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  1. Z

    [SOLVED] Bluetooth dongle issue - not detecting/connecting on Windows 10

    Hello, I recently bought Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones. It unfortunately requires Bluetooth for the wireless ability and didn't come with it's own dongle piece like many do. So I thought ok, all I need is to buy a Bluetooth dongle online. I managed to get one and now it appears that it...
  2. F

    Question R9 280x ports stopped working

    I have an r9 280x which I have been using for 4 years with no problem when today it just stopped displaying to my monitor. The fans still spin when booted up but I get no signal messages displayed from my monitor when its connected via DVI-D. I'm using Windows 10 64 bit. Hardware: 8GB G-SKill...
  3. winlog666

    Question Dark Mode Not Working Correctly?

    Alright so I turned dark mode on the latest version of windows 10 and it works, but... it does not work in File Explorer. I went to, Settings>Personalization>Colors Then I switched "Choose your default app mode" to dark and it applied to everything except file explorer. File explorer is still...
  4. N

    [SOLVED] Plz Plz Help 🙏🏼 Micro-Atx with 1150 socket that has 2 or more PCIe 16x slots??

    Hello, I really want to upgrade my motherboard and keep all of the rest of my components and in order to do that I need a micro ATX with LGA 1150 and that has AT LEAST two PCIe 16x slots, but the more the merrier 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 Does anyone know of a motherboard that fits that description? I would...
  5. S

    [SOLVED] Is there a difference ?

    Is there really a difference between optiplex 9020 and 990 if the CPUs are the same ? Sorry I’m new
  6. R

    Terrible FPS dips League of Legends RTX 2080

    So, as the title says. I play league from time to time with the wife and recently I noticed my fps dropping from 400+ to 90+ and everywhere in between. I've tried to cap my FPS at 120, helps with jerkiness of the ups and downs but it does not stay locked there. It'll go all the way down to 80+...
  7. D

    [SOLVED] Gtx 1080 price

    Do you think 300 pound for a gtx 1080 is a good price got from amazon warehouse Condition is Used - Like New - Item will come in original packaging. Packaging will be damaged?
  8. R

    Memory upgrade questions...

    So faster memory is better, but should I just concentrate on the memory's speed, or should I also go for the lowest latency...?? Right now I am running ddr4 2666 cl13 and I was thinking of going to ddr4 3400. Any info is appreciated.
  9. G

    [SOLVED] What do I risk with a Thermaltake litepower 650w and can I solve it

    So that's my first build , didn't build it my self the store where I bought the components did it for me , and he recommended me a PSU so I took it , iam currently using a Thermaltake litepower 650w for a i3 8100 and a GTX 1060 6Gb on a Ashrock B360m-HDV but I read pretty bad opinions about it...
  10. D

    1x8gb corsir vengence LED

    Does anyone know where I could purchase one 8gb stick of Corsair Vengence LED? preferably in white, but it wouldn't really matter.
  11. M

    G-Sync, Fast Sync, V-Sync

    I am using a 144hz monitor with G-Sync for a while. Since I have it I turn G-sync always on and V-sync always of in all games. With G-sync I never experienced any screen tearing. I mostly play single player games in WQHD 1440p on highest possible graphics settings for best visuals. I only turn...
  12. C

    sound driver help!

    My sound driver uses up three ports. https://imgur.com/a/JOkl3TV I can't connect both my speaker and headphone at the same time.
  13. koberulz

    Issues with External RAID0 Array - How do I Isolate the Problem?

    My video captures are dropping frames, a problem I've isolated to my external USB3 RAID0 array as I can capture just fine to my C:\ drive (which is obviously only feasible as a troubleshooting method). I have no idea whether it's one of the two 2TB 3.5" drives, or both of them, or the...
  14. R

    Net Protector Anti-Virus has dubious processes

    I have bought Net Protector Anti-Virus for my Windows 7 system. The task manager often gets filled with multiple instances (often 30-40) of Net Protector processes such as MAILGEN.exe and GZIP.exe and other non-antivirus processes such as PROCDISP.exe and conhost.exe. The issue is that sometimes...
  15. S

    Can my PC handle a second monitor?

