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    Question High fan RPM lowers fps - GTX 970

    I discovered something I couldn't quite understand yesterday. I were overclocking my 970, ended up with: VC: +12 Mem: +500 Core: +160 Power TDP: 120% However to maintain a proper tempature of no higher than 70C, I put the fan to run at ~75% around that tempature and ~90% at 71-72C. What I...
  2. MrSix18

    Question Installed an additional NVMe M.2, Computer WILL NOT boot into bios nor windows

    So.. First off, this is a nightmare!! :mad: Tonight I installed an Additional M.2 drive, its a 970 pro 512gb NVMe PCIe Drive. When installed my computer WILL NOT boot into windows, the bios, or even turn anything in my case on except for my CPU cooler RGB and my Corsair RGB ram, everything...
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    Question asrock b450m pro4

    When i plug in the microphone i dont get anything except a hiss. The microphone is working on my phone but not on the pc. I tried both the front and rear ports. What should I do?
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    [SOLVED] How does passive cooling work?

    Hello, I am interested in how does passive cooling work. Here are just some questions i have: Why is some sort of metal used? Would not that make it hotter? What is the difference between using cooper and aluminium? Does one conduct more heat? Does the heatsink need to be high or is it okay...
  5. anthony.ibrahim.deo

    [SOLVED] Do RTX 2060 cards support a G1 Sniper 3 Z77 motherboard ??

    I was wondering if the new released RTX 2060 cards can work on my a bit old G1 Sniper 3 Z77 mobo My Rig: >>CPU: I7-2600k >>Ram: 2x4 corsair Vengeance DDR 3 Ram >>Monitor : Samsung S23B300 >> Mobo: G1 Sniper 3 z77 If it does support this Rig will it be Bottlenecked ?? And what can be a...
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    [SOLVED] How much should I sell my gaming PC for

    I have a - i5 6600k - Asus prime z170-A - corsair h70 water cooler - r9 390x 8gb gpu - nzxt phantom case - 4 nzxt fans - 12gb 2400mhz Ram - 2 128 GB SSD 6gb/s - 2tb HHD I think I got everything in there. How much do you think this is all worth to sell. It's all in very good condition Thanks
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    previous factory wallpaper

    Hie there I was wondering if there is a way to find and choose one of the landscape photograph wallpapers that are automatically displayed and cycled through. I had already clicked on the "like this wallpaper" button; it just didn't stay up there very long and I want to try to retrieve it somehow
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    [SOLVED] Moving OS system to ssd without deleting pc content ?

    Hi, i just got my new samsung evo 860 500gb, So i want to clone my windows 10 OS to the SSD for better results but my HDD which is 1tb is allready quite full. My question is how can I clone the OS of my pc without deleting any files that allready exists on my HDD, i want only the OS to move...
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    New Build Won't Post. No Beeps Or Error LEDs. Fans And Lights Working

    Case: NZXT 340 Elite MB: Asus Rog Strix Z370 Gaming-E CPU: Intel i5 8600k Memory: 16GB (2 x 8GB) Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200Mhz PSU: Corsair RMX850x CPU Cooler: Dark Rock Pro 3 SDD: Samsung 500GB 970 Evo M.2 HDD: 2 x 2TB WD Black Initially posted but stopped doing so after switching off and...
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    Advice on CPU upgrading

    Hi all! Would love some thoughts from everyone. I've been gradually doing more and more upgrading of my PC but I'm still pretty new. I'm into the big stuff now, and think I need to up my CPU. Currently I run an AMD A8-6600K, which is the stock CPU it came with that's showing its age. My...
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    Few questions about Overclocking the 8700k.

    Hi. I have a new build with an 8700k, Maximus X Code mobo and 16GB 3200RAM and an h115i plat cooler. I have a few questions about my OC please. Currently, I have it at 5GHz synced on all cores and voltage at 1.23V. I've tested it with many programs and it's stable. Should I try to raise the...
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    Mini ITX system (opinions?)

