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A preview of Windows 9 start menu leaked online. http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/new-product/windows/3496959/windows-9-release-date-price-features-beta-uk-30-september-event/

Depends on the type of DVI ports you have on the monitor and graphics card,DVI-I (Single Link),DVI-I (Dual Link),DVI-D (Single Link) or DVI-D (Dual Link) A DVI-D (Single Link) cable would be safe to go for as it would fit any of the above ports.

This morning I received an Email "Scot Powell order confirmation" If anyone receives an Email like this don't open it,delete it immediately,it's another one from the current zbot runs which try to drop cryptolocker, ransomware and loads of other malware on your computer. Some information about...

I'm using yahoo for email but now getting sponsored emails I can't delete so looking to change,any recommendations on which one to go for?

For that resolution you should connect the monitor to either a DVI-D dual link or a DVI-I dual link port on the top GPU,the necessary cable will normally be supplied with the monitor.

Thinking of ordering this in the next few days,I'm pretty much set on most things,but still swithering a bit on the choice of case and processor,an i5 would probably suffice,but kind of leaning towards an i7,even if it just makes the system a bit more future proof. I really fancied the...

Does it look something like this,HDMI port is circled.

I know it probably isn't the done thing with you gamers,but I'm looking for some help locating the final stash (stash 4) in borderlands quest "lost lewts" at road's end,I've been trying for ages and googling for a solution didn't help any :(

The "Reputations Received" in my "settings" no longer show the name of the member who gave it, does anyone else have this issue?

My daughter wants to upgrade from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1 but I keep seeing this annoying thing about needing a Microsoft account,which none of us have and don't really want,is this imperative?,also can anyone tell me if you need to supply the Windows product key to upgrade as the key on the...

There seems to be a glitch on the configurator,when selecting a 550W or 650W PSU on some specs this warning appears, "Due to the power requirements (AMPS,) the power supply you have selected is not suitable, please increase your PSU size or change to a higher spec model." but when upgrading to...

I'm looking for an FPS/open world type of game like Farcry 3 which I've just finished,Just Cause 2 was another I really enjoyed. Any suggestions on what similar type of game (old or new) I could try next would be much appreciated. :) Edit: forgot to mention I'm not really interested in...

Looking for some advice on overheating issue,idle temps look okay,but while playing Farcry 3 my R9 280X GPU is hitting 80C and the AMD PHENOM II X4 970 processor 70C,and the top of ny case,the CM690 gets pretty hot According to what information I can find, neither the GPU nor the CPU should go...

Thinking of getting this for my granddaughters christmas,who's just started uni,and looking for a 15" laptop mainly for uni work. I don't think she's bothered much about gaming,but might want to try one or two, like the sims 3 or minecraft,or something like that,low settings would suffice,would...

Looking for some advice on upgrading my AMD 5870 GPU. I kind of dived in yesterday and ordered a GTX 760,I'm having second thoughts now as I overlooked the new AMD graphics cards. Now thinking maybe the AMD R9 280X might have been a better choice? Any opinions much appreciated, :)