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For about 2-3 weeks now whenever I boot up my desktop it gets 'stuck' on the pre-bios screen for about 3 mins every time I boot it up. The little beep that normally comes does sound. I can't access the BIOS either, although the screen still shows. When the computer finally boots it works...

Due to insufficient space, I added an identical twin to pair with my Samsung 850 EVO 500GB. However, after correctly connecting the SSD to the PSU and the motherboard, the SSD does not appear in the Disk Management View: https://imgur.com/a/ROyCDrG . It does show up in BIOS and Samsung Magician...

Hello i'm building my first pc and im not sure what motherboard to go for here is the build i was looking to get i'm going to reuse my 1060 for now PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor (£293.98 @ Laptops Direct) Motherboard...

Greetings, PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36vQWD Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/36vQWD/by_merchant/ CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor ($164.89 @ OutletPC) Motherboard: ASRock - B450M-HDV R4.0 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($68.98...

I currently have a signature like this: I would like to have a signature using this image i have edited to be more my style:https://ibb.co/yyv4qrJ Is this possible? I have edited the code to accommodate the new image but it doesn't appear properly.

I've got the Asus VG248QE (144hz 1080p) monitor with DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort. I just bought the RTX 2080 (Asus Dual OC) and forgot about the cables... It has 3 DPs and 1HDMI. My goal is to have a connection that will allow me to play on 144hz but I only have the HDMI to HDMI cable which...

I have just obtained a dell Precision T1500 which has a Intel core i3 - 550 3.2ghz cpu but i have knocking around an intel core i7 - 860 2.8ghz cpu can anybody help me decided which is better for the pc. I understand the i3 is dual core and the i7 is quad core but would the difference in speeds...

I currently am looking into purchasing a new PC. Primarily for Gaming and Music Production purposes. I have a max budget of £1200. I would like to steer towards an intel nvidia build that could handle 1440p gaming, Could you guys recommend a build for me?

I'm pretty sure this is the problem anyway, Everytime my GPU Goes understress Like Load up a game like Rainbow six siege. The screen just goes a random colour and i can still here all my friends in discord and it doesn't go away until i Restart the Computer. The problem started yesterday and...

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8086K CPU @ 4.00GHz, 4008 Mhz, 6 Core(s) NVIDIA - GeForce RTX 2080 Founders Edition 8GB GDDR6 ASUS ROG Strix Z370-E Gaming LGA 1151 Motherboard Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x16GB Corsair H100i V2 Liquid Cooling system Samsung 860 Evo 250GB SSD Samsung 860 Evo 1TB SSD...

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...

I have an older set of Accoustic Research 2.4GHz headphones with only a 3.5mm connection, although I can attach an RCA adapter. I recently purchased a Samsung model NU7100 smart TV, and like a lot (most?) of these TV's it has no composite out connection. I purchased a toslink-to-RCA adapter...

Hello! I have received an email sent from my own account to me giving me 48hrs to pay 650€. If I do not pay they will send to all my contacts a video from the internet and videos about me ( they do not know that I am the most boring person in the world :lol: . I have nothing to hide but I like...

I have an asus gtx1050ti expedition and for the last couple of months its clock and memory frequency spikes up in idle with clockwork like time intervals. Is it normal or something is going on? (performance when gaming didnt change over time) See: https://imgur.com/a/n35fmpY (ignore the fan...

I have ryzen 5 2600x and nvdia geforce 1060 windforce oc 6gb and i havent overclocked yet. My gpu is hitting 82 when im playing rainbos six siege how do i change this?

Hello support this ram Ballistix Sport LT BLS2C4G4D240FSB 8GB the cpu AMD Athlon X4 950 with mainboard MSI B450 Gaming Plus ???

Specs: i5-7400, RX580 8gb, 16gb g.skill ripjaws ddr4, MSI H270M Mortar Artic, corsair cx650m I recently upgraded the motherboard in my PC from an oem HP board to the mortar artic, and after this install my PC began to restart after about 5 minutes being under load. I did a fresh install of...

Hello, My QNAP TS-251+ is not booting anymore. When I try to power on, the power led glows for a second or two, while the land led start glowing. The device is getting rebooted by itself after 10 seconds. After the reboot, the fan and lan led continue to work. There is a short tick sound, 3...

So my dad needs a new computer. He works mostly online and with PDF with maps and such. So should he get an i5-8400 with a 1050ti gpu. Or just use the integrated cpu in the i7-8700? Or maby just the i5? Would really appritiate some help on this :)

I have recently been noticing that my CPU ramps up to 50% when I move my cursor the slightest amount. I have noticed this happening ever since I downloaded a game called Deltarune. I checked the file for malware just in case and it came up with nothing. I also deleted the file after it got...

Ok, ty in advance for ur help and answers..so.. I have a asus x470 prime pro mobo and yes R7 2700x . was OCed to 4.0ghz at 1.38 volts. well I was getting random shut downs, I do have corsair RM750x PSU..well. I downclocked back to default turned CPB off , disabled. Ram is OCed at 3200 ...now im...

