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  1. TheFlash1300

    [SOLVED] Is NetShare safe, secure, and encrypted?

    Hello. I would like to use my tablet as a Hot Spot to give internet access to all my devices, without connecting my devices to unsecured Wi-Fi, and risking getting viruses. So, this is what i did: I downloaded NetShare+ on my tablet. I connected my tablet to a Wi-Fi network that isn't secured...
  2. Tekno0007

    Question Nox app player installation error 1020.....app doesnt starts!!

    I want to install emulator on my pc. So i downloaded nox and installed it, but the engine won't start and stops at 99 percent and shows" error 1020 virtual machine failed to start". I have a pc build as follows:- 4 gb ram, 32 bit Win7 ultimate, intel e8500 processor ( virtualisation enabled)...
  3. taimoorbaig382

    Question Which of the following courses will be helpful in Android Game Development?

    Hello! I am very passionate about Video Game Development but unfortunately there are no institutes teaching about Video Games in Pakistan. And I am also a poor lad. My mom earns a very little amount. She teaches in a school. I can't afford going USA for studies. Anyways I have found an institute...
  4. bernatespinet

    Question Is my integrated graphics running?

    I can notice that on idle, AB shows my clock speed is 140mhz but my 1060 6gb has a stock frequency of over 1500mhz. Does that mean that is working my integrated gpu of my i7-6700HQ?
  5. INIGX

    Question Strugling to play XCOM 2 at 1080p and 60hz

    Hello. Currently I have this PC: Operating System Windows 10 Home 64-bit CPU Intel Core i5 4690 @ 3.50GHz 45 °C Haswell 22nm Technology RAM 12.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 665MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co. Ltd. B85M-DS3H (SOCKET 0) 30 °C Graphics HP...
  6. J

    Taskhostw.exe removal help

    So I ran a system performance check and it red flagged a 98% cpu usage on s file called taskhostw.exe. I have read about it and it sounds as if it is a scam that makes your computer run slower which is actually happening now and my pc freezing. However I have no idea how to uninstall and remove...
  7. S

    Need help after a first time PC build

    Hello! I just finished my first build ever, which is nothing to boast about but it was a very exciting experience for me :). That said, Ive run into some issues now and I thought maybe someone smarter could help me out. The PC specs are as follows - https://pcpartpicker.com/list/zkJWTB...
  8. J

    [SOLVED] Help with Slow Mac! Ran EtreCheck Posted results!

    Can someone possibly help me with serious beach balling issues....My mom recently gave me her Mac Pro 13in mid 2012 because she stated it doesn't work quick enough, mind you she know NOTHING about computers and only goes on facebook and checks her emails(while doing those simple tasks she...
  9. D

    Never update Asus P8P67-M BIOS!

    It's truly disaster. Why they do that? Why they make new BIOS updates if they are causing such a lot of problems. I'm very angry! Very! 2 days ago I decided to update my very old BIOS on my very old motherboard. I found last update for BIOS (3701) on official site and thought surprisingly, why...
  10. P

    Audio noob with good equipment I'm probably not actually taking advantage of

    I have no idea what I am doing when it comes to audio. I have an Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 interface that I got simply to be able to plug my guitar in directly to my PC but I also have an Asus Maximus vii hero motherboard with Supreme FX but the Supreme FX only works through the front panel which...
  11. S

    Random Access Memory

    I have an one stick 8GB DDR4 2400mhz RAM from Corsair Now I want to double it to 16 gigs by adding one more stick of 8GB My question here is if I buy the exact same model of my previous ram would be go well ? Would I encounter any problems ? Thanks
  12. M

    First time PC user looking for help building a computer from scratch.

    Alright, I’m new here, and I feel like I’ve been running around in circles while trying to research how to make my own gaming PC from scratch. Any help would be appreciated, including advice, tips, and PCs any of you have built already and what exact components I need to buy for them. I will...
  13. J

    Cmd prompt forces shutdown after startup

    I start up my windows 10 laptop and once desktop appears a cmd prompt with a title c:\windows\system32\cmd.exe with an empty space, nothing inside. A moments later, the prompt exits and shuts down my laptop. I tried to exit the cmd prompt before it does itself but same thing happens. Even...
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    Stuck on bootloop after changing my CPU

    I have a GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard and yesterday i bought i7-3770 CPU and it's compatible with the motherboard but after i installed it my pc got stuck on bootloop So i though the problem is bios update so I've put my old cpu and updated the bios then i put the i7 but still no luck I'm stuck...
  15. T

    60c idle temp?

