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    Please help I can't shut down my asus zenbook

    I've built computers and I can fix most problems but I have never seen this before. It happens every time I attempt to shut down and prevents me from shutting the laptop down. It's brand new. Please see included picture http://imgur.com/F59IwvL
  2. N

    Android Tablet won't boot.

    I have one of those Chinese made tablets from a company called Intex. The model is Intex Titan 3G. It won't turn on any longer, when powering it on it gets to the logo (before android) and then powers off (sometimes a click sound is audible). A few times it reached the android logo for jelly...
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    Seeking nice gaming peripherals that won't break my bank

    Hi, I've build my rig, now I'm looking for a nice suite of gaming peripherals to compliment it. I've looked at Logitech and Corsair and Gamdias and a few others, but the only one I am not finding a lot of decent information on is Gamdias. I like how this gear looks and the price is decent but...
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    Blurry text in Windows 10

    Hello everyone! I've just updated Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. It's pretty nice but I found that the text is a little blurry at some areas of the screen. Not everywhere but on some areas The resolution is 1366x768 - as it should be but I the text is blurry anyways. Here's an image:
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    No display on monitor

    I was recently playing a game on my PC when i noticed my ping was higher than usual i tried to point my wifi adapter in a different direction this caused my monitor to flash on and off for a couple seconds until it said no hdmi was connected i was confused and tried restarting my pc and still no...
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    Too much RAM being used !!

    I have 8gb of RAM installed and it has been working fine for 10months+, but within the past few weeks, task manager says that im using 85%+ while i have just a single chrome tab open, i check what proccesses are running within task manager, and there are no applications that are using too much...
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    Looking for a good $500 Dollar Gaming PC!

    I am looking for a so called "console killer" PC. It needs to include WiFi as i am not able to use internet, but do not worry about a Operating system as i already own a copy of windows 7. i am willing to spend 50-80 bucks extra if needed (also note it is Australian dollars please make sure you...
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    Help with my PC build

    Hey guys, i need help with a pc build couple of requirements : 1. must use the gtx 960 2. must not exceed $550 US 3. all parts must come from amazon since i live outside the US
  9. edmundostudios

    Best upgrade from a 6870?

    Hi everyone, I am back from UNI over this summer and I don't have my main rig with me to play all of the latest games at high settings unfortunately. I do however have a spare parts PC which I have put together and it works fairly well, I'll list the specs: i3 2130 AMD 6870 8gb DDR3 RAM 500W...
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    Origin Can't Detect Battlefield 3

    I've bought battlefield 3 last month and my gaming pc was running windows 7 sp1 but yesterday I upgraded it to windows 8.1 but now a problem happen is that I cant play my game it shows that I need to re-download the whole game in order to play it and I don't even have sufficient data to download...
  11. BiggerBluer

    College not having a computer club

    Ok as the title says my college does not have a public computer club. I say public because we do have a computer club however it is only for IT majors. I am a business major so I am not allowed to take part in the club. Have any of you guys been in college without a computer club? Whats the best...
  12. Motakuji

    Overclock i7 2600 (Non K)

    Hello, I want to overclock my i7 2600 (Non K) To 4,2 Ghz from 3,4 Ghz. For cooling I'm going to use Cooler Master HYPER 212. 4,2Ghz because a lot people have achieved this result. I only need to increase Each Core to 42? Do I need to have Turbo Boost enabled ? (Red meter with leaf) Do I need...
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    First Gaming Pc Build; Compatibility; Need Advice

    I plan on ordering these parts, along with their required wiring and whatever else I need. Before ordering I'd like some confirmation of the compatibility of these components. If you have any advice of what I will need to change, it would be great if you could share that. Other than a couple of...
  14. Garrett100

    Is This Enough Cooling?

    I'm planning on getting the AMD FX-9590 along with the Corsair H100i Liquid Cooling system. Will this cooling system be enough? The biggest games I might be playing are Arma 3 and maybe some of the upcoming Battlefields.
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    Laptop wont turn on - Stuck on "Starting windows" screen (win7)

    Hey all, whenever i try to turn on my laptop, it gets stuck on the starting windows screen and wont turn on. I am thinking it may be due to a faulty hdd but im not sure. also, when trying to boot in safe mode it freezes and gets stuck with "Loaded: \CLASSPNP.SYS" at the bottom. advice please?
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    Problem getting the Two GTX770 graphics cards to sync in SLI with my OCZ Revodrive 3 fitted.

    Asus Maximus VI formula, GTX 770 in slots 1 & 2 positions, Ocz Revodrive in slot 3 position. The graphics cards sync at x8, fine in slots 1 & 2 without revodrive fitted, when the revodrive is fitted in slot 3, they will not sync
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    New card/s to replace 2 x GTX670s

    Hi! I used to have 2x Gigabyte GTX670s in SLI and damn me if they weren't just the sweetest and most stable little cards I ever did run. Bought them at the end of their generation for about 300AUD each and they were an excellent investment in future-proofing, outperforming most of the next...
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    Dual GTX 970 ftw or Single GTX 980 SC

    Which is better for hardcore gaming and some multitasking more info: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/H2Yczy
  19. Emad Alkadi

    overclocking Zotac GPU

    first i don't know anything about overclocking and i want to overclock my graphic card it's: Geforce Zotac GTX 650 Ti Boost edition .. i don't have cooler system on my PC just good Fan.. i don't know if this help but my PSU: Corsair VS 650 what program to use and it's safe 100% or not?? thank...
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    Dell XPS L321X laptop will not turn on...

