This thread is for anyone who has questions regarding computer hardware. How much it should cost, if it will run the games you want, if a computer is a good deal, etc. To start, I will be answering the questions myself, but anyone else knowledgeable is free to answer them as well.
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Started by SpleenBeGone, Jan 15 2012 04:16 PM
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:16 PM
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 04:53 PM
Haha and I thought this is going to be a rant about support hotlines. XD
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Posted 15 January 2012 - 05:09 PM
lol no. I've been answering a lot of questions on yahoo answers and leaving this site as a source, so I figured I'd make a thread like this for anyone who has any followup questions.
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Posted 19 January 2012 - 10:44 AM
Cool service for your side \
my question is \
i have purchased a GT 520 graphic card
it give low rank in Windows 7 ranking at Aero Performance (4.3)
and 6.3 in gaming
is this rational ?
my question is \
i have purchased a GT 520 graphic card
it give low rank in Windows 7 ranking at Aero Performance (4.3)
and 6.3 in gaming
is this rational ?
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Posted 19 January 2012 - 05:55 PM
You have have had windows or something open when you ran the scan, causing windows Aero to perform worse than expected. Try running it again with everything closed.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 09:47 AM
I will do this ASAPYou have have had windows or something open when you ran the scan, causing windows Aero to perform worse than expected. Try running it again with everything closed.
and when the System is restarted
Thanks for your information
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 10:08 AM
You're welcome. I hope it helps.
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 12:27 PM
Thanks for your support
i have new question
i have purchased 2X2GB Kingston Rams to upgrade my PC
i have 2GB Samsung Ram on it
Could i add one of the Kingston Rams
or remove the Samsung one and add 2 Kingston rams
the three rams has typical configuration
i have new question
i have purchased 2X2GB Kingston Rams to upgrade my PC
i have 2GB Samsung Ram on it
Could i add one of the Kingston Rams
or remove the Samsung one and add 2 Kingston rams
the three rams has typical configuration
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Posted 21 January 2012 - 12:33 PM
For best performance, matching ram is suggested in DIMMS. So if you have 4 slots, put the Kingston RAM in the first two, and the Samsung in the third.
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 12:52 PM
For the DIMM subject, it seems to be quite complicated to combine differently sized ramsticks is it? I tried to add a 2 gig stick to my 2 x 1 gig sticks (same manufacturer, same specs, just the size differed) and I constantly would have trouble booting. Now I have 2 x 1 gig that are not used while 2 x 2 gig are in my machine. Its a bit of a waste really, but somehow I can not get them to work with each other.
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Posted 22 January 2012 - 01:19 PM
Yeah, it doesn't always cause problems, but occasionally it does, so I always suggest using matching pairs. The reasoning behind is is fairly complicated, and I don't understand it well enough myself to explain it to someone else.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 01:45 PM
Must be Voodoo.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 01:57 PM
First thing I thought of was the really old video cards.
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 02:04 PM
Now THAT is what I call nerdish! 
+10000 Prestige Points. (imagine Final Fantasy fanfare playing here)
+10000 Prestige Points. (imagine Final Fantasy fanfare playing here)
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Posted 24 January 2012 - 02:10 PM
WOO!
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 04:46 AM
My HP laptop hard disk is not working properly , hard disk space is getting decrease day by day so where i can get good Technical Support for hard disk and good HP Support for my lappy.
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Posted 31 March 2012 - 07:22 AM
Sounds like you have some corrupt portions. Try running your defragmenter, and call HP if it's not too old.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 07:35 PM
Alright, would it be worth buying a Ivy Bridge vs Sandy Bridge i7? I currently have 3930K i7 as my processor of choice in my work PC and home. My laptop has a 2670QM as well. I don't think anything is really bottle necking my power that badly, as each my laptop and desktop have 12+ GB's of DDR3 RAM and each has at least one 500series card.
So again, is it worth upgrading my cores? I haven't followed up on the Ivy bridge series after first reviews - didn't seem THAT much stronger and I don't feel like spending all that money unless it is worth it.
EDIT: Oops 2670 not 2630 on laptop... i almost never use it or my mac book pro's . . . haha forget whats in them!
So again, is it worth upgrading my cores? I haven't followed up on the Ivy bridge series after first reviews - didn't seem THAT much stronger and I don't feel like spending all that money unless it is worth it.
EDIT: Oops 2670 not 2630 on laptop... i almost never use it or my mac book pro's . . . haha forget whats in them!
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 07:49 PM
Ivy is ever so slightly more powerful, but a great bit more energy efficient. Honestly though, there's no reason to upgrade from a sandy right now unless it goes out.
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Posted 11 August 2012 - 07:51 PM
That's what I figured, plus - the extreme/6 core version costs 1000... so it'd have to be some hidden nugget of info that makes the power jump worth it . .. but apparently that nugget doesn't exist haha.Ivy is ever so slightly more powerful, but a great bit more energy efficient. Honestly though, there's no reason to upgrade from a sandy right now unless it goes out.
