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I recently moved into a new apartment and the internet has been really strange. Every once in a while they'll be pockets of days where the internet is unstable. Sometimes it will load a page and the next minute won't load up at all stuck connecting. Spotify shows it goes online and offline so my...

Hey i use razer game booster and i was wondering if it damages my system to defrag my games often

Hello, Although my La Cie hard drive IS visible in DISK UTILITY, which I was also able to use to check and repair it, I cannot access it to see what files are on it. It accepts backups via Time Machine and, if I unplug it, I do get the standard error message warning me NOT to unplug it (!), so...

I have never had a gaming pc before but I decided to buy one for this year’s Black Friday sale. I have a little knowledge about building computers so I decided to go that route. Is this a good build? Do I need anything else? I am looking for a computer that can run most games at 1080p 60fps...

Read in manual it said 4GB is the max size for stick of RAM Replace 6 original sticks, with 6 4GB sticks (Kingston KVR13N9S8H/4) Windows 10 says it seeing 16GB. I was expecting 24GB. In the Bios it says: Memory Installed 24576MB Memory Available 16376MB In the simpliest terms possible why the...

CPU: Intel Core i5-7500 @ 3.4GHz RAM: Crucial 2400MHz (2x8GB) DDR4 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SSD: Kingston A400 120GB Those are my specs I mainly use my computer for gaming, I'm not able to run a lot of new games over 45-50fps in 1440p at medium settings and I'm wondering if I buy a new CPU...

I recently purchased the rog strix z390 e motherboard for my new pc build.first time build so I picked this by reviews and online recommendations and my own research.i don't know a lot about these things but I read the vrm for this board may not be enough for my mid range build.seemed odd to me...

So I am new to building pc's but it has rapidly something I have become interested and have started to do alot of research on. This question may be kinda of JV so I apologize in advanced, but are you able to overclock your gpu if your motherboard does not support overclocking? Are oc'n gpus...

Hello everyone, I've recently got new components for my PC, I changed my previous board to a ASUS Z270 Mark 1, CPU to an I7 7700k, and RAM to 16GB Corsair DDR4 @3200MHz. I'm using an Intel stock cooler for the 7700k (yes i know the 7700k doesn't come with a stock cooler, I'm using the cooler...

First pc build, but i believe i have everything properly plugged in. When i go to power the pc, it clicks, all the fans spin for about a second, the lights on both the mobo and the case come on for about a second, and then it shuts off. The CPU LED comes on as well. When i unplug the CPU from...

Hi I just put together a new pc all parts are new expect the cpu which was brought off cex a 5960x im using cpu cooler master liquid lite my motherboard is new here the link...

I’ve finally decided to upgrade my processor from a pentium to an i3. I took out my pentium and put in the i3 before realizing I needed to update my bios so I put my pentium back in and now my pc is in a constant on-off cycle. Motherboard-Gigabyte B250M-DS3H Processor- intel i3-8100

So it's 2018 and atm i have a GTX 960 and an 15 4460 3.2 ghz with 16 GB ddr3 RAM. There is a very good deal on newegg for a GTX 1060 6GB for 300$. Im on a limited budget and cant upgrade CPU yet. My question is if i were to buy this GTX 1060 and pair it with my I5 4460, will i see much for...

Any thoughts about this build would be welcome, I'm just getting into pc gaming so don't know a lot of the terminology yet CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X - 6-Core 3.60GHz, 4.25GHz Turbo - 16MB L3 Cache Processor *** Pro OC *** HDD: 1TB Seagate FireCuda SATA-III 6.0Gb/s Cache 7200RPM SSHD (1 Drive)...

I heard long ago that daisy-chaining UPSes could generate equipment-destroying harmonics in the final output. If one used a pure-sinewave UPS as the first device in the chain and blocked off all but one of its outlets (to prevent overloading), then plugged a second pure-sinewave UPS with a...

Transmitting CD player audio to Bluetooth speakers

I have an Optoma HD143x projector and a Peachtree Nova 150 integrated amp with a Peachtree BT1 bluetooth receiver. My plan is to stream video from a Roku into the projector's HDMI port; connect a bluetooth transmitter (TBD) to the projector's audio out jack; and stream audio to the receiver...

I will be installing my Corsair H60 cooling soon and I was wondering about the fan direction. It says in the manual to set it up as an intake but I feel it will be reducing the airflow in my case. Here is a link to the case I have, with the stock fans installed that it came with. I have two fans...

hey all. so I just spent a bunch of money on all these components just to put it all together and it not work. ill turn the computer on, no fans will come on, the rgb lights on the mobo come on, I currently don't have a gpu (it comes in tomorrow ) but I read that the mobo has dedicated graphics...

