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I have a insider build 18362.xx and a normal october 2018 17763.xx build. Both consume lots of memory at least 2GB in ideal condition and 100% disk uasge and also how to shut down data collection and telemetry permanently? Slow app opening times and also slow booting and it takes 15 minutes to...

Hey Folks, I just rebuilt my pc by upgrading the motherboard, cpu, GPU, and RAM. I use to have a Athlon II 640 x4 with 8GB ram, AMD 7850 GPU, Samsung EVO 256 gb, generic SSD 480 gb, MSI AMD 880 board and 750 watt powerspec psu (only few months old, replaced a 650 watt antec earthwatt after it...

Things I know: Voltage: Increasing voltage, just like with the processor, can increase stability at higher clock speeds. The ratio in which voltage increases stability at higher clock speeds gradually declines until it takes a much higher voltage to add a little more clock speed. Power Limit...

I have what I think my PC is worth in mind, but I'm curious as to what others would throw out there. This is an older PC I'm just looking to part with. Sorry if this isn't allowed (didn't see anything against it). Specs (from summer 2015): View: http://imgur.com/gallery/NW05X0a

Hi i habe an 2080ti an it never gets the usage higher than 60% and it is always votlage limited is this normal?

Not sure if this is the right forum to post this. Instead of spending $40+ each for several door corner fans to distribute heat in our house I used to use discarded tower fans which worked fine and were already set up to plug into a regular outlet. I no longer have those and don't remember what...

i got a system quiet with noctua fans at low speed except for a kfa2 geforce gtx 1050 ti 4gb oc is the only thing i can hear even at idle since the fan curve is set at minimum 40 percent. from what i heard 1050 ti dont support aftermarket coolers but that guy in the Youtube video Changes it...

I have a dual monitor setup, and often I like to have a twitch stream or something on in the background while I'm watching a video, or maybe watch two twitch streams at once. The issue is that when I have two sources of video going at once, they both start skipping frames, lagging, audio...

I dug out my old Sony VAIO PCV-RX270DS (and 17" CRT monitor!) this weekend with the intention of playing through some old games on more period-appropriate hardware. I had prepared myself for the antiquated software and smaller screen size, but what I hadn't prepared myself for was how LOUD this...

Hello, I recently got this problem where i can't open my hard drives C: & G: When i double click it or right click and press "Open", it tells me "Application not found". The same issue proceeds when i try to open my DVD drive as well. I have searched the web and found multiple solutions for...

Hi, I've been wondering since I've gotten my new GPU (1070 ti) if I could use 2 different GPUs for streaming and gaming, not working together in SLI but just 2 separately and have one set as my dedicated GPU for streaming. Thanks for reading this and responding if you can!

I see there are 4 hard drive bays for the HDD, but how or where do you upgrade the SSD?

Hi, after installing Windows 10 Professional version, a name was assigned to the PC automatically. How Windows determines the name? What kind of rules does it follow? Is it advisable to have all capital letters and also include symbols such as underscore or hyphen? For example, DESKTOP-ORANGE...

I have a Seasonic PSU and im looking for some WHITE braided individually sleeved cable replacements (Para cord looking type) Hopefully a set with everything in so i can pick what i need. Model: PRIME 750 Gold (SSR-750GD Active PFC F3) I did find these ones...

My computer is a SFF Hp that I running a 1050ti right now. I want to upgrade to a 1060 but my PSU is a 320 watt one that only has enough connectors to power the pc no extra molex or anything. What can I do?

https://i.imgur.com/mBgfvai.jpg I'm receiving this error whenever I boot my custom PC. I though it was dead ram but I've tried seating some new sticks and still seeing this on startup. Is this more likely the motherboard or the CPU? Only started happening after I cleaned my PC and applied...

Hello,everyone Last night i had power surge message on usb from windows 10 This is what happened: I came to my laptop ,srceen saver was on after idle for several minutes,i just moved my mouse,i was on my destkop again i unplugged from usb ports:android charger and mouse and unplugged power...

Hi Guys, i need to identify my blown microchip for replacement in a laptop and possibly if anyone in sydney australia who has the equipment to replace it with.

Asus CM6870 motherboard compatible with ... a Samsung Evo 860 1tb ? Its an intel i7-3770 16gig ddr3 originally with windows 7 . Windows 10 crashed ( powersurge ) and i have to reinstall windows 7 to 10 . How to do this with new drive "ssd" ...... easy or not ? Thanks for the help and ...

I was being dumb and started to move some things on the motherboard without powering of the PSU. Then I accidentally touched motherboard with my HDD and there was a little spark that I saw. And now the pc won't turn on. I am guessing the motherboard or PSU is fried, but can at least CPU and RAM...

