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    Question My monitor constantly goes black and on start up often times the refresh rate goes down to 24 hertz

    monitor is Asus predator 1440p gsync 165hertz. Geforce gtx 1070 ti Palit i5 8600k Noctua NH D14 air cooler Asrock Z370 Extreme4 motherboard I can't remember the exact modal of the psu but it's a Corsair 860w 80+Gold(might have been platinum) It was definitely a tier 1 or 2 on the Toms Hardware...
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    Question My monitor constantly goes black and on start up often times the refresh rate goes down to 24 hertz

    So there are a couple layers to this. On startup what quite commonly happens is my main monitor(I have two) goes black because it has a loose display port cable. This isn't such a huge issue but with the other issues it's a nightmare. While I'm jiggling around with the cable to get it in the...
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    Help deciding on mid range college/gaming laptop with great keyboard

    Hi, so my old laptop is starting to die a little and I need to get a new one for next year. My budget would be under €1000 euro and ideally shipping from UK or Ireland. I don't need it to be an absolute power house and as long as it can play League of legends very smoothly and a few strategy...
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    Question Hp laptop not turning on

    Hi So my girlfriend's laptop just boots to a black screen. No bios or OS, it does seem to flicker but it's just a few shades of black. The charger is working fine and have tried booting without the battery. The light on the side indicates it's turned on and I could hear the fans moving inside...
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    GPU not displaying

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    GPU not displaying

    I have checked the power cables and have tried both PCI slots on my mobile, the GPU was tested and works. All LEDs light up and the fans spin for around 5-10 seconds before stopping. The pc works fine when running off integrated graphics and I am very confused as to what the issue is. I also...
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    GPU not displaying

    I also wouldn't mind knowing a way to get the pc to run on integrated graphics with the gpu installed.
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    GPU not displaying

    I have checked the power cables and have tried both PCI slots on my mobile, the gpu was tested and works. All LEDs light up and the fans spin for around 5-10 seconds before stoping. The pc works fine when running off integrated graphics and I am very confused as to what the issue is. Specs are...
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    Red pixels and screen flickering

    I did a little testing and the problem seems to be fixed with the driver update. edit: seems that it's still happening but I got my gpu today so I will install that and see if it still appears.
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    Red pixels and screen flickering

    My specs as follows: i5 8600k Asrock extreme 4 z370 Noctua NH-D14 s340 Fractal design corsair RM 850x PSU My screen is flickering and lines of red pixels keep appearing at random points. The pc is running off integrated graphics for the time being as I'm waiting on a GPU. Any ideas?
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    PC component advise(case/cooler mainly)

    Okay I think I should be ready to go, thanks for the input. I'll order sometime in the next week or two.
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    PC component advise(case/cooler mainly)

    So I decided to go for the NZXT 340S with a black and blue theme but i'm having trouble finding a motherboard with a black and blue theme for z370, do you know any?
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    PC component advise(case/cooler mainly)

    Any input on Mobo's would be great too. M.2 sata would be good to have, I dont plan to be going with SLI so one SLI-3.0(I think thats the current but whatever is) slot is fine plus 1+ more for a wifi card. 4 memory slots would be a minimum.