http://www.hardwareheaven.com/ Discuss all your computer hardware needs and seek support. en Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:45:11 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.hardwareheaven.com/styles/cosmo_heaven/misc/rss.jpg http://www.hardwareheaven.com/ http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222581-basic-question.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:55:42 GMT Guys please tell me what is TDP??? I first thought that it was the maximum power a component can draw. Then i got to know that i was wrong. It is... Guys please tell me what is TDP??? I first thought that it was the maximum power a component can draw. Then i got to know that i was wrong. It is actually related to the heat production i think. My card has tdp of 106w but according to reviews it can draw upto 150w of power but a gtx 650ti for example has tdp of 110w but the max power it draws is only 130w..I am confused here.:confused: ]]> Ishank http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222581-basic-question.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222578-query-regarding-my-home-connection.html Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:00:34 GMT I have a very poor 1 Mbps connection in my home. I have a 802.11n wifi router which supports 300 Mbps down,don't know about up. I have a WiFi dongle in my pc as my pc don't have WiFi out of the box so i added one and i connect my pc to the router through WiFi instead of the Ethernet that most people do. I had heard people saying that using wifi results more latency and lag while gaming and now i am confused....should i use wifi as i am using now or should i connect my pc to modem through ethernet port for online gaming??? ]]> Ishank http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222578-query-regarding-my-home-connection.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222498-not-computer-but-toshiba-tv.html Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:10:03 GMT I have a 36 in Toshiba HDTV I got just a couple years ago. The other night, totally out of the blue, it quit accepting commands from the remote.... I have a 36 in Toshiba HDTV I got just a couple years ago.

The other night, totally out of the blue, it quit accepting commands from the remote. At first I thought it was just the Comcast Universal Remote that may have some how lost the code.

But, no, even the remote that came with the TV won't work...at all!

I'm reading that the IR receiver has likely died.

Have any of the members here run across this? And, if so, did you get it fixed, fixed it yourself, or, what did you do?

I've gone through the options to do a factory reset and that hasn't done any good at all. ]]> Dyre Straits http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222498-not-computer-but-toshiba-tv.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222482-intel-silently-admitting-haswell-isnt-working-right.html Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:33:09 GMT I WAS about to upgrade.... and now I see that in 3rd quarter new Ivy-e cpu's are coming out. If they're jumping back a generation for higher performance should Haswell just be better ignored entirely? ]]> RobertBruce http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222482-intel-silently-admitting-haswell-isnt-working-right.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222423-hard-drive-pulsating.html Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:41:57 GMT We had a power outage here tonight during a very severe storm. I was at work at the time. But, I have a UPS on my PC so, any shutdown should have... We had a power outage here tonight during a very severe storm. I was at work at the time. But, I have a UPS on my PC so, any shutdown should have been "smooth".

When I got home and started up the PC, the first thing I noticed was that my mouse wasn't coming on. That was easily fixed just by pulling the USB plug and re-plugging it in. (Still a bit worrisome, though.)

The next thing I noticed is that there was an uneven "fan" noise coming from my PC. At least, at first, I thought it was a fan. It turns out that at least one of the Hard Drives is going through some kind of looping/pulsating function that I've never, ever detected until now. And, it continues to do it.

So far, all temps are within range and nothing else seems to be amiss. But, this uneven pulsating vibration is causing me some concern.

Ideas? ]]> Dyre Straits http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222423-hard-drive-pulsating.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222404-pc-keeps-booting-gaming.html Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:24:47 GMT My brother likes to play this RGC thing and crysis after a month of continues addiction the PC that we just bought started to boot from several... My brother likes to play this RGC thing and crysis after a month of continues addiction the PC that we just bought started to boot from several times...

is it about the motherboard? im thinking to replace the motherboard then what could be a good one for such a game addict user? ]]> rayagepj http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222404-pc-keeps-booting-gaming.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222336-mouse-wheel-problem.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:33:42 GMT The wheel on my old MX-518 is acting up sometimes. Suddenly the wheel stops working, at least scrolling down. Scrolling up works at least to a part.... The wheel on my old MX-518 is acting up sometimes. Suddenly the wheel stops working, at least scrolling down. Scrolling up works at least to a part.