    Heya, I currently have a pretty old 60hz monitor, so I'm going to buy a new 144hz one either way. I'm going to use the 144hz one for gaming while using the second one for youtube probably, and I'll also use them both for programming. Can my PC handle those 2 monitors while still getting me good...
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    Looking for a PC which is a worthy upgrade but was made before 2017

    So, here's the deal: I would like to buy myself a prebuilt (preferably Dell) desktop which will be an improvement over my current machine (Dell Inspiron 660 - i5 3340, 8 GB RAM, 750 Ti 2GB) but is made before 2017 / can support Windows 8 officially. I'm thinking I might buy a workstation since...
  17. S

    I think my graphic card is dead. Opinions?

    So i was chilling at my PC when the power gone down. When it came back i tryed starting my pc but the monitor was killed. But my problem is that my graphics card is not working too. It's an GTX 1060 6GB from GIGABYTE. My PC starts, no beeps, no nothing but the Card won't even give signal to my...
  18. F

    How to Increase Intel GMA dedicated video memory

    Hello Guyz I have core2duo (E6550 2.33Ghz) PC that has Integrated Intel Graphics Intel Q35 Express Family Chipset/ Intel GMA3100 it has dedicated memory of zero how can I increase it I don't have any other GPU and I have 2gb ram. I can't play some games and some games lag on high settings like...
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    i5 2400s, H61 booard.

    Hi I want to overclock i5 2400s @2.5 ghz On a Zebronics zeb h61 board. I installed intel XTU but everything is locked in advace option. I tried in bios. When i go to ICC option it says library missing or something like that. Please help me.
  20. B

    Free Anti Virus

    Any anti virus you can suggest? Ive been using malwarebytes like the free trial. But is there any free quality anti viruses?
  21. D

    wifi outside home

    Can i use my home WiFi connection on my cell phone and take it with me to the store or to run errands if i like? meaning does any home internet provider like cox cable, or verizon, or at&t internet, spectrum internet, ex......allow customers to add cell phone or lap tops to your monthly internet...
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    which pc build is better to buy?

    First build INTEL Core i3 8100, 3.6GHz, H310M, Sata3, USB3.0, Crucial 8GB DDR4 2400Hz, MSI Aero GTX 1060 3GB GDDR5, Kingston 120GB SSD Sata3, Toshiba 1TB 7.200o/min Sata3 , Thermaltake Litepower 550W-cost 790$ Second build AMD Ryzen 3 1200, 3.1GHz, A320M, Sata3, USB3.0, Lan, 8GB DDR4 2666MHz...
  23. G

    Please advise on this i5 build

    It's been 10 years since I've built a rig, and some things seem to have changed. I wanted your overall advice on this build. For these components, my budget is around 600, I can go up to 700 if there's something really important to consider. Will these work well together, and is there some...
  24. W

    Will this CPU fit my Motherboard?

    My motherboard: GIGABYTE GA‑78LMT‑S2 CPU I want to buy: AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core Will they work together? (my current cpu is an AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core)
  25. B

    lenovo y520 storage drive upgrade

    hi, i just bought lenovo legion y520 -15IKBM 80yy with i7-7700- gtx 1060 6gb -256 ssd the proplem is that the laptop does not have a hdd only SSD and its 256 gb and as a designer and a gamer that is not enough so i was wondering if its possible to add extra drive as HDD or something, it says i...
  26. E

    Is my amd a10 7860k bottlenecking my rx 460?

