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    Does extra storage space for a Samsung SSD = better power and overall quality?

    I recently bought a 2TB Samsung 860 Pro SSD on Amazon. I spent over $1000 for it and I really hope that I made the right choice. I didn't buy a 4TB 860 Pro because it was almost double the price. I could of bought a 4TB 860 Evo for around the same price but I went with the 2TB 860 Pro since I...
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    Laptop Overheating while Gaming, and I’ve tried Everything!

    HP Laptop 15-bw0xx Processor: AMD A12-9720P Radeon R7, 12 Compute Cores 4C+8G, 2700 MHz, 4 Cores, 4 Logical Processors 8GB of RAM About 1 year old My Windows laptop has perfectly reasonable idle temps, and even cools down really fast when I am done gaming, but while gaming it goes a little too...
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    4K (Titan V) 3000$ Canadian left.

    I already got a Titan V and will use it mostly for gaming. I have a build almost ready. Just want some opinion & help before i start buying. https://pcpartpicker.com/list/vpp8bX Monitor: ASUS PG27AQ 27.0" 3840x2160 60Hz Case: Cooler Master - HAF XB EVO ATX Processor: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz...
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    Computer shutdown and a burning smell came out

    Hey guys! So I was playing a game of DnD yesterday when my desktop suddenly shut off on me and a burning smell came out of the case. I immediately unplugged the power supply and checked where the burning smell was coming from. The smell seemed to have originated from the gpu so I let it...
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    STOP CODE Memory Management BSOD after Windows update

    All I can say is that I've checked memory and HDD and are OK. The BSOD appear as soon as I click on This PC link or try to install net framework 4.7.2 from desktop. This is the minidump https://www.dropbox.com/s/idtl14kj4089kbt/062818-27437-01.dmp?dl=0 Windows version 1803(OS Build 17134.137)
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    Large FPS drops on gaming rig

    Disclaimer: not sure where to post this since i dont know the cause of the issue; software or hardware? About one and a bit years ago i built my first PC ever. Though cable management was horrible and we bent a couple pins, the build was functional after ordering another Motherboard. ---...
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    reuse Laptop touchscreen

    Hello I am planing to reuse the screen from my broken Acer aspire R7 572. I know that i will need a contoller board, but will i be able to use the touch funktions on the screen? like if i plugg it in to my desktop and want to play world of tanks blitz. best regards William ps i am from sweden so...
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    2 power suplies on one pc

    i bought cheap psu spire with 420w, but i figured out it only has 15amps on the 12v rail. for me it is cheaper to get one more non-good psu but with 2 12v at 18amps. Xilence XP550 550w so if this xilence psu is not good enough, one of them will be for gpu, and the other one for the rest of the...
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    Good internet stats (download/upload speede), But horrible ping in all games and downloads everything slowly.

    This has started about a week ago where I have just been trying to fix this and I'm very frustrated and don't know what to do, I used to get very good stable ping that would get me 30-40 ms/ping and would not lag at all, it would be perfect, but now I have to deal deal with ping that's very...
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    Every game runs the same, no matter the settings

    As the title already says, every game runs the same. It doesn't matter if I play Battlefield 1 or Minecraft. I always have about 30-40 fps with lags and stutters, no matter the in-game settings. Also games like league of legends which even my old PC handled better now runs on the same 30-40 fps...
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    No boot os to freezes durning boot up/cd boot

    Pc worked flawlessly before I Shut down my pc and when I came to power it up 8 hours later the system says there’s no os. Alright yeah that seems simple do I went and grabbed my windows installation disk, plopped it in and it came up fine, attempted to rebuild the mbr but cmd kept giving me...
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    PC Upgrade with GTX 1060

    Get all! Right now I have a GTX 1060 that I'm running with an FX-6300. I plan on (hopefully) upgrading from the FX to a Ryzen 5 2600X. However, I heard that my GPU would now bottleneck my CPU. Is it worth it to upgrade, or should I stay put? Thanks so much!
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    New to PC gaming, can theese specs hold 60FPS.