    My co worker brought me a laptop that she claimed doesn't turn on. She had 3/4 of the battery left and it turned off. I tried plugging the charger into the port and the LED light shuts off on the charger right away. The laptop isn't new , so maybe it overheated and killed the computer?
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    ebay cheap graphics card!!!! 2gb ddr5

    hello guy i want to ask about this graphics card! http:// is it real???
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    Installing Windows on a Fresh SSD by USB

    Is it possible? I've recently ordered parts for a new computer. Amongst other things I've ordered a EVO 850 250GB SSD which I want to use as the boot disk. If I get a SATA-USB converter, can connectmy fresh-from-the-box SSD to my old computer, install an OS (say Windows 10 Public Beta, because...
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    Sapphire 290x $300 vs Saphire 290 $270

    Is it worth 30 more dollars to get the 290x?
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    Will these things work on Intel P81-D3 ?

    I have: 750Ti, 12GB DDR3 and i'm going to buy i5 4590 3.3GHz Will these things work on a brand-new Intel P81-D3 motherboard?
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    EVGA 600W PSU Question

    I recently upgraded to this and was wondering if upgrading my 6300 to a 8320, would the extra 30w be an issue? Current system Fx6300 8gb Ram 1 ssd 1 Hdd 1 Cathode 3 fans R9 280x I might OC the cpu
  26. Cuso

    Microsoft Tech Support Scam

    So I recently got a call from one of the Microsoft Tech Support Scammers and I went with the flow at first since i know about these scams. I lied to him that I was a police officer and he's talking to the wrong guy and I lied to him that I will track this number down then he clicked xD. The real...
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    GPU Compatibility w/ my build.

    Hello! I have never done this before, so excuse me if I seem a bit newb-ish. I'm looking to get a graphics card for the Lenovo H500s desktop, which already has Intel HD 4000 integrated graphics, as shown here. I have the Intel Pentium J2900 CPU and a Lenovo motherboard. I opened up the PC...
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    Computer Not Recognizing Graphics Card

    Hello I'm having a little bit of trouble with my computer and require some help with someone with alot more knowledge than me. Recently i factory reset my computer to completely clean it and start fresh so to speak. Today i tryed launching Dayz then Later Arma3 and found that they where both...
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    Samsung smart tv has been working for 3 years fine, staying connected to internet with no problem. Suddenly stopped connecting

    Samsung Smart TV has been working great with wireless connection for over three years with the same Cable Co. and the same internet provider, AT&T. Using a Netgear router. TV finds my network with no problem when checking the network settings but then will not connect. It has just suddenly...
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    which low profile cpu cooler should i buy?

    hello im little confused with all the cpu coolers in the market and dont no which one to buy? even after checking google and stuff i did some web browsing to see whats good and what not was thinking of buying this: Scythe Big Shuriken 2 Revision B...
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    Is it reasonable to upgrade a stock Phenom II 1090T for gaming?

    So my 1090T is getting older and so I'm wondering if it's time to upgrade it. Overclocking it doesn't work right as the motherboard it came with isn't very good (I can only get to about 3.5 GHz stable). From my understanding, it's not that much weaker than some AMD CPUs I could upgrade to, such...
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    Please help im desperate :(

    Hi dearest community, My pc boots up but has no beep sound and no display. it was working just fine last night. the thing is that I tried everything to boot it up but nothing seems to work. I tried to isolate the problem by removing components one at a time and listen to the beep sound...
  33. N

    Router problem or my network card problem?

    So I have an Lenovo Y500 and I have some connection issues with my router. I have a modem and router in one thingy and it transmits 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz connections. While my 5.0GHz connection has download speed about 34mbps and upload speed of 5mbps, 2.4GHz one only has max of 8mbps, usually...
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    Is this a good fast gaming PC?

    Is it worth the money? http://www.walmart.com/ip/Lenovo-ThinkCentre-M83-Small-Form-Factor-Pro-Desktop-PC-with-Intel-Core-i7-4770-Quad-Core-Processor-4GB-Memory-1TB-Hard-Drive-and-Windows-7-Professi/32427604 I really waned an alienware.. but it costs a lot my budget is only 500 - 600.
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    Bluetooth headset static while listening to Windows 8.1 PC

    I'm using a Samsung Level Over headset. This headset works nicely with both my phone (A Galaxy Nexus 5) and with my iPad Air (Air 2?). However, it does not work well at all with my computer. I get tinny, staticy sound. It's awful. I know the headset sounds better than this, and I bought it...
  36. T

    Motherboard Power LED

    When I turn on my PSU my mobo power light flashes once for a split second and then stays off. I cannot find the meaning of this anywhere. When I press the power button absolutely nothing happens, no fans or anything else. Does this sound like a dead board?
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    Samsung SSD Evo 850 250gb not showing up in Windows when motherboard bios is set to Raid

    Currently have 4x Corsair F40 "40gb" drives in raid 0, I purchased 6x Samsung EVO 850's to replace them, however ran into a problem during windows 7 64bit install, The bios finds the drives fine. I can setup the raid 0 fine and it shows up as functional. Run Windows 7 install, Installed latest...
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    does the dell inspiron 531 support a quard core processor?

    i want to upgrade the standard single core does the dell inspiron 531 support a quard core processor?
  39. K

    Router with best WIRELESS internet throughput

    So I can find 50 million reviews and tests on AC routers. That's easy. But I was hoping someone would have a stable enough internet line that they would run broadband tests on some of these routers via wifi and see who has the CPU power to deliver my 100Mbs or close to it. But I can't find...
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    Windows 7 does not start after upgrading to 4GB Memory

    Hi there, need help. I have a Intel DH55PJ motherboard running on Intel's i3 processor. I had the original Kingston 2GB 1333 RAM replaced as it broke (gave the three beeps code of death, tried another port still the same) Initially bought a Kingston 4GB 1333 to replace it, went through BIOS...