    Just finished my 3rd pc build and my i7 7700k is reaching 60c on idle, and given any tasks or underload the cpu spikes upto 100c any help? The cooler is running fine it’s a Corsair h80i v2
  16. E

    Nvidia + 60hz monitor or AMD + Freesync 60Hz Monitor?

    Hi. I'm wondering if I need to bother to get a Freesync Monitor or not? I wanna game on 1080p and my choice will be a Used Gtx 1060 6GB/ New Gtx 1050ti for below $200 and an entry level AOC monitor for $110 or a $140 Samsung Freesync Monitor and an RX 570 4Gb around $200. Links...
  17. D

    New Cyberpower PC issue..

    So, I just purchased a CyberpowerPC from bestbuy, it came with the Ryzen 5 1600, XFX RX 580, 8GB DDR4 (2400) RAM, Asus Prime b350m-a mobo. What brought up my issue was playing world of Warcraft. I was getting major FPS drops and blizzard had me run userbenchmarks which came back...
  18. A

    I can't uninstall VIA HD Audio Deck after changing the motherboard

    Previously I used a motherboard with a VIA audio chipset and installed the VIA HD Audio Deck. I change the motherboard and now the chipset is Realtek as the audio provider. I successfully installed Realtek High Definition Driver but I can't open the Realtek Audio Manager. There still is the...
  19. S

    CPU at 100% all the time - no idea what is causing it

    So I have pretty high end gaming PC. I just recently noticed my CPU is at 100% during idle and all the time after booting. It never drops below 100% even there shouldn't be anything running. All cores running 4700 Mhz (XMP on from bios, has no effect when it's off either tho) 60C temp in idle...
  20. Tom Pake

    FPS drops due to back graphics card?

    Hi so I've had this computer here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B012OU73US/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 for about 2 years now I've cleaned out and such so nothing there wrong but from what I've noticed when trying to play Shadow of The Tomb Raider I get constant lag spikes...
  21. T

    recommended spec for wmr gaming

    Hi I'm thinking of getting a wmr head set will my spec be able to run games comfortubly. Intel i5 quad core running at 4ghz 16 gb ram plenty of ssd space rx480 8gb Bluetooth 4.0 Thanks.
  22. S

    Newly built PC worked first 3 times now it doesn't display anything

    I just finished building my first PC and naturally the first thing I wanted to do was see if it ran. Magically on the first try the PC turned on and I was able to get on my bios and start tinkering around with it. I turned the pc off and on a couple of times to check if my changes were made...
  23. S

    Windows 10 “Other User”

    Trying to login into my laptop with windows 10. All the sudden i only have access to a “Other User”. I’ve tried logging in with my microsoft account and it doesn’t work. The password is correct. When i do the Shift + Restart thing I am able to get to the command prompt and login with the default...
  24. F

    Overclocking Ryzen 5 2400g

    Hi, i have a R5 2400g (3,9 ghz turbo) stock cooler. Can I oc him up to 4,2 with a Cooler Master Hyper 212 LED Turbo Black and be cool (50c-60c)? I have 8gb ram 2400mhz, I will upgrade him up to 16gb soon.
  25. F

    2 Big SSD in RAID1 or 4 Small SSD in RAID10

    I'm preparing to build my new setup but still wonder if there will be an 'actual' performance differences between the two below: 1. 2 x 1TB SSD - RAID 1 2. 4 x 500GB SSD - RAID 10 My main use-case would be hosting VMs (not any kind of video editing, ...) Which one would be a better choice and...
  26. M

    Why my GTX 1050 is running better than my GTX 1050 Ti?

