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    [SOLVED] Samsung EVO 970 plus compatiblity with Asus H97-PRO

    Thanks mate !!! I really didnt get that part of running at half bandwidth ... is there other Modes in modern motherboards other than SATA and PCIE that can take advantage of full speed of SSD ? I read in the manual this part : M.2 Socket 3 shares bandwidth with SATA Express. This socket...
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    [SOLVED] Samsung EVO 970 plus compatiblity with Asus H97-PRO

    Hi all !! I came across nice deals for SSD and NVME and I really want to add more speed to my old setup. So, I found SAMSUNG 970 EVO PLUS M.2 2280 500GB PCIe Gen 3.0 x4. now my old system (built in 2014) has the system details as copied from Speccy and mentioned in the bottom of this topic. I...
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    [SOLVED] blank icons for MS Office

    Hi all, I have a problem where the icons of MS office are blank white icons. the blank icons show if save the files (say excel sheets or word documents) on desktop or inside folders ... even when I browse for them on Windows Expolrer they still show blank. I even tried placing shortcut on the...
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    [SOLVED] Paid AV/Internet Security for old PCs and family use

    exactly, this is why I want to try something other than kaspersky ... I usually configure internet security and restrict access and configurations of the software by other family members .. on top of that, I do set it up in an aggressive way and check the AV status by an online portal to make...
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    [SOLVED] Paid AV/Internet Security for old PCs and family use

    Indeed, I can survive my own ... but as I said, I have a family, they are average users and need some protection online .. this is why I used internet security ..
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    [SOLVED] Paid AV/Internet Security for old PCs and family use

    Hi there! I have been using Kaspersky Internet Security for the past 8 years on all of my home computers/laptops. I still enjoy the product and it feels comfortable and secure. however, I never gone outside the kaspersky bubble. I always hated Macafee and Symantec on work computers as they can...
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    [SOLVED] Some applications are not found/automatically started on another user account - Win 10

    it can run on standard account but it has to ask me for admin privilege by prompting me to enter password of the admin account ...
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    [SOLVED] how much power is consuemd by my PC?

    Hi everyone... anybodys knows how to estimate how much power does my PC drain per hour ? assuming it will run full load ? my pc sepcs: i7 4790 16 GB DDR3 Asus H97 Pro 3x 500GB HDD SATA MSI 2060 Super 850 Watt PSU
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    [SOLVED] Some applications are not found/automatically started on another user account - Win 10

    Hi everyone .. I have a gaming PC that is shared between me and my younger brother. I have created my admin local account for myself and another local account set as "standard". the purpose of this setup is to prevent my brother from installing applications or games without my permission (I had...
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    [SOLVED] changing your PC IP address using BAT file?

    Hi everyone ... anybody knows how to change IP address of my PC using a BAT file so that if I double click on the bat file it will set the PC IP address statically to some specific IP address ? Im using a work laptop and since I am moving between office and home I have to do it manually...
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    [SOLVED] R9 280x got fried

    Hi all ... I have 5 yrs old PC featuring the R9 280X. the PC was serving me well playing Battlefiled and Call of Duty games ... but the GPU got fried. I was planning to build new system but got financially devastated and delayed the idea. Apparently my busted card just added salt to the wound...
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    [SOLVED] Intel Chipset Driver and Rapid Storage Technology

    Hi All, Do I just formatted my PC and it seems like windows 10 Pro has installed drivers for most of hardware. But, Im not sure if i should install the Intel Rapid Storage software, though my Raid 0 storage is showing up along my other drive. would be there any performance issue on my drives...
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    Acer Helios 300 vs Asus Tuf A15

    Thank you mate, I have seen that video prior to my question. the video is quite helpful to indicate that Ryzen 4800H is better. but the two laptops I have has weird trade off. 1660Ti is almost as good as the 2060 but it comes with bigger screen and more RAM. Im not sure what to go with.
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    Acer Helios 300 vs Asus Tuf A15

    Hi all! I have to laptops Acer Helios 300 vs Asus Tuf A15 to choose from. Here are the specifications of both within the place country I live. Both has the same price tag!!! which one is better for gaming ? I would like to play CoD MW and Rocket league :) what do u think about heating...
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    Question Mixing RAID disks with standalone disk - RAID undetected

    Hi there ! I have tried that as well. actually, it seems like windows 10 already installed an updated drivers too.