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Adding to what beers said, Dell will try to tell you that ONLY Sticks a,b,c will work in your computer (a,b, and c all being sticks that dell makes probably). Truth is almost any ddr2 RAM will work as long as its specs fall within those of the suggested RAM. You might also want to google the...

Thanks @beers ! I actually just figured it out by myself and you are right. Somehow I completely overlooked the fact that my UEFI Optical drive option was first the boot list! Thanks!

Hello all, I just finished my first build (With a Gigabyte z97 Mobo if that's where the problem lies) and everything is going great...except one annoying thing. Upon booting up, the Gb splash screen shows, then a screen that simply says: "Press any key to boot from CD/DVD..." After...

Hello all! I am starting my first build soon. To save money I opted to buy one 1TB drive and am planning to add a 120gb SSD in a year or so. Now my question is; what is the best way to plan for this? This is the plan I've come up with. As soon as I install my 1TB drive, partition it into...

Yes but OTHER than that, what are the differences?

Hello all, I am about to build a computer for all-round performance and some gaming. I was wondering what the differences are (Besides SLI compatibility) between the Gigabyte GA-Z97-HD3P and the GA-Z97X-SLI. The HD3P looks basically identical other than the SLI feature (Which is nice...

Hello all! I am planning on using an Intel 4690K with a Z97 mobo in my first real upcoming gaming/ mid-performance build. My budget for the mobo is around $100, but $120 is ok as long as there is a legitimate reason. The problem is I do not know what motherboard to choose, or really where to...

First, check this thread. If any more problems arise please feel free to come back here. http://www.computerforum.com/209946-tech-guide-diagnosing-pc-will-not-post-start.html Best of luck!

Ah, see that makes more sense. Yes I do, although it's not very convenient... If it is super important I guess I could make a trip!

Southeastern USA...

Hello all, Some of you may have noticed I posted something last week about a new build. Well turns out I was a little out of sorts, and have a new budget of around $500. ($550 is ok, as long as it is justifiable) I already have a GTX 750 Ti OC as my GPU, and was wondering about...

So you're saying that it would be ok to install this ram and force a higher voltage? (Sorry I don't know much about this in particular). If so, how would you do that? In the BIOS? and what other effect would this have on my computer besides having a higher voltage sent to the RAM? Would there be...

Hello all, I recently ran into this message on PCpartpicker and was wondering if I should choose different RAM. "The G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory operating voltage of 1.6V exceeds the Intel Haswell Refresh CPU recommended maximum of 1.5V+5% (1.575V). This memory...

Hello all, As I am starting my first build soon I ran into a conflict with my storage solution. I am looking for suggestions onto what type of storage to use. First, a quick background. My first plan was to buy a small (60-128gb) SSD to store my Windows partition and then a 1TB HDD for...

Thank you for all the suggestions, keep them coming! Is this build still looking good on the "Future-proof" level?

Changed RAM to 2x4. Anything else?

I wanted to have 1x8, so in the future I could continue to add 8gb sticks and eventually have 32gb of ram. Is the benefit of having 2x4gb worth it? I probably will change my optical drive, save a few bucks.

No crossfire/ SLI, just that 750Ti for now. Updated the list to show some changes I've made. I took some suggestions, thanks. I like the case, and unless something is really "wrong" with it i would like to keep it as I try and keep my budget under $650. I also want to get all of my storage...

Help with First Build! Hello all, I am hopefully going to start my first full build soon and would like some input. I would like this computer to be able to run most modern games at max or close-to max settings however the most important requirement is that this build will be future proof. I...

So... Gaming?? I'm assuming if the CPU load is at 100% and bottlenecking, adding two cores would bring the load down to (theoretically) 50% simply based on cores, no?