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Hello i was using my 3.0 port the other day with my external hard drive and it suddently just disconnected from my system. When i tried to reconnect it to my system it wouldnt connect. The only way it works is if i plug it into either my front 3.0 ports or the 2.0 ports on the back. I have tried...

My 3 USB 3.0 Ports are recognized as 2.0 USB ports. This is after a clean windows install. My laptop is the OP-LP2 I've checked online and I have the same issue that this other guy had: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/usb-3-0-only-working-as-2-0.3199610/ The USB Device Tree Viewer Shows...

Hi, I am looking at the Asrock Mini-STX motherboard, It has an M.2 slot (direct PCIE 4x from the CPU). I wanted it to power 4x Nvidia RTX 2060 GPUs in a small case. My question is, if there exists a 4x version of the splitter down, that would allow a full PCIE 3.0 1x throughput for each card...

So basically, I uninstalled my antivirus (Norton) to replace it with Avast. After uninstalling, I couldn't install Avast properly. I thought that it was just a bug. I woke up the next day and opened up my PC, and Steam opened up with an error something like this, "Steam folder not writable". I...

I've installed 2 SSDs that I wanted to set up in Raid, which I already did. I was hoping I could also have my OS on the one drive without having to do a clean install. My hard drive already has windows 7 on it and I want to just copy it over to the new drive, I did research and I saw it was...

This is my current build: 8700K, msi armor 1080ti, asus z370-e, Corsair CX750M I need suggestions on the PSU. Should I upgrade it for overclocking? Now, I overclock both CPU&GPU and I heard that PSU can hurt my components. Note that, his PSU is a reused part from my previous system. If I should...

Hi! So as the title says, I have just cloned a hard drive (with Windows 7 Home Premium and everything else), and when I checked the admin account, everything seemed to be there. But when booting into the BIOS, the hard drive didn't have a bootable option, and when going to "My Computer", the...

Hello, I just took out my motherboard from my old pc and i want to test it but i can't understand where is the video slot My VGA cable wont fit in there so help would be appreciated thanks Also does this old motherboard type have integrated gpu or i need one?

So when I was playing GTA suddenly my screen starts flickering and I don't what's happening. So I recently find out what's happening I tried replacing the thermal paste but still the same btw the temps is around 48-51 C in normal. So my suspects are the psu and the gpu because I updated all the...

Hey guys, please help Im lost. My self built PC gives constant bluescreens. Error codes: Whea_uncorrectable_error CLock_watchdog_timeout specs: Intel I7 7700k 4.2ghz (couldnt go up before, would give bluescreens) temps are fine though. atm @ 1.200V, tried different voltages) MSI Z270 Gaming...

So basically I looked up the gigybyte and asus gtx1050 and they were both fairly similar 6 pin connector so I wasnt worried about if my motherboard could power the cards. Low and behold I go to staples to order the card and find there's a zotac version there that I can walk home with no order...

Hi all! Recently I bought a used PC from someone who's selling everything in bulk. It came with a Xeon and a LGA775-mod so it'd fit in a regular LGA775 motherboard. When I have a graphics card installed everything boots, yet no video will appear on the monitor. I'm using the VGA port on the...

I have a black and red PC Build (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pMpMKZ) and want to give it a cool name like all the other tech YouTubers do. This will go on YouTube also...... any suggestions for cool names?

Hey, I just wanted to open up and assemble my pc again so I opened up the case, dissembled all the units and assembled them again. When I tried to boot it , it didnt start. The led on the motherboard lit but nothing happened when i pushed the power button. I then used a screwdriver on the front...

Hello forum, I have a problem with my mouse that I would like to share and probably has been mentioned here and there but I have yet found a solution after digging a mass of posts/forums around the web about the work-around. So what's the problem? My mouse makes a random beeping sound, this...

If I buy a 6600K or 7600K its more expensive because I don't have DDR4 on hand while my current G3258 setup has 16 GB of DDR3 and would be about 100 dollars less. I'd need a new motherboard (I want to overclock,) new cpu cooler, new processor and/or new ram. Would the DDR4 setup or the DDR3...

So I've had my build for about a year and four months, and I've been quite a shit owner I'd say. I hadn't dusted it until a couple months back, and overtime the performance became worse and worse. It came to a point I want to say a month ago, where the computer would randomly and very abruptly...

Here is my specs : Intel Core i7 6700 3.4 GHz Processor ASUS H170 Pro Motherboard Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR4 RAM ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 Graphics Card CoolerMaster 700W PSU WD 1TB HDD Kingston 240GB SSD CoolerMaster Force 500 Cabinet Microsoft 1000 Series Wireless Mouse(not new)...

I recently bought a gtx 950 ftw edition which includes $50 in game cash for world of warships and warframe. I havent received any emails from nvidia yet. How do i recieve my codes? Pls Help

I am trying to hook my stereo up yo my television!?

