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I will soon be moving to Canada and I want to bring my PC with me. I've been reading on the internet and people have been saying that PC's built in Europe should work in America and that you only need a wall adapter. Now, I don't know if my PSU automatically changes the voltage. Could someone...

So I'm thinking of building a HTPC, that will mainly be used for netflix, maybe some occasional gaming, i dont expect anything over 200 fps, something that gets me 90 fps consistently would be great if possible (havent decided whether to get a 1080p or 4k tv, will most likely get 1080p) My...

So I have a desktop, a few wireless devices (typically 3), Roku and Firestick connected to a non-smart TV. I want to have them running under a VPN network via NordVPN. How to go about this is where my confusion lies. Setting up NordVPN on my phone or the desktop appears simple via the apps...

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/Cj3LRk Hey guys so this is the parts I'm currently looking into. Originally got everything priced out but was on the American site so that was a little disappointing. My main use would be design and CAD work while also being able to play games. I've done research...

My Toshiba Satellite laptop will not power up after pushing the power button battery fully charged no response no indication

I've just recently purchased an Intel DP55WB to go alongside my Xeon X3430 to put in a budget build. Now the CPU is listed to only support RAM speeds from 800-1333 Mhz. I've seen on a Youtube video (TechYesCity's video on his X3430 build) where he used 1600 Mhz RAM on a Gigabyte motherboard...

Im just going to paste the link of the OG post i had simply so you guys get the background story. Reposting here since my question isnt getting any attention and its in the wrong category. http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-3363199/finding-perfect-blend-computer-build.html (The last post...

Oke i got a new pc and it worked okey when i got it, i expected more but it was way better than the old laptop i had. But now its just getting ridiculous. My setup: amd fx4300 4.0ghz 8gb ram GTX750ti And i get some rly bad fps For example: League of legends on medium 30fps when idling. Help...

1st build PC. I have installed an Asus h110m-a/m.2 motherboard, intel g4400, 600w psu(which i am replacing with 450w 80+), have a 1 TB HDD, and a DVDRW, everything is all set up and lights come on and everything powers up. no boot up sounds from things, onboard speaker makes no beeps. but...

Hi Guys, Greatly appreciate some help with this one. Setting up my new system on Asus Maximus VIII Hero with i7-6700k. I use a Noctua NH-D15 for my CPU cooler. Intel says maximum vcore for 6700k should not exceed 1.45v and in my books, anything over 1.400v is bad for 24/7 use. Question 1. For...

So im gonna buy psu seasonic s12g 550watt tomorrow can my mobo support that psu? Im worried there will be more trouble because i have old motherboard My mobo ECS h61h2 m6 v1.0

So, I was looking into building my GF a new gaming PC. Figured I'd spend $600, and get a mid-tier machine. However, this naturally led me to consider building myself a new PC and giving her mine. Here's the thing, my PC is relatively recent: 4690k GTX 970 16GB DDR3 1600 So, what I'd be...

Hey guys, when i game the side of my laptop where the air flows through is very hot, i touched it to see how hot it was and it burnt my finger a little. This is my laptop http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834298771.

So, I'm about to turn my old tower into a server machine with its main use as a Minecraft server. My only question is, is this going to need any upgrades before I convert it, or is it plenty? Build: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: AMD FX-4130 3.8GHz Quad-Core OEM/Tray...

WD my passport ultra 2tb making a clicking sound and the driver is not found

Hi there. I'm currently running Windows 7 and use my PC as an all-in-one theater PC. I use Cyberlink PowerDVD 12 to watch movies, and it integrates with Media Center, which allows me to use a Media Center remote control. It is my understanding that when I upgrade to Windows 10, I will no...

Hey guys i'm upgrading my card from a 760 (2gb) to a 970 (4gb). I'm worried that I would not have enough power to run it and if I did would I be able to add a extra 8gb (RAM). 600w corsair power supply Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4670K CPU @ 3.40GHz Manufacturer Intel Speed 3.4 GHz Number of...

