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Hello. I am getting new components for my PC and I want to connect my new Asus GTX760 with my old Gainward GTX650. But I don't know if my Corsair Builder Series CX750M PSU can handle them! ( Mobo: MSI Z97-G45 Gaming ,cpu :i5-4690k) Help please!

I need a major upgrade from my single 660 and wondering which card to get, either the 960 in sli, a 970 or all out and get a 980 as I am looking forward for Dying Light coming out this Tuesday. What do u guys recon I should go for? Bering in mind I play on one 1080p monitor at the moment. I...

Can someone recommend a `boot loader' that can help me load Windows 10 preview on my 2nd partitioned HDD? I have W7 on my main SSD and another optical HDD for just data with a partitioned 60GB which I want to install W10 on. Problem is when I disconnect the SSD so only the HDD is running I can`t...

I have ordered an XFX R9 270 2GB, 256-bit and PCI-E 3, and I have a question.. My CPU is an Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 @2.66GHz (not overclocked) and I have 4GB DDR2 RAM. HOW MUCH will this GPU get bottlenecked? Cause I'm aiming to play games with graphics like Watch_Dogs and Crysis 3 on Ultra and...

I am having a issue with a new build that is really frustrating. Anytime I plug in something to the front I/O Pannels (headphones, USB 3, USB 2) there is a chance my computer will freeze. I have read this is most likely a grounding issue and I tried to run a wire from one of the front panel...

I want to know the reason why I get some black textures when its rains My settings 1080P Resolution 1600X900 Rendering No AA Low Shadows Normal terrain Normal objects Clouds disabled Normal Texture filtering Memory set to auto Normal FXAA Ambient Occlusion is off V sync is off My setup...

As the above states, i have opened my case to check the fan only to find that the fan does not spin. I reach roughly 99C and the computer will turn off during gameplay.

Currently my build is as follows: CPU: fx 8350 GPU: GTX 760 RAM: 8gb 1866 MHz corsair veganence PSU: XFX 550w Storage: 2tb HDD MB: Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3 Cooling: hyper 212 evo Okay so it's a decent mid-range build, but I'm ready to get some beefier graphics and a SSD. There's several options...

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Hey i was wondering if this computer would work at all http://pcpartpicker.com/p/kC6JRB Will this work and not crash overheat or anything?

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Hey guys I been using 5+ years old NZXT case that doesn't even have those cable managing hole things and it's about time for my semi-yearly dust cleaning time but because it's so old and the cables are just everywhere I decided to get a new case but I just don't have a clue on what is a good...

Hi Folks, Last week I was on my way to bed when I heard what sounded like a turn signal in my house. I looked over at my computer (which I had left powered off), and saw that the case fans and cpu fan (along with their led lights) were powering on and off. I tried to power on my computer while...

Hello, I have decided to build my first gaming PC and I want some opinions about this build from people who have more knowledge about building PCs. I'm not probably going to overclock. Here is my part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3xv3dC My budget is somewhere around 1200€ and I don't need a...

okay so i was wondering if i could put a r7 250 in a x16 pci e 1.0 slot and if it would work would there be any fps droping with it being in a older pci slot

Greetings, I've decided to take the plunge and try and build myself a system! I've done some reading and was hoping you could help me determine if the following is a suitable build for light gaming (i only play WoW) and music recording (Reaper). My budget is ~$1500 and I have peripherals and...

Hey guys I've been a long time gamer, but never had the means till now to afford a true gaming rig. That all changed and now I'm in the process of building my first gaming rig and I could use a little guidance. What I have thus far -Case: Corsair 760t black -Board: Asus Maximus VII Hero -SSD...

http://gyazo.com/28ea70b3b424c43362bfb5aaf06705be http://gyazo.com/eda26fba59d012c02fe5d8bd8c0b020a Where can i plug this in the M5A97 motherboard?

so i just upgrade my PSU AND GPU GTX 970 its a beast :) Now i wanna get a really good cooler for my CPU so i can OC it, i dont mind spending more for a Water cooler if you think its worth it, since im doing little upgrades so i can save for a new rig Gigabyte H61-DS2 DVI Mboard i7 3770k 3.4GHz...

want to buy a laptop but i am confused between these three 1. HP 15-g002AX Notebook APU Quad Core A8 2 GHz with Turbo Boost Upto 2.4 GHz ram- 4 GB DDR3 1 TB hhd windows-8 Dedicated Graphics -Memory Capacity 2 GB Graphic Processor -AMD Radeon HD 8570M 2.Lenovo Ideapad Z585 APU Quad...

