[Red Sauce]

I found out the problem was a mixture of the Mobo Ram slots and a Bad stick of RAM.

[Heather Stewart]

I'm trying to get my nintendo 64 to work. It had been sitting in a box for quite a while but, it worked last time I tried. I tried two rf adapters and an av cable and got nothing on my hdtv. The red light power indicator for the n64 was on. I am sure I had the cables hooked up correctly. Could this be something to do with hooking it up to an hdtv or is it more likely my n64 has been damaged somehow?

[Sierra Ritsuka]

Well we thought we figured out the problem. It ran fine for a while then I get home and watch a video. I just happen to have a CPU usage monitor up. When my computer shut off this time I saw that the CPU usage was way up at 98% in the red zone. So does this mean my CPU is bad?

[Breanna Van Dijk]

I don't want to get my hopes up but updating the bios to the latest versions seems to have worked. I haven't had a crash yet. Been playing games.

[Sista Sila]

Could I get a link to a good Pre-built gaming PC? I'm looking at some on newegg but I don't have much knowledge on video cards.

[louise fortin]

What price range are you looking for? Do you need a monitor, keyboard or mouse?

[ezra]

Just need a tower. Probably between 650-850 would be reasonable.

[Motionsharp]

I just purchased an Asrock z75 Pro 3. When I put that in I figure I might as well upgrade my ram. Right now I am running 2 4GB 1333 Ripjaws with timing of 9-9-9-24, and 1.5 voltz. So could you guys suggest something faster that my new Motherboard will be able to run? While still keeping it in a decent price range.

[Nick Tyler]

Hey all, my sister's looking for a new laptop and I was hoping you guys could help with some suggestions. She's looking to keep it lower than/around $1000, which I know can get here a decently powerful regular laptop. However, she really wants a convertible, tablet-based laptop which I'm not as familiar with. I know about the Lenovo Yoga, which seems like a decent option as Lenovo makes good stuff.

The one thing I was wondering is what the deal is with Windows 7, 8, and tablet features. I know that Windows 8 hasn't gone over well due to the interface, but it was designed with tablets in mind so I'm unsure if it would be a good option for an actual tablet-laptop. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

[MISS KEEP UR]

If the RAM still works in that motherboard I say keep it. Upgrading to faster RAM is not really worth the price.

[JUDY FIGHTS]

That is the problem, I don't want GSkills anymore they have [censored] out on me twice now. I want something a little better.

[Jeff Turner]

Ok my friend asked me to build a computer for him, how does this look?

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o212/scottypma/feee_zps1cbcf2af.png

He already has Windows 7 and I will be giving him my old case. I am open to any suggestions, he wants to stay at 800, this comes in somewhere around there.

[patricia kris]

Will it be ok to use my old drive on a new mobo/CPU?


I have no freaking idea what the CPU is, but the old mobo is a Gigabye 770T USB3 with a AM3+ socket.

The OS for the primary drive is windows 7.

The New CPU and mobo(already purchased and on the way) is a AMD FX-6300 Vishera AM3+ 64bit support(my windows is 64bit) and gigabyte 970 UD3 AM3 in respective order. For the mobo this is pretty close to my old build.

I ask because I've never had to use a pimary drive across two different bioses before.

[candice keenan]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227441 right at the top of your budget and comes with keyboard and mouse anyway. 8GB of RAM with an Intel i5 3570k and Nvidia GTX 660.



As long as the hard drive is SATA you should be fine using it in the new system. However, for everything to work properly, you may have to re-install Windows. (In some instances the OS will boot after going through a CPU and motherboard change, but it can be unstable, which is why its best to do a clean install)

[dav]

My new Mobo should be coming today, is there anything I should do before putting it in? Can I just put it in and plug all of my stuff into it, or is it more complex than that?

