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    [SOLVED] Will adding a 1Gbit/s PCIe card increase download speeds from Steam?

    Well damn. Thanks anyway though, can't believe I didn't notice the little b.
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    [SOLVED] Will adding a 1Gbit/s PCIe card increase download speeds from Steam?

    Hello! I have fibre internet at around 70 ish MB/s. Steam only ever downloads things at max 9.4MB/s. Is this because the onboard networking on my MOBO can only accept 9.4MB/s or is it another reason? Will adding a newtwork card and plugging my ethernet cable into that increase download speeds...
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    Question What can cause a pc to crash the first time it's turned on, but not subsequently?

    I have an i5-7500 with a RX590 and 32GB of DDR4-2400 on an Asus Q270-M board. I turned on my pc this morning and there was nothing from the GPU at all, and AMD errored on my mobo monitor and said "no AMD product discovered" at which point I cleared the drivers and reinstalled and the GPU...
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    Question What can cause a pc to crash the first time it's turned on, but not subsequently?

    Hi folks, bit of a weird one. Whenever I turn my computer on and I load up some games my pc crashes. The speakers give out this awful buzzing/zipping noise and the screen stutters and then freezes. It then doesn't unfreeze just continues going BZZZZZZ. So then I rest my pc and load back into...
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    [SOLVED] Fresh OS install, need to set GPU as priority card. All games starting and running on monitor connected to integrated graphics

    Hi all, I've had to do a fresh install of my OS as things were getting funky... Anywho, my monitor configuration is set up with my main monitor (connected to GPU) directly in front, with my other monitor (connected to MOBO) to the left. Since reinstalling the OS, the preferred monitor for...
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    Question 2 PC's to 1 monitor/tv

    Hello all, My question is simple. Is it possible to connect 2 separate PC's to one monitor/TV and have two display in split screen? Basically my girlfriend and I would love to play the games we like (the forest, 7dtd etc) in bed on our TV as it's more comfortable and there's not enough space...
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    Data recovery on smashed phone

    Hello, So the other day I smashed my phone and I want to get all the photos off it. Unfortunately some of them were stored on the internal memory of the phone. I have connected it to my computer via USB but unfortunately I think I set it to charge only before it broke and now I can't use the...
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    PC powers on, displays 'no signal'

    Clearing the CMOS has done nothing. I shorted the pins, didnt work. I removed the CMOS battery, shorted the pins, replaced the battery, still didnt work. Any ideas? my monitor is still displaying 'no signal'
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    PC powers on, displays 'no signal'

    Move your ram to a different slot also do a clear cmos[/quotemsg] Alas I can't do that as the MoBo only has 2 slots both being occupied, I shall remove and clean them though and clear the cmos.
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    PC powers on, displays 'no signal'

    Hello, I turn on my computer after 3ish weeks away, and it powers on no problem, fans turn on, LED's show up, no beeping from the MoBo at all, but the monitor displays no signal. I have tried: Using a different HDMI cable - no luck. Turning on and off both the monitor and computer. Changing...
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    First time setup with Windows 8.1 as included software - what to expect?

    So I'm building my own computer and this is the first time I've done it. I've bought this motherboard because it has Windows 8.1 as included software. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01A9GHD3G/?tag=pcp0f-21 Is the included software going to be on a disk included in the box? or is it on the...
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    First time set-up with OS key?

    Hi Is it possible to install the operating system (for example win 8.1) using a key instead of a CD-DVD during first time setup when building your own pc? or do you NEED a disk?