Confusion about TRIM in windows 7. Hi all, I have a Samsung SSD 256GB (PB 22-j) and have noticed that write speeds have slowed. It's not a big deal as I store most files on HHD's and SSD is still much faster as an OS drive. I recently read about TRIM...

Malware confusion. Buh, Humbug! In a nutshell , what do firewalls do? are they really good at stopping spyware and malware? and what are other possible ways to stop malware and spyware?, other than installing a antispyware software and firewalls. Im asking...

Power supply confusion. Hi, I'm building a new system and using an old case which I'm not sure if it will hold a newer power supply. The case is from 2004, its an ENERMAX and there's a sticker on it saying "Designed for ATX 12V Ver 1.2". What does this...

Cable confusion with Quadro 5800 (pic). I'm trying to install a Quadro 5800 to a pretty recent Dell XPS machine (has Core 2 Quad and 8800 GTX right now) but there seems to be some cable mixup. The current 8800 GTX is connected to two of these cables shown in...

Phenom II X2 550 BE confusion??. I would like to know, ASRock M3A785GXH/128M or ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO or ASUS M3N-H/HDMI best suitable for my Phenom II X2 550 BE processor...?? Please Help.. Currently i'm using ASUS M3N-H/HDMI with 2x2GB Corsair XMS2 800MHz...

Audio Confusion. I've never quite been able to figure out how my audio setup is currently configured, it's short-comings and where I could improve it. Any help would be great! I have a Klipsch audio system, purchased with my last machine which I no longer...

RAID confusion. Gah!. Hi everyone, I am in a quandary, and any help would be massively appreciated. I have a PC with two SATA ports on the mobo. I have been running a RAID 0 config on the SATA ports with built-in Nvidia RAID control, with my system drive...

Integrated Graphics Card Confusion. Alright ,so I went to several stores and checked out laptops with Ati Radeon 3200/4100/4200 graphic cards. I know all of the above are integrated GC's. But on some machines, Win 7 showed 256MB Ram of dedicated memory while...

Asus p58 se confusion. Ok so i recently bought a computer a the guy lied about the psu and did a poor wiring job, so i bought a HAF 932 and a new psu. I have everything hooked up except the disc drive, and those little wires that come from the front panel,...

Laptop confusion. I'm going to buy my son a laptop for him to use at collage. And i'm totally lost, I'v never bought a laptop only desktops. What's the differance between the T4300, T6600 Intels and the AMD duel cores. With the blackfriday deals of 500$ or...