    I have a MSI Laptop which have this spec : -i7-7700HQ -GTX 1050 2 GB -8 GB of RAM While my Asus have this spec : -i7-8750H -GTX 1050Ti 4 GB -8 GB of RAM Seeing from the sheets, my Asus should perform better than the MSI right? But the truth is kinda flipped. My MSI running game smoothly (I use...
  27. datgman7

    1 year warranty safe?

    So, theres a bang for your buck rx 580 8gb with discount. There is only 12 month warranty though and I feel that it is kinda sketchy. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
  28. A

    Pc build for sister

    so, i built my own pc a couple of months back but wanna upgrade its cooling hardware. so I'm getting a new case, and an AIO. Considering i will have a phanteks p400 TP and cryorig H7 lying i around i thought i might make my sister a pc for around Christmas time. I want it only to be capable of...
  29. D

    Question about P104-100 config - 40MH/s ETH

    What core and memory clock are you guys setting for your P104-100 card? I've heard folks getting up to 41-42MH/s with theirs. I am currently getting 40MH/s stable performance using the following config: - Ubuntu Linux 16.04 - PPA Linux driver 396 - Claymore miner V11 Each P104 card consumes...
  30. T

    My PC doesn't recognize XL2411

    I tried to download drivers too, but it has a .inf, .icm and .cat files so idk what to do
  31. P

    Screen freezes while gaming then turns random solid color and restarts.

    My girlfriend's gaming laptop from Origin is having a problem playing certain games. I've noticed it's a lot of games that use Unreal Engine. But some others still crash that are not. Basically to simply put it. Goes to play Dead by Daylight, get to lobby and screen freezes, then turns a solid...
  32. A

    [SOLVED] 2K Monitor for Photoshop, 3DMax + games. 200-300 euros, 25-27 inches.

    Hi all! I need a 2K 25-27 inches Monitor for Photoshop editing and painting. (I am interior designer) + I play R6:Siege, Imight need more than 60Hz at least...I am not sure with that. IPS, with some advanced colour display features would be great. Edge-to-edge-Monitor - would be even perfect )...
  33. M

    xeon x5677 vs x5675

    hi guys, i currently have a dual xeon e5620 and planning to upgrade to a higher clock one. there is two candidate i have choosen, but imy confuse on which one is better, the X5677 (4C,8T) or the X5675 (6C,12T) i use my pc for render and gaming too with gtx 1070 and a Quadro card
  34. B

    Headphone jack on my Samsung smart tv not working ,tv and sound is fine when headphones not plugged in

    Headphone jack not working on my Samsung smart tv ,tv and sound work fine when headphones not plugged in
  35. P

    Running a Z68xp-ud3 what video card can i upgrade to PCIeX16

    Currently I have a GTX 580 DU2 card want to up grade. Not sure about 2.0 will a new card at 3.0 work well on my MB or should i change MB. Thanks this machine has served me well. pilotck6
  36. S

    Refresh looking button

    So, I have this "refresh-looking" icon at the button of my screen on my windows button: http://prntscr.com/jjvf6h For some reason it doesn't show it in the screenshot, it's like a cycle of 2 arrows. I think it slows down my pc at some parts. I'd like to know what it means, why is it there and...
  37. A

    Public IP static at modem but dynamic at router?!

    So a few days ago I came up with the idea of hosting my own web server for my files. I've installed everything on my computer, but, while looking for my IP address, I noticed something strange: all the sites for checking IP had different answers. After some testing, I noticed that when I connect...
  38. A

    Recommend a 27inch 1440P 144hz monitor? anyone else got one?

    at less than £600? best about £500 I am not sure what to get, IPS or TN or VA. i got my hand on two 27inch 4K IPS before. they both had an issue with IPS glow. so i am learning to TN, but then there is issue of poor colour(not sure if i will notice this irl) and i heard TN panel have a very...
  39. A

    Laptop battery discharge

    I just bought a new laptop (20days ago) and im confused about the battery. i always plug it in and it's always 100% of charge but after 4-5 hours of usage i noticed that the battery charge drop by 2% - 5% (when it's plugged in) then it start charging again to the 100%. this only happened only 2...