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I have a solution: get a 1080p monitor

It's possible to have the computers wake on lan and then pxeboot, they would conenct to a windows deployment server that could be used to install windows and applications. It involves a fair bit of setup and testing though. It might just be easier to go to each machine and deploy and image from a boot able usb device.

can't you use a simple USB to SATA (or whatever interface the ssd uses) adapter? hook it up to a computer and then format it that way. Sorry, I'm struggling to understand what you mean by wireless... if you are trying to format the ssd inside the non-openable laptop, you could make a bootable USB device and boot up into windows or some disk utility like parted magic to format your drive and create portions etc.

It's worth checking thermals if you haven't already, and make sure you are running the latest drivers too.

I stand by my previous post. I think the used i5 is a better choice.

they are all pretty good cpus... but go with the 5820k if you can.

1. yes, the installer can format and partition the drive for you. 2. maybe, probably yes if there's nothing else to boot from, if not go to boot menu or bios boot order and make sure it's set to boot from the disc drive. 3. check your motherboard's manual.

Just my opinion here: If I was on a tight budget I wouldn't build that, I would go the used route and grab a sandybridge i5 cpu any decent-ish lga1155 motherboard to go along with it. It will be a better fit for your 780 i think, fewer bottlenecks and an overall more balanced system. For the psu any reputable brand should be ok, I personally like seasonic, corsair, and silverstone. The more expensive models can be quieter and more efficient and maybe they will last a bit longer, but don't worry about getting a basic one as long as it's from a reputable brand, you should be ok.

my keyboard looks old.

check your mounting pressure, and perhaps use a little less thermal paste.

If you are ever worried about remnants of malware or anything like that... the ATA secure erase command on a SSD will pretty much guarantee to wipe out everything on the drive, from what i've read it applies a voltage spike to the nand and physically flushes the stored electrons resetting all blocks. It uses one p/e cycle but it's supposed to be the most secure method to erase a drive.

That must suck. sorry to hear that. I can't think of anything other than the obvious.... reset all passwords for accounts that you have signed into recently, starting with email and the most important ones.

I personally don't bother. An SSHD is just a compromise, not a proper solution, mainly since SSDs aren't that expensive.

I'd say go for it. I've bought a few used CPUs in the past for various projects and never had any problems. CPUs tend to last a long time. Of course check the seller's feedback and make sure you're happy with it first.

It's a difficult to give a definitive answer, I'd say in most cases with normal use and on a non-rooted phone you won't really need AV unless you are browsing the more obscure sites and downloading and installing packages from non verifiable or untrusted sources like the comments above have mentioned. Despite that there isn't a whole lot that will protect you from things like security vulnerabilities and exploits in the browser or the operating system, android has been known to have many security issues. It's worth keeping your OS and apps up to date. While it is technically possible to get infected, if you keep your software up to date and you use your device responsibly you will most likely be fine.

Are there any beeps during POST, or LED readout on the motherboard, or anything that can help you diagnose what's wrong? Make sure the GPU is seated correctly in it's slot and also make sure the PCIe power cables are fully inserted. You could also try connecting one display at a time to different ports on your gpu (dvi, hdmi, vga, etc..) if your platform supports onboard graphics you could try plugging into that at the back of the motherboard, if that works then it would it could indicate that there's something wrong with the GPU.

I've read your post, I have nothing useful to contribute but i like your animated pixel art avatar, so there's that.

what? vessel has a very nice UI.

cat5e or higher for Ethernet any hdmi cable will be fine.

I'm with VM and I've noticed a decrease too recently/.

if that's the sort of price range you are looking at then go with the gt 720. It's only a little bit more, but will be much better then the one in the link you provided... http://www.amazon.co.uk/MSI-N720-1GD3HLP-Graphics-Card-DDR3/dp/B00MPASQTA/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1434844224&sr=8-3&keywords=nvidia+gt+720

depends what you mean by 'cheap' and how exactly you expect it to 'speed up your system' at the low end i hear the gt 720 from nvidia is great choice for a low price card, at the other end you could get a 750ti which is quite powerful and a decent mid level gaming card without requiring any extra power than what it can get from the PCIe slot.

That's a tricky question, despite not fully knowing how the card performs, I still think It's not quite that simple... usually I would buy a card based on how it performs in the games I'm interested in... but there are other features that I'm now also interested in. I would like to stick with nvidia so that I can stream to my shield portable for example.

Yes it is normal. I believe it does this to save power when the processor is idle by lowering the clock and dropping down the voltage, and then scaling it up on demand. You can however manually set a fixed voltage in the BIOS or UEFI if you don't want it to fluctuate like that.