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I'm thinking about upgrading to a ryzen 5 2600 from an i5-6400. I'll have to pickup a new mobo as well due to the socket switch to AM4. I've been hesitating to pull the trigger, because I know that as back to school ramps up, you often see lots of tech deals targeted towards students. So part...

so changed some stuff around but now im a little over budget. Still need to buy a desk. Anyway anything you see that is overkill, really like the MOBO and the extra case fans I feel I need. PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor...

i have this old motherboard "H61M-S2V-B3" and i wonder if This cpu "Core I3 3220 "would work with it + gtx 1050 2g the problem is that the cpu require Different version of bios Upgrade than the one that the vga card require so i don't know if the cpu and that vga card Would work together on...

After clicking on my SSID and entering the correct password I get this error, Windows was unable to connect (SSID) ??? Windows 7 64bit

HI, what buy rtx 2060 or used gtx 1080?

Hello, all! I have recently purchased an Acer aspire 7 A17 laptop, AND IT RUNS SO SLOW and seems to bottleneck/throttle while playing games. (Ex. FORTNITE LOW SETTINGS, 1080P. 100 fps but random hitching and lows of -30fps) Also freezing and long loading times while doing basic computing tasks...

My idle CPU temp is around 40-42c, I use the cooler that my CPU came with. Is 40-42c fine on idle? If not what should I do?

Simply does the the GTX 1060 support adaptive v-sync?

I have an old Acer Ferrari 3200, and I'm trying to get it working again. Acer officially still has a set of drivers up for this pc, which runs on Windows XP 32 bit (I know, it's out of date). However, The Wireless card driver that Acer provides for this model does not work on my machine...

Hi folks, I've been having BSOD issues for while now. Finally asking for some help. The BSODs occur when I go large or full screen video. Not right away, but with a few moments (or minutes). Same thing with gaming. Also, when a web page gets too busy. I have done some software and one hardware...

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3586987/asap-grey-screen.html#20461417 I made that thread cause of GPU issues.. or so it seemed. I'll try to make this short. My PSU fan was making a lot of noise a few weeks back so I replaced the whole PSU. Shortly after doing that just days later...

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I have a problem with Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 software which was bundled with my Gigabyte Z97X-Gaming 5 motherboard. This app Sound Blaster X-Fi MB3 doesn't work anymore for some odd reason. It started to happen by itself after a Windows 10 update (Windows 10 Pro 64 bit, latest stable...

Hello, I am thinking of building a custom built pc so I went on pcpartpicker and got my specs ready. Only thing is should I change any of these specs or are they good? Link: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/nmHZkT

I want to purchase a new graphics card,asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4 GB STRIX oc Ediction this is good match for asus rog maximus x hero?

I was replacing the Factory thermal paste on my CPU and AIO during a hardware upgrade and applied too much Arcticlean TPR to it and didn't realize that i did and that some broke the liquids surface tension on the cpu and spilled over into the socket. I didn't know that this had happened and i...

Hello, I've got these 2 issues going on for a while - first of all PC sometimes (like 2-3 times per day) shut downs itself, and second issue is sometimes screen goess blank (whole screen is white/grey color) and PC starts rebooting. Im going to explain clues i've got in two separate points...

Hello, How much RAM is needed minimum for HTPC to work smooth ? will be used for playing 4K movies , and to record Movies at the background while watching other movies /TV Channels.

Topic I already purchased a 1070, which I'm going to return, but I'm not sure if I should grab the 1080 or Vega. The vega would cost a lot more for less performance so I'd rather get the 1080. Any help would be appreciated.

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Rx 580 4gb was running good before , after the new driver 17.10.2 it started frame dropping. Pubg and BF 1 are on different drives, both stuttering. Tried going back to 17.10.1 same thing. i5 6600k is usually at 4.2ghz, temps are normal gpu and cpu. PSU Corsair 750w, 16gb ram. Asus vw246h 60hz...

Okay, so I just got my new PC today, and decided to try overclocking my new Ryzen 5 1600, expecting it to get to 3.8GHz, maybe 4.0GHz from what I've seen. But after putting the offset to +0.2000V and upping my clock speed, I managed to have it run at 4.5GHz stable, and idle temps haven't gone...

Hello,i have bought technics sb eh 600 speakers and i dont have original amp for them.Each speaker is 160 w and 6 ohm,for amp i have some jvc e something and its uses 160 w and i dont know how much power it gives.Now I want to buy good amp fro my speakers that is not so expensive and loud.Can...

So I just bought an AM4 motherboard (asrock ab350 pro 4) , when i try to unscrew the bracket for the stock cooler , i messed up and give a scratch to the m.2 ssd pin with my screwdriver. my question , is my motherboard still usable ? its fine for me if only the m.2 slot that is damaged cannot be...

Sidebar takes up to much screen on laptop

Hi i have a problem i brought Total Annihilation on steam it dose work it loads up but the problem is the screen.. When i load the game the whole screen shifts over to the right apart from the game that stays still. I have two monitors so Everything Apart from my Icons everything else like OBS...

Hello, the plastic part of a 15 pin connector from my PSU is broken. I used glue to put it together, but it didn't last much. Is there a way that I can replace the plastic part? If yes, can anyone name the part that I need?

Intel core i5 3rd gen 1tb hdd 8gb ram Mobo,Psu etc and Nvidia gtx 1050 2gb i wanna ask is this build good for 350$ or is it expensive?...and also will it play latest titles?

We are a small studio that i ready to build its next 4/8K Video editing suite. We have a budget of A$6500 approx US$5200 for the box alone. Monitors have already been sourced. This machine will only run Premiere, After Effects, Audition and Media Encoder during its 9-5 working life. At this...

I need to know soon because want a laptop that Sims will work on. Someone please get back to me soon thank you very much x

Hi. I'm am quite new to computer building and need some help. I build a computer and a website called 'PC Part Picker' and I'm not sure if all the parts for will work together. Here is the link to it: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/bP4fZ8 Thanks.

Actually this will be my first PC build in general, but I really have no idea where to start. My budget is $500 or less and I plan to use my current 16:9 1080p monitor which is a Dell ST2310. It's main use besides web browsing will be for emulation especially the PS2, PSP and Gamecube. I’d...

I was watching some benchmark tests on youtube and the guy said "That said tho it does(Ryzen 1600) have twice as much cache on offer (than Ryzen 1400). However if you use a mid range graphics card, or anything less GTX 1080 then cache capacity makes little no no difference". So can anyone...

Hello, I would like to make my second hdd invisible to my pc unless I enable it somehow. So when i boot off my main hard drive I can't see the second drive at all and it's like the second drive isn't even there. Is there a way, to make my second drive invisible unless I do something special...