I would wager to say the motherboard may be the least of the worries. I would suggest trying to remove the hard drive to be backed up to another...
From what I can gather, the only way you'll run Crossfire is with a low-end 2000 or 3000 series Radeon. If you do manage to get it working, that's...
Depending on your driver version, it should support both. The newer drivers are geared more current gen products, so moving back a few revisions...
Basically, everything Wicked Mystic has already said. I will also vouch for Fractal's quality as I own the Design XL R2. The looks are not crazy...
For a crude, basic understanding: -The hardware must support a certain function -There are several layers of an OS, from the GUI or command line...
Well, as you've discovered, there are many products, and they have their uses depending on the situation and cost. What you intend to use the...
Windows 7 or 8 will work. The con with Windows 7 is that support is supposed to end sometime in 2015. The con for Win 8 is the Modern UI (formerly...
After the Pentium 3, Intel has physically prohibited multi-processor use in anything except the Xeon's. Additionally, the sockets may vary from...
I believe the A8N series is based on the nForce 4 chipset. Asus, Foxconn, and others make components for various companies, like HP, Lenovo, etc....
I don't know how well gaming goes with ergonomic keyboards, and honestly, I don't think Microsoft is going to have most of what you want. How...
That's one thing that I've appreciated about both Xbox Live and Playstation Plus subscriptions. Free games. I usually wait until things are pretty...
With the exception of the upcoming 20th anniversary Pentium, the only Intel chips that come multiplier unlocked are the K designated ones....
Mass Effect 3. Haven't played the first two, but if I did get them, that would probably take up my gaming time for the rest of the year. I'm at...
Might be a CPU overheating protection mechanism that's working too, but it's hard to say. Specs will be very useful to help figure out this problem.
To reiterate, prebuilt systems generally do not include much, if any overclocking options. Additionally, with the Core i3/i5/i7 chips, only models...
Some Cooler Master PSU's are sorta meh on quality. Their newer V series is pretty solid, but I'm not sure offhand who made the internals for the...
The exact model number could help when it comes to the CPU, but I usually see Pentium Dual Core referencing the Conroe variants, which typically...
What power supply do you have and which dual-core processor do you have?
What power supply do you have? What's the newer MB/CPU? What temps do you have with the newer equipment?
Lenovo may have a utility to update your bios, and I would suggest that, because those make the process much simpler. At the same time, it's...
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