PC Builds

So I have had my built system for around 6 months, it only had 16gb of RAM so I bought another 16gb stick recently. I put the stick in and the PC wouldnt boot. 5 Beeps and resets iteslf, no post nor boot. nothing. Took the RAM back out, still the same. 5 beeps. took the other dimm out, still the...

I upgraded to a new laptop, and want to sell my old one to help offset some of the cost of the new one. I've been using the laptop for some time, so there's obviously a lot of my information embedded throughout Windows. I don't want to uninstall Windows and go through a whole new clean install...

Ryzen 2600 rtx 2060 B450 tomahawk

Greetings! I bought a new system a month ago and from the start it's been riddled with random BSODs (MEMORY_MANAGEMENT, IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL). I've run MemTest86 for up to 8 passes, no errors, and I did a complete reinstall of Windows from a USB stick. I decided to run Driver Verifier and the...

I recently purchased a Scythe Mugen Rev B Cooler for the i7-9700K I plan on buying. I noticed when it arrived it had but a single fan. Is it advised to have a second one? The case it will be installed in is a FD Define R6....and at some point it might receive a mild overclock. thank you....

As the title says, which cooler should i buy for the R5 2600 for OC’ing? I have a x470 motherboard :)

I just lost another Asus monitor. It literally went black when I was looking at it. No power, no signal, dead. This one only lasted a couple of years. How long do flat screen units last? Is there a brand that is reliable (24")??

I have RX 570 8GB nitro sapphire and keep overheating sometimes reach 75°C when i play is that normal and how to cool it down ,plz guys help

Can somebody explain to me how I update the chipset for an Asus Z170ar mobo?

So like title says im looking for new headset for gaming (games like CS:GO, Division 2 etc.), i have had several headsets (Cloud Alpha, Cloud 1, Wireless Cloud Flight) and now is time for new headset so SHOULD i wait for HyperX new Cloud Orbit for few months or go Sennheiser GSP600 /...

Good Day! I'm planning on upgrading my graphics card to Nvidia GTX 1060 Mini 3GB Will there be any bottlenecks in games? MY CURRENT SYSTEM: CPU: AMD A8 7650K Radeon R7, 10 Computer Cores 4C + 6G 3.30GHz MOBO: MSI A68HM-E33 V2 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB GDDR5 RAM: 2x4 Kingston DDR3...

I was given a dell studio cos 9000 and it wont output any video to my monitor. My uncle said to put the original gpu in because it might be a pci card but i looked up the specs and it the site i looked at said it had a pci e gpu in it. I dont have a pci card to try so any help would be greatly...

Hello, Below i describe a problem i've been experiencing for a while and since i am unable to find its source, i decided to change my MoBo. If you don't want to read about the problem itself, just skip to end to provide a suggestion about the new part THE PROBLEM For almost a year and a half...

So for a couple of weeks now my keyboard has been acting quite odd. Whenever I type, certain keys just don’t work and it usually takes pressing them a couple of times to get them to work but when they do work they seem to work too well and sometimes over-type a certain letter. I’ve tried my...

So while I was playing Apex Legends, the fans in my pc got a lot LOT louder than while browsing the internet, understandably so, but when I went to Core Temp, it said that I hit a max of 95 degrees celcius. Im using a Ryzen 5 2600 with the stock cooler and it is not overclocked. Why is this...

So, I'm playing Monster Hunter World on my PC using an Asus Strix 1080Ti and my Asus PG348Q 3440x1440 display. I checked the resolution and it isn't set to 3440x1440, but can't be changed either. It said that I need to turn on HDR settings to change the res. So, I went to settings in my Windows...

I have already placed the order but I still have some time to change it. I cant decide what's better. I plan to play games and I know that today 1 game can weight 40gb. Would it be ok to have only 1 TB of ssd? What would be better in terms of longevity? The models I thought about are: samsung...

Quite worried about that, is it fine or is something wrong? Edit: Dual fan model

I have had this issue since day 1 i bought this GPU but i didn't figure it till it's too late and now out of warranty! The problem is the card gets too hot so easily even on low load and light games. It idles around 40c on winter (11~21c room temp) and around 47~52 summer (34~39c room temp) and...

So I am completely new to PC and am building one. From what I’ve read SSD is faster than HDD but more expensive. Can I have both? I see some that are SDD and HDD together. Is it better to buy separate or all in one

Hi, I've got an old Dell Dimension E520 (hoping to upgrade components at some point so I can install windows 10), and there have been a few occasions where I have accidentally nudged the power cable, and the PSU makes a sparking noise, and the entire system shuts off and turns back on...