    Here's an mini ITX system I've been thinking about building for a long while... opinions?? https://pcpartpicker.com/list/yw7N9J
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    D: not showing on new laptop with fresh installed windows 10

    I tried going into Disk management and enabling the disk from there but it doesn't let me change anything. Screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/a6HllzH The only options i get is to delete it...
  14. justlikethat424

    Switch between internal graphics and dedicated gpu on desktop pc

    As I am a programmer, I want to be mining with my GPU(gtx 1080ti) in the background. ##case 1: Taking monitor output from motherboard. So my OS(Win 10) and other applications use the onboard graphics and everything runs fine from browsing to programming.If I start nicehash or start the bat...
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    Upgrading Case Fans on H400i

    Howdy, I built my first gaming PC a few weeks ago and went with the Micro-ATX route. Using: - Intel i5 8400 - MSi GTX 1070 Ti - MSi Core Frozr L CPU Cooler - NZXT H400i The H400i has the smart device pre-installed, but I'm only using it to control the LED strip. All fans are connected to...
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    Nvidia Gtx 1070 FE underperforming!!!

    I've read many threads about my graphics card under performing and I've tried various things to try and fix it and nothing happened. I am a newbie when it comes to computer hardware and stuff but i do know my way around from a beginners perspective. I've played the game SCUM on epic settings...
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    New Build only powers on with front panel usb 3 seated incorrectly

    [PCPartPicker part list](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pMWZXP) / [Price breakdown by merchant](https://pcpartpicker.com/list/pMWZXP/by_merchant/) Type|Item|Price :----|:----|:---- **CPU** | [AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core...
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    Should I replace my desktop r9 290 with a gtx 1050 ti/1060 laptop?

    So my computer has a Sapphire R9 290 tri-x oc (supposedly one of the best r9 290s?) but im still on fx 8320 cpu and ddr3 ram so I think I'm getting bottle-necked. Due to this I decided I wanted to upgrade the whole mobo, cpu, ram trio (bad time to do it atm, I know) and sell the old set. I also...
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    No connections are avalible

    So today I broke my ssd drive where I had my windows installed. At least I think I did. I also made a thread about it but there is apparently literally no way to see it anymore. It just disappeared into the tomshardware void. So anyway I fresh installed windows 8.1 on my hard drive cause...
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    Loud fans while playing graphic demanding games

    Ive read most of the threads on here about loud fans while gaming, they all suggested a new cpu or gpu fan, which I could solve easily by just installing a new fan. The situation i’m having is a few months back I left my computer on without turning it off or really being on it at all and one day...
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    What is better?

    I5 8600k vs Ryzen 7 1800x. Where I live the i5 is £25 more. I game mostly. But might try other things
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    My pc is blue screening constantly

    So my specs: I7 8700k oc @ 4.8 at 1.24v Team group ddr4 3733mhz ram MSI z370 gaming m5 mobo MSI GTX 1080ti Gaming X EVGA supernova 850 G2 Samsung 960 evo is the boot drive So my pc started to suffer about a month ago, however I’ve been gone for just under 3 weeks and just got back today and...
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    I want to revert back to 8.1 but I'm not sure how

    I've been having problems with windows 10 lately and wanted to revert back to 8.1 but I've had windows 10 for more than 31 days and cant revert back easily. I have reinstalled windows before with a recovery thing that was on my d drive when I bought my laptop but for some reason when I go to d...
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    I7 8700k worse than my i7 7700k?

    Ok so I build a new pc and imidietly after putting it together I noticed how much slower it booted and opens files than my old system did. I know I 8700k base is 3.7 i oc to 4.5 and still felt it was slower. Any suggestions? If not I'm going to sell it or see if I can get a rufund. Ps my i7...
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    Partition problems. Lost my HD

    https://ibb.co/jvzXJT I included a screenshot of the partition disks tool in Kali installation. I have two hard drives on my laptop. A 128ssd and a 1tb hd. After totally screwing up the installation now I can't see my large hard drive anymore. Windows is still installed on the SSD...
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    Intel Dc P3600 and VMWare ambient

    Hello, i´m selling a Intel Dc P3600 1.6TB and i recieved a question from my buyer. He ask: - "As for the viability of using this disk in vmware environment, I need it to really work, as I'm going to install this disk on a machine with vmware 6.0 esxi system and I'm going to use it as a datastore...
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    Looking for a cpu cooler

