Recent content by chris h the guy

Oh! Seriously? I thought it was compatible. I should do some more research into what I am buying next time...Thank you so much I suppose I will buy a newer CPU or get an older generation of motherboard, since my budget is kind of tight.

Hey computer hobbyists of Toms Hardware forums, I just now built my brother a computer using almost all brand new parts except for the CPU and RAM, which were part of a pre-built computer that I upgraded from. The computer seems to not want to POST and just kind of goes into a cycle of...

Well, I guess I am not the average joe PC builder since I have put together a few builds already by now. But yeah, case is closed (literally). As expected, the card could be seriously damaged as well as some other parts, but I have solved my cooling issue by strapping some case fans on my...

I'll attach a photo of what my graphics card looks like: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/215875446116450315/727059685261312050/image0.jpg Sorry, I don't have any other better way of sharing but yeah, it seems to be working quite fine actually for now. I did a quick half an hour test on...

So, I have my good 4 year old GTX 960 4GB, which works completely fine... if you ignore that the fan that the fans are dead. No sign of life even when booting, so I believe they are completely gone. Now, the question is: Can you run a graphics card without a fan, given you have your case fans...

So, recently my computer's HDD had been corrupted and I cannot boot off of it because the power had been cut while the computer was going to sleep. This was a part of a Dell XPS 8900, which had Windows 10 Pro Edition installed on the HDD. Is it possible to repair the HDD so that I could use the...

i also have this issue with my acer spin 3. I have to press the two keys at once to key one key to function. it is very VERY annoying to deal with cause even pressing two keys at onces doesn't work all the time. i have around 8 keys that are like this like my L, O, P, 9, up arrow and period...

so do i use a screwdriver with a hammer or something? i dont really think drilling is the way for me because it is too messy and i dont think i have one that fits the size

I have very small rivets on my computer case about a half centimeter in size with a quarter centimeter sized hole each. What would be the easiest and most efficient way to remove them without damaging the case too much? I'm not so familiar with removing rivets so...

I made sure the 8 pin connector is firmly in place and that the GPU was seated properly, but i havent tried taking out and putting it back it yet. I don't think that is the solution though but i will try. I believe there is just something wrong with the fans and they had been shocked, similar...

The problem is the fans don't kick in at ALL and it gets very heated in there Well, I don't know what the model number is but I found P/N:04G-P4-3966-KR on the back of the graphics card Edit: Is it a possibility of the fans being damaged or shocked so they can't work anymore? (I have used this...

I just replaced the GTX 745 4GB in my computer with a GTX 960 4gb and the graphics card works fine, but the problem is that the fans will NOT spin. I have tried using the GEForce program to get my drivers and I updated them(I also updated them through the "Device Manager" thing), but they will...

I'm almost 100% sure the clicking is coming from the power supply. Anyways the new power supply will arrive on Friday, so I will update when the time comes.

Update: the ram does not seem to be at fault, it has to be the power supply. I will buy a new power supply and hope for the best that this is the solution to my problem.

I do not think that my motherboard and CPU support integrated video, but I can test my RAM actually, I should go do that tomorrow. I will leave an update here. If nothing works out, I suppose I will buy myself a new power supply. This has been such a big pain in the butt for me. Do you think I...