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Forum discussion tagged with 120.
  1. PaPies

    Question Need A Proper HDMI 2.1 Cable That Supports 4K/144

    Hello, I've recently bought a 4K/144Hz TV (Finally decided to get a TV after being a hardcore PC gamer) but I am having a small problem. I am from Balkan, and companies here sell you good TV's but good luck finding cables that support such technologies. I've bought 5 HDMI to HDMI Cables (3+...
  2. ajburr

    Question Can't Set Monitor to 144hz Refresh Rate (Windows 11)

    I feel like this is a stupid question, because it seems like I've run into this problem before and I can't remember how to fix it. I have an Acer Nitro 27" IPS LED 4K UHD FreeSync Monitor (XV273K) that runs at 144hz. I know this because I've done this in the past. Up until now, however, I had...
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    [SOLVED] SSDs realiability: WD Green vs KingstonA400?

    So, my HDD is almost kicking the bucket, I've suffered weird slowdowns, all sectors show up as bad (even though they are not since all my data is fine) so I suspect the needle is having troubles. I have another HDD and while still working fine, it has 20,000 hours on it and shows caution on...
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    Question GPU 100% when using 120hz and 144hz

    so I just bought a new 1080p 144hz monitor and the first day I had it I was running 144 Hz fine no problems but the next day I was getting a lot of stuttering and rubber banding in games and discovered that when I use 120 or 144 Hz I get 100 GPU usage even on lowest graphics settings on any game...
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    Question Connecting Samsung QLED TV to my PC

    Greetings all, I want to connect my Samsung 2018 QLED TV to my PC. I use GTX1080Ti and want to try gaming on my TV... Do I need to use HDMI 2.0 to HDMI 2.0 or HMDI 2.0 to DP cable? What else do I need to do to make all this possible?
  6. fede.3d

    [SOLVED] Rails on PSU

    Hi all, i buyed a power supply from itek that has 4 rails on it. (12v1,12v2,12v3 and 12v4) I wanted to ask how they work? There are some differences from other PSUs? (anyway, this is the psu in question: http://www.itekevo.com/en/product/alimentatore-desert-plus-700/?ice-lang=en )
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    "Repairing disk errors. This may take more than an hour."

    I got this Acer laptop for Christmas and for some reason t always crashes when I open the this pc part of files. Today I forgot and instead of crashing it froze so I turned it off with the power button. When I rebooted it said it was scanning and repairing C: drive but it got stuck on 58%. I...
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    What PSU Should i buy

    Hey There, Lately my PC started Randomly restarting while in a game session! So i did some Research and i figured it was probably my PSU, Or OverHeating But it wasn't a problem Until 3 days ago And i have this pc for almost a year! So i was wondering what PSU i should buy! in my country the...
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    CPU Cooler too loud

    So i just bought this LiquidPro 280 From coolermaster and its making too much sound i cant even watch a youtube video with not hearing this thing. I dont know if its this for sure but when hearing i hear it from this, i hear like something is going on and off every second . other specs: CPU: i7...
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    Whats this on my connectors

    Its a black box connecting thwm together
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    3440x1440p 100hz Or 2560x1080 200hz

    I currently am having a difficult time deciding and wanted some community input. This really boils down to the Acer X34 or Z35. I intend for this to be more of a discussion.
  12. papalzru

    What is the difference and which one is best?

    I`m buying this GFX card, but Ive noticed there are 3 different versions. Can someone tell me what the difference is and which one is best. Heres my Build so far : CPU: Intel Core i5-6600K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor Motherboard: ASRock Z170 Extreme4 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Memory: Corsair...
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    7970, Burn out?

    Hello there, So I was recently playing Arma 3 ( a cpu/gpu intensive game) and during one long session, a smell of something burning started to occur in my PC, shortly before I could shut it down, the screen went black. I let it rest for a while, gave it a boot and it was fine, until I logged...
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    Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 keeps booting to BIOS

    Asus SABERTOOTH Z170 MARK 1 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor I just built this new system about a week ago, and it works fine other than the fact that on boot, it always seems to go straight to the BIOS. If I click "Save & Quit," the PC will restart and...
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    How to Maximize the Life of My RAID 1 Array

    Hi all, I'm new to this forum, though not to Tom's Hardware. I have more of a hypothetical question as opposed to a specific problem. My system consists of one SSD set up as a Windows 7 boot drive and two HDDs in RAID 1 configuration being used for file storage. I access files on the hard...
  16. Horrgakx

    MSI X99S SLI Plus 3 beeps on startup

    Hi all - my MSI X99S SLI Plus beeps 3 times when I switch the computer on, no other messages are displayed and there are no clues either in the BIOS screen or Win10 (which boots normally). I have tried running Memtest (from memtest.org) which is a bootable CD, the full memory scan ran for...
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    lost android phone

    i lost my android phone but it as no gps, (might have no internet) if it in nearby are there any apps from playstore that will open when installed tat might help if it is nearby?
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    Asus R7 240 not working

    I bought an Asus R7 240. I installed the GPU and those Driver software. After installing, the AMD CCC told me that No AMD Graphics Card is installed. While on the Device Manager, it shown me that the GPU is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this...
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    Is My PC Worth The Cost?

