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https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/design/minimum/windows-processor-requirements The first note at the bottom of the chart on the page above says only Windows 10 Pro Enterprise or Windows 10 Pro for Workstations support Xeon processors. If that is not true then I don't need...

Recently got a hand-me-down HP Z600 dual Xeon machine running Win 7 Pro. I need to update it to Win10. Does Win 10 Pro support Xeon, or do I have to get Win 10 Pro for Workstations? If so, how do I get that version of 10? Microsoft website is confusing me about this specific question, as well...

I found an EVGA 1080 SC, new for $575 and grabbed it. I know it's still too much $$$ for an old GPU architecture, but if this card will make me happy for the next 12 to 18 months, then it will have been worth it. I've had better luck with higher-end cards in my rigs over time anyway, compared to...

Thanks, guys. Thats a load off my mind.

This is probably going to sound paranoid, but the last time I changed out one Nvidia card for another in the same system (X58 mobo, GTX 670 --> GTX 770), I inadvertently fried my motherboard (though the GPU cards were none the worse for wear, oddly, and worked in other systems fine.) Prior to...

I game at 1440p. I'm still using a GTX 970, but I have an MSI 1080 8G Gaming in my Amazon cart, ready for me to pull the trigger for the last 4 hours. I thought I'd visit the extperts and just ask.... Is it even a good idea to spend $630 on a 1080? Is it "too late," you know? This is an...

Great review, thanks!

I never bought into the idea that people objecting to a feminist critique of video games were "misogynists." But then I read a lot of threads about it from reddit to FB to even [H], and so many places in between. There is no mistaking the obvious misogyny anymore.

Trying to stir shit with #gamergate? As if it needs anymore?

Thanks for all the advice in helping me track down this problem. I've tried everything I can think of plus the suggestions here. The motherboard has the latest BIOS, the SSD has the latest firmware, the PCIe-SATAIII adapter (SiliconImage 3132) has the latest driver, the mobo doesn't have UEFI...

Last week I finally got my new Asus STRIX GTX 970. After creating a new restore point, I installed the latest Nvidia driver (344.60), shut down my PC, and replaced my Gigabyte GTX 770 with the new 970. Windows 7 is installed on an SSD so I am used to booting up in less than a minute. Upon...

Though you won't find in on BenQ's website, the actual box the monitor ships in has the "AHVA" logo on it. The service info screen shows the same panel that TFTCentral reviewed: AUM270DAN01. The only difference is the firmware from the reviews I've read (NCX, TFTCentral, PRAD), mine is F/W...

Yes it is! It's as if AUO wants the *VA suffix on all of their tech, regardless of sense. And to make things more confusing, BenQ's own product description page for this monitor has a big "IPS" logo on the top right and makes mention of "IPS Technology" throughout...

I'm one of those X58 holdouts that has been waiting anxiously for Haswell-E. I was waiting also for SB-E/X79 back in late 2011 (since I built my 920 rig in Jan 2009), but reading all the reviews on the launch of X79 left me discouraged enough to wait for the next generation of Intel's...

Same here. First time I ever went with Gigabyte (I almost always go for Asus), and it has turned out to be my longest-running main rig by far (since Jan 2009). Not because any of my prior boards died early, but due to my "need" to upgrade approx every 12 to 18 months. But this rig is so good I...