Solved: Can my system handle Windows 8 Well?
Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition, Service Pack 3, 32 bit Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz, x86 Family 6 Model 15...
View ArticleSolved: cant tell if i can actually upgrade my graphics card
hi i just need a little help here i have an asus computer model number AR5B125 and the graphics card i currently have which came with the machine is the absolute worst. Am i able to upgrade the...
View ArticleSolved: Sudden unprompted change in display settings
Hi, I'm not sure if this is specifically a problem with my monitor, or a software issue, so please let me know if I need to move the thread. I have a Samsung T27B750 monitor and it normally displays in...
View ArticleHard drive partitioned, one partition inaccessible.
Okay it basically looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/d9osdwX.jpg I've had this trouble for a while with the part of the hard drive and it's starting to really bother me only having 60gbs of space on...
View ArticleNvidia control panel
I have recently updated the driver for my graphics card and suddenly find I have two NVidia control panels installed! version 2.7.13.16 and version 7.2.710 The latest one doesn't seem to operate...
View ArticleDC jack removal/desoldering - impossible
So my laptop has been playing up for a while now after my cat jumped on it and it fell onto the plugged in charger tip. I would charge but only when the charger was held a certain way/wiggled into the...
View ArticleMy FIRST gaming PC
Hi, I'm thinking of building my first gaming pc this summer (3 months from now). I live in Spain so the prices may be different. Tell me please how good my PC will be, what changes would you make to be...
View ArticleSolved: Hard drive partitioned, one partition inaccessible.
Okay it basically looks like this: http://i.imgur.com/d9osdwX.jpg I've had this trouble for a while with the part of the hard drive and it's starting to really bother me only having 60gbs of space on...
View ArticleSolved: overhauling laptop
Hi there, I am acquiring a HP530 Laptop with Intel Pentium inside. I would like to know, how easy will it be, to install the following components, and if they are possible. ,Upgrade memory from 512 MB...
View ArticleHard drive upgrade
I am currently the only one in our IT department as my supervisor has left for another job and I was only hired about a week before he left. Just so you understand that I would have asked him, if he...
View ArticleGainward GTX 660 Vs ASUS GTX 660?
I am wanting to get a GTX 660 (unless anyone can suggest a better card for the same price or cheaper:D) on ebuyer the gainward version is £17 cheaper. Is it worth paying the extra £17? The ASUS comes...
View ArticleGraphic bugs need help.
I can see these gray squares and graphic bugs when i look at movies/youtube/streams/pictures like this one forexample http://oi39.tinypic.com/2nby52f.jpg In the middle of this picture i can clearly see...
View ArticleComputer shuts off during sleep??
ive been having this problem for a while now... Windows 7 Pro x64 8Gb 1333Mhz Ram Gigabyte Motherboard H77M-D3H Core-i5 3470 XFX 450 Pro Core PSU 120Gb Samsung 840 SSD 500Gb Seagate Barracuda HDD...
View ArticlePC doesn't reach POST every now and again
Hi there, This has been my first PC build, which was a pretty daunting task for myself. I will list my specs below that SysInfo retrieved. The title basically explains it, every now and again, the PC...
View ArticleCMOS Battery confusion
I purchased a used HP 6730b laptop without a hard drive. I had a hard drive to put in, which I did. When I installed the hard drive I noticed what appeared to be an empty battery slot (about the size...
View ArticleSoundMAX not installing on HP Probook
My girlfriend just got an HP Probook 4510s from her parents--it was bogged down with heaps of crap so I formatted it, then instead of putting crappy Vista back on it, I threw my extra copy of Windows 7...
View ArticleGetting rid of old PC - sell or scrap?
I bought a new desktop AND a new laptop (yeah it will probably be my last desktop). My old desktop is a 2005 Dell Dimension 8400, it has a 300 gb hard drive in it that I replaced a couple of years ago....
View ArticleHard Drive Problem
I plug in the hard drive and it spins up for a few seconds and then it stops for a few seconds and then a it starts up for a few more seconds. it keeps doing this forever. I've tried multiple power...
View Articlegtx 640 vs gtx 660
hey, im currently looking at a system from alienware, the x51. but i have a consern, i can buy it off the alienware website and get the gtx 660, or i can buy it from bestbuy, although it comes with a...
View ArticleDual Monitor: 2nd won't scale images & color is bad
I have two (2) HP S2031 Flat Screen Monitors. I had them connected to a WinXP 32-bit system where they worked fine. I had a guy build me a new 64-bit Windows 7 machine with a quality video card. Web...
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