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So, I have this ancient ASUS p5ql Pro -mobo, and I recently tried to double the RAM from 4gb (2x2gb 800mhz) to 8gb (4x2gb 800mhz identical to the old ones) and started getting BSODs like no tomorrow. After a while of digging around I read that the p5ql's have issues with their dual channeling...

Ok ive been chasing down an issue and i cant figure out where it lies, the problem is sometimes the audio gets distortet for a split second its kind of annoying, ive googled and some people say its a windows 10 issue with nvidia and realtek drivers, so i disabled nvidia audio device disabled the...

I am going to install 64GB of RAM in an ASUS X99 Deluxe II motherboard. It has 8 DIMM slots and supports up to 128GB. Is it better to install 8 X 8GB modules or 4 X 16GB modules? There is no recommendation in the manual.

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1275V3 3.5 Ghz Quaud-Core processer CPU cooler: Noctua NH-U9DX14 Processer cooler

Hi guys/gals, I just recently built a new PC with the above mentioned card. It is in a mid case (Phanteks 400s Tempered Glass) and I was wondering if my temperatures are too high for comfort or if they're normal for a mid case (coming from an ultra tower). I have 3 exhaust fans (one rear and...

Approximate Purchase Date: Sometime this week Budget Range: Total budget of $1500, but would like the lowest price while still getting the best performance. System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming (Mostly CS:GO) and recording Are you buying a monitor: Yes Do you need to buy OS: Yes...

So i have never build my own pc and really have no idea what im doing. I bought a Gaming PC from digital storm two years ago and was wondering what i could upgrade to extend the life of it. I got maybe $200-$300 to play with. Thanks in advance. System Configuration Seller - Pre-built Digital...

Three days ago I was writing a LaTeX document in Windows 8 and the screen of my Thinkpad T410 turned off for a few milisecond and then turned on again, and it did that like ten times in one hour. Then, all the screen looked awful (like bigger letters and things like that) so I turned it off...

I'll be having a BUDGET GAMING PC I'm new in building PC. It's obvious right? By the way. I am planning to buy this stuffs. -MSI GAMING Radeon RX 470 GDDR5 4GB CrossFire FinFET DirectX 12 Graphics Card (RX 470 ARMOR 4G OC) -Corsair CX Series, CX600M, 600 Watt (600W), Semi Modular Power Supply...

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Hello everyone! i have a question. is there a cheap motherboard with RGB Led lighting?

I am new to Tom's Hardware. Today when I tried to pull the retention bracket it got broken, was made of plastic . But my heatsink is still intact over the CPU chip. Do I have to worry about it or do I have to get a new heatsink with working retention bracket or I can keep using this for now...

Help , my windows can't boot once i connect the sata table to one of my hard disk.Windows can start normally when i removed that hard disk.I found my hard disk retailer to check the hard disk but it show it's healthy, i have no idea to it

had a HDD crash, installed new SSD, clean installed Windows 10 x64. Still cannot find the right driver for PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0A03&SUBSYS_F96A1179 despite a lot of digging. can anyone help me find this? so-called "PCI Data Acquisition and Signalling" device... thank you for help!

Im getting mixed signals. I know the GTX 1050 is designed for low power use and good performance, but this website says otherwise. http://www.legitreviews.com/geforce-gtx-1050-ti-video-card-roundup-evga-msi-zotac_187659#hTSzK3ruKOZiYz5L.99

i did that so now i m thinking that can it damage , everything is working fine but still ....

Hi guys, I have a problem that is really annoying. I have a good PC I assume but the games I have are lagging and not working properly even when I set the graphics on low. For example: NFS Rivals drops to 20FPS and stays a while until going back to 30 which stays for 20 seconds before dropping...

Hello everyone! I recently bought a new G752VY with i7 6820HK @2.7ghz processor I want to over clock this to 4.0 As it can be unlocked up to 4.0 I guess... It would be really helpful If people can help me out on overclocking this cpu As I'm needed of more performance in this... I have...

I have been searching for a while and still no success. I dont have a disc drive so i cant use the cd provided. I have checked the Asus website and can't find a windows 10 driver. I tried windows 8 drivers and they dont seem to work either. Still have this wifi adapter showing as unknown...

Part(s) to upgrade: Unsure. Budget: Anywhere from €100 to €500. Current Build: http://pcpartpicker.com/list/t42p8K Also have a 500W PSU. Basically, I have no idea what would be a good value purchase at this stage. I don't know what's out-dated, I don't know what's worth keeping. I have no...

