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    Question My PC is a special snowflake

    My Pc is deciding not to be nice and will not post. It all started when my i looked at my monitoring software an it said my ram wasn’t working as well as it should be. So i decided i would just switch the ram slots. Once i switched them my monitor was saying no signal so i switched them back...
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    Question PSU and GPU questions

    Hey I'm building a streaming pc and need help picking my psu and gpu I will list all my components and please tell me what wattage I should get for my psu and what gpu. I plan on getting a 144hz monitor. Case: Corsair CC-9011139-WW 500D Obsidian RGB SE Mid Tower Case Motherboard: ASUS ROG...
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    Question When using custom resolutions does the ratio between the native and custom resolution matter?

    I'm a PC gamer who despises aliasing, but many of the games I play do not have adequate antialiasing settings. If it is too bad I usually use a custom resolution of 3840x2160 through the Nvidia control panel, which makes things much more bearable (been doing this with FFXIV recently). I do have...
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    Question Stuck in Bios loop that does not starts Windows 7

    So, I was playing a game of Dota 2 and suddenly blackout occurs for like 3 seconds. Electric is back on so I started the computer and and it went to bios. Now, this is not the first time that I encounter this problem. I know i had to do a hard reset on my computer by unplugging all my...
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    Question Over clocking will not apply

    Hi guys, I’m new to the forum but usually when I have computer issues, you guys usually have answers, unfortunately after hours of online searching trying to find a fix, nothing has worked that I’ve found that had worked for anyone else! Simply put, my bios overclocks will not apply at all...
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    [SOLVED] Advice on adapting the "No Compromises" build for my use case.

    I’m replacing my very long-serving desktop and my brother suggested I ask for advice about what to replace it with here. I’ve looked around a bit, but enough has changed with hardware that my old rules of thumb no longer apply. I’d really like to get a sense of whether there’s anything I could...
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    Question Why is my audio being weird?

    So I already made a post on this, but got no response, so I decided to try again. The problem I'm having is my headphones audio stops working at random times no matter what i'm doing. But if I switch it to my monitors sound then it works. I know it's not the headphones because I've tried...
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    Monitor Audio Issues with Xbox One

    I bought a monitor the other day. It had no headphone jack or speakers. So today I bought some computer speakers, a MINI HDMI to RCA converter, a 3.5 mm jack to 2 RCA female converter, and a RCA coupler (to attach extra cords and stuff). My plan was to hook up an HDMI cable to the Xbox One...
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    [SOLVED] Computer *thinks* its too hot?

    So I made myself a new gaming rig recently, unfortunately it has the issue of restarting itself whenever I'm playing a game with high graphics, which it should be able to handle, temps of cpu/gpu reach around 50ish which should be fine as far as I'm aware. Wasn't sure where to post this, so I...
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    Question Bit lock

    How can I unlock my drive ...I forgot password and also I don't have recovery key😑😑
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    [SOLVED] Need help to determine issue in my pc!

    Hey everybody, Just 2 days ago my PC turned off randomly and wouldn’t turn back on. I checked the back of the psu and the green light was blinking. I purchased a new psu assuming the psu died, but after installing the psu, the pc still wouldn’t turn on. I tried the following methods already to...
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    [SOLVED] Does components fit in NZXT H500

    Hi i have a few questions. First of all i spend around 1-2months of watching videos about PC Building and stuff and i started choosing the components but im not still sure if i choose the right one and if they fit without any problems because it will be my first build. I also check components...
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    [SOLVED] Low rpm fans while idle Vs Stop fans feature on idle?

    hello, what is better for a longer fan life span, should i keep them off at idle and turn them on while load or always on low rpm? (mostly gpu and cpu oriented question) im just curious about this and i want a answer with some engineer explanation if is possible, i cant stop thinking about it...
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    [SOLVED] Cooler Master Hyper TX3i

    Is this cooler quieter then stock Intel cooler?
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    [SOLVED] How connect a Liquid Cooling to mother-board's fan plug?

    Hello! im noob in liquid cooling. I just get a Cooler Máster 240 L RGB, this has two fan connector, one from the radiator an another one from the pump. I dont know how connect each one, which should be connected to CPU_fan and wich one with the Sys_Fan? I'm reading that the radiator should be...
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    Question how do we report broken links to Tom's Hardware

    the preview of Screen Saver looks just fine, but it never actually activates. I've reset the time it should start in 1 minute increments and none actually start
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    AMD Ryzen RAM

    Hello, I am parting together an AMD Ryzen system and I was wondering about memory support. Is anything over a certain frequency finicky and anything under a frequency guaranteed to work with every single RAM kit on every single processor on every single AM4 motherboard?
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    [SOLVED] Question about fans.

    I wanna buy new case fans but I really don't have any knowledge about fans. So I was wondering if you guys had any recommendations. I do not have a price range. [120MM] Thanks
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    [SOLVED] Best Mother Board For overclocking intel Proccessor

    I am building a new pc, and I am not sure what mother board to choose, I am going to use eather a i7-8700k, or a i9-9900k, I also would like to run 2 1080ti's in SLI, and would like to overclock. I would be using it for mostly gamming. Thank You
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    [SOLVED] i5 7600k to an i7 8700k

    Hello, quick question. Will I see big improvements if I plan to upgrade my motherboard and CPU? To a MSI Z370 A PRO and an i7 8700k? I currently game at 144hz 1080p on an i5 7600k at 4.5 ghz and GTX 1080 FTW stock. I do notice some games peg my cpu to 100% usage like Black Ops 4 trying to push...
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    [SOLVED] Upgrade Graphic Card

    I am currently using a 3Go AMD radeon 200 series with a FX-8320 and i would like to upgrade it. Is the vega 64 a good idea or is there other GPU you could suggest me ?
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    [SOLVED] Random BSOD: crash address ntoskrnl.exe+175510?

