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http://pcpartpicker.com/p/gwYf6h My friend needed a gaming pc so he can game with me and I helped him out a little.I went with the Athlon because he will be doing some multitasking and with the four cores it would be better than the pentinum.This is his ONLY budget.Gtx 950 was the right chose to...

I have 7 broken pins in my lga1155 socket and i have i5 2500 Anyway it works and my pc turn on but now when i connect the gpu gtx 560 ti to my monitor it doesnt didplay anything. When i connect my monitor to the motherboard it self it shows me the screen so i can use bios and enter my pc. My gpu...

Hi. My computer has been very slow after installing games like Just Cause 3 and CS:GO. It takes about 3-5 minutes to boot up now. The normal boot time is about 1-2 minutes. There is no display for about 30 seconds then a black screen comes on for about a minute and it comes up with a loading...

I messed up a little when mounting the motherboard on the standoffs. It works but I used different screws like the one you would use to hold the gpu in place for the mobo should I remove them and add the right one. When you try to remove it the standoffs unscrew too. If I am to use a nut or...

Looking to buy a new air cooler for my i5 4690 but I'm not sure what to get because I do not know which ones will fit in the 250D case. I'm looking at the Cooler Master Hyper T4. Does that one fit in this case?

Hi, please can someone tell me what to do , I am thinking about buying a pc off easy as they are built but not great but there cheap I want a decent gaming pic 1080p I want to play the new rust not the old one, do I build my self or buy one? Iv never built one before only replaced graphic card...

Hello TH, New to the forum, but ive been messing with computers since i was 13. Im having an issue ive spent over 5 hours trying to resolve and im out of ideas. What im trying to do: The wireless signal in my room is mediocre at best. Everywhere else in the house, even at my neighbors, gets at...

The title is kind of vague, I know. Basically, I turned on my computer this morning to find ton of new issues waiting for me. Here they are: -Cannot right click items in taskbar -Cannot open start menu -Location of Documents, Pictures, etc. changed to default location [FIXED] -Chrome...

Hi so I'm buying a computer with dual Gigabyte Radeon HD 7970 GHz Edition 3GB Video Cards. I have two monitors with DVI-D inputs. And since the video cards only have HDMI and dvi. I was wondering since there is two if I could have dual monitors with dual graphics cards with One output on the two...

I'm building a PC on a budget, and this is the cheapest PSU with a popular brand I can find. Does anyone have any experience with it?

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Heres my build: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/CH9JWZ I just want to know if im missing anything. Also is the Power Supply any good? And im aware I wont be able to use some USB 3.0 ports on the case.

hi there i want to upgrade my pc and i need help cause i dont know much. my current build is i7 3770 non k, gigabyte R9 280 3gb oc 8gb ram 1333 1000w gold psu mobo i dont know but its not good i want to upgrade my cpu,gpu,mobo the games i play is WoW,diablo,starcraft,HOTS,fifa and BF4 ty in...

for gaming @1080p just need 4 piece.and my budget is about 650$ CPU VGA RAM MB what do you recommend?

My dual-boot (2x Win 8.1 64x) has one DAW OS containing of 1 Samsung Pro SSD 256 GB, 1 Crucias MX 500GB SSD plus 2 Seagate 2 TB HDD's 7200 Rpm. Now the 256 SDS is for OS/VST/programs only and the 500 GB SSD is for large samplelibraries from Kontakt. Then I have 1 HDD 2TB for audio projects and...

First build, everything turns on, fans, LEDs, gpu fan, but no display at boot. No beeps either during post, the red cpu light is on does that mean my CPU is dead? If so I got it from new egg I'm assuming I rma it? I know I'm a noob. And yes hdmi is plugged into video card not mobo.

i have windows 7 ultimate 64, in installing one game i have edited the path of environmental variables of advanced system settings under properties of my computer. please help what to do. by the way i was trying installing the game hitman absolution on which i had to update the dx11. please help...

Hello there, this is just a quick query based on a new graphics card I got. I get some fps drops or lag spikes now and again and they are really annoying, especially if I'm in the middle of a firefight in battlefield. I am playing between 55 and 65fps on high settings. It would lag spike about...

Bought an Ibuypower series 502 3years ago. Worked fine for 2years, unhooked everything a year ago for a move. Got it out again last year for no internet until now. When I have it hooked up to my TV via HDMI, it keeps rebooting and no picture. I've tried 2 HDMI cords, and same results. Got it to...

I have a 4TB Seagate HDD that appears to have lost all partition information. It was formatted to NTFS in Windows 7. I was trying to copy a file over to it and the system locked up during the copy; totally frozen, couldn't even get into Task Manager. I ended up hard resetting the machine because...

Hey guys! So I build my first ever computer 4 weeks ago by getting help from you guys and some YouTube videos. I'm no expert when it comes to building and setting up a new rig, but I succeeded and it has been working perfectly. Now yesterday, i was playing WOW (yea yea i know!) while watching...

Motherboard: Z97-Guard-Pro Memory: HyperX Fury 4gb KHX1600C10D3/8G Proc: G3258 My memory is not on the list http://www.msi.com/support/mb/Z97_GUARDPRO.html#support-mem is it possible to set the CAS latency to a CL9 timings?

I was originally going with the gtx 750 ti ftw do to it being affordable, being able to play many games at med-high-ultra, with low power consumption. But the the new gtx 960 has sli and is a bit more powerful and has many different sellers but it takes up more power and costs a bit more. What...

so i dont get this screwed up can some one help me wire this up right. i plan on adding this fan to the top of my case to help blow out more hot air. and im going to use this controler. but it dont come with very good direction. in this pic here i have the plugin numbered. #1 is no brainer Do...

As of yesterday whenever I open up Steam, when I click on the Downloads section there is a download at the top that is not downloading and cant download or move forward in the process of downloading. Also, after about 30 seconds, my Steam freezes and crashes if I try to open one of the games...

*Happy New Year* Disclaimer: please don't close because in your opinion it's wrong section, I suspect it's not. I'll try to be as detailed as I can, to see if I can get the answer I need. Original rig Asrock H61M-S i5-2500k@stock Sapphire HD6870 Kingston Hyper-X 2x4 PSU -> OCZ ModXStream...

how to check that our usb wifi adapter can be used to create hotspot or not. I want to connect it with my Android mobile

Here is a list of most of my current PC parts: http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=19281326 I have upgraded my RAM to a total of 16 gigs. I'm currently using a dual monitor setup with my main monitor being the Asus vg248qe 144hz and the other is just an old LG...

Hi Everyone. This is my second build although my first build was many years ago. With my PCU, PCU fan, and memory connected to the motherboard, along with supply PCU and main ATX power connector, my PCU fan operates. However, when I plug in my GPU with its corresponding power connectors and...

Hello everybody! I've got some components for my new PC build but now i have a problem.I need a good MODULAR PSU for the build and i also need your help to find a good Modular Gold certificated one. Here are the specs: Intel Core i7 4790k (i'll overclock it to 4.5 GhZ) Gigabyte GA-Z97X Gaming 5...

So, I really like this computer I'm planning on building, but I can't find an intel i3/i5/i7 that's quad core 4 threads. This is the build, the card in the build can run BF4 at 1080p medium/high at about 50+ FPS, WITH A GOOD CPU. So yeah, I need help from the best of the best, thanks...

Hello friends! I'm currently building my gaming PC and need to find out what my wattage is so I can actually pick my power supply, but I have no idea how to go about this. If you wish I can list the components but I would rather have the process explained to me so I know for later. Thanks guys!

So as I mentioned in the title I want to switch out my current HDD with an SSD, but I'm a little unsure what would be the safest way to do this. If I could have both my HDD and my SSD in my computer at the same time, it wouldn't be a problem, but my powersupply blocks me from doing that, so I...

I have a laptop that was dropped. The hard d rive was replaced, and all drivers were updated. but the screen is showing green pixels. any help??

My generic usb 3.0 drive, while plugged into my front usb 3.0 port every few seconds disconnects and then reconnects a few seconds later. It keeps on doing this repeatedly. How to fix? thx

I have a problem with my CD Drive.I have updated the drivers, re-installed it and did everything possible in software to repair it.But it has not been repaired yet.Can I get some help for repairing it myself?

Hi I am wanting to build a 600 gaming computer and when I come to the cpu I hit a brick wall. I want to stay with AMD and I've been eyeing the fx 6300 or a similar 110 dollar cpu on the fm2+ layout. I just would like to know which one you think would be better and would last a longer. If you are...

I also have a Sapphire HD7770 (ports: 2 dvi, 1 displaypot, 1 HDMI) - I have 3 monitors working - but the 3rd one will only run @ 480x640, I want it to run at 1200x1600. Can anyone help? I have the following set-up: 1: 30" HP @ 2560x1600 : DVI --> DVI 2: 20" HP @ 1200x1600: DVI --> DVI 3: 20" HP...

My Asus Ultrabook keeps freezing after a few minutes of operation. I've found in the logs hundreds of repeated references to something being wrong with iastor.sys. I've found out that iastor.sys is an Intel file dealing with RAIDs, which I don't have in my laptop. Still, it's causing so many...

I bought my gaming PC back