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Hey Guys. I'm trying my hand at reviving an old PC for some light home server usage. I bought an old dell with a B85M-G43 mobo. It didn't have an HDD so I got a 10tb HGST SATA6.0 7200rpm refurbished off amazon. I tried attaching it to the old PC and it would not show up as present on the BIOS...

More specifically, what are the advantages of the B85-m-hd3-a Gigabyte brand, vs any H81 brand mobos? I need help asap! I'm in the middle of a deal!!! Tech wizards I summon you!

I am so confused to why my computer that I upgraded is failing to boot with my new CPU. I have a Asus B85M-E motherboard running the latest BIOS (3602) and I am trying to use a i5-4590 but it refuses to boot with it in but works fine with my old CPU (i5-4430). According to the ASUS CPU support...

Hi everyone I'm planning to buy a 27 inch gaming monitor for a decent price. And i came across this Acer KG271 Cbmidpx 27-inch Full HD TN Panel Gaming Monitor .. i find it very good but YouTube videos says TN panels have poor Colors. So should i buy it or not. TIA

I have seen advertisements for gaming laptops showing specs like this: i7 7700 hq + 228 GB SSD + 1TB HDD 7200 + 16 GB RAM + Nvidia GTX 1050 4G Everything I have read online, including Nvidias own site, says that the GTX 1050 only has 2G and that only the GTX 1050ti has 4G. Is this correct? If...

On my Mac Pro, it appears the one (B-Baker) memory card isn't liked. When I first installed four 1GB RAM modules on each card, I apparently didn't seat the B board correctly so only 4GB showed. I opened the hood and reseated the B board and all 8GB showed. The next time I started the box, the...

So, I have a Intel Core i7 4790K with stock cooler (i do not overclock) and when i play 15 mins of Battlefield 1 (which.. i believe is quite CPU intense) i'm hitting up temps of around 77 degrees in gameplay. I have had my PC for around 2 months and dust is not the issue. Is this kind of...

So recently my Ethernet port has been playing up. I was playing a game of CS:GO and accidentally knocked out my ethernet cable, once this had happened my whole computer stopped, when I restarted my internet was gone. I tried to reinstall my drivers but was told it was in deep sleep mode. I did...

I have a 4k tv and when i connect it to my pc from a hdmi 2.0 cable, i even tried a dvi to hdmi, it doesn't work. for some reason it worked on my laptop though which was connected to the reciever, not directly like my pc.(yes i tried pc to receiver as well....) I've tried this on a 980 and my...

Hello all, I know there are many threads about similar issues but I have tried most of the fixes recommended and can't get my ram working properly. I transferred my Dell 5DN3X motherboard to a new computer case. I have three sticks of 4gb ram. After the transfer from one case to another, I...

I have ~100$ that I would like to spend to upgrade my PC. I use my PC mainly for playing CS (currently runs 5, and Black ops 3 (runs OK at 60fps on low settings but poorly when I go for 144), video editing, and streaming. My current specs are: -i5 4670k stock -GTX 760 -8gb RAM(2x4gb kit)...

Before I start, this is my setup: i5 4690K MSI GTX 970 4G 16 Gigs of RAM Windows 10 Home So in GTA V I play on Very High settings with VSync (my monitor doesn't have a high refresh rate) and I get a solid 60 fps. But when I enter the city or an area with a lot of cars and people, I will...

Hey there. A year ago I encrypted about 2000 jpeg images in my External Hard disk using the default windows encryption tool. During that process I saved the recovery certificates on C drive. But 2 months ago I upgraded to windows 10 pro and did a clean format and during the process the...

So basically I downloaded MSI Afterburner but when I start it I can't select anything. All the bars for the fan and voltage options are locked. They are all faded and if I click them nothing happens. A solution would be appreciated.

How do I get the camera to zoom in and out on my acer Aspire E17? I have a virtual class and my face is huge even though I am 2 feet away.

Approximate Purchase Date: ~1 Month Budget Range: 2000$ or less (Including monitor and keyboard) System Usage from Most to Least Important: Gaming, Streaming, Casual Programming Are you buying a monitor: Yes Parts to Upgrade: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/mqv8CJ Do you need to buy OS: No...

I have had my computer for over 2 1/2 years without a single issue. About 1 month ago my computer just shut down randomly. It then restarted on its own but it did not even make it to the BIOS splash screen. Meaning after the restart nothing came up beside a blank screen. After turning the...

Hi guys , my rig is as follows Processor : i7-3770 GPU : Giga Byte R9 280X 3GB 384 Bit RAM : (8+4 GB)12Gb 1600Mhz Corsair Vengeance Primary Storage : 240Gb SP SSD Secondary Storage : 1TB Western Digital HD PSU : Corsair 650Watt Display : Asus 22" 1080p Full HD LED Monitor Motherboard ...

I'm looking into buying my first gaming PC and have been using CyberPower as a way help me do this. I'm hoping to be able to play games such as Titanfall and Watch_Dogs as well Steam games on my new system. Here's the specs. from my latest attempt, I'm especially open to advice regarding the...