Recent content by PCTechguy

So mere GPU and CPU pairing is not enough Atm, I have i5-6600K with GTX 1060, with a 1080p res. monitor. As of now, all the games I have tested, (BF1, CSGO, Minecraft,) seem to run just fine at maxed out settings. At 4K res. in BF1 set in the options, my FPS takes quite a dip below 60...

hey, how do I remove the PSU dustfilter in the Corsair 400C case? It feels very firm in place. I try to pull it out, but it feels nailed down. But I dont see any screws that has it in place (which btw would have been dumb on corsairs part anyway) but how do I remove it?? Ps. I had it for about...

Hey, I wanted to know. I have a i5-6600K in my rig. How future-proof is it? By that, I mean, how many GPU upgrades can it handle before it becomes a bottleneck? Say, can my i5-6600K take a GTX 1080? 1180? In comparison to i7-6700K?? Now that I think about it. Maybe i7-6700K would have been...

Hey guys, I wanted to know the safest way to clean a PC from dust. I've had my PC about almost 2 weeks. I just vaccuumed 1 of my filters... am I safe? What is the recommended time between every clean up - every 6th month? Using compressed air? I assume any cleaning won't return it to 100%...

Hey guys. I wanted to know whether I applied too little thermal paste. Idk what Hardware monitoring software to use. However I want to know whether I should worry? So I have applied thermal paste: by having a straight line from around 1 edge to the other edge. The line was not thick. It...

Hey guys, I wanted to know whether 21% usage of 16GB ram is normal. I.e. 3.3 GB of Ram with skype and 5-6 browsers opened? and about 16% usage, i.e. 2.6 GB of RAM. and 38% with CSGO and minecraft, and 1 tab. If I have about 5 to 6 fans open with 2 games on, I am using about 43-44%. It also...

Hey guys. Since this is the Storage section and this is about my SSD, I figured to put this here. I ave a Crucial MX300 SSD, and even with an SSD it takes very long for it to download Steam games. Is this normal? Isn't the speed of the download dependent on the SSD? Say I download, on the...

Hey guys, I want ask how I remove this adware, it was downloaded without my consent. Say, I write " Data" it is then marked with green and when I hover over it, an ad appears. How do I remove?? This happened after I downloaded "Core Temp" from ALCPU. Help me, please.

Hey, I wanted to ask whether you, if you have used Core Temp or CPU-Z, have experienced crashes / data loss, or whether it has damaged your system? Because the ones who made the "Core Temp" program put in the disclaimers that there is a possibility for crashes, etc. I downloaded and...

Hey! How do I use it? What is it used for? I am asking because I simply don't know the use of it, and where to plug it in, or whether I need it or not. Will my PC work without them?

Hey guys! I wanted to ask, last night I build a gaming PC, when I installed the GPU, a Youtuber by the name "Carey Holzman" told in a video that the PCIE connectors come with the PSU. However, when building we could not find any connectors with "PCI-E" labelled on it. We had 4 x VGA...