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Weird USB Phenomenon

I have an ASRock Z77 Extreme 4 motherboard running Windows 7, and lately both the USB 2.0 and USB 3.0 have been acting funny. I've had this computer for 3 years and never had any issues until now. Keep in mind that I have cleaned and installed fresh drivers. What is happening is I will plug in...
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- Sep 16, 2015
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Thoughts on large phone.

I have currently owned my Note 3 for almost a year now and so far I have had little to no issue with its size. Just to put it more into perspective I have it in a Fliptronics wallet case, which increases it's thickness more than double. I wear a wide variety of pants: Wranglers, Levis, Dickies...
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- Post #9
- Oct 19, 2014
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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Is it possible to change where Program Data is located?

I ran across the first link and several like it and pretty much halted there because I don't want to loose windows update as I actually do keep my Windows OS up to date. I don't understand why everything wants to dump updates and game data on the C:\ drive even though they are located on a...
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- Post #3
- Aug 18, 2014
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Is it possible to change where Program Data is located?

I have a 120GB Solid State drive for my Win7 OS. I play a LOT of video games and at any given time I will have approximately 25 games installed on my 3TB storage drive and maybe my most played game on my Solid State for faster load times. Here is my issue: Whenever the games update or I save a...
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- Aug 17, 2014
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best 120hz monitor?

I am highly partial to the Asus VG248QE, mainly because I own two already. I mean 144Hz, 1ms response, and the image is beautiful after very little modifications. Newegg usually puts it on sale for $240 which makes it best bang for the buck in my opinion. Later on I will end up DIY G-Sync on at...
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- Post #4
- Aug 7, 2014
- Forum: Displays
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Dedicated physx card 460gtx - good enough?

For such a high end card like the 780Ti I don't understand the need for a dedicated PhysX card. I run a GTX680 and play all games that support PhysX maxed just fine. There must be something about this that I am not privy too, because my experiences with it have always been excellent with a...
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- Post #20
- Mar 14, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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GPU cleaning advice

I also use a an air compressor for cleaning out my computer. My CoolerMaster Trooper series case is loaded with filters so most of the time I just have to pull those out and blow them off. Afterwards I do a quick clean up inside the case, which usually doesn't amount to much. As stated before be...
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- Post #5
- Mar 14, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What are your thoughts/opinions on this for an HTPC?

Storage isn't an issue for me as I have 3TB on my desktop and another 3TB network drive. I will most likely put an SSD for fast boot ups and overall performance and just stream any movies/music I have on storage. I suppose that if went the BIY route I have more options concerning storage and...
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- Post #5
- Mar 5, 2014
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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What are your thoughts/opinions on this for an HTPC?

I work with security systems and solutions at my job and almost all of them revolve around the fitPC3 as the server. They also offer other types of solutions like the Intense PC2 (IPC2). I won't be doing any gaming on it since I have my desktop for that. The IPC2 is also build-to-order so I can...
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- Mar 4, 2014
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
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Unigine Valley 1.0 Benchmark Thread ** Post your scores**

I ran two benchmarks, one at all stock clocks and one with a CPU+GPU overlock. I just wanted add a little more info for comparisons. I will post my MSI Notebook with an i7-4700MQ + GTX770M later on. CPU: i5-3570K GPU: MSI Lightning GTX680 2GB Here's my results: #1 Stock Clocks #2...
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- Post #701
- Mar 1, 2014
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Any good Split-Screen PC games?

What I mean by "Split-Screen" is either 2 players with a dedicated screen or even sharing one screen like Street Fighter IV. I'm not too fond of sports games like basketball, baseball and what not. Are there any good local co-op/versus split screen games around?
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- Dec 22, 2013
- Replies: 10
- Forum: PC Games
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HELP: Can't send email in Outlook through GMail

I haven't used 2013 yet, but have you checked your outgoing settings? "My outgoing server requires (SMTP) authentication" (Checked) "Use same settings as my incoming mail server" (Selected)
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- Post #2
- Nov 11, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Graphics card ATI 4650 failing?

