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I want to upgrade my CPU. PCpartpicker.com says I need BIOS ver. 7678v30 for my motherboard to use the new CPU. On my motherboard's website (MSI) I cannot find a BIOS update with those digits. https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/H67MSE43_B3/support#bios My current BIOS is E7678IMS V3.2. Am I...

Hi guys, As the question suggests, I'm trying to play Battlefront 2 on my older PC build. Sadly it's just not happening, even on low settings it's unplayable. When I check my GPU/CPU I find threads with people saying they can easily run the game, so I'm a bit lost why my build can't even play...

i am planning on buying a budget gaming PC but got into a situation.i am planning on buying core i5 2500k (Its the best CPU that fit in my budget) but i am confused that should i buy Rx 570 with it or Rx 470? Will it bottleneck or something like that?and will it be good for gaming?

Hello all, Just asking, incase I'm missing anything. I think the card is dead, or at least faulty. Picked the components up cheap, so not a big deal... Just making sure there's not something obvious I've missed. Specs: i5-2500K, stock cooler, GA-P67X-UD3-B3, 2x8GB DDR3 1866MHz, SuperNOVA B2...

Hello My PC is getting old again and i need an upgrade, but it's the first time i'm actualy doing it myself, so would like a bit of advice. Approximate Purchase Date: not swetting it, but the sooner, the better Budget Range: up to about $2500 System Usage from Most to Least Important...

The fan on the back of my computer has stopped working properly. On a fresh boot up, the fan does not start and requires a jumpstart. (my finger spinning blades slightly) It then works for the duration my computer is on, but the sounds its creating seems like the speed is fluctuating. It sounds...

Hi everyone! Sorry if this is a novice question, but I struggle to compare laptop hardware to system requirements. I currently have two older laptops, and wish to figure out if one of them can run Adobe Premiere Pro somewhat efficient if I make some alterations to them. It is primarily about...

Hello I'm not huge computer expert but i need help.I have been getting kaby lake pci express root port #10 - a2b1 driver that is not working.So i is there anyway i can fix it? heard that i should get driver from my motherboard brand over internet but i don't know what to download. I'm having i7...

I currently have Windows 10 on my HDD and now my (fresh install) SSD. I went to my BIOS and made my SSD my boot drive but my programs like Mozilla Firefox, AMD Radeon Settings, or Logitech Gaming Software are on the HDD and aren't executable unless I go through to my Local Disk HDD. Do I have...

Right now i am overclocking my cpu and i am just wondering how much voltage should i give to my cpu? I was testing 3.5 ghz with 3.5 and 3.75 voltage but it was unstable. Now i am testing with 4 voltage and i will comment results. My specs: Amd phenom ii x4 960t 3.00ghz Asrock n68 vs3 ucc Hynix...

I will build the gaming PC so which CPU is best from these two processors Intel Pentium g4560 and AMD ryzen 3 1200.which of them will give Higher fps and good performance and fit in budget? My spes: 8gb ram. Gt 710 2gb gpu. Motherboard: after choosing the CPU.

Need a GTX 970 with a Blower style fan that I can use in the Define Nano S. Please try and keep the cost sensible.

Hello guys and today I was installing nvidia graphics driver but the driver reached 20% and the monitor went black screen i searched for it on internet and people said that my bios was outdated then i tried updating my bios my motherboars is asus p8h61-M le/csm r2.0. But I noticed my bios...

Heyho, I want to upgrade my system (in this case: MoBo, CPU, RAM) in anticipation for the upcoming Volta release in 6-12 months but I am not sure what the best path is and I want to stay on a "budget". My current system consists of: Motherboard: Asrock P67 Pro3 CPU: i5 2500k (OC'ed @ 4,3)...

Hi there , my lenovo laptop windows 8.1 cant open the error is bad settings config info blue screen the error appeared after I had changed the max memory (RAM) from 4096 to 256 in order to raise up the shared memory of the graphics card from advanced settings of booting (msconfig) please...

I just want to make sure before I proceed. . Once i upgrade, do i need purchase WINDOWS 10 product key? or does the my windows 7 product key allow me to upgrade to win10 for free?

As you can see from the title I have a msi radeon r9 270x and I am having some issues with the temps. When is idle, and idle for me is like just having a browser opened the temperature is around 45C. Now, let me open 3ds max and open a simple scene temps rise to 53C and starts to raise...

Here is my problem.... My pc is restarting when i play HIGH-END games. I was playing Far Cry 4 before 4 monts and everything was fine. Recently pc is shuting down and restart by himself. I check temperatures and everything was okay(CPU=40c , GPU=50-60 these are when im playing games. So i...

Hello guys! Right now I have an ASUS R9 390 (with 3 fans) and that legendary 8GBs of VRAM. From what I know about gaming and graphics cards, the thing that mostly eats the VRAM is the resolution. So since I "only" have a 1920*1080 monitor, I don't play on higher resolutions that FHD and most...

Hey guys, Im fairly new to how cpu compatibility works and i just wanted some help to know whether the cpu im going to buy will work with my motherboard. The mother board is a gigabyte h55m-d2h and the cpu is an i5 6600k. (The bios is some award software thingo) Any sort of help would be very...