I reset my Dell computer during a Dell update (it said do not reset) and since hasn't been able to get past a black screen, any ideas? Did I fry my motherboard? I tested the hard drive, and video card and can't think of what else it can be, I also took out the battery on the motherboard and took...

I used ryzen master for oc and stress test for 5 minutes the 2600 to 4.0ghz on stock cooler, I tried 1.25v worked and 1.24 worked ( tried with stock voltage but crashed thoug ),temp was ok max 77c, which voltage should I use cause most of the ryzen 2600 that i saw on the internet they report...

I have an i5-4670k @3.6ghz running with 8g of ram and a gtx 780. Twice now, my pc has crashed because of heat of cpu. I've ran multiple different cpu tests: RealBench, Prime95. Everytime I run these tests my max temps go up to 100 celsius. Im running an intel stock cooler.

i3 8100 vs ryzen 5 1600 Which is best for gaming and streaming?(mainly pubg mobile,fortnite and other games sometimes)

I'm starting to think I got a bad unit (Brio 4k pro webcam) because i looked for hours and haven't found the answer. Whenever i open Logitech camera settings app, or Logitech Capture app or even windows 10 Camera the picture has fuzzy/grainy/snowy artifacts background noise all about it, less on...

My HP Pavilion dv6 laptop’s HDMI port doesn’t work after I upgraded from Windows 7 to Windows 10. If I restore to Windows 7 it works fine. Can anyone help with a solution?

Hello, my first post here. System: Gigabyte LGA1151 Intel Z170 ATX DDR4 Motherboards GA-Z170X-Gaming 3 Intel Core i5 6600K 3.50 GHz( 4.0ghz OC ) Quad Core, Socket LGA 1151, 6MB Cache Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler with 120mm PWM Fan Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM...

Hello, I live in a fairly dusty environment and hairy environment with two dogs, and when I am gaming, I can hear my fans running sometimes. Is that bad? My GPU ranges from 65 Celcius to 80 degrees when gaming and about 30 when its still. I also try to cover my pc with towels while I am not...

So I built a PC about a year ago and I dont know a ton, but the 2 primary games I play are overwatch and destiny 2. The GPU I had previously seemed to have problems according to troubleshooting so I replaced It but Im still getting crashes so I assume it might be something else. My original gpu...

Hello, Recently my pc has been doing the BSOD "Kernel_Security_Check_Failure". I have tried most, if not all, fixes I have found online and nothing seems to make a difference. But now after the BSOD reaches 100% the whole PC freezes. Any suggestions upon what could causing the BSOD and how to...

I have a friend who doesnt game much and wants to trade me his 1060 3gb for my 1050 2gb + 75$. My concern is his card is an older model where the inputs are DVI, VGA and HDMI where on my card the inputs are Dvi, HDMI and display port. I don't have a 4k monitor so I don't need the display port...

Well, a few days ago I bought a Corsair Strafe RGB and I tried to install the ICUE but it doesn't work, it opens a window that says: preparing for installation and suddenly it closes and nothing happen. I have tried everything and nothing works, pls help. :(

Hello ! I was playing a game at my Pc and then it shuts down.. i tried to started it up but it showed me "no singal"...then i realise that was GPUs problem. My gpu is Sapphire RX 470 Nitro+ 4GB, the led logo works fine but the fans are not spinning(i have custom the fans to work all the time) my...

I am unable to identify the bleep code from my Dell optiplex tower. I have a recording of the noises. I am unable to even reach the bios or boot from liveCD so doubt it is a hard drive problem. I have tried both the graphics card (hdmi and divix) and the motherboards own vga and there is no...

My question is that I am going to buy a q9550 and I wonder if I can overclock it with the tape mod. Does it work? Because I wanted to get the best performance out of it. The motherboard is Hp 3647h

I was about to buy the Ga-ax370-gaming K5 BUT is very expensive, so i found this alternative, so it is a lot of difference?? i want to put a Ryzen 5 2600x but thinking to upgrading in at least a year

I moved everything from my old build into a new case. I got a new 1060 GB and a new PSU (corsair 550). Used my old 1tb HD and my i7 3770. When I connected all the dots the mobo fan doesn't spin. Nor does the pc really turn "on". But I do get solid LED lights on the power button etc. Its not...

Hello, I have A320M PRO-VD/S and have fast boot enabled and because of that I can't go to bios, how can I disable that option?

To get the sharpest visuals and fps, will CDProjekt code the game to support Multi-GPU?

hai, i wanna ask a question. i know the 9th gen are coming very soon, but i have an i5 4460. The prices of upgrading a full system is very expensive in where i live (Asia). i wanna ask is it worth it to upgrade from an i5 4460 to a i7 4790 ? or should i go with an i7 4790k ? i have an h87...