Hey I play Tera Online too! Does it only happen when playing Tera or does it occur in all your games? When I had my HD4850 quite some years ago, while playing Call of Duty: MW2 I would get similar symptoms. After some investigation I finally I diagnosed it as an overheating GPU. Once I...
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- Post #2
- Oct 21, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Explain MOBA Games to me

^You said it^ -- Replayability and the sheer competition makes it what it is. I have the luxury of 5v5 in house games on a weekend basis. That's 10 of us crammed into my family room having a blast. I started playing MOBA games back in 2004, I think it was, with 5.84b DOTA 1. Ever since then...
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- Post #20
- Sep 24, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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What difficulty level do you default to on your first play through?

I will play on normal to get the story of the game (if any) and then play back through on the hardest afterwards if I liked it for the bragging rights so to speak.
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- Post #49
- Sep 24, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Unigine Valley 1.0 Benchmark Thread ** Post your scores**

MSI GT70 17.3" Notebook: - i7-4700MQ - 16GB DDR3 1600 - GTX 770M @ 862/810 @ 39C Unigine couldn't save the result for some reason but it did kick me down this for some sort of proof: Time: 189.088 Frames: 1829 FPS 9.67277 Min FPS: 6.2931 Max FPS: 17.6335 Score: 404.709
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- Post #335
- Sep 24, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Steam page shows 3 announcements coming

Now 48 Hours until next announcement.
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- Post #67
- Sep 23, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Using Servos/Motors to open Side Panel

Keep this in mind: Voltage is the speed at which things will move and the Amperage is how much weight it can move (Torque). The spec sheet saying 12V@5A means you are going to need a 12V@5A supply. You can get away +/- of those specs but not too far from it. DO NOT compensate amperage for...
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- Post #16
- Sep 10, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Using Servos/Motors to open Side Panel

You can use whatever flavor of button or switch you want. They will all work if programmed properly. Another way you can go about doing it is with a continuous servo and a cable. Then all you would need is a self-returning (spring loaded) hinge. You can program the controller to spin the servo...
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- Post #13
- Sep 9, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Using Servos/Motors to open Side Panel

I did a mechanical hand for a school project a year ago. I purchased a pololu controller and 5 Power HD1501MG High Torque servers from pololu as well. There is a no spec sheet on these servos but I successfully put 5 Amps through them continuously for a 1 hour operation using a 450W PC Power...
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- Post #11
- Sep 9, 2013
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Physx - Are you interested in it? Have your say! VOTE!

I voted for "Factors in the decision." Up until about a year ago when I purchased the GTX680 for my desktop, the last NVidia GPU being the FX5200, I've always had an ATi/AMD GPU. Because of this I have never experienced any PhysX until now. I do have to say that the few games the implement it...
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- Post #144
- Sep 9, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Integrate wireless charging into Lumia 925.

I have a Lumia 920 and "used" to have a wireless charger for it. I returned it not even a week later because it jacked up the battery. I don't know what it was or what happened but when I would charge it with the wireless charger my stand by battery time was 4 hours. I had to send my phone for a...
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- Post #2
- Aug 21, 2013
- Forum: Mobile Devices
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PC racer Recommendations

The only customizations Grid 2 offers (and the first one for that matter) is cosmetic. Grid 2 on the other hand is a really good racing game, I haven't been able to put it down for the past couple weeks.
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- Post #4
- Jul 24, 2013
- Forum: PC Games
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Confused about my Laptop Graphics Chip

It would be preferable to have both of the drivers installed. Get the latest HD3000 drivers from Intel and the latest HD7470M drivers from AMD. It isn't completely necessary since you can use either/or but as already stated you can use the HD7470M for some gaming.
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- Post #3
- Jul 8, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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144hz - how much fps required to notice it

Kind of off the beaten path, but... Play a few games on a plasma screen, you will never want to play on any LCD again even if it's 240Hz. I've been gaming on my 50" LG Plasma for a few years now and I doubt I can ever own another LCD screen in my life. LG states my Plasma TV @ 600Hz, but it's...
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- Post #18
- Jul 8, 2013
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

I did exactly what the instructions say in the original post. Downloaded Handbrake, the video and set the preset. Other than that I just started Handbrake and ran it, made no changes in format or settings what-so-ever. Once I get back home to my desktop I will re-run this benchmark, double...
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- Post #208
- Jul 7, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

My MSI GT70 Notebook benchmark is above in the quote. The core specs are: - i7-4700QM - 16GB DDR3-1600MHz - GTX 770M Now that I am back at home with some time to spare, I decided to run Handbrake on my desktop computer. I didn't change any settings, just started handbrake and ran it 3 times...
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- Post #193
- Jul 4, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

