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Personal Context: Experienced computer and spreadsheet user; programming & databases as a job, degree, & some personal experiments. However, zero initial knowledge in marcos, whether LibreOffice or MS Excel. Problem Context: Seeking a spreadsheet with data-validation-like behaviour. Doesn’t...

Hi everyone, Hope you're staying safe. Currently I have as SSD and a HDD, both being ~500-ish GB in size each. My old Windows OS was installed on the hard drive, and the new OS I'm using is on the SSD. HDD is partitioned into 2-3 Volumes, one with the OS, the other with data only and one named...

Hi!! Am planning to guide a friend for a basic multi-purpose 720p Gaming desktop.. Do I get the AMD 3400G or the i3-9100F + RX 560.. Basically both cost the same.... AMD 3400G - https://in.pcpartpicker.com/list/D2Hqk6 OR i3-9100F + RX 560 - https://in.pcpartpicker.com/list/LZ6NNq

So I currently have my prebuilt computer’s psu and I want to use it for a reference to help pick a better one than I have now but I don’t have enough knowledge of this to make a confident purchase. I’m certain this is probably about as basic as basic gets a question but I really do need help...

Hey, I'm selling my old computers' parts, and wanted to fix the pins on my cpu that were bent out of position, but when I got to the last two pins, I accidently broke them simultaneously. Is the cpu now busted? I don't want to sell a broken piece of hardware.

Hi everyone. My laptop has a built-in WiFi card (Realtek RTL8822BE 802.11ac PCIe Adapter). Can I use a USB WiFi dongle to improve my laptop’s WiFi reception or is it pointless since my laptop already has a WiFi card built in? I believe my laptop has an up-to-date WiFi card built into it, but...

Okay so I have a dilemma. System: Cpu: AMD Ryzen 3 1200 Gpu: 1050ti EVGA SC Should I get a RX 580 or 570 either one whatever one I can find a good price for Ive found both used with like a $20 difference. Or should I buy a new AMD Ryzen 5 2600 If you have any other questions just ask and I can...

While playing a game the GPU fan speed goes up to 4500 rpm for a few seconds and then back to 2500 rpm. Somehow the card gets hot very quickly and never goes below 40 C. I tried to use MSI afterburn for a fan curve, but it seems the fan speed monitoring is locked. It might be linked to bad air...

I have two desktops both connected to the same gateway via Ethernet. They receive different connection speeds. One receives roughly 10% of the speed the other does. Is there anything I can do to fix this? The gateway is a Calix Gigacenter 844g. The computer with the connection issue has an...

Hi, I am using Asus Router RT-AC1200. It has a USB port but does not have USB dongle support. Is there some custom firmware available for it which includes dongle support?

I want to connect an external hard drive to my TP-Link Archer 2300 wireless router. The router has USB 2.0 and 3.0 ports, and I intend to use the 3.0 obviously. This drive will be for backup of pictures/videos/files from my desktop PC in another part of the house. Question: In this...

how to install ssd?

Hello, I have a really annoying issue with only 1 computer in my house. At some point within the first 20 minutes of being powered on, my computer will simply disconnect me from the WAN and the network icon in the lower right corner has a red icon on it. Looking in the Event Viewer I get the...

What: I currently want to install Windows XP 32 bit sp3 onto a modern computer. I have a pc with an AMD Ryzen 3 1200 cpu and gtx 1050, as well as a 120gb windows 10 boot ssd, 240gb ssd with games on it, and a 500gb sata hdd game drive. What i have tried: I have extracted a windows xp trial vhd...

So I wake up this morning to watch some show on plex and for some reason, it's not working. So I checked on my computer that acts as a server for all our media and for some reason the drive that's supposed to have my shows on it isn't working. I don't know what could have happened to cause it...

Hi, with the near release of Ryzen 3rd Generation, I'm having trouble deciding what to do. I currently have the following: i7-3770 Biostar H61MLV Deepcool Ice Edge Mini 8gb DDR3 1866 (running at 1600MHz) HyperX Fury MSI GamingX RX 470 4GB 128gb SSD 500gb HDD Seasonic M12 EVO 620W Ok here goes...

I am no expert in computer wattage, but I look to overclock most (if not all) of my parts, so what psu would I need? CPU - Intel - Core i5-9600K 3.7 GHz 6-Core Processor $260 CPU Cooler - Noctua - NH-D15S 82.52 CFM CPU Cooler $80 Motherboard - Gigabyte - Z390 AORUS PRO ATX LGA1151 Motherboard...

Hi. My PC has been having this problem lately where it sometimes acts like there is no ram left. Discord can randomly restart sometimes and sometimes chrome gives me an error message that says there isn't enough memory left when im loading a page even though there clearly is plenty left...

Hey i use cpu core parking manager 3 and i was wondering if it is safe to unpark all my cores and put all the sliders to 100% in the program. You guys that use the program will know what sliders i am talking about.