    I plan on purchasing an Intel Core i3-6100 3M 3.7 GHz processor along with an ASRock Z270 Extreme 4 motherboard, i’m on a tight budget and need a cooler for the cpu, any suggestions?
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    Best CPU to pair with GTX 1080

    I just bought a GTX 1080 8gb that was on sale. I believe my current i5-3570k will bottleneck this GPU. But I am not sure which CPU is the best to go with GTX 1080 that will not bottleneck it. I don't do hardcore gaming. I have two monitor with one being 34" ultrawide and I mostly play FFXIV...
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    how long is battery life

    How long can a dell battery last without the laptop being turned on?
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    Used PC Price?

    Long story short: I want to sell my PC because I'm an IT student and I'm addicted to gaming. My Question is: How much is it still worth in Europe? Components: i7 3770 3.4GHz Ivy-Bridge Asus P8B-75MLX GTX 660 2GB OC Zotac dualfan 8GB Ram DDR3 1333 BeQuite SU-7 450W Cooltex MIDI (nothing special)...
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    Is it stable for gaming?

    Hey guys, I have a hp prodesk 600 g1 tower and I have installed a zotac gtx 1050ti with 75 W usages and I am using the CPU intel core i5 3.3ghz up to 3.7ghz turbo with 4gb ram ddr3 and I am still using the stock cpu cooler and the power supply is 320W strong and also stock. The motherboard I am...
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    Deleted recovery partition while reinstalling windows

    So I reinstalled windows on my custom built pc. I have one ssd (C:\) and hdd. While reinstalling I accidentally deleted 500MB recovery partition but from hdd. Why the drive on which OS is not installed need such partition (ssd always created it's own) and what was stored on it? Do I need it? Can...
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    PC out of reach...

    So living in an apartment has its drawbacks. I've enough room for a desk to hold my acer predator x34 monitor but not my tower also. I was gonna fix a shelf to the wall for it, but was too afraid of it eventually coming down on top of me. So... My other option is to put it in another corner of...
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    Do 4 Pin Fans Work On NZXT H440 Fan Hub?

    So I want to upgrade my case fans to Noctua NF-S12A fans, but they are 4 pin and my included fan hub only has 3 pin headers, will they still work like the stock fans, running faster when hot and slower when idle, or do I need to buy some sort of adapter? Is there an adaptor? Thanks in advance.
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    Does my pc case LEDS support my motherboard

    I am wanting to buy a case called the Rosewill Nautilus. It has 2 blue LED fans so does it go into my Tomahawk B350 Motherboard and how does it go into it. CASE- https://www.newegg.com/global/au/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811147254
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    Will upgrading my ram reduce lag spikes ?

    Will upgrading my ram to 8gb reduce lag spikes ? im getting alot of lag spikes in fortnite mostly when i go to places with alot of ppl and buildings My Current Spec I5 3470 GTX 660 4GB RAM
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    My Blue Yeti is not picking up any sound

    My Blue Yeti has been working fine till a new windows update yesterday and now it wont pick up anything ive tried uninstalling all drives in device manager unplugging and plugging back into different jacks on the computer and in sounds in windows it says its good to use and has green check mark...
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    Unable to reset bios even after cmos battery removal

    Ryzen 7 1700 Radeon Rx580 Graphics Card was being noisy. Thought would try turning it off. Assumed i had integrated graphics. Apparently not. Disabled this PCIE port in Bios. Afterwards screen went blank. Every time turned on now get 3 long beeps 3 short. Believe it is HP code for screwed up...
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    best budget laptop is best for downloading pictures and videos?

    looking for laptop under $400 for pictures and family videos. Needs to accept memory card and dvd.
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    HTC Reveals The Vive Pro's $799 Price Tag, Opens Pre-Orders

    The HMD-only upgrade kit for the existing Vive platform carries a staggering $799 price tag. Pre-orders are now open, and shipments are expected to begin on April 5. HTC Reveals The Vive Pro's $799 Price Tag, Opens Pre-Orders : Read more