Hi everybody! Got a Toshiba Satellite Pro L670 with a overheating issue. I cleaned fan and heatsink from dust and old thermal pads and paste and renewed those with Actic MX-2 and Phobya Pads (5W/mK) like every time. It is still overheating. Tried to solve the Problem by reflow GPU and MoBo...

Hi, I just acquired two Dell S2340L. They only have HDMI and VGA connectivity. My Sapphire Radeon HD6850 has DVI, HDMI and Display Port. I'll use on of my monitor plugged from HDMI to HDMI, but for the second one, what should I do? HDMI -> DVI HDMI -> Display port Or it doesn't matter which...

So, my computer hadn't been working for a few months because of various flaws. Quick conclusion: New CPU (fx8350), new mobo (gigabyte UP3) and a new PSU (CX600M). All is working fine except when I try to go through a match of League of legends to test if everything is in fact good, a sudden...

I have keep getting an error while trying to install XP using a flash drive, I used rufus to set it up, and it starts the installer and loads the setup, but quickly goes straight to something like "couldn't find the cd or we weren't able to verify you have a vaild windows cd, please insert cd...

My pc build on partpicker says "Some Intel H81 chipset motherboards may need a BIOS update prior to using Haswell Refresh CPUs." How will this effect my pc build? Build specs http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/xJxLdC

Power supply: corsair cx750m 750 w Video card: EVGA GeForce gtx 760 CPU: Intel core i5 4670k SSD: 250 GB Samsung 840 evo Ram: 2 x 4gb Kingston hyperx ddr3/1600 Motherboard: gigabyte ga-297x gaming Or Power Supply: EVGA supernova 650g1 650 w atx12v Video card:MSI computer core video...

my config :- ASRock H61M-VS4 Motherboard intel g2030 sapphire r7 250 1gb gddr5 corsair 450w psu 4 gb ddr3 RAM is this system capable of light gaming ? also, are these components inter-compatible?

hello. I'm using an msi gtx 760 card which is overclocked by MSI. however... this card comes with some software from MSI with 3 modes: silent mode, gaming mode and OC mode. this is not what I'm here for though. I selected the silent mode and then overclocked my GPU to 1125MHz, but now it's...

I just got a bunch of new components, so I want to do a fresh install of Windows. Right now I have it installed on a 128 gig SSD, and then I have a 1 TB hard drive. Can I just leave my hard drive how it is and have it work when I reinstall on the SSD?

Hi, I'm looking at building the first PC that I've actually built. I'm looking at RAM, and it appears that 8 gigs of both are about $85(USD). So which performs better? Thanks

Scanning all the hardware including bios and downloading all the driver updates etc than me trying to search each one individually. I did check the free utilities sticky but could not spot one.. Hence the request =) .. OS windows 7. thanks.

he is my build if that will help in determing which ram to get http://pcpartpicker.com/p/4J3KK8 which ram should i choose? 2400 cas 11 1.65 v cas 10 1.65 v 2133 cas 11 1.5v cas 9 1.65v cas 10 1.6v cas 11 1.6v 2000 cas 9 1.5v 1866 cas 9 1.5v cas10 1.5v cas 8 1.5v or should i choose...

Hello and good day to all, so my new pc build isnt going to have a cd drive as my budget is really tight at the moment. I know how ever that windows can be installed from a USB flash drive. My question is can you put two windows OS ( 7 and 8 ) into one usb and use the other one if one of them...

Hey everyone, I'm designing a build that should be capable of recording/editing gameplay from games such as TF2, Dayz, etc. I've chosen the Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2gb as my graphics card and I'll be recording with Shadowplay. Is my graphics card Shadowplay compatible or is it just the...

i want to buy this graphics card is it compatible with my mobo Gainward NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti -1 GB Graphics Card http://www.snapdeal.com/product/gainward-geforce-gtx-650-ti/1408320#prdsc

hi just bought my first rig and assembleed everything but the problems is it doesnt have internet?(I use cable not wifi),... troubleshot it and it says "there are no network adapters"... this is the rig, intel pentium g3220 8gb gskill asus gtx 650 ecs h81h3-m4 pulled an old hdd from a...