I am considering installing a dash cam for my protection after a recent experience with a LEO.
I am leaning towards the Thinkware brand. Since I can't find any 4 channel systems, I am thinking of purchasing 2 two channel systems: 1 each for front
and back and one for each side with a backup...
Finally got my hands on 2 GTX 680s and tried to install the 301.10 drives without success. Prior to the first attempt I :
1. Uninstalled AMD drives, profiles and booted into the Safe Mode and ran driver sweeper.
2. Prior to the second attempt I set the BIOS to default and ran driver sweeper...
My son wants a new PC, but the last thing he would consider is building his own. He is an avid gamer and movie watcher. I would offer to build it for him, but he lives 2000 away miles from me. He asked me about some of the Custom PC builders, but I do not have enough knowledge to recommend one...
http://vr-zone.com/articles/-rumour-dual-gf100-to-release-later-/8586.html
I may be late to the party with this,but I thought it was an interesting read.
OS Windows 7 Home Premium
My daughter was trying to burn some music from her Firelite drive to my laptop and in the process all of my shortucts now have a .lnk extension. All of the shortcuts now link to Windows Media Player, but the executable files in the Program Files folder are not...
If it isn't servers that disconnect you at a critical moment in the campaign it is players that sign on just to kill everyone on the team. These conditions are starting to become more frequent making game play really frustrating. I have been on the Steam forum, but most feel there is little that...
My experience with the Asus Rampage Extreme II X58 and my CM Stacker Evo has been anything but pleasant because I cannot use 3 way SLI with this case:mad:. I have considered returning the board, but now I have decided to try a new case instead. I am looking for anyone that owns this ASUS MB and...
I have a friend that has been after me to sell him my CM Stacker Evo ever since I bought it. I have ignored him up until now, but I am starting to feel the itch for a new case. I am strongly considering Lian Li but I am not sure which model. I would like it to be comparable to the Stacker in...
Will the hot swap 300GB Velociraptor allow the use of SATA cables? My new case with hot swap connections is 3 to 6 months away, but I want to use the raptor until I buy the new case.
Thanks in advance.
I am having serious issues with Crysis Warhead I downloaded from Steam. The game launches in the windowed mode only. The only way I can use the mouse to click on any of the tabs is to move the mouse up and down at the right edge or across the bottom of the window until I get one of the tabs to...
I need a set of gaming headphones/headset and I have been considering the Sennheiser PC350. Does anyone have any experience with these or and alternative recomendation. I am flexible on price up to $250 and I would consider an amp, but prefer to drive with the sound card.
I am planning to clean install Vista 64 bit and I would like to get some answers to a few install questions from experienced users:
1. I am going to install using SP1, but does it contain all of the essential hot fixes?
2. If SP1 does not contain all of the essential hot fixes will Vista...
OS - XP SP 2 all updates installed
1 - 150 GB Raptor
1 - 500 GB
2 - 8800 GTX SLI OC
QX6700 OC
PSU - Toughpower 1200
First a little background:
This is my second raptor after my first one died after two weeks of use. I installed XP on the 500GB drive while I was waiting for Western...
Does anyone use a gaming glove?
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?sku=A1356972&cs=19&c=us&l=en&dgc=SS&cid=27530&lid=627063
What is your experience?
I have been using a Logitech G9 for over a month and while I like the height, sensitivity display, buttons, software and the weights, I just cant get past the fact that it is too short for my hands.
So I decided to give the Razer Boomslang CE a try and I have been using it for 2 days. It is...
I just installed Nvidia driver 163.71 for XP and now NHancer (2.2.3) will not run. I get the following error message when I try and start the app: "Error reading C:\Windows\System32\nvapps.xml There is an error in XML document (979,53)". Everything was working fine before the new Nvidia driver...
I have been reading on other forums about some serious issues with the DRM that is part of Bioshock. Some individuals are saying it is worse than the Sony DRM fiasco. Is this just mass hysteria brought on by FUD or is it a real issue?
I built a new rig about six weeks ago, performed a 72 hour stress test with no failures or other issues. Two weeks later my Enermax Galaxy 80mm fan decided to take a permanent vacation. Now it is RMA and wait time for a replacement. New PSU installed everything back to normal. Two weeks later...
I have been running the Enermax for about 3 weeks with no
issues until now. The system had been on for about and hour and a half when I got a flashing red light on the back of the PSU along with short beeps indicating a fan problem. I could see the 80MM fan was not turning. I turned the unit...
I just purchased a Stacker Evo. Now that I am trying to assmble my new rig I noticed that the Video cards will not seat properly in the PCI-E slot. The cards sit about 1/4 inches (6-7mm) above the top of the expansion slot. No amount of adjusting will make it seat properly. It appears that the...
I have a Stacker Evo, EVGA 680i MB, Enermax PSU, and Nvidia GPU.
The power supply light is on the PSU and shows no fault, the light on the MB is blue and the power switch on the Stacker is blue, but when i press the power switch on the Stacker nothing happens. I thought It might be the power...
I have connected the SATA Power and Data cables, but the audio connecter is 6 pins, three top three bottom. Does anyone know where I can get a cable for this?
I need some constructive input on the new rig listed below. In addition, I used one of the on line PSU wattage calculators and It recommended an 850 PSU:eek: for what I have listed below. I find this difficult to believe so any recommendations on how much wattage I will need will be...
I currently have a CM Stacker Evo and I am considering a Thermaltake Ultra 120 CPU Cooler.
Will the Cross Flow fan still fit in the Stacker if I use the Ultra 120?
I am in the process of putting together my buying list for a new rig and I am trying to determine if I should go SLI or not. I have some questions that may seem dumb to some, but I am a noob when it comes to sli so please be gentle:
In order to see any benefit from two video cards will I...
I am ready to build a new system. but I am wondering if I should wait for DX10 or go ahead and take the plunge. I am concernd if the 8800 series video cards will provide the best performance with DX10 or if a new crop of boards will be released with DX 10. Your thoughts please.
I got tired of Norton System Works and decided to delete it and use
an anti virus that was less of a resource hog." I used Windows "Add and Remove Programs" first followed by the Norton Removal Tool." I thought I was free and clear, but found there is a folder that was not touched by the...
Does anyone know the difference between the SB 5101 and the SB5120? I have tried Motorola's web site, but cannot find anything that identifies the differences.
I am planning on building a new rig, but I am concerned about potential incompatibilities between chip sets and video cards, memory and cpu and other possible mismatches. Is there a definitive list of part combinations that should be avoided in order to maintain system stability?
Thank you.
I want to upgade from socket 754 to 939, but I do not want to trash my 6800 GT in the process. Is there a MB that has both AGP and PCIe capability with an NForce chipset? Price is not an issue.
Thanks everyone.
I am starting to get a random band across the width of rhe monitor that is about 3 inches wide and contains a mass of tiny white dots. The band comes and goes with no pattern. Today I tried to play an old game, Serious Sam ,and it ran fine for about 5 minutes. after that I got a pattern on the...
I got the Z5500s today to replace a set of Z640s and just finished installing them. :D The box is a little awkward to carry even with the hand holds provided because the subwoofer is on one side of the box and weighs almost 40 lbs. The sub has two heavy-duty plastic straps around it that...
This is my fisrt system build and with my luck I have a defective motherboard. I have two questions:
How do I remove the HSfan and processor from the MB without access to the processor locking lever?
Also, assuming I can get the processor of the MB, How do I remove the processor from the HSF...