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Hey everybody, I was wondering if there was some sort of general consensus when it comes to the different aftermarket versions of gpu's. For example, major brands include MSI, EVGA, GIGABYTE, ASUS, etc. And even within each one of those, there are numerous types. For example, at MSI for the...

I just some new parts but when connecting everything, nothing happened so I stripped the computer to just the mobo and the power supply to see if it works but still nothing. Mobo: GIGABYTE 970A-UD3P Power Supply: XFX PRO 750W Processor: FX-6300 I've connected the power switch on the case to...

I have a new computer i bought a few months back, and recently when it goes to sleep it doesnt always wake up. I hit buttons on my mouse and keyboard and the light on the tower will turn on, but it doesnt sound like it fully wakes up and doesnt get a signal to my monitor. I have to turn the...

Any help would be appreciated, basically I haven't had any idea what to do for a major in college. I have become increasingly interested in programming etc..., I've read all kinds of stuff about but I know that hands on work will teach me the most. I currently don't have a computer and it would...

My laptop crashed today and at first I was permanently stuck on windows boot manager no matter what I did until I switched the settings from eufi to legacy and now it goes to the lenovo logo as if it's starting up, takes ages just like that and then my laptop starts making a weird sound changing...

So i have been struggling with this problem for a while now. Every game i have tried playing has been having fps drops for example battlefield 4 runs nicely with 100+ fps and about every 2 minute the game goes to 10 fps and stays there for 30-60 seconds. I've tried everything i can think of to...

I am not very well versed in computer components, and I often find myself on Tom's to learn other stuff, so here goes... My mobo does not have any free PCIe slots. I use my computer for both gaming and recording, and I was wondering if there is a way to utilize the M.2 slot to add FireWire to...

Hi! I'm looking for a new digital camera for personal use. I'll be using it for taking photos outside and inside and my budget is around 200€. Can someone tell me the best options for this budget? Of course I want something with a good image quality. Thanks!

Hi Forum, Planning to get a new SSD for my PC. So far i've been looking for a 500GB solution. But recently I came across this SSD (Team Group L3 EVO) unit at the same price point as the 500GB Samsung (850 Pro) I was looking at and the capacity is 960GB...

I am playing WARROCK. and its need 140 fps for good and stable FPS. but getting 80-120 fps. i have fx6300,gigabyte 78 LMT s2PV.AMD R7 200 series, 8gb ddr3 1600mhz,cooler master 212x. how can i fix it pls answer me.

So I have a Radeon R9 270x and one Acer 144hz monitor already. My first question is how would I set up dual 144hz monitors if my gpu only has 1 dual link DVI-D port (and the monitor I want to buy doesn't have display port) I know I could buy one with a display port but I would like to have 2 of...

i hav geforce 9400gt card ram 4gb intel core 2 duo cpu 2.93ghz will gta 4 run without laggying

Ill get to the dust suspect after I describe the problem. Bear with me. Ok so I installed a new video card on my old machine, I checked to make sure it is compatible, everything seems to work fine and I do notice the improvement in video. However since I did this I have had some repulsive...

So I mainly wanna know if this build: http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/Fy6JjX seem to be okay with a 350 watt psu. The gtx 950 and the pentium don't seem to draw a lot of power and it would be nice if I could keep some money and use a power supply that I own, which is 350 watt. I would also like to...

Im getting this laptop from my mother in-law to do whatever with apparently the hard drive in it is bad, im just wondering if a 2.5" ssd will fit in it? notebook info - http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-G72-Notebook-PC-series/4150030/model/5046388/videos cant find anywhere in the...

Heres the situation: I want to buy a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 the $800 dollar one. http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-15-7559-laptop/pd?ref=PD_Family Thing is, i can put in the 4k touch screen display for little extra which i would like. First thing is i know gaming on a GTX 960m (4GB of vram) at...

Hello, I have recently come upon a problem with my windows 10 where i am not able to use some things on my take bar suck as the start menu, the search icon, my internet connection or volume mixer. If anyone has any input on how i can fix this please leave something in the answers everything...

CableMod made something that isn't a cable -- it's an LED strip. The strips are pretty fancy-looking, and there is even an RGB version that works with Asus' ROG Maximus VIII Formula motherboard. CableMod's WideBeam RGB-LED Strip Works With Asus RGB Motherboard : Read more

I have a amd x2 5200+ ,gt 730 1gb ddr5 version n 4 GB DDR2 ram...will upgrading my processor to i5 3470 and ddr 3 ram with same gfx card have any improvements?

Hi, I am a novice and a budget builder but I realized before I bought my sshd, I had a 7200.11 1TB spinny drive. It worked fine, but I wanted to try the other technology, of course full solid state was just so expensive right now I went for the budget and half stepped over to the hybrid...