Hello, I built my PC in 2015 around early next year I think I'm going to upgrade it, but I'm not sure what to keep or keep any at all. i5 4690k@4.4Ghz 8Gb DDR3 HyperX Fury ASUS GTX 970 STRIX (factory OC but willing to OC it manually) ASUS Z97-K MB 600W Cooler Master Elite PSU I'm using this...

Iam going to build my pc for programming purpose and a little bit of gaming with ryzen 5 1600 with Nvidia GT 1030, which one memory should I choose 1. 1 × 8gb ddr4 3000mhz or 2 × 4gb ddr4 2666mhz And 2. 1tb HDD with 128gb SSD or 500gb HDD with 240gb SSD Please give reply to both...

Hello, I have an ASUS UX32A notebook, trying to PXE boot with USB NIC and I believe this is the option required to PXE boot. Tried many combinations of secure boot, CSM made sure network stack is enabled. The only boot options I can get is "Windows Boot Manager (P0: OCZ-AGILITY3)" & "P1...

Does anyone know how to do it? I cant install directly from DISC since my DVD on that laptop unable to read the disc.

I have 2 options:CM Silent Pro M700 and Corsair csm650w Which one do you think is better? I'll run it with rx480 or 580 and i5 4590,12gb RAM and 3 drives

hey all, my PC has been randomly freezing up. Sometimes it'll happen when I log into my profile, sometimes it happens when watching videos on youtube or playing PC games on steam. I'm not sure what's causing it.

As the name suggests, my PC stopped working. Now before you peeps begin telling me my parts are no longer working, the PC had been working for a several weeks without issues and have even been checked by an electronics store expert (this was when the issue first occurred). PC Specs...

I have a Dell Inspiron 3542 with Windows 10. I recently upgraded my plan and router to speeds of 100 MBPS. When I checked through "Speedtest" ,while connected to WiFi it only marked up to 40 or so. Then I connected it to the Ethernet, same thing. I called the provider, the technician did the...

Can't get PlayStation to connect to mobile hotspot what can I do to help tryed everything it's coming up the name but not letting me write password in for WiFi

This is my first time building a PC and I have some questions about cooling in the 275R. This is my build: https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/mDnmWD 1) Are the stock fans good quality or should I replace them with aftermarket fans? (Which aftermarket fans do you recommend?) 2) What is the best...

Hello my motherboard (asus maximus vi hero) just died after 4 years and i went to go search for mb that support lga 1150, z87, atx and it looks like most of the good boards are overpriced or discontinued. I haven't kept touch with the pc world for 4 years, is it better to buy a new recent model...

I recently bought a Lenovo Ideapad 330 with a mx150 gpu. All the drivers were installed successfully except the gpu driver. I literally tried everything. Geforce experience, installing old drivers and also drivers from my manufacturers website. I really need some help here guys. Sometime it gets...

Simply wanted to get others opinions on Intel's release of the i9 9900k. Obviously in terms of value compared to the 2700x I don't think there's much of an arguing point. However, price/value aside, what are everyone's personal opinions?

I have a fairly high-end PC that i have had for about 1.5 years now, practically every part was bought brand new around the release date of the 1080ti so my hardware isn't super outdated or anything. I would say after about a year of owning the pc was when I first experienced my random shutdown...

I'd like to upgrade my laptop (Lenovo Idepad Y700-15ISK) with an SSD. It currently has the default 1TB HDD in it so I want it to be faster. Can I have windows installed on a new M.2 SSD and still have the HDD for storing games and anything else on it? Because if I can't then I'd have to buy like...

is gigabyte ga-a320m-s2h motherboard is compatible for ryzen 3 1300x processor?

I will be gifted a new 1060 this week from a close friend and i want to sell my current msi 1050 ocv1 dual fan and i was wondering how much i should sell it for (most of my friends tell me 100 - 120) i bought it for 155 brand new i got the receit and box , it has been used for about 4 months and...

So this is specifically for VR gaming at 1440p on the Windows Mixed Reality HMD.. My Specs: i5 6500 GTX 1060 16GB DDR4 Ram I want the most of my VR HMD but only have a 400 dollar budget to upgrade the PC... I am thinking GPU but anyone else have advice? Please DO NOT suggest anything above...

Laptop is not charging

I'm currently thinking of upgrading a pre-built desktop that has a 300w 80+ bronze psu with a 3gb gtx 1060 but I'm not sure if it will provide sufficient wattage for it. (BTW, I will not do any OCing or stuff like that, I'm just gonna pop it in and play). Here is the computer...

I'm a low end gamer ,I have GeForce 210 +Pentium dual core processor+4gb ram+iBall sps 252 psu .I'm planning to buy nvdia GeForce 1030 2gb ddr5 . So will it work with my PC ?