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  1. vertoxed

    Question I need a laptop that I can use for college and sometimes gaming - - - budget $2,500 USD.

    I'm looking for a laptop for college that can also handle competitive games like CS2 and Tarkov, plus singleplayer games like RDR2 or Elden Ring and medium settings are fine. Also need it to run multiple programs smoothly for schoolwork (unfortunately I don't know what programs yet but I'm...
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    Suffering from stutters with a buzzing sound while gaming or normal use

    Hello Fellows ^_^ Firstly, here's my system build: Zotac GTX 1060 mini 6GB Intel core i5-6400 8GB RAM Team Elite Gigabyte H170-D3H Motherboard Cooler master B600 Power supply (600W) HDD Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache ST2000DM001 Windows 10 Pro Whenever I play games like Starcraft 2 for example (A...
  3. Z

    Rate My Build?

    Can you guys Rate my build here, ill be getting it in a few weeks its my first :P tell me how i can improve it maybe? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/rfhfM8
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    Build advice for a 1080p gaming and animation & video editing/rendering build

    Guys, Turning to you guys again for some build advice, please do lend me your expert opinions I am building a PC for my friend and the requirements are as follows - do some 1080p gaming - animation and multi media tasks including video editing / rendering - softwares include Illustrator...
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    Can I use 6 to 8 pin PCIe Cables for a 980ti?

    Howdy, I just built a new PC and I've been trying to find some white sleeved cables for my GPU to match the rest of my color scheme. I purchased a 6 to 8 (6+2) pin PCIe cable thinking that it was 8 to 8 pin. I was wondering would this cable work with my 980ti GPU, or would there be a downside...
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    R9 380 not working...

    Moved discussion to http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/answers/id-2743229/problems-installing-psu-gpu-380.html with a more comprehensive explanation and a title that refelcts what i discovered so far!!! Hi, I received my new MSI R9 380 2 GB OC version and cant make it work. The fans work and...
  7. M

    Problems with Inspiron 15R 5521 Graphic Cards

    My external graphic card is AMD Radeon HD 8730M.(8 GB Ram) when i'm trying to run any game i feel like i have a 256kb graphic card for example i tried to run a game with minimum requirements 2 gb ram and 512kb graphic card it's an old game , when i start the game it runs anyway but very very...
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    64GB Ram - How much RAM computer use?

    Hi, if i have 32gb of ram, computer will use all of 32gb to speed up tasks and system or only use the ram that say on task manager? This video say that games use let say 8GB ram but all of the ram in the computer is used to speed up system, so a computer with 64gb ram have more performance in...
  9. TheIcedCanadian

    MacBook Air vs Surface Pro 3

    I am not sure for where you guys live, but in Australia Microsoft has put out ads comparing a macbook air to a surface pro 3. This is also shown on their website. However, I think the arguments the bring up and useless and invalid points. Firstly, the Surface Pro 3 might be advertised as...
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    Looking for best case fans and radiator fans for my build

    CPU: 5930k MOBO: ASUS x99 DELUXE CPU cooler: Swiftech h240X (which comes with 2 140mm Helix fans); both fans were mounted at top of case and switched to exhaust air out top. There is room on the bottom of the radiator to add a fan such that I could have a partial push/pull configuration. I...
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    Best computer parts to build a PC to handle 4K on a 4K samsung 60" TV

    I'm getting ready to build a PC and I will be using it to play games and watch movies! I want to hook the PC to a 4K SAMSUNG 60" TV by HDMI! I was hoping someone could suggest PARTS to get in my build so my computer can handle the 4K display? Price isn't a problem the few items I found MSI...
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    New graphic card help :=)

    Hi guys.. I have very old computer.. I will replace my 4 gb ram with 8 gb. It's 32 bit so I will install 64 bit version too.. Now I have to find the right gpu.. I have Intel i3-2100 3.10GHz and curently nvidia ge force 440.. Could you please recommend me good nvidia graphic cards that will work...
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    Reboot and select proper Boot Device - IF HELP!

    Hello guys. I went into this problem recently this morning all randomly and I tried to fix it by following: 1. phase: - First problem was a I/O-error (it was my HDD on RAID1: Error occurred(0)) Also known as secondary HDD RAID0 status: Master Disk(0) -> primary HDD works fine I got into the...
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    Boot up Problem

    I built my desk top( first time)using an Asus M5A motherboard and windows 7 op system. Everything worked fine until I changed my Keyboard when I may have initially connected the keyboard to a usb3 port. The keybord is now connected to a usb 2 port. However when I now boot up I get a window...
  15. mazchazo

    Need to get a power supply tester

    I need to test an HP slimline 2xx watt mini ITX psu. The adapter that goes to the motherboard from the psu is smaller than the standard ATX. The psu is similar to this. http:// I went to Best Buy and their tester couldn't test this psu because their tester doesn't have a connection for it. I...
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    My pc restarts suddenly while playing high graphics games

    My PC configuration is this Intel DH55TC Motherboard. Intel i3 CPU 540 @ 3.07GHz ATI Radeon 6770 1GB DDR5 2048 MB Ram PSU : Corsair VS550w UPS : APC 600V Actually, When i play games like Counter Strike then no restart occurs, but when i play games like DOTA 2, Crysis 3, Assasin Creed IV, other...
  17. reversiblean

    CPU Cooler for Pentium D 950

    I recently upgrade a CPU from Celeron D 331 (256K Cache, 2.66 GHz, 533 MHz FSB) to a Pentium D 950 (4M Cache, 3.40 GHz, 800 MHz FSB). I know it's a mediocre cpu but that's best my motherboard can support. I tested it with the Celeron D stock cooler and temp was around 70C at idle. So I replaced...