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PSU Stability Guide – Here’s How You Check Things Out

September 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, Power Supply

Power supplies provide power to your entire computer. They do this by converting high voltage alternating AC current from the wall to a lower voltage direct current that your computer can use. See our guide to Understanding Power Supplies for more on this subject. To determine how much power you really need, it is best [...]

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How to Upgrade Video Card Drivers

August 21st, 2010 · No Comments · How To Maintain

Upgrading drivers for your GPU (a.k.a. video card model) is a simple task, mostly involving spending some time downloading software (the correct software of course.) If you have no clue on how to do this read onwards for step-by-step help.
After having installed a new card on your system, it is common that it may cause [...]

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Why Do Computer Monitors Flicker On and Off?

July 21st, 2010 · No Comments · How To Maintain

Computer monitors can flicker on and off for a variety of reasons. Some of the most common issues for LCD monitors are bad video drivers and loose cable connections.
LCD Monitor Flickering
Video driver issues may result in your LCD monitor flickering, so updating your computer’s video drivers is one of the first things you should try. [...]

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Top 10 Computer Troubleshooting Tips

July 16th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Troubleshoot

Normally Computers are built to be professional, reliable machines. There was the time when computers got collapse, and resulted in data loss and system shakiness. Your computer may hang; send error messages, or worse, no longer work at all. For computer users, troubleshooting problems can stop their work. If you know [...]

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Basic Computer Troubleshooting Tips to Try on Your Own

July 13th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Troubleshoot

Anybody with a computer knows that computers are unpredictable. Before we are forced to call in an expert, there are a few things we can try on our own to get that computer to behave. Assuming you are a home user, here are some Basic Computer Troubleshooting Tips To Try On Your [...]

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Diagnose Video Card Problems

May 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, Video Cards

The computer video card is the device that takes output and interprets it; instructing the monitor on which of the tiny dots on the screen to light up to produce the right graphic image for you to see. In other words, the Video Card, also known as the graphic card, is the graphic powerhouse of [...]

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What Is An External Video Card

February 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, Video Cards

One of the most recent inventions in video card technology is that of the external video card. These external Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) plug directly into one of your computer’s USB ports and can potentially increase your 3D graphics performance.
External graphics cards are mainly targeted at those looking for high-end performance and those who want [...]

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Gaming PCs

February 4th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Buy, PC Gaming

When it comes to PC performance, few people demand more power than gamers. Keeping up with developers who are constantly pushing hardware to its limits requires the best system possible, specifically tailored to peak every bit of performance it possibly can.
Unfortunately for buyers, this means a gaming PC can not really have a weakness. While [...]

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