However, if I keep scrolling up for a while it suddenly starts working again for a few days until it happens again.

Now, I don't think there is some kind of max mileage on the wheel... but it certainly seems like it. I guess it's just coming to an end, i just find it a bit strange. ]]> Liqourice http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222336-mouse-wheel-problem.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222321-windwithme-computex-2013-z87-show-girls.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 12:27:04 GMT Image: http://www.twcarpc.com/photo/wwm/2013/COMPUTEX2013DAY1/C2013DAY101.jpg windwithme ComputeX2013 Day1 GIGABYTE Image:...

windwithme ComputeX2013 Day1
GIGABYTE


Z87X-UD7 TH


G1.Sniper M5 / G1.Sniper5


GIGABYTE BRIX


Z87X-OC Force


G1.Sniper5


MSI
GS70


GT60 3K Edition
2880 x 1620


GE40
]]> windwithme http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222321-windwithme-computex-2013-z87-show-girls.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222312-any-point-geting-good-soundcard.html Tue, 11 Jun 2013 05:32:08 GMT I've been converting a lot of my mp3's into FLAC recently, since the purchase of some pretty high quality speakers ( PSB Image series, T5, B5's, C5 ) .. I've come to appreciate .WAV and FLAC recordings so much more at this point it's hard for me to go back and listen to MP3's, be it 128 or 320 bit.... Going further down this road, I know that there are some releases you can get in 24bit, 96khz .. Would I need a proper sound card to really take advantage of these? like a soundblaster Xfi or what have you? or will my GTX 680 do a decent enough job. I run HDMI not Analog so I'm not worried about DAC's at all. Under advanced properties of the Nvidia I've got it set to studio quality as is, 24bit, 192000hz - but I don't know if that setting actually allows for it, or if it doesn't really mean anything. ]]> SeanPatrick http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222312-any-point-geting-good-soundcard.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222303-first-build-need-some-help.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:32:34 GMT Hi, Im trying to build a computer for gaming, mostly RTS and some RPGs. I would like to be able to play these two up coming gaming on the max... Hi, Im trying to build a computer for gaming, mostly RTS and some RPGs. I would like to be able to play these two up coming gaming on the max settings or at least close to that upon there release, company of heroes 2 and Total War: Rome 2

My budget is around $750 (before shipping) and ill will be buying all my parts from the USA. I don't have a brand preference so if you would like to make some suggestions from other brands please full free to do so (I would like to keep my case though). I will be building the entire thing from scratch and will be keeping my old Dell SE198WFP 19 inch LCD Monitor. My max resolution is 1440 by 900. I will also be keeping my old mouse, keyboard and speakers. No plans for over clocking but somewhere down the line i might. I plan on ordering it within the next 2-3 weeks. I'm a little nervous when looking for parts because i'm afraid not everything would be compatible. Your in put is greatly appreciated. Thank You

NZXT Guardian Black SECC Steel Chassis ATX Mid Tower Case 921RB-BL

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 550w Power Supply

ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core Processor Black Edition AM3+ FD8320FRHKBOX

Gigabyte GTX650 Ti Boost GDDR5-2GB 2xDVI/HDMI/DP OC Graphics Cards GV-N65TBOC-2GD

Corsair Vengeance Blue 8 GB (2X4 GB) PC3-12800 1600mHz DDR3 240-Pin SDRAM Dual Channel Memory Kit CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B

Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD SATA 6 Gb/s NCQ 16MB Cache 3.5-Inch Internal Bare Drive ST500DM002

Asus 24xDVD-RW Serial ATA Internal OEM Drive DRW-24B1ST (Black)

I have amazon pro so the total price of all these parts right now is $774.48 with a copy of windows 7. ]]> New Deal http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222303-first-build-need-some-help.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222299-new-mac-pro.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 22:41:10 GMT What do you think of it?
I have to say I wasn't expecting this design. I like the smaller size, kind of, but it does look like a bin. I find the lack of an optical drive...insane.
Did I say insane? I meant to say stupid.