Hello! I'm thinking of upgrading my CPU sometime near Black Friday or Christmas from an Intel Skylake i5 6500 to either a Ryzen 5 2600X or a Ryzen 7 2700X depending on the prices of these around that time of year. I am upgrading my PC as I want to play the newest games such as Battlefield 5...

PC 1: - i5-2300 2.8-3.1GHz - r9 270x 2GB dcu2oc - 8gb ram PC 2: - i5-3340 3.1-3.3GHz - gtx 750Ti 1GB - 8gb ram Game: Battlefield 1 I ran msi afterburner on both pc's and played the game. Both pc's are doing well in this game and both are giving very playable experience with 40-60fps. I...

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I have a question I have a 1050 ti and I like to play games like LOL (league of legends) sometimes WOW (world of warcraft) and some first person shooters here and there like pubg I have a 60 hz refresh rate monitor 1080p and I play my games with medium to max settings and I was wondering...

For a very long time now my disk buzzes like crazy on startup. It takes an incredibly long time for it to go away so I can finally use my PC again. The buzzing basically shakes my entire desk . Yesterday I tried to boot but got an error saying “Reboot and select proper Boot Device” which...

Hello, this is the the new GPU that I bought: MSI Radeon RX 570 Armor MK2 8G OC Graphics Card - 8GB GDDR5, 1268MHz Core Clock, 7000MHz Memory Clock, DirectX 12, OpenGL 4.5, 256-bit Memory Bus, DL-DVI-D, HDMI, DisplayPort - RX 570 ARMOR MK2 8G The rest of my computer's components are nearly 8...

Hi I have Intel e8400 with 4gb of ram I found my CPU isn't giving the performance which it should my friend have lower CPU then me with 2GB of ram but it run games faster then mine GPU-Z shows correct information but my CPU don't give the right result sometimes it shows only 1core but same speed...

Hello all. During my games I am having lower FPS than benchmarks with my 1080gtx and i5-6600. Around 40-45 instead of 70-80 (bf1 and bf5 and witcher 3 for example (fps varies but symptoms are the same) I am completely out of ideas why and would like to ask help in the matter. My build is: Be...

Hi My employers have recently enforced encryption of any external drives using bitlocker. I put my usb drive into my laptop and was prompted to encrypt it. I did this and was careful not to remove the drive while it was doing it. It completed the encryption in a few hours and appeared to finish...

Hi Need a little help. I want to connect another router to my existing one. Simply to be able to turn off router b so my children are disconnected from network overnight and wireless a controls all the other devices, like mine, constantly. Obviously I'll change passwords. Is this possible and...

Okay so this wlan pci-e cars I got has a heat spreader that came with it, but it does not come with anything to hold it onto the card. There's no screw to hold it in place or anything. Am I allowed to use duct tape to hold it down? (WLAN CARD) https://imgur.com/gallery/73FnlU8

My laptop is ASUS ROG GL552VX. I already updated BIOS to the newest version. So, when I installed Samsung 950 PRO m2 nvme SSD my laptop screen just gone black with only the cursor on loading when I started it. After entering BIOS the SSD is not detected at all. Not even restarting or startup...

So, I don't know what's happened here tbh, I have a GTX 1070 STRIX, bought it second hand and it ran fine for about 3 months, about a week ago I was playing DOOM, nothing crazy or stressful for the card really and it just crashed. I have tried to restore my computer and stuff with no luck. I...

Currently I want to upgrade my outdated graphics card with one that could physically fit into my motherboard. The rest of the specs of my PC is not that bad, 8Gb of ram, and dual core i7 processor. The current graphics barely fits, almost touching the RAM cards. I’m looking for the best options...

Hey guys, I am torn between choosing the Gigabyte Z370P D3 (85) and the MSI Z370 Gaming plus £100). I am going to fit an i5 8600k and hopefully overclock to 5hz (with Noctua cooler) and 16gb of 3000Mhz ram. I would be happy to save the £15 if the end result is the same :)

Hi guys u need some help. My build is as follow I7 4790k Msi z87 g45 motherboard Gtx1080ti Gskill tridrntx 2400 4x8gb Evga 750 g3 supernova I had this build for a while with a corsair 1600 16gb ddr3 and a bewuite 550w psu. I uograded my ram to the tridentx 2400mhz 32gb. Weeks later i...

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Hi, so I have just got a brand new Samsung 6 series MU6120 4K TV & a brand new Bush 100W 2.1 Channel sound bar with bluetooth and the soundbar has either RCA connection, AUX connection or Bluetooth. My tv only has a Componant in or AV in port or a digital audio out (optical) but the AV in is a...

so it comes with a i7 2620qm and i wanna swap it out for something better like a i7 2640qm iv also heard i can get a i7 2630 which is lower clock speed but quad core is there anything better than this also can the 2630 even be put in this laptop