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Hello everyone. I want to build new pc for my younger brother. Currently he had bought core i5-4440. So can everyone suggest other part including case to complete his PC?because too many choice and brand to pick make us wonder which one the best. So we live in malaysia and the budget is...

Hello, The last year I bought a new GPU (Nvidia Gtx 650), but I still have some lags when I play some videogames. So maybe I should change the CPU. What CPU do you suggest? My current CPU is: Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 (2.93 GHz) Thanks

I've tried everything I can think of, including updating bios and I can not get it to read any type of sata drives, any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

Whether your HP Windows 8 laptop is suffering from a virus, system errors, a software update that’s slowed everything to a crawl, or some other problem, a factory reset may be just what you need to get back to decent performance. Below, we’ve outlined how to do this through HP System Recovery...

Hello Sir / Mam I want to know that my warranty over already and now now pc takes much for starting and also problems of battery run time how to resolve this. Please show me way fast. I have facing show many problem by this type of service . This is very bad thing that your company produce...

I have an Asrock Z97 Extreme4 and I need to flash it. I've been looking around and, while I didn't found anything about this model, it appears that modern motherboards have multiple bios to save the mobo in the case of a corrupted BIOS. How many BIOS does my mobo have? How do I use them if the...

Hi there, I'm currently using a network adapter (TP-LINK TL-WDN4800 Dual Band Wireless N900 PCI) The issue I've always had bad pings prior to installing the driver, pinging the router fluctuates constantly ONLY after restarting the computer, from normal 1m to 400ms every 4-5 seconds...

Sorry if I posted in wrong section but how would you bring a monitor on the plane? As checked in luggage or as carry ons? I am flying with EVA Air

It's my first time building a PC and i as wondering if I take the components out of the box's,hook it all up and it doesn't work,can I send it back and get new components at no cost?

Since about a week or two ago, my bf3 hasnt been running right. First it would't even connect to the servers, it would just load a white or black screen and then go unresponding. Now i can sometimes get into the game, but it runs at about 4 fps on whichever settings i set them to. I've tried...

Hello, I'm looking for a laptop/ultrabook/tablet type device running full windows (not rt) 1. What is your budget? About $500 before tax 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? I'm looking for a portable device, something light and between 11-12.5 inches 3. What...

I’m in the process of creating a component list that I will use to build my first computer, and I would appreciate some advice about HDD's. I’m looking for overall capacity from 600GB to 1TB. Do you think the performance of a 10,000 rpm model justifies the additional price over one that runs...

Liike the title says in another post someone said get a i5 not a i3 and that i should ditch the fx 8320. So i would like some more input because all the new cpus cost more money. Like 50 to 150 more. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2172305/build-overkill.html

Im looking for a pc that i can be able to play minecraft and FTB and other Variations of minecraft with a bunch of Mods and Record while i play on atleast 60fps. And also games on ultra or hd settings. Let me know your suggestion. Ps. I dont need a mouse or a Monitor or Keyboard.

Hi there, I'm looking at buying a new rig for a friend who is an animator and video editor and I was wondering whether I should buy a graphics card with 2gb or 4gb vram thinking about getting the r9 270x with a 1920x1080 screen.

Ive just recently finished installing my new Mobo and CPU (AMD FX8350) and ive hooked everything up right and all correct, Power up and the GPU doesnt power up at all. I don't even get display. also the mobo im using doesn't even have a display port (VGA or DVI) So im litterly at my wits end...

hey im planning to upgrade my sapphire HD 7770 to an AMD R9 280x 3gb or Geforce GTX 770 2GB. I'm quite puzzled which one to choose because performance wise both are same but the price of amd R9 280x is relatively cheap than the gtx 770. I would like to play all high end games in high...

Hi , i just sold my old cpu/motherboard & i need a new cpu/motherboard. i'm planning on buying the i7 4770k to with a gtx 780. But now i need a 1150 motherboard. What would be a good motherboard to also overclock the i7 4770k to 4.5, with a h100i. Mobo under 200$ i wanted something blue to go...