Hey everyone, first off, I'm Canadian (for pricing reasons), and I'm actually quite new to this website. (just made a user account as of 30 minutes ago) but I've been interested in building my own rig for a few years now. I did a lot of research for my girlfriend (At the time) who wanted to...

As the title explains, I could do with confirmation before I go ahead and buy DOOM. I want to know if I'll be able to run it at 1080p with a smooth constant 60FPS on this set-up: MOBO: ASRock Z97 Pro4 CPU: Intel i5 4690k GPU GTX 970 Asus Strix RAM: 16GB My CPU isn't overclocked as I only have...

when i try to upgrade am told cpu not compatable. is there anything i can do besides replacing cpu?

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/DZqNGf For gaming and editing looking for problems on this build

I've just finished my second build and have run into a problem, I installed Windows 10 onto a new SSD (480GB), all appeared to go ok. Rebooted and then connected a 2TB HDD for storage. I now find this is labelled as "System Reserved" 67.9 MB free of 99.MB and the rest of the 2TB is completely...

hey i'm wondering you's guyses opinions on this: would an Adata sp550 240gb SSD be fine for someone who browses the internet, does facebook etc, basic microsoft office documents (word + excel) and other light tasks? i know it's a cheap-ish SSD with relatively poor performance (for an SSD) but do...

So I just got a AMD fx 8320 and installed it. My other spec is a R7 370 2gb and 970 motherboard with 750w power supply. When I put in the CPU I opened up cpuz and notice my clock speed was jumping from 1399.9mhz to 3699.8mhz. And the core voltage was 1.016v - 1.064v. While all of this was...

Is HP Compaq 8200 Elite Convertible Mini-tower Intel® Core™ i5-2300 Processor core with GTX 750, 6 GB RAM good for gaming? like ac syndicate, BF4, GTA5, games? and which build-in Power Supply (watts) it has ?

i have sd card but i cant read it how? my comp model dell inspiron 14 3000 series

having trouble deciding between these 5 monitors (mostly the 3 dells) http://tinyurl.com/zpsbqo9 -not sure if theres a big difference between the u2515h and p2516d (both 1440p) -or if the p2415q (4k) is worth looking into since it is the lowest priced 4k monitor with the specs i am looking for...

r9 390strix or 970g1 for 1080p

I play 2 other games "Rust" and "WoW" they were working fine until I install Civilization 5. Now Wow crashes after about 20 min of play, and Rust crashes imediatily with a error report of "Page Fault in Nonpaged Area EasyAntiCheat.sys" I have uninstalled all drivers and reinstalled them, not...

So this is in my Amazon basket: CA Help me build!!

My system is intel pentium dual core E5200 @2.50ghz processor intel DG41TY Motherboard (ddr2) 3gb ddr2 ram Zebronic 450w psu Does zotac nvidia geforce gt 730 2gb ddr5 graphic card which is pcie 2.0x 8 lanes support my motherboard ? i think my pcie slot version is 1.1 help me please?

My question in this thread is kind of broad, I just want to know how it is compared to the H100i, H105, and H110 in terms of performance, and performance only. I don't care how leaky one is, or how much room one takes up, or how much noise they make compared to each other, I just want to know...

Ok so just a short disclaimer I am well aware that of some of the things I did may not of been the brightest but here goes anyway, Basically my Win 7 OS had broken and wouldn't boot. Having tried a few things I decided to do a clean re-install. So no problem I slipped the CD in booted up the...

I have an old prebuilt system and I'm looking to upgrade one or two parts at a time due to budget reasons. Honestly, the whole thing may be a waste if it doesn't work in the end, but I know the system works right now and I don't want to have to fork out a ton of cash to start a fresh build...

I purchased Need for Speed: Most Wanted 2012 and it appears in my Origin order history but not in my game library. I've tried contacting EA but they're hopeless. Thank you for your time!

My girlfriend is interested in building a gaming pc to play planetside 2 starcraft 2 and sims and have a decent upgrade path for the future, She already has a graphics card and needs a build for under 400$ or really close to that amount No AMD builds please AMD is terrible for planetside 2 and...

Hey forum! I've just bought a PSU (A Corsair CX600M) that arrived today. After fiddling around with it, I realized that I now also need a new motherboard. I've found a few ones that fit my current processor, my GTX 970 that's arriving in 2 days, and the PSU. My only question is that on the...