Other than that, it looks ok to me though I have to wait for more information to be released. ]]> Trusteft http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222299-new-mac-pro.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222298-need-help-getting-driver-asap.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:40:36 GMT Okay so I'm fixing a pc up for somewhat gaming.
I bought a ATI Radeon HD 3650 512mb AGP card.
NO cd.
Ive installed the install manager from amd's website but I cannot for the life of me install a driver. I swear I'm not a noob guys. Just having a moment here.

Here is the ebay page where I got the card, it does work, and there are high res pics with numbers etc. ]]> trazer31 http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222298-need-help-getting-driver-asap.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222295-virtu-mvp-2-0-a.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:07:28 GMT HEY HEY! Just upgraded my Lucid Virtu MVP 1st generation to Virtu MVP 2.0 Must say that Lucid first generation was not always stable and no wonder... HEY HEY!
Just upgraded my Lucid Virtu MVP 1st generation to Virtu MVP 2.0
Must say that Lucid first generation was not always stable and no wonder why I got it for free with my motherboards. I basically needed the software for Virtual graphics to allow Intel’s quick sync work faster (my screen is connected to the discrete GPU). For those who are asking what is the difference between MVP 1 & 2. The GUI is different .NET 4.5 and great on Win8 and 7, they now automatically support game, at least I played 10 games and only one had some micro stuttering and in rest I felt that game is totally running smoother. For those who have MVP 2.0 it would be nice to hear you impression.

Thanx ]]> max sydow http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222295-virtu-mvp-2-0-a.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222291-upgrading-my-mobo.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:31:26 GMT I got asus p8z77 v-pro/i7 3770k/asus gtx 680 direct cuII top. I want to know if it is worth upgrading my mobo to one of those: Gigabyte... I got asus p8z77 v-pro/i7 3770k/asus gtx 680 direct cuII top.

I want to know if it is worth upgrading my mobo to one of those:

Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UP4 TH Socket 1155 Motherboard

ASRock Z77 OC Formula Socket 1155 Motherboard

MSI Z77 MPOWER Socket 1155 Motherboard .



:confused: :confused: :confused: ]]> batman3009 http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222291-upgrading-my-mobo.html http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222289-dell-inspiron-laptop-no-desktop-windows.html Mon, 10 Jun 2013 05:29:05 GMT This is my granddaughter's PC and she had all kinds of problems with it.

First of all, the Touchpad stopped working last year. So, she's been using a USB Mouse. That is, up until recently when the USB port stopped working.

She also had THREE antivirus programs running! YIKES!

And, she had so many programs related to social interaction starting up it was any wonder anything at all could work!

But, I've cleaned up a lot of this and can get a Desktop in Safemode. But, in normal Windows all I'm getting is a mouse cursor and a black screen.

I can CTRL-ALT-DEL all night long to get to the Task Manager but it seems that no other key inputs are working. For example, I cannot CTRL-ESC to being up the Start menu.

I've run the PC in Safemode with Networking to get updates for such as Malwarebytes and let that do a full scan. It found, initially, 59 problems!

This system has Windows 7 Home Premium x64 installed.

One trick I've tried is going into Task Manager and attempting to start a New Task, Explorer. No dice.

I've also attempted to run the Start Up diagnostics under the Windows Repair option. It actually isn't finding anything because this problem appears to be letting Windows start, just not bringing up the Desktop with Icons.

So, I'm scratching my head to come up with something to get it working in normal Windows.

Suggestions? ]]> Dyre Straits http://www.hardwareheaven.com/hardware-discussion-support/222289-dell-inspiron-laptop-no-desktop-windows.html