How can i download bluetooth drivers for my toshiba laptop C660-1TG with windoows 7 32 bit

Hello. I have a Lenovo Y700 gaming laptop (AMD-FX) My Windows 10 needed repair so I thought I would use Lenovo Onekey Recovery, but when I tried to boot to the software from the BIOS, it gives me a BSOD. I think it was corrupted recovery files. I ended up fixing the issue without reinstalling...

Hi, im looking for the best possible cpu for the lga 775 socket, at the moment i have a Pentium Dual-Core CPUE5800. Could you also include a budget option? Thanks

So,I am here. My CPU is heating much on idle (~40°C ambient,CPU:~50°,overheats while gaming)..I want a CPU cooler for the Intel core i5 6500. Easy installation please!And kinda cheap.PLEASE

Hi guys, I'm fairly new to this so sorry if the question has been asked/answered elsewhere. This is my first build from scratch and my components are: Mobo - MSI Z97 Gaming 5 GPU - MSI GTX 1070 Gaming X CPU - Intel Core i7 4770 PSU - Corsair RM850x 850W ATX 80 PLUS Basically the motherboard...

Since it updated to 4.0.12 it won't start automatically with the Windows nor manually by the .exe file. I uninstalled this version and re-installed the 4.0.9, which was working just fine, but a few minutes later it was updated again. Can I fix the issue somehow or stop it from updating?

I'm planning on putting together a decent PC for 3350 PLN (around $840) very soon. The rig will be used for 1080p gaming (mainly FPS and MMOs along with more demanding titles such as Witcher 3), video/graphics editing, 3D modeling, streaming, messing around on the internet with dozens of...

So I have an old laptop I dont have all the specs but as far as I remember I accessed the boot menu before and installed Ubuntu on it before. I would like to do that again and have the bootable pendrive ready its just when I turn the laptop on I only get a blackscreen until I get to the desktop...

Hey guys. My girlfriend and i was looking for a new laptop for her. We found a Asus x550z, and since i know nothing about AMD i asked the salesman, and he assured me it could play stuff like Sims 4 and GTA V. The thing is, It runs Sims 4 just fine, but GTA V? It pukes when we open it lol...

I have a water-cooled PC i'm struggling with performance and need to upgrade to more cores. I'm planning on selling it and buying a new larger full ATX PC. Any ideas on price would be great. What do you think the best approach is to selling these parts? Should I just sell everything...

Hi there guys, I am looking to buy/build a gaming rig. Here is what I am HOPING to get out of it and what I am dealing with now: The only game I really play is Dota 2 but I would like to have the option to be able to run more graphically demanding games on steam. Here is where things get a...

Hello guys,recently I bought a laptop,it's an ASUS ROG G551-JW with i7 4750hq processor 3.2 ghz,GTX 960M 4GB GDDR5 and 8gb RAM.I downloaded some games like Far Cry 4,Fallout 4 and GTA V and all of them are running with low fps (25-30) at the minimum graphics settings.My friend has an ASUS laptop...

Hello. I am looking at getting 3 Dell U2414H monitors but I currently have an Asus VX248H or so. I saw some kid who had a dell monitor and it looked freaking sweet and it has a thin bezel which I have been wanting but I was wondering if it is a good monitor for some gaming and good for an...

Which is better for gaming - ECC or Non-ECC memory? Why? and what considerations should I make when purchasing memory for gaming? As a side note - I made another post in another area, asking for a guide on overclocking. In here I would like to ask if there is an overall beginners guide to...

Hi, I bought an Asus x501u 2 years ago, after 1 year the motherboard died, i can't get a replacement. It ran windows 8. I was wondering if it is possible to put the ssd drive into my dell desktop (inspiron 530s) running Vista? I tried plugging it in the motherboard using a sata cable and the...

Can someone please tell me if the cm storm octane mouse is good for fps games like cs go and i was wondering if I should just if I should just get the deathadder chroma mouse an just forget the octane combo because I have a dynex wired keyboard please help me decide and if you have suggestions...

Hello, I have recently bought a ASUS ROG GL551JW-DS71, which comes with 1 hdd bay. I want to teplace the optical drive's bay with an ssd, but I don't really know how to do this. I know that I need some sort of adaptor, but I can't find any online for this machine. Can anybody help?

So, Playing various games and having my screen go black, I've made sure all my drivers are up to date and fine. The screen blacks out but the computer itself keeps running, I can still hear the sounds continuing but on occassion i get the sounds stopping and repeating the same split second of...

starting sometime last week one of my main computers started getting this weird thing in chrome. when went on Facebook and scrolled through the news feeds. i noticed some of the pictures wouldn't load and after a few seconds a broken image icon would pop up. it doesn't happen in I.E., firefox or...

Im looking at purchasing a gaming ultrabook, mostly to play WoW but also newer games in the future. I also want a system that will work well with editing photos using Photoshop and possibly lightroom. I want to get a very up to date system that is near the beginning of its life cycle. Some other...