    CPU : Intel i7-8700 3.2 GHz up to 4.6 GHz MB : ASUS PRIME H310M-K HDD : HDD 2TB WesternDigital RAM : Kingston FURY 8GB 2400MHz (x2) GPU : ASUS DUAL-GTX1070-O8G Case : CoolerMaster Case MasterBox Lite 3.1 PS : Corsair Builder Series CX DVD : ASUS DVD-RW Super-Multi...
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    My i7 6800K is running 6.6 GHz currently

    I am at 1.385 input and my vcoree is 1.2874 and i am maxing out at 71C on my stress tests. Have i won the super silicon lottery? This cpu is not making any sense. I am literally at 6.6GHz atm with ease, been pushing it here and there with 1hour tests per 0.1 MHz for the past few weeks and this...
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    Main SSD disk went RAW after chkdsk

    I was lately experiencing some BSODs, and when trying to fix it by chkdsk, it looked like my main SSD C: drive went from NTFS to RAW filesystem. I cannot boot from it anymore and it doesn't recognize Windows. I can only enter the recovery drive and run command prompt. Is there any way to...
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    Lenovo ideapad 100 wont turn on

    My lenovo ideapad 100 wont turn on but it has led's indicating that it is on? I tried every advice online, holding the power button for 15 seconds, (i cant take out the battery without taking the entire laptop apart)... ive got an exam tommorow and i need this pc up and running, it worked last...
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    Need Drivers for HP Compac 6200 Pro Microtower

    Un fortunately I had to do a clean install of Windows 7 and now I do not have access to the internet as it is saying " Windows did not properly install Network adapter" when I went into Device manager these are the drivers missing Ethernet Controller, Multimedia Audio controller, PCI Serial...
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    computer turning off

    specs NVIDIA geforce gt 520 AMD FX 8320 eight core processor 3.50ghz windows 7 ultimate 16gb ddr3 My computer will turn off at randomly times.it will sometimes turn off When I play games like league of legends, or when I play lower end games like runescape or roblox. Its defiantly not a heat...
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    How To How to Manage User Account Control Settings In Windows 10

    Introduced with the release of Windows Vista, User Account Control places an additional layer of security to the operating system by prompting users for their consent (or credentials) before executing any task that changes system settings. A few examples of system settings modifications can be...
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    GTX 960 OC or not

    Okay so i am about to buy a used pc and it has an ASUS NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 960 STRIX 2GB the ad says. So i when i searched it up on the internet i could only find Asus STRIX-GTX960-DC2OC-2GD5. So my question is Is the asus strix always OC and GDDR5 or can it also be not OC and GDDR5. I hope...
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    Shout out for SlimRun CAT6A THIN cables

    These thin CAT6A rated patch cables been available for a couple of years now but I just started to notice them and it's the best thing since sliced bread I tell ya. No more fighting to cable-manage with standard unwieldy stiff CAT cables, and u can buy from Monoprice bulk on the cheap to boost...
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    Corsair RGB K55 Keyboard - Lighting Issues

    Hello, my corsair K55 RGB Keyboard won't light up anymore. I've tried to delete the driver from the Device manager, then reboot the PC, and plug the keyboard into a different USB, then scan for hardware changes. When I open the Corsair Utility Engine (which I've reinstalled twice now) the...
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    EZ Debug Light Flashing

    Hi, so I just built my PC and the EZ Debug light is flashing for first the CPU and then the DRAM. When I turn the PC on, my monitors say no signal even though all of the parts seem to be on and moving. Any help/input would be appreciated, thanks! Specs: i7-7700k MSI Gaming Plus z270 ATX Board...
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    Xbox One wireless controller (Windows) suddenly failing

    Trying to get my Xbox One wireless controller on my Windows 7 64 bits machine was a living hell. It took me 20 actual hours to get it working. I have been consistently using the controller and I was happy with it. No issues. But machines like to wait for their moment to laugh at you. I have not...
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    Free socket on my motherboard

    Their is a free socket on my motherboard. Can you please tell me for wat it is.The motherboard is from Acer aspire model e1-531.
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    change cpu in note book

    can i change cpu in asus 702vs
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    Can anyone please help? I am ready to just reinstall windows 10.