Hello, i recently bought a New pc. SPECS Mobo gigabyte b450m aorus Ryzen 5 2600 Sapphire pulse rx 580 8gb 1x Ram G. Skill aegis ddr4- 3000mhz Psu corsair cx 550 watt Western digital 1TB Windows 10 The problems is that in games gpu utilazitaion its not stable it can drop from 100 to 90+ and...

Hey guys, so i have abit of a problem. I bought my laptop at the end of 2017 and kind of felt like in some games it will feel sluggish even though i have a gtx 1070 8gb inside. I decided to investigate abit further recently and saw my CPU was running at 100% whilst my GPU was sitting at about...

Hello everyone I have an Acer Aspire R5-471T-71W2 and it is non functional. I'm trying to remove the harddrive so I can get the files off of it but I can't seem to find it. I have the cover off and also the battery removed and i don't know where everything else is.

Hi guys I´ve been having a lot of trouble with crashes with my new build. I started another thread but now i seem to have found de source of my problems but don´t know how to solve it. When i do a fresh install of windows 10 and let windows download and set up drivers everything seems to run...

Hey im looking for a sound system to get the most bass and clarity for my money. These are the two options I have right now. Feel free to leave other options. Sub/Soundbar - https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Leviathan-Bluetooth-Technology-Dedicated/dp/B00PK2POOU Active Speakers -...

when i want to restart a laptop (Acer aspire 3 A315-31-C3nj ) will keep on loading until it run off power ,whats the problem and how can i solve it. Reason why i restart the laptop is that Norton security keeps on showing a massege that i should restat my computer.

I'm wondering because I'm almost finished a build of my first PC, and this will be the highest single power user I've plugged in it. I've had a TV, PS4, laptop and heavy wattage speakers plugged in all at the same time before without trouble however. In case youre wondering the PC includes an...

So my new build won't boot at all. It turns on, but I get no beeps and nothing output to the screen. It lights the CPU LED for a split second and tries that 2 times, each time the computer appears to restart it's boot process. After this, the system appears to boot normally based on the codes...

Hi, I recently installed an aftermarket CPU cooler to replace the stock Intel one and after some issues with this I somehow found my way back into windows. I googled how to stress test my CPU to check my temperatures and any issues and came across Aida64. I ran the system stability test for...

Hi, im using a computer with FSP Hydro 500W PSU and thinking to get a ups for it.. can please suggest an ups that can hold the system online for 10mins? For monitor, im using a 80W TV and have some fibreoptic ONT and modem.

I tap at the Dell logo screen, it stops at the Dell logo screen. If I press F2, it says "Preparing to enter Setup". If I press F12, it says "Preparing one-time boot menu". The screen freezes at the Dell logo screen with a status bar which is just exactly the same as the photo I posted earlier...

Hello I had accidentally knocked about a quarted of a bottle of soda into the top of my tower where there is an opening for my fan. I immediately disconnected from the power outlet and tipped the case to the left side pannel away from motherboard and psu. Then opened it and cleaned it with...

Tapping f2 or f8,f9,f10 ect at powering up as required, triggers a full volume 5 quick beep sequence.? At the time it should be showing the boot menu, then continues as if no interruption exists through to log in page... Help wanted to gain access to the start up boot system menu please. Thank...

So my laptop nitro 5 has i5 8th gen gtx 1050 4gb Vram 4gb of ram ,and starts to play GTa V and witcher 3 and its very unplayable because of fps drops , i lowered Gta V graphics to minimum but still fps drops. I dont know if its the unit, Needs more ram , or software or graphics card . Hope i...

I just purchased Asus Prime Z390-A. Could anyone be kind enough to tell me if Gskill Rpjaws series V are compatible with my board. According to pcpartpicker it is but I still get the yellow DRAM light on my board.

looking for LED light strip to my pc case. something to ligt it completely inside. something on amazon or newegg please.. cheap and good

Hello, I am looking to build a system that I will use to edit a heavy amount of RAW images, as well as up to 60fps 4k video editing, and 120fps 1080 video editing. I am at a crossroads with two main issues: the cooling required and ram speed vs stability. This computer would see heavy use daily...

I connected my old 250 gb WD caviar to my pc via coolmax and all my files including windows XP were still on there, i didnt care for it so i decided to use this drive as extra space. I cut all files from it and pasted them into my trashcan, it took like 30 minutes because i had to skip or allow...

So my due to my old aio cooler, my cpu was practically fused to the heatsink and i pulled it out when trying to remove the heatsink. When i put it back in the motherboard, everything seems to be working fine, however the system commit is only 20gb max compared to the 32gb it was before. Is a...

I have mobo g31m es2c and I would like to upgrade the computer so I want to buy intel core 2 quad q9400 and gt 1030 gddr5 so it will be fine ??

Hi everybody! So as in the title, I'm moving to Japan soon and I want to take my tower with me as it's pretty new still and I can't afford to buy a new one out there. My check-in baggage limit is already going to be taken up with all the other stuff I'm going to need to start work out there...