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PCWizKid's Weekly Tech Talk - Answer Back Episodes

PCWizKid has put together weekly a series of answers to your questions!

Common questions asked by the audience like you have been grouped into weekly videos to answer the most popular questions asked to PCWizKid.

As you can imagine PCWizKid gets hundreds of emails a day asking for help, tips and requests for PC product reviews. As part of keeping you happy and helping the community, PCWizKid does his best to get back to you all and with these weekly answer back episodes.

Thank you for your praise and feedback to continue doing the weekly "Answer Back" episodes, I hope you enjoy them and continue to watch every week! Click below, and scroll through the episodes to find what you need.

Episode 1

Topics covered in this episode are:
- The screen recording software that PCWizKid uses in his videos
- Where to get the themes, wallpaper and mouse cursors seen in PCWizKid videos
- Hardware upgrades / parts recommended by PCWizKid
- Where can you get Windows 7

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Episode 2

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Windows system files that can be safely to removed to free up disk space
- Why a Windows 32bit OS only sees 3GB out of 4GB installed
- Where to get royalty free music like PCWizKid uses in his videos
- How to increase the memory of a integrated graphics card

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Episode 3

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Free CPU and GPU monitoring tools recommended and used by PCWizKid and where to get them

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Episode 4

Topics covered in this episode are:
- How to determine the best power supply for your PC
- How and should you overclock your CPU

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Episode 5

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Large video cards such as the HD5870 , how they fit in today's desktop cases
- PC Gaming rig components that work well together
- Resolving Boot problems with your PC - Unable to even get into your operating system
- Should you install the 32bit or 64bit version of a OS - The differences

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Episode 6

Topics covered in this episode are:
- How to regain control of Windows failures after installing new software
- Playing your older PC game titles in Windows 7
- Free Anti-Virus programs and malware removers

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Episode 7

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Video Cards for under $100 USD
- How you should setup your hard drives in a new system (a basic setup)
- Ubuntu - Graphic drivers setup for enabling advanced desktop effects
- Upgrading from Vista to Windows 7

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Episode 8

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Resolving Dual Boot problems with Ubuntu and Windows
- How to get DirectX 11
- How do you know your Graphics Card running hot and how to cool it down

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Episode 9

Topics covered in this episode are:
- How to test your internet connection speed
- Reasons your internet speed could be slow
- How to improve / tweak your system connection

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Episode 10

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Video Card upgrades
- Windows 7 requirements for Netbooks
- PCWizKid recommendations for PC Hardware and Software

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Episode 11

Topics covered in this episode are:
- How to save custom mouse pointer schemes in Windows
- What web browser does PCWizKid use the most and what AD Blocker
- Will the ATI HD5850 fit in your mid tower case?
- What popular PC Games is PCWizkid playing and testing?

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Episode 12

Topics covered in this episode are:
- PCWizKid's Recommended PC Gaming Rig configurations for every budget

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Episode 13

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Intel i5 CPU or a AMD Phenom II X4 965? Which to choose?
- Does enabling the Windows Classic theme making your PC faster?
- What version of Windows does PCWizkid use in all his videos?
- Will windows 7 work with older video cards?
- Can a 550W Power Supply run two 9800 GT's in SLI?

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Episode 14

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Which Thermal Paste to use and how to apply it?
- Will the Cooler Master v8 support new CPU's? http://pcwizkidstechtalk.com/index.php/cooler-master-v8.html
- Is my old Geforce video card OK?
- What are PCWizKid's recording software and settings in Windows?
- Restoring from a Recovery DVD/CD on your HP or Compaq PC?
- Why your system only see's 2 CPU Cores instead of 4 Cores for your Quad Core CPU that you have installed.

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Episode 15

Topics covered in this episode are:
- What ATI video cards are recommended for Crossfire connection
- What are the benefits of DirectX 11
- What is ATI's Eyefinity Technology

Episode 18

Topics covered in this episode are:
- Upgrading from a Intel Core 2 Dou to a Quad
- Overclocking Tools for your ATI Video Card
- Nvidia GTX470 and GTX480