I been having problems with my PC since yesterday. I build this PC and I have it since September from last year. So, yesterday it starter to act a little weird and started to freeze. Every time I clicked at something, it freezes. Sometimes it run slow, even on the desktop. Today when I do some...

Hello my current build consists of the following: CPU - i3-3240 GPU - MSI Twin Frozr 660 GTX PSU - TOPOWER TOP- 500W ATX 12V v.2.3 -80 PLUS Bronze Certified RAM - 4GB Kingston DDR3 1333 MOBO - ASUS H61M-A -LGA 1155 Intel H61 - Micro ATX OS - Windows 8.1 Monitor - ASUS VE247H 23.6" 1080p capable...

I live on a dirt road in a house that is far from sealed so dust builds up quick. Normally I clean it every 2 weeks which has been working but I missed a cleaning because I was out of air dusters. What I didn't realise is that 3 weeks is all it takes to build up to the point that the dusters...

This is my first build. http://pcpartpicker.com/p/2POoF How long would this build last and what would my fps be on BF4 on ultra? Thanks everybody!

I've started playing Battlefield 4 with my GF recently. She's using my previous PC : e8400 @ 3,0GHz (the value Gigabyte mobo won't even boot at 3.1GHz) 8Go DDR3 (don't remember the speed but it's value ram) HD6870 Standard 500Go HDD Windows 8.1 It's definitly aging but BF4 plays really fine on...

I'm looking at upgrading my GPU and i'm currently looking at this card: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00EIG47BK/?tag=pcpapi-20 I would be going from a 2gb 660 to a 4gb 760. Smart choice for trying to stay within a budget?

I've got my 4770k stable at 4.2Ghz with VCore set manually to 1.180V. I have no option for Adaptive voltage, only offset, but it seems that my VCore & Clock speed lower on idle. My only concern is the VID which stays steady at 1.180V regardless. Should I leave it set as manual or is there...

Hello, My Dell Dimension 9200 Desktop does not boot-up and has lights 1,2,3 along with two beeps.I also noticed that nothing is able to display on my monitor. So far I have tried to trouble shoot what could be wrong. I cleaned the machine for dust, checked the ram, cable connectors, looked for...

I am at a loss on how to do this i tried using the the oc genie but it iincrese the sped to 4.09 but as soon as i start the primer 95 stress test blend the pc crashes can anyoen walk me through on overclocking this chip thank you

Hello everyone, apologies in advance if I've asked something stupid or am missing something obvious, I'm pretty new to all this... I've got a build together and costed it up, the last component I need to add on is a power supply. I've looked around at the multitude of calculators on the web...

Dear Tomshardware forum users :) I just recently upgraded to UPC Cablecom Horizon and I got a new router. Since then, I can not access my Synology 213+ NAS anymore - not even in my intranet. Here is my current setup: Before I changed to the Technicolor TC7200.U router, the Time Capsule did...

Im a bitfenix shinobi window case and on ncis it says no PS top usb 3.0 support http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=60585&vpn=BFC-SNB-150-KKW1-RP&manufacture=BitFenix&promoid=1223

Hi, I'm building a new Haswell system and trying to decide if there's any reason to purchase the full retail version of Windows 8 instead of the OEM for an extra $20. I've done plenty of looking around and as I understand it neither is motherboard dependent, both allow you to install it on a...

25-40 fps on bf4. Radeon r9 290, AMD fx9590, 16 gig ram.. Low temperatures. What is causing this?

i get windows kernel mode and blackout crashes , what ive tried to solve it : update bios , reinstall w7 ( clean install ) clean install gpu drivers ( like 10 differents ) memory diagnostic wasnt faulty .. ssd is working as it should , and it is not overheating issues .. and i cant play like...

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