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    [SOLVED] Random disconnects from game servers without network background activity.

    So this little thing is driving me crazy, for the past few weeks I've been unable to game on my desktop because I will disconnect from every game 5-10 minutes in (LoL, SC2, Warzone..). I tried just about anything, nothing seemed to work. Untill today, when I left a twitch stream open and tried...
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    [SOLVED] Tasks Abruptly Go Into Background

    Ok, so I am using my PC for gaming, keeping task manager open and all to keep an eye on how it's performing, but then abruptly, it registers everything open except itself as background tasks, even spreading out certain grouped programs, and also slowing down said programs quite a lot. After some...
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    [SOLVED] DPI, resolution, pixels per inch, creating a wallpaper for dual monitors

    So I have a 22" widescreen monitor connected to my Windows 7 laptop (via VGA) which I use as an extended desktop. I noticed that by default Windows will use the same wallpaper that my laptop screen (15.6") uses, which of course ends up not filling the entire display. So fix this, I decide to...
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    Corsair AIO With Noctua Fans

    I am going for a phantom 240 case from nzxt, since i REALLY like how it looks. After some research, i found that a Noctua NHD15 just wont fit and im thinking i should get the Corsair H110i AIO and maybe pair it with some noctua fans. Will this work similarly to the NHD15? Im guessing it wont...
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    New Build for Virtualization and General Purpose

    Approximate Purchase Date: This month Budget Range: $2000-$4000 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Running 2-3 virtual machines, email, browsing, streaming. No gaming. Are you buying a monitor: Yes, at least two. Parts to Upgrade: CPU, mobo, Ram, SSD, fans, heatsink, psu, video, etc Do...
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    After upgrade from amd cpu to intel cpu. Display stays black.

    Changed mobo ram cpu. And now my pc wont boot up properly. By that I mean it dosent boot up display. My old working rig: Amd FX6350 cpu. 8gb ram. Ddr3. Asus M5A7BL-M mobo. Nvidia GTX 960 gpu. Corsair vs450 psu. And the upgrade was: Asrock B250 PRO4. intel i5-7600 cpu. 2×4gb ddr4 ram. And the...
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    Help! Folder icons are wrong on the desktop!

    My icons on the desktop have a weird white box covering the bottom three quarters of the folder! When I create a new folder it's fine for a little bit, then the same thing happens! Please help me!
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    Is my pc spec

    Hi, I'm finally going to build my first gaming PC, and I need help with it since im no pro. I will build with the spec following: Mobo:Asus ROG Crosshair VI Hero GPUAsus GTX 1070 Strix OC CPU:Ryzen R7 1700 AIO:Corsair Hydro H110i or H100i v2 RAM: Corsair DDR4 Vengeance LPX PC 21000 2x8GB...
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    my game pad doesnt show on my pc its like nothing is connected

    ive tried connecting my game pad to my pc but doesn't work. it used to work before I formatted my pc. I've tried downloading direct x, but I don't see any changes. I really miss my games
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    Partitioning my HD

    I have a 1Tb hard drive running on a Windows 10, 64bit machine. I want to partition the Drive. I clicked through "File Explorer" to get to "Disk Management". At the "Disk Management" window, a "Disk 0 Basic" is displayed showing 931Gb (with partitions of 300Mb recovery, 99Mb EFI system, 930Gb...
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    Is an fsp power supply good?

    Is the fsp hydro 700w any good? It's the non modular version, I have a gigabyte gtx 780 with two pcie 8 pins and an i5 2400 will it be enough for those parts? Thanks in advance
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    Critique My Build!!

    So, i've been working on building my first PC for quite a while now and I want to hear the community's thoughts on it. So my build will be used strictly for photo editing and later, maybe in a couple or months or few years, I will add a GPU so it can better handle some video editing--which I...
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    Ongoing monthly BSOD - driver updates have not helped

    I receive about one BSOD a month. I'm running Win 7 Pro and updated all my drivers months ago from the Asus site. I have an Asus P8Z77-VPro motherboard. I've downloaded all the latest drivers and installed them but problems still occur. I also have an HP Laserjet Pro 200 color MFP M276nw that...
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    Any N64 PC Controllers like a 360 or ps3?

    I'm looking to get a N64 controller for PC and i was wondering if there area any 3rd party ones that look like a 360 or ps3 controller. (without the second stick) Thanks.
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    Video card doesnt start on rig.

    Okay, so I am building a new computer. I had a pc that I built, but am now selling. This was my original build: ASRock 970 extreme 3 amd fx 4300 HiS Radeon 7770 1GB GHz edition 8 gb corsair vengeance Corsair CX500 Watt Well after buying some parts to upgrade this one before i sold it, I had...
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    FPS drops in WoW since new GPU

    I have been playing wow for some time. Had some problems earlier this year but sorted. I had a GTX 770. i7 2600 OC to 4.2. 8gb Ram. Heat is fine and well below the safe highs. Max of 60 on the cpu. After the little problem was sorted my FPs was great. Always at the vsync cap - 60. With...
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    Asus GTX 760 2 gb Should i ?

    With that graphic should i be able to run new games on ultra like Metal Gear Solid V GTAV Dead Rising 3 Dead island 2 ? i have fx 6300 8gb Ram 1tb 1920 x 1080 Monitor
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    Usb connecter broke off inside the Hard drive, please help

    I was untangling the cords around my external hard drive and the cord that connects to the computer came out, when i tried to put it back in the usb looking part inside the hard drive broke off and went inside it. I can hear it rattling around inside the hard drive. How do i access my files ...