[Sabrina garzotto]

The thermal paste connecting your CPU to the cooler needs to be cleaned off. You do this with rubbing alcohol and q-tips/coffee filters GENTLY. You'll then need to apply new thermal paste once the CPU is in the new mobo to reconnect the cooler.

[casey macmillan]

I thought so, that is why I also picked up some arctic silver thermal paste.

[Verity Hurding]

Hey guys, I don't want my question to get buried.

[Megan Stabler]

There's a few things to consider:

1. For the price of $1000, you can get both a regular tablet and a laptop

2. Most cheaper ultrabook convertibles have meh battery life, especially compared to tablets. And yes, < $1000 is on the "cheaper" side when it comes to ultrabook convertibles.

3. Most ultrabook convertibles have both a smaller screen than "normal" laptops and less power as well -- a compromise made to make them thinner, lighter, and more tablet-like.

Basically, assuming Windows is wanted, you pay a significant premium for the convergence of a tablet and laptop, and lose out in some areas. If you can settle for Windows RT or Android then you can get something for quite a bit cheaper, but lose out on the ability to run Windows x86 software.

You can get the Asus Transformer 300T+Keyboard Dock for around $500, then you have another $500 for a general-purpose laptop.

[Céline Rémy]

That's sort of what I was afriad of. Since I didn't make a backup of the drive. So I'll have to either reformat an existing drive and make a "win7 drive" and make my old primary a slave so I can keep my files. Thanks for the info.

[Jessie]

This one got left behind...

[Samantha Pattison]

I have a CPU cooler question.

I bought a Coolermaster Evo 212+ a few years back and have yet to use it. On my new build it fits in the case nicely. However, the bottom bracket does not sit flat on the bottom of the motherboard. The motherboard is a Asus P8H77-I mITX. The issue I'm having is that there are small chips on the bottom of the board that the bracket hits so it doesn't sit flat. How important is using this bracket? I can put the standoffs in with insulating disks and then put the cooler on without the bracket. I just want to know if this is a bad idea before I do it. I'm not planning on over clocking.

Never mind, I'm just going to use the HSF that came with the i5 3570k, it doesn't look like it's going to svck at cooling. Plus, then I wouldn't need to get new memory.

[Catharine Krupinski]

Sorry for the delay, but here's something to go off of when you're ready:

CPU+HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1239541
MOBO : http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157293
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233365
DVD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204
SSD: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7812945&sku=S203-1044&SRCCODE=LINKSHARE&cm_mmc_o=-ddCjC1bELltzywCjC-d2CjCdwwp&AffiliateID=lw9MynSeamY-JwkpdpzpebotVzhSPC7vaw
CASE+PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1241632 ...when in stock. Otherwise, get case seperate and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151087
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130824 ...or whatever card you want really.


For CPU Cooling, all you really need is a http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=-1&isNodeId=1&Description=hyper+212%2B&x=0&y=0

For case cooling, the NZXT Phantom already comes with fans to make this a great airflow case out of the box.



There isn't a whole lot in terms of decent selection for these kinds of things. Aside from the Lenovo, there's one from http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230770 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215620. The Acer actually sports 1080p resolution. Windows 8 is decent for touch interfacing and the mobile space.



Got the right idea, but can get a better PSU and slightly better card going with these combos

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1200022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.1230945

[WYatt REed]

Sooo...quick question: Exactly what kind insane specs does The Witcher 2 have, that it auto-detects the graphical settings as low for my computer? i5 2500k 3.3ghz(quad core of course), 8gb of ram, GTX 560(higher end version) graphics card, Win7 64-bit, Caviar-Black hard-drive. I'm honestly kind of confused, I can run Skyrim at max settings WITH the HD pack, and not suffer an ounce of lag or tear, maintaining 60+ fps with no issue. Is it just the Witcher 2 auto-detect is [censored], or does it really require that insane of specs to run on high?

[Angela Woods]

I ran The Witcher 2 on the high preset with those exact specs (except my 2500k is at 4.1ghz), it's just the auto detect acting weird.