Hi TH' readers, Yesterday I bought myself a 750 Ti 2GB as an upgrade from my old HD 5670 512MB. Both cards draw the same power from the PCI slot so it's a great upgrade for a low-power mid-range card. My concern is that the graphics performance may be bottleneck by my old Athlon X3 450. So I...

Hi i have an question, every time whem i plug in my headphones in my pc i need to go to playback devices and turn off my speakers and turn on my headphones but why doesnt this go automaticly. my system specs are Intel i7 3770k, corsair h100i, asrock z77, proffesional-m, Xfx hd 7950, xfx pro...

Hey guys i decided to full watercool my new pc and i have watercooled gpu and cpu before but ram is gonna be new the only ram that i want is G .SKILL Ripjaws 4 series 32GB (8 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4-24000) Memory Kit Model F4-3000C15Q2-32GRBB But i dont know what to get...

A/C powered USB-3 drive no longer detected when connected through powered USB-3 hub. It had been working fine for weeks, An old USB-2 drive still shows up, as do mouse & keyboard on the same hub. The "missing" drive works just fine if connected directly into the laptop USB-2 port, or into the...

I have had numerous BSODs. Each BSOD is something different such as SYSTEM_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED or KMODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED Other: This has been going on since I built this (this is my first build and I built it about a month ago.) Specs: i7 4970k GTX 970 FTW G.Skill Ripjaws 1600mhz 16 GB...

Hi wich is better in overclocking and features Between Asrock z97 exstreme 4 and the asrock z97x killer

Just wondering, I have an fx 8350 at 4.0 and a MSI r9 290X gaming 4gb edition(1030/1250) and ive been getting a score of 2400 - 2500 in Unique Valley 1.0 (depends on the driver I ques). On another forum they told me it is a low score for the setup. Also in Firestrike its a score just over...

Hello everyone, first of all I have very little to no technical knowledge so please forgive me for using potentially wrong terminology. My problem started when I bought this new laptop which has Geforce 840m as the graphics card. I have been getting a frustrating black screen problem recently...

Narrowed down to 2 gaming monitors: BenQ RL2455HM vs BenQ EW2440l. I'm a casual gamer looking to improve my skill with a monitor that is fast and good picture quality

I also remember the robot player was red but I think you could change colors. There were different locations for every stage, mostly forests though

Hello, I am building my first gaming PC and I was wondering if I would notice the difference of the response times and hz with these monitors? I am using the Asus directcu ii 780 and the i5 4690k. Thanks for the help!

Hi so i have this old Dell desktop PC, I believe its a Dell Dimension E520 It has 1GB of RAM, a dual core Pentium D, and a 120GB HDD. It's pretty slow as you can imagine but I was thinking if I upped the ram to maybe 3GB and added a 120GB SSD then I would see some performance increase? My...

I need to test an HP slimline 2xx watt mini ITX psu. The adapter that goes to the motherboard from the psu is smaller than the standard ATX. The psu is similar to this. http:// I went to Best Buy and their tester couldn't test this psu because their tester doesn't have a connection for it. I...

Low fps in many games with a r9 270 xfx. 40-50 fps on league ,but when theres action it gets 20. lowest settings on minecraft. I used to have a nvidia 8600 and both of these gpus are getting similar performance. i have my drivers updated. the processor is intel e2200 and i have 4 gb of ram...

Everyone knows that with AC you get a faster connection speed compared to N however do the practical applications of this make it a waste of money now but better in the long term, as AC routers are expensive compared to the popularity of N network routers at a cheaper price also the wide...

The other day I had a motherboard die on me so my friend and I went out and got a new one and went ahead and threw a processor in there along with it. So I went over to my friend's house (To install a fresh copy of windows to my hard drive) and plugged my hard drive into his case's hard drive...

Hello everyone! I am wondering what type of fan/heatsink cooler I should get that will be compatible with my set up! For my case I just bought this... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133210 The Mobo is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131981...