im using as a printer server/small file server. Im wanting to get a hard drive around 10-20 gigs in size. Speed is not too much of a concern though a 7200 rpm would be nice. Looking to spend under 25 after shipping.

Ok, here's the scoop. I finally got my system to a level that I can overclock like mad. Now, I realize that the question Im about to broach is self explanatory, but I would like a good idea of my theoretical ceiling. Right now I have my system at 200x11, vcore 1.7. My temps avg 30-32 idle and...

I just purchased a Promise pci to Sata card along with a WD 120gig Sata drive. Im going to do a full install with that drive as the primary. Now, I know how to load the drivers for the card during the install, however it requires the use of a floppy drive, which my computer does not have. I...

Ok, some guys I know at www.whereisphantom.com were thinking up some good backgrounds when one guy, gfx-dude, made these, and I thought I should share them with the [H] crowd.

Ok, I got an Optrex LCD, and getting ready to wire everything up. I understand the schematics, the one thing Im lost on is which post is the + and - for the lcd backlight. Here is what it looks like: The connections for the led backlight are on the side and labled "A" and "K". What I...

Ok, got my watercooling rig, have talked about it before, but now I have a seperate problem. I've been using a 50/50 mix of antifreeze and distilled water *Prestone ready fill, comes pre-mixed*. Well, I just took a peak into my res today, and saw some gunk growing on the top of the res. At first...

Ok, I know a little bit about plastic *it can be cut, melted, glued, painted, etc* but I know nothing about the different types. What I am needing is some plastic that is around the same type and thickness of the plastic used in front bezel's for cases. Here is why: As you can see I cut...

Ok, writing this here so that others can learn from my mistake(s). Ok, I've had a watercooled rig for about a year and a half now. Its seen two dif vid cards, two mobo's, and two cpu's go through it. Well, time came that I wanted to improve on it. Now, here is what it looked like before...

Ok, got a small problem and need some advice. I have a chenbro full tower case I got a while back and modded it work with my watercooling system. Well.... times have changed and I want to move my rad to another spot. I originally had it here: Now I want to move the radiator down to the...