Hi community i got a phantek enthoo evol itx case with z170 progaming and i need a new cpu cooler because the stock 6700k cooler sucks and is ugly :D i was wondering if this case really support 280mm radiators and what corsair support lga 1151 i was looking at h110 i gt hydro and h110i gtx all...

Hey guys so I posted here about potentially upgrading to Intel, they said save and to overclock my CPU to 4ghz if possible. The only constraint about this is my motherboard is a ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0 but the probelm is that it does have any heat sink on its VRMs. I don't want them to get hot as I...

i'm not really 'tech savvy' so please excuse me if i don't make sense anyway, i recently noticed that my hdd (c drive) has switched with my ssd (d drive) after updating to windows 10 and i have no idea why or how to fix it all the files that were on my hdd are now on my ssd (which has turned...

Hi, I plan to upgrade from FX-4100 sometime in a few months range. That means that I already have DDR3 RAM (8 GB). My budget is around 350€, the lower, the better obviously. I really can't decide whether I should go with i5 4590, some H97 mobo and no additional ram and spare some cash - also...

Hi all, So me and my buddy finished building his system today and i was checking it over and noticed that cores 3 and 6 where fluctuating like crazy from say 75 to 120 and the rest are at say 28 degrees. I just put it off as software fault but is this possible ? Many Thanks

Before we start, I know people argue if there is performance in Raid with SSD's. I am not looking for performance, I would like to have my 2 SSDs meant for game storage as one volume. Is this possible, through windows 10 or do I need to raid them? If Raid is the answer, I don't care for if...

pre installed graphics on my laptop shows new driver to be installed . while trying it shows unble to connect to nvidia .what to do ?

Hello recenlty i buy a gtx 950 and i have an phenom II x4 at 3.1 GHz ( very little bottleneck ) , and friend of mine can give me a msi 990 mother so i was wondering if the upgrade is worthy i cant really afford an i5 its pretty expensive here , so for now i cant . I also hace an hyper 212+ so...

My PC specs are: CPU: i7 4790k CPU Cooler: CM 212 EVO MOBO: MSI H97 PC MATE ATX LGA1150 RAM: Crucial ballistix Sport 2x4GB ddr3-1600mhz STORAGE:Crucial BX100 250 SSD SOTRAGE: 1TB Western Digital Blue 7200rpm GPU: EVGA Geforce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+Video Card Case: Bitfenix Comrade PSU...

Just recently bought a Radeon R9 380 Gaming 2G from Tigerdirect.ca, changed my Dell XPS's PSU to 850W,installed this card only to see a black screen at start and system and GPU seems to Power on but is not booting. I heard there was compatibility issues with Dell XPS's so i then updated the...

Hey all, following my previous thread I have purchased a Logitech G502 gaming mouse, and I am really happy with it. However I have been recommended to buy a mouse pad, something I do not have and not sure if it is necessary. Do you guys have any suggestions over what kind of mouse pad would be...

hello I just changed my sata ports from stata 6 and 7 which are asmedia chipset ports and the others like 1 and 2 is intels. I switched my ssd and hdd to 1 and 2 now my computer will start to boot to windows 8.1 then bluescreen then reboot. Help

Hey guys, just finished building my first pc and I'm trying to install windows 8.1 (student) on it via usb but having no luck. I bought and downloaded right from Microsoft, and using their usb setup. Pc started up trying to install windows fine, but when I enter my product code it says it's not...

Hi, Could someone who knows their stuff please tell me if this build is any good? This is my first build and im a bit nervous. I need it to stay cool, look awesome inside and outside, be almost silent, and be fast enough to game at 60+ fps with a skype call and a browser with a few tabs open...

So water cooling is something I'm having a growing interest in and will be my next big upgrade to my PC. Specs: Intel i5-4690K 3.5 Ghz Asus z97-A wintec random cheap RAM 8 Gb's Evga Geforce 750 Ti :( Corsair 650W PSU Now the plan is to purchase the Geforce 970 more specifically one of...

So, I have recently built a PC, and when I play bf4, it is sometimes just too loud. It doesn't get really hot since it's the winter time, but yeah. I don't know alot about how cooling works and what watercoolers are, etc. but please do suggest something to get rid of the loud noise and also...

I have a corrupted SD Card and I am looking for any software that is able to salvage the contents. As I understand it, the card was removed from a PC (Linux OS) during the formatting stage. The card was accidentally formatted instead of an external hard drive. The card, at this point, cannot...

I am looking to build my new pc after christmas and i know most of my parts not but i am a bit confused, i know it may be a bit of a noob question but i really would appreciate an answer,I am planning of having this Gpu...http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1850xxxb9 And i want it...

i currently have CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33GHz Conroe 65nm Technology RAM 3.00GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15) Motherboard MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD MS-7372 (SOCKET775 M/B) PSU standard 500 watts what will be the best GPU for my unit.. my unit is kinda...

I was having a look at the Intel Core I5 4690 and a motherboard that had a Z97 chip set and I was wondering if the CPU was compatible with it. Thanks.