    Some weeks ago i tried a friend's gt 1030 in my gear, the problem was that the first day i installed it i was getting the expected performance of a 1030 but next day the performance went down about 50%, the 1030 was running games worse than the a10 integrated graphics, i tought the gpu was the...
  27. D

    Help with my Lenovo S400 Laptop

    Recently my laptop has just been not booting up. Sometimes it does but it usually takes 2-3 days to boot up again. Please check this video to see more information https://youtube.com/watch?v=shFj_0sNO4c&feature=youtu.be
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    my laptop dell inspiron 6400 take several times press up of power button to boot. when i press the power button it turns but t

    my laptop dell inspiron 6400 take several times press up of power button to boot. when i press the power button it turns on but there is nothing on the screen, whereas when i press it again and again as turning off by pussing for a while and again push it to turn on it starts in multiple times.
  29. S

    New motherboard no bios

    So my PC wouldn't turn one day and I ordered a new motherboard. The PC turns on now but won't boot to bios. Parts I know are fine PSU Mobo Gpu Things i have tried Resetting cmos 2 sticks of ram 2 different psus I do not have a motherboard speaker All of the parts are from my previous PC...
  30. K

    Harddrive old laptop to new laptop

    My newer laptop's harddrive just died. It's a lenovo with windows 10 on it. I still had an old acer with windows 7 on it. I was wondering if I could put my old acers harddrive in my lenovo laptop. My acer laptop screen is completely ruined. Also wondering if I could change it. Could I get...
  31. T

    ASUS GPU Tweak 2

    Should I increase the voltage slider? Here's how I have it now (https://gyazo.com/efc39f4ee193e0b0ccf5827b7a6f66da) and its stable but I'm not sure if I should mess around with the voltage slider bcs I have read that it has destroyed some PC but its now fixed or something. So I have no clue.
  32. K

    Radeon HD 6570 problems (Bottleneck?)

    So i have a "Classic" "Display driver AMD driver has stopped working and has successfully recovered" problem,unless it doesn't recover,and a TDR delay isnt fixing it,i tried numerous fixes,none worked so i thought it might be a bottleneck since my CPU is on 100% usage and GPU is up to 50% and i...
  33. J

    Hidden pendrive problem

    https://postimg.org/image/wzobcj1tx/ The entire pen drive is hidden. Cannot be accessed. Tried changing attrib / drive letter . Cannot be formatted too. Help is appreciated
  34. W

    Horrible Frame drops and Crashes - Please help

    Honestly I have no clue what to be looking for I have a high end system and I get constant frame drops in games like Counter Strike GO, PUBG and League of Legends. I honestly couldn't care less about them because I was going from say 140 in PUBG to 90 and It didn't really seem like an...
  35. T

    My computer won’t start. PLEASE HELP!

    Honestly I have no idea what happened, I got tired after playing some games so I went to lie down on my bed then about 30 minutes later my fans start going to 100% rpm speed and then my computer screens went black so I turn it off by holding the power button but now it won’t turn on at all...
  36. W

    Graphics Driver Issue

    Hey, I've had this issue for quite some time and have spent weeks trying to solve it. It first started when my screen started flickering constantly then I would get a blue screen of death and my PC would switch off. I assumed it was a graphics driver issue so I installed the latest drivers for...
  37. S

    Desperate: Tried installing additional RAM-blocks and now my computer turns on for 1second, then off and immediately on.

    Hey guys I previously had 2x4GB RAM in my computer. I've been thinking of upgrading to 2x8gb, but a friend said I should just get 2 more of the same RAM. So I did that, so I'd end up with 4x4GB of the same RAM blocks. This guy usually knows what he's talking about. Anyway, I got the 2 new...
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    Booting from ssd, please insert proper boot device

    I used 1TB HDD in uefi only so far, but now i bought a Samsung Evo 850 SSD. I unplugged the HDD, changed the SSD to GPT and installed the win10 from a USB on it. Ater that i restart the pc, disconnect the usb, and set the SSD in first place in the boot order. I get the please insert proper boot...
  39. testtube5

    Should I change this build at all before I hit the buy button?

    Here's the build: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/Tk78RG Looking to game AAA titles (and everything else) in 4k (Don't want to go SLI) at times, most of the time I want to max out 1440p at 144hz or around that. The NVMe drive is just a "I have to have it" item (though if you know of a better...