On a Toshiba laptop, 3 years old, running w10 since it's release, I recently received another update after the big one which reactivates Cortana without asking. After one of those two it appears I...

Thank you for explaining, logicearth!

Thank you spapakon. My card has a Mini-Displayport and a DVI port. So I need an adaptor Mini Displayport -> DVI adaptor, as my monitors don't have a Displayport. Thank you for your help!

Nothing. But looking at the pin layout of a DVI plug, there seem to be two complete digital data channels in it, and I thought Windows or the Grafix card drivers can somehow work with that. The...

I did, some years ago, implement a couple of dual monitor solutions with Dell machines using a Y-Cable provided by Dell (using a DMS59 socket on the computer). I'd like to do that at home now.

I...

Late night sessions are the enemy of success ;-) Good luck with changing those settings and getting the best out of your RAM!

One aspect puzzles me. When I select XMP, it shows me the settings, but nothing is really changed yet. That usually, as with all settings in the BIOS, should only occur when you click on Exit and...

I use an Asus H170 Pro Gaming mobo, which shows the XMP and Jedec settings of the RAM sticks, but there are no changed CPU settings displayed. I do think that no CPU settings should change, when the...

Thanks for all the advice!

My knowledge of these matters is outdated by approximately 7 years - which is when I last built a system. It seems a lot has changed since then - no fans, hard to...

I found a review saying that while the RAM speeds really differ, their comprehensive testing showed that there is no measurable effect on application speed.

Looks like the CPU cache renders a lot...

I definitely decided too fast. I should have studied parts lists a bit more, as I'm somewhat uninformed these days. But I needed the system quickly, I didn't have much choice. It's also quite a drive...

Thank you for your help. I went out to find a Xeon, but the used ones looked quite used, so I was a tad worried and postponed my decision. Two days later, my i920-system broke down. 3 beeps, cannot...

Joshy, I read about the Xeon option. Do you have advice for me as to which Xeon would be the right one for me?

Thank you for the replies and the advice.

After 6 years of frequent use I thought it's time to get a new system before the old one stops working. Also I thought that probably after 6 years the new...

I wanted to upgrade my system from an i920 to a Skylake system, but then saw system and games benchmarks (i.e. benchmarks showing the actual system speed, not the CPU speed), in which a Skylake...