    Hello, I was wondering if this PC is worth the cost, and if it is able to run games like GTA V, Far Cry 4 and Skyrim Ultra Modded on high settings. Specs: Motherboard: MSI Z97 Gaming 5 CPU: Intel i5-4790K 3.5GHz RAM: Corsair Dominator GT 12GB DDDR3 HDD: Seagate 1TB SSD: Samsung 840 Pro 128GB...
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    laptop upgrade ssd

    just brought toshiba satellite c70-c runs fine but im wanting to pull the drive bay out and put a ssd in there, i have a drive caddy allready. ssd is KINGSTON SSDNOW V300 SERIES SV300S37A/120G itl have os and programs on it and theres still the 1tb hdd. i just want to double check with someone...
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    530W enough for the R9 380?

    Well here I go for the Sapphire R9 380 4GB, the card in the link below: http://www.sapphiretech.com/productdetial.asp?pid=421F760D-5247-4A25-BA5D-74A7A3139CD7&lang=eng also wanna go for a 530w thermaltake PSU(I can't find how much amps it is in the link :??: )...
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    Noctua NF-F12 PWM vs Corsair SP 120 High Performance

    Hi, Which one would the best for cooling radiators or heatsinks: Noctua NF-F12 PWM or Corsair SP 120 High Performance? I am leaning towards the Noctuas as it has high static pressure (bit lower than the Corsairs) and the noise level is much lower. I have checked the temp results and it shows...
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    XFX - Ultra OC Radeon 7850 1GB DDR5

    I've been looking around and cant seem to come to a solid conclusion. I'm looking for a visible improvement but also not spending a fortune to do it. GPUboss doesn't have the 1gb version for comparison so i figured id ask here. Budget is sub 300, preferably 200.
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    Corsair Air 240 Built in fans help

    I'm looking to get the Corsair Air 240 case, but my motherboard only has 1x 3 and 1x 4 pin fan connectors. I'll be getting some fan splitters, but I need to know what pins the inside fans are, to avoid wasting money. Despite my googling, all i know is that the fans are made by corsair, and are...
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    my computer powers up for a split second then dies is thier a sort?

    i have a gigabyte 970a-ud3p its only 3 months old but since the other day it will not turn on. when i push the power button it turns on for a split second then off again. when i hold it it flashes on the first click and when i let go the exact same thing on the second click. it all seems to have...
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    Mortal Kombat X System Requirements

    Hi guys! The system requirements for Mortal Kombat X were recently announced and apparently the recommended GPUs are the NVIDIA GTX 660 and the AMD Radeon HD 7950, which seems very odd, because if I'm not mistaken the NVIDIA GTX 660 is the equivalent of the AMD Radeon HD 7870, which is...
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    Broken Memory Controller Fix ?

    Hi I brought my ASUS P7H55M- LX from my home country (With bad proper shipment measures unfortunately)..... Configured the pieces again and everything worked fine.... until after 1 hour.. Blue Screens ...... formatted my SSD .... same things happen again... UNTIL i removed my cpu and reinstalled...
  28. AMSTi

    Minimum budget for 60fps gaming with 4K surround/eyefinity?

    I have a $5,000~ USD budget for a 4K surround build, but I would love to lower it, a lot. What would be the minimum I would have to pay to achieve 60+ FPS on low~ settings? Here are the games I would be playing, BF4 The Crew Minecraft Need for Speed Rivals/Most Wanted 2012 Thief Skyrim Grid 2...
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    Cannot connect to a wi-fi network

    This happened a few times before... I install my drivers for Dell Inspiron 15 3537 Windows 7 64 bit and they work fine for a few weeks. Then all of a sudon I cannot connect to my wi-fi ( I can however connect via cable ). Usually I would just reinstall my drivers and they would work again. This...
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    fifa 13 doesn't start at all

    I have installed FIFA 13 game and when I run it doesn't start ,nothing happens ,no error. I have 1 GB ram , 2.7 GHz processor and 256mb video card. Plz help me I want to play it plzzzzzzzz.
  31. younes-ea

    R9 280x or a R 290

    Hello guys, I want to ask about your opinion about 2 cards. I will buy one of these cards but i don't now what is better :( So i can choose from this: The MSI Gaming R9 280x Or a Stock gigabyte R9 290 What do you think? Regards,
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    AMD 3.5 GHz AM3+ FX 8320 8 Core Piledriver Processor Reviews???

    Hey Guys! Getting this Processor for my new PC, would be doing Graphic Designing and Motion on it using Photoshop CC, Maxon Cinema 4D R15, Adobe Premier Pro CC, Adobe After Effects CC. Processor: AMD 3.5 GHz AM3+ FX 8320 8 Core Piledriver Processor Is this CPU alright for my needs? And btw I...