I honestly didn't think anything of it until you mentioned something. So I ran Handbrake two more times and this is what I got: Run#2: [08:05:22] starting job [08:06:10] work: average encoding speed for job is 304.600189 fps Run#3: [08:07:27] starting job [08:08:14] work: average encoding...
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- Post #171
- Jul 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Benchmark your computer with Handbrake

I used my MSI GT70 Notebook: i7-4700QM @ 2.4GHz (3.3GHz Boost) 16GB DDR3-1600 GTX770M I get the following: [15:32:10] starting job [15:33:57] work: average encoding speed for job is 134.413071 fps
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- Post #145
- Jul 2, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Need a gaming laptop about 1K

I had to re-read that a couple times to get what you meant lol The Lenovo Y5xx is the best bang for the buck, though, keep in mind their SLi notebooks don't come with an optical drive. You will need to purchase an external one in case you need one. MSI makes excellent notebooks, I purchased...
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- Post #6
- Jul 2, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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cannot connect to internet

The whole "Windows cannot detect proxy settings" leads me to believe that proxy was enabled but none was present, giving you that error. I could be wrong on this because I never messed around with proxy. Is the PCIe NIC you bought one of the mini-PCIe types? Or is it a ful size PCIe? Do you...
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- Post #2
- Jun 26, 2013
- Forum: Networking
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Trying To Understand Why i7-3770K 3.50GHz Lowered Windows Exp Score To 7.7

I increased the boost clock on my i5-3570k from the stock 3.8ghz to 4.4ghz and it rose my WEI from 7.6 to 7.7. Everything thing else is 7.9 across the board. Just to give further reference I suppose.
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- Post #19
- Jun 8, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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$500-range Haswell laptops - when?

You should start seeing them trickling in from various retailers over the next few weeks on. I don't think you will see any major variety for at least a month or two. The gaming versions are already out as I just purchased on over the weekend.
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- Post #3
- Jun 5, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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Should reviews that don't use FCAT be ignored?

We've trusted review sites without it before, why shouldn't we now? All because of FCAT? If one review is saying a particular card has bad stutter then it most likely IS NOT true, but if all reviews on this particular card are saying it then it's probably true. That's all there is to it. I...
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- Post #12
- Jun 3, 2013
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Are you buying Haswell?

I just purchased a gaming laptop with an i7-4700MQ in it, so yea I bought Haswell. My desktop on the other hand has an Ivy Bridge i5-3570K @ 4.4GHz right now, so there is no need to purchase Haswell for it. I will wait for the next refresh or two and see how it goes.
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- Post #101
- Jun 3, 2013
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What flavor of gaming laptop? I can't decide.

I ended up purchasing an MSI Haswell laptop. I actually got lucky. I had a laptop on hold be cause a payment needed to be cleared. The laptop had an i7-3630QM + GT675MX. I decided to check laptops today and the haswell ones were available. So I cancled the laptop on hold bought an MSI with the...
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- Post #16
- Jun 2, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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What flavor of gaming laptop? I can't decide.

I'm not jumping into this tomorrow or anything. I'm going to take wasabiman123 advice and I'm going to wait a little bit and hopefully get a release date for Haswell laptops after Computex. If they hit store shelves in 2-3 weeks then I'll do it. What are your guy's thoughts on the brand...
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- Post #12
- May 31, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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What flavor of gaming laptop? I can't decide.

Sounds intriguing, but the question is: is how long after Computex will these Haswell laptops be available? 1 week? 2 weeks? Months? Will they release various grades of gaming laptops or just release the extreme high end first? I don't have the money to spend $2000+ on a haswell laptop. One...
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- Post #10
- May 31, 2013
- Forum: Laptops
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What's your upgrade cycle like?

I usually do a complete build once every 4-5 years. When I do a full build it's usually with the best GPU available at the time. The processor is a different story, I usually go with a step or two bellow the best and overclock it. So far I've been able to play all current games at Max setting...
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- Post #6
- May 31, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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What flavor of gaming laptop? I can't decide.

Thank you all for the wonderful advice. This is my the first time I can actually afford a good gaming laptop. Right now I'm in a pickle for two reasons: 1.) I have people waiting to buy the Acer laptop I have now (not gaming quality) and 2.) After looking at all these bad ass laptops for a...
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- Post #8
- May 31, 2013
- Forum: Laptops

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