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Shutting the computer off by holding the power button is bad because the hard drive header (if you still use one) doesn't get parked where it should and instead just drops on the platters of the disk and scratches them. That is bad. But it is also said that if you simply press the power button to engage the shutdown sequence instead of clicking "shutdown" in the operating system, damage is also done. i don't see how and it doesn't seem logical; the problem that the hard shut down gave isn't present here because surely the operating system parks the header into the right place upon shutdown, whatever way it is triggered? Or am i missing something here? So i guess my question is...what exactly is wrong with engaging the shutdown sequence by pressing the power button and not the shutdown feature of the operating system?

Whats the minimum PSU I should have for two AMD Radeon HD 7870's in crossfire and an AMD FX-6100 CPU?

What is the minimum power supply for two GeForce GTX 670's to run in SLI?

I am in the middle of a new PC build and have almost all of my components except memory and a few other misc items. My motherboard is the ASUS Rampage Extreme IV and I am wanting to go with a 32GB kit.

I have been searching forums and trying to get a clear answer on what is the best but no luck so far. In the past I have had Corsair but recently been looking at Geil, G.Skill, and a few other brands. My PC will be a gaming machine and want something that will perform extremely well as well as overclocking too. Any help and feedback would be much appreciated.

Thank you.

Hi, I have an Aerocool Strike-X 500W PSU

My specs are:

• Core i5 3570k, not oc'd
• 500GB 7200RPM HDD
• DVDRW
• 8GB of DDR3 RAM

I would like to add GIGABYTE's Radeon HD 7950 non-OC to it.

Will the PSU be ok?

Hi,

Story is, I'm buying a new computer after five years or so with my laptop, chose to buy a PC since a laptop has a very few upgrade possibilities ( or so I think ).

These are the specs:

• CPU: Intel i7-3770
• Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77 V
• Memory: 2 Corsair Vengeance 8GB
• GPU: XFX HD 7970 3GB/384bit

I'm torn between the Samsung S27A950 and ASUS VG278HE.

I'm mainly using this computer for movies and games ( League of Legends, Dragon Age, Witcher, Guild Wars 2, Star Craft, Diablo 3, the likes, I play rarely to none FPS games, because it makes me dizzy and gives me headaches ). I might plan to do some little photoshop and video editing, but that's very far from being a professional.

So, with that said, would you mind helping me with these ( bare with me here, some of the questions might sound noobish ):

• 1. I'm more inline with the picture and color quality than the response time, I'm far from being a pro player but I play-to-win.
• 2. Both of the monitor have a Dual Link DVI-D but the GPU hae a Dual Link DVI-I, what cable should I use to get a 120hz/144hz refresh rate.
• 3. Is there any huge difference if I played a 1080p in a 60hz, 120hz and 144hz, will I notice it? ( I'm aware that films are recorded in 60fps, TV shows in 24fps, just talking about the quality of the image)
• 4. I'm not yet a fan of 3D gaming, I heard that 3D shutter glasses can give you headaches, so is there any other alternatives.

Thanks in advance!

I want to improve my gaming performance although I have very empty pockets, I currently have a Gigabyte Radeon HD 6870 1GB Super Overclocked now. I have enough money to buy a Gigabyte Radeon HD7790 2GB Overclocked, but I'm hesitating because I can also buy another Radeon HD6870 1GB. I'm not sure whether the CrossFired cards would be much better although I'm having trouble finding another HD 6870 but i can find a HD 6850 (can the two diff cards be used in CrossFire?)

So help me, should I CrossFire the two cards for now to increase performance, or upgrade to the HD 7790. Although, I don't think it will improve my PC... I have a 750W power suppy and a CrossFire-enabled motherboard.

Also if you can help - where can I buy a Radeon HD6870 1GB Super Overclocked - LOL LOOKED EVERYWHERE!

Here's my spec:

• MB: MSI 7636 H55M E33 Chipset AMI BIOS v10
• PSU: Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 500W
• CPU: i3 530
• RAM: 2 X KVR1333D3N9/4G (8GB)
• HDD: 1 X ST3320418AS Seagate Barracuda 320GB and 1 X WD 500GB
• GPU: ASUS GT 440 1GB DDR5
• OS: Win7 64bit ultimate
• DISPLAY: 32" Sony Bravia EX65 1080p

Im thinking of upgrading my GPU to 7850, will it be any problem especially on CPU bottleneck, the PSU (since Cooler Master Power calculator tells me i need 550w ones). What do you guys recommend?

Looking for new graphics card setup everything else is up to date with latest hardware.

I am confused between 1x AMD Radeon HD 7970 or 2 x HD 7850's, I'm using the Samsung S27A950D 120Hz-capable monitor. What is your preference?

Hi guys, I am ready to purchase an SSD! I'm looking at 256gb as the capacity, what would you recommend?

I am running:

• Core i7 950 @ stock
• MSI X58-Pro motherboard
• 3gb DDR3 1333mhz ram
• MSI's GeForce GTX 680 Lightning Edition