    Okay so for a couple months I've been trying to create it a recovery thumb drive and I get an error message saying that I'm missing files. I get my replacement GPU Tuesday and would like to have this all sorted by then. My C drive I only use for my operating system, Chrome and different tools...
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    Leadtek GTX 960 runs very loud for 20 minutes after starting up computer?

    It sounds like it's running very loud (not coil noise or clicking, just sounds super powerful and loud), and after it finally goes quiet. If I max my GPU fans to 100%, the sound is different from the noise that is giving me trouble, so it's the problem is not that they are being maxed out. The...
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    My secundary HDD's being constantly spining up

    hello, i have in my system atm SSD as boot drive and 2 HDD's from WD, one is old one caviar 300gb and one is 2 tb black. i have set in ballanced power mode for my HDD's to sleep after 5min but i experience some wierd waking up of both drives at same time. sometime it happens like 10min after...
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    Defining primary monitor for duplicated desktop on 2 monitors

    Hello fellows, That might be little stupid question, but i'm actually struggling over that about a month. I have a Panasonic TV on my room, which is simple 1080p 60hz hanged on wall, for watching netflix and movies. My primary monitor is the Dell 27" S2716DG with 2k resolution. I am using them...
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    Ryzen 2400g vs Ryzen 3 1200 + GT 1040

    Ryzen 5 2400g With 2400MHz Dual Channel 8GB Ram Or Ryzen 3 1200 + GT 1030 With 2400MHz Single Channel 8GB Ram Both with a B350 Motherboard For Gaming at 1280x800 at medium settings on AAA titles like Assassin's Creed Origins , Witcher 3 , COD wwii a more
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    Should I upgrade my CPU?

    I currently have a AMD FX - 8350 4.0 GHz 8 core processor. Upgrading my CPU also means updating my MOBO so I’m curious if it’s even worth upgrading it.
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    Frequent and severe stutters during the first 20-30min of playing CPU intensive game (AC Origins).

    I get very severe and frequent stutters when I start up this game. After it's been on for a while the stutters are gone completely. It stutters every 2 second or so, but there are also "trigger sensitive stutters". The stutters are triggered when I perform a "new action". Like climbing a wall...
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    Dekstop Glitching Out

    So i was using filezilla and all the sudden my desktop appears with no icons on it(http://prntscr.com/ibhl7k), but i can use everything else and if i got to file explorer i can see the stuff on my desktop folder(http://prntscr.com/ibhkyl). I seems like the desktop is completely unresponsive, i...
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    Connect devices w WiFi but no internet

    I’m traveling to tx from ca and towing a car on a flatbed. If like to have a camera back there to see what’s behind the trailer. I have a Zmodo WiFi camera. I have a WiFi router. Can I power the WiFi, set the camera and phone to see the WiFi network. Then my phone should be able to see the...
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    Slowly building gaming PC. Ryzen 5 2400g or RX560 or GTX 1050 for better vfm?

    Hey all, The new desktop Ryzen APUs are almost here and i am in big dilemma on how to proceed with all this crazy pricing in GPUs that seem to be getting even worse in 2018. My current options if i buy a GPU that i can afford are: a) Gigabyte Radeon RX 560 2GB for 131 euros. b) Gigabyte...
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    Limited Access WiFi Network Problem

    Hello there, I have an HP laptop that was normally connected to the WiFi of my accomodation for more than 3 months. Then, yesterday, I accidentally unplugged my laptop and it closed after its battery's discharged, saving my progress. From that moment, when I reopened my laptop I encountered...
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    Application has been Blocked from Accessing Graphics Hardware

    Hi, this is my first post. I tried looking at other posts with the same problems, but so far, I have not been able to find a solution that works for me. My computer is usually fine unless I try to play a game, in which case my screen immediately starts to turn off and on again (which I know is...
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    Mobo Voltages good or? pc restarting while playing games, maybe gpu faulty?

    I need help knowing if my voltages are good, i will post a picture, keep in mind, these are during a stress test on Prime 95. http://prntscr.com/i2tbdk
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    Hdd wont start in a laptop, but will star in a pc

    I have bought a hdd called seagate constelatio 250gb and i tried putting it in my laptop, but it wont start spinning, so when i put it in my pc its started up spinning with no problems. What could be the problem here? Im thinking its about power, but then how do i lower it so my could uae it? I...