Hi, ive recently built my first PC and I installed windows 10 for the OS. everything's running fine but i was wondering in the future if i ever have do a reinstall of windows for whatever reason will everything be deleted? for example ive got a lot of games on my PC and i want to know if theyll...

hey guys , i'm a senior year civil engineer and in desperate need for a laptop , for AutoCad Civil 3D specifically and all engineering / web design / photoshop programs generally . i found the new MSI WT and WS series the best but they start at $3000 while my budget is $1200 roughly 1500 . Thanks!

Hey folks, I currently use a Sony Xperia Utra with a 6.4" screen. I love it, but the phone isn't working properly with sound being too low. Well, I want a big phone, I prefer over 6", but I think 7" is too big, I got the Blu Studio 7 and its big, but its also terrible, so I returned it. The...

Hello everyone on Tom's hardware, I didn't know where to ask this question so i did it here. I have recently started building my own pc (specs below). But I ran out of my budget for the pc so i bought a * Dell case for it all to happen in. The monitor I got from a colleague of my dad (hp l1950)...

I'm building my first pc from scratch. After a successful boot to the Bios, I checked around the settings to make sure everything was working before i installed my os. Only the half of my ram was detected by my motherboard. I put all 4 pieces into quad channel arrangement like my motherboard...

im want to upgarding my super old pc its dual core duo e4300 with 2 gb ram and geforce 8600gt im living in egypt so the prices so high relative to salary im began to choose my cpu and i confused between fx 6300 or i3 4160 beacuse i see many many benchmarks and review for both and amd fanboys say...

I am currently running 3 GTX 980s in SLI and I know I can run 3 monitors. My goal, is to end up with 3 1440p monitors on my stand. Currently I have 3 1080p. My idea is to get 2 good IPS monitors with 60hz refresh for the sides, and a great gaming monitor for the middle screen, 144hz, gysnc, and...

hello guys, I'm going to buy a gtx 960 but I don't know about gpus because this is the first graphics card I'm going to buy Can anyone help me to choose the best brand? My choices are, Asus 2GB strix Gigabyte G1 gaming 4GB MSI tiger...

I have a Cooler Master Case with a 550 wat psu, Asus Sabertooth 990FX MB Amd 9590 CPU a cheap radeon R5 220 XFX 16GB KINGSTON HYPEREX RAM kINGSTON SSD 120GB AND A HITACHI 2tb 64/7200 HDD. My cooler is a corsair Hi80 Rieght now, I have it clocked just over 4700 and it is stable. I had to mess...

I'm close to buying the new latest Maxwell GPU. I did very much consider TITAN X SLI but honestly vs the 980TI SLI the frame rate in 1440p/4k were like 2-3 FPS less than TITAN X. The aftermarket 980TIs have better cooling, custom pcb, clocked more (vs the reference 980TI), look cooler even...

I'm thinking of upgrading my current setup (1 pretty good tv) to a dual monitor gaming setup, preferably a 144Hz, 1080p monitor with a decent screen size. But I have a pretty limited budget, I wouldn't want to spend more than £350 on the pair, which is understandably difficult to find a good...

I have finished a fresh install of windows 7 professional 64 bit with service pack 1 on a desktop PC running an ASUS M2N-E, AMD dual core processor and 4 GB ram, the OS is an upgrade from Windows 7 home premium. It is not a burnt disc and the OEM Product key is the one that come with the...

Asking this weird and old question because I recently found these two, (well not 290x, just the non-X) Used for the same price, did some digging and found some really old threads that say the 290 is better, but most were dated before or near the 290's release, so it could have just been that...

Does non overclocking CPUs also needs nice cooler like overclocking CPUs ? what about i5 4590 ?

Having a few minor issues with the Windows 10 but here are two of my current issues looking into resolving. 1. Trying to integrate my Office 365 account with Cortana and I continuously get a message stating my version of Office 365 does not support integration with Cortana. Await update from...

I am RMAing 3 things, yes I'm doing it, but I'm not changing my mind, just please answer this. What do I include when I send back my Motherboard? Can I use the original box? Same for the Graphics card and PSU.

I have several questions, and hopefully not that confusing! I am hoping you can clear it up to me, and if you can help, please try to be as simple as possible! Here's the issue I'm facing: I am most likely going to purchase my first SSD, probably a 120 or 128GB SSD. As of right now, I have two...

Can anyone please tell me if there is a performance difference between the Seagate Barracuda ST3000DM001 and Seagate ST3000DM002?

I currently have a Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply running a single Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB WINDFORCE Video Card. However, I was thinking of upgrading my single-card system to SLI. According to PCPartPicker.com, my total system wattage will then be 363W...