    Howdy, I recently started having a BSOD issue with an old Dell Optiplex 755 running Win 10; stop code "critical structure corruption". The crashes are seemingly random, happening anywhere from a couple a day to once a week, and seem to be when the system is idle (only one has happened while I...
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    AMD Navi Graphics, Zen Cores to Unite in Next Xbox, PlayStation - Report

    AMD Gonzalo is an upcoming AMD system-on-a-chip for gaming consoles that reportedly combines Zen cores with Navi graphics. AMD Navi Graphics, Zen Cores to Unite in Next Xbox, PlayStation - Report : Read more
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    [SOLVED] My graphics card is not being recognized.

    My Specs: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit Intel Core I5-4690 Radeon RX 570 16 gb Ram Motherboard : ASRock - H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 My problem is my computer does not to recognize my graphics card being plugged in even in the uEFI visualization and I cant install the drivers due to the card not being...
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    New build. RTX 2080 stopped by Windows. Before I send it back...

    So everything is running. First I couldn't get ethernet, then Intel GFX, after installing all the Intel and Nvidea drivers I could find, Device Manager says RTX 2080: "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43). When I view monitor (TV) from RTX 2080 HDMI I see...
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    [SOLVED] Hypert4-Cooler Master is enough for i7 4790

    I want a cpu cooler for my i7 4790, so is this cooler enough for my cpu? (i dont want overclocking btw) At what temperatures would my cpu keep this cooler master? I dont have much money for an exensive cooler. Cooler: www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-air-cooler/hyper-t4/ Sorry for my bad...
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    Laptop crashing due to graphics driver when playing videos

    My laptop has begun crashing when playing any kind of video (youtube, lecture capture, Netflix, etc.). When a video begins playing the laptop freezes, then the screen turns white and it restarts (and sometimes the screen is multicoloured before restarting). After searching for a solution on...
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    High memory usage with 32gb ram

    Hi, I installed another 16gb of ram in my pc (ASUS MAXIMUS VIII HERO motherboard) but my pc still feels "heavy". If im using Netflix I can even see my mouse stutter. Task manager says more than 30% memory usage when the total of memory in use is about 4gb. Is it normal?
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    Additional ram crashing

    So I built a PC back in 2016 with G.Skill Ripjaws V DDR4. I decided that I wanted to add 16GB more and now I'm crashing on startup. However I did notice a few small differences in the sticks. The older sticks have PC4-24000 printed on their label and the new sticks do not. I'm not sure if this...
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    Upgrading i7 3930k to either Ryzen 7 2700x or i7 8700k.

    Hello everyone, I finally got the ability to upgrade my system CPU and was wondering which way should I go. My concern is primarily pricing difference. With both upgrades I would need to get new MB and ram. What I have left with is CoolerMaster G650M power supply, which I hope would suffice...
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    [SOLVED] AIO placement on new case for best thermal?

    Hello guys, I'm about to upgrade to a new case. I'm considering the Fractal Design Meshify White case, since it was rated the best all around case on gamernexus.net https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811352087 This case can fit: FRONT: 2x140mm fans OR 3x120mm TOP: 2x140mm...
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    [SOLVED] Port Forwarding Not Open

    Hello, was hoping someone could tell me what im doing wrong here... I have forwarded my ports 28015 & 28016 on TCP & UDP on my router this is attached to my local IP address as a static IP I have added this rule into my firewall aswell making 2 rules one for TCP and one for UDP i have eset...
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    [SOLVED] Worse FPS after GPU upgrade

    Issues:Had good performance with previous rx 570, but upgrading to a 1070ti has resulted in even worse framerates. Games that would stabilize around 60fps at low settings now average 20-30 on even lower settings than before. It’s worth mentioning that I upgraded to a 144hz monitor but I can’t...
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    [SOLVED] Computer running poorly after Power Outages

    A couple of days ago, my power shut off three times in quick succession (about a minute or two inbetween) and ever since then, I've noticed poor performance in quite a few of my games. On top of that, every time I start my PC, I get a pop-up instead of Windows 10 starting saying there was an...
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    Screen glitches when watching videos on pc

    Okay everytime I watch some sort of video wether it's on yt or Netflix I get this weird glitch static that pops up in my screen I recently did get a new gpu 1050ti idk if that's the issue but please help
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    Looking For an Upgrade

    I posted previously about this but I've bumpedy budget up to $600. If someone could hook me up with a really good setup for about $600 that's able to handle newer games that would be great. Current: GTX 750 ti AMD A8-7650k 8gb ram (1 stick) Asus A88X Pro Anything that's significantly better...
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    Help planning upgrade

    Hi, I want to upgrade my system to play games in 4k with ultra (or close to) settings. With the system below could you advise on how to get the best without having to change the motherboard if possible please. i7-5930K 3.5 GHz 6-Core Processor Swiftech - H240-X 90 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Asus -...
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    [SOLVED] Which PSU do you recommend?

    Hi everyone, I assume both psu's will be adequate for my system, but if theres anyone around with the technical knowledge, your input as to which of the following 2 psus should i opt fkr will be greatly appreciated...
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    [SOLVED] First-time PC Building

    Hello!! For more than a decade I've been purchasing and using pre-built PCs from HP and Dell and have finally decided to ditch that habit and build my own PC. The past few days I've done quite a bit of research and picked parts, though I'm still a bit worried on whether or not all of my...
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    [SOLVED] Is my motherboard compatabile with gtx 1050 ti ?

    CPU Typ HexaCore AMD Phenom II X6 1055T, 2800 MHz (14 x 200)