Last time I booted up My display won't show anything up until the WIndows 10 boot selection screen. It stays in sleep mode until the WIndows 10 boot selection screen appears, from then on it's all normal. Why is this?

ive done my research and my evga 550w gold psu should be enough for my rx 580 8gb, then why is it shutting down when i benchmark it?? i can play games just fine. but when i benchmark my whole system it just turns off

I have a iBuyPower built computer that I have been running for about two years and this problem has happened before but it fixed itself and I don't know why I'm now having the same problem and I'm not sure what is going on. I have read other threads and a lot seems to be that the problem is...

so problem is i heard that 2.4ghz does not work well with usb 3.0.. so can i connect multiple wireless devices such as a wireless mouse and a sim racing handbrake and the steering wheel and a also a gamepad all at the same time to a powered 3.0 usb hub, will they all work properly at the same...

i am using my recommended resolution but black bar appearing in the screen.I tried uninstalling and reinstalling my graphics drivers.I am using VGA cable and integrated intel hd graphics.Can anyone help?Thanks in Advance!

Hey all, I purchased a system build within the last month, however am having issues which relate to system freezes and audio stuttering; specifically within two games (World of Warcraft & Apex Legends) alongside Windows itself. I did purchase and have since returned within the last 3 months a...

I have pre-ordered an Acer XB271HU and still hasn't arrived. Now I can have it cancelled and save some money out of it. My concern is I have 2 monitors that im eyeing which do you think would be onpar with the acer? GIGABYTE AORUS AD27QD 27 or Asus XG32VQ 32 both monitors are cheaper for abt...

So i was wondering if this motherboard Asus - PRIME H270-PLUS-CSM (newegg link) https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAD6H5GN9432&Description=Asus%20-%20PRIME%20H270-PLUS-CSM&cm_re=Asus_-_PRIME_H270-PLUS-CSM-_-13-132-942-_-Product Is compatible with a i5-9400 (amazon link)...

Almost threw this in the motherboard thread (possible BIOS issue), or the Win10 thread (possible driver issue), but here we are. I am upgrading my X58 based battleship for the last time with some on-hand parts. It had been running 2 GTX 980s in SLI for almost 3 years and I wanted one last GPU...

Hi guys! Quick note: I am not sure if this qualifies as a component topic question, but I couldnt fit it any better into any other category, so here goes... My HyperX Cloud 2 broke and I need to replace the headset. The HyperX Alpha is currently on sale for around 90 USD in my country, so I...

Hi guys. Building a new pc soon, a very budget one but coming from what I have currently it'll be a good step up. Need some advice and input on a few areas: What I currently have: -i7 3770 -nvidia gtx 1060 -western digital black 7200rpm HDD (yes, hdd not SSD). -16gb ddr3 -running windows 7...

Hi, I'm looking into building a new gaming pc in the coming weeks, if anyone could have a look and see if it all looks OK and if they would change or add anything that I'll need. Case: NXZT source S340 Motherboard: Gigabyte Intel Z370p RAM: 16GB corsair vengeance CPU: Intel I5-8400 GPU: MSI...

Hello everyone,after searching through google,youtube and mainly this forums,i am really confused what to buy. I am from Bosnia,i play mainly on ps4 pro,but i need a pc now for photo editing so i decided i ll buy one for gaming.Long story short,i am stuck beetwen this three,they are prebuild but...

Hi, I've noticed that my CPU fan runs at full speed all the time even though the CPU is barely used by the system (usually at 15-30% of usage) and is at around 30°C (85°F). My setup: MB: Asus Z170i Pro Gaming (BIOS version: 3406, 2017/07/21) CPU: i7-6700 CPU Fan: Noctua NH-D14 RAM: 32GB...

hey guys, looking at spending the mininum possible for now and have a few options to choose from in a Pre built computer. I am currently studying IT networking and doing a beginners programming course online and want to get into a bit of gaming. Basically im looking to get away as cheap as...

Hello guys i woud like to ask for some advice, my english isnt best so pls be strong. Recently i bought this new monitor -27" Samsung C27JG50 https://www.alza.cz/27-samsung-c27jg50-d5479459.htm#discussionPosts My PC specs are : Cooling for CPU : Arctic freezer 13 CPU: I7 8700k, 32GB RAM GPU...

I recently got a new SSD to replace my very small 120gb SSD. I want to be able to use the old 120gb SSD as cache for my HDDs. Is any Software available to do this for free? Thanks!

I bought an Inamax Bluetooth WiFi adapter for my desktop PC and it connects and has full strength but isn't connected to the internet. Windows diagnostic returns with DNS server not responding but doesn't give any additional info on how to fix it. Something else that happens is that anything...

Hello, my system is as follows Intel Core i7 7700 Nvidia gtx 1060 3GB Crucial mx500 250gb crucial mx300 275gb Noctua nh-u12s Corsair tx650m Asus prime b250 plus Crucial ddr4 2400mhz unbuffered Was just wondering what i should upgrade next? Mainly using it for gaming, but want to be able...