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    Question How do I Allocate more RAM to Games?

    Hi, so recently I purchased the new Forza Motorsport game on Steam, and after doing performance tests, I realized that absolutely nothing is limiting my FPS, yet the FPS dances around 90. CPU is always below 10%, GPU is also below 10% (and VRam is at 4GB), RAM is holding solid at 14GB without...
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    Question Bios but no Boot

    I think you’re right. It might be time for me to switch. I mean it’s 13 year old software. I know people have done it with Open Shell, but I was going to just try to use Windows 7. And I was using windows on my ssd from the previous hardware. Thanks for the info on 11th gen not supporting...
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    Question Bios but no Boot

    So today I finally upgraded from my I7 3770 to an I7 11700K (I know finally), and I put the computer together well and BIOS loads fine, but I have one small issue. I still like running windows 7 over 10 because of the layout and simplicity in the menus, but now that I go to an 11th gen intel...
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    System upgrade: i5 2500k vs i7 3770

    But the I7 cannot be overclocked at all and the I5 can be overclocked without doing strong damage on the cpu at 4.5ghz. Is the I7 still better for games / obs?
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    [SOLVED] Power Supply Needs to be Bumped

    I recently purchased a corsair cx550m refurbished from amazon (I had to use amazon instead of newegg because of a gift card) and when I plug in everything, the motherboard doesn't get power. I was getting frustrated with this problem after trying many different tests to make sure something else...
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    Xbox One Hdmi to Dvi Incorrect Resolution (Please Help)

    OMG. After about a half an hour after changing the settings to Dvi, it is finally working!!! I am also very satisfied that a user on Tom's Hardware was so fast to respond so I would like to say thank you Tom's Hardware
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    Xbox One Hdmi to Dvi Incorrect Resolution (Please Help)

    I have a Dvi monitor without an hdmi cable built in it and want to plug in my xbox one to it, so i got the proper converter that I have seen people using in other forums and plugged my xbox one into the monitor with it. The xbox shows up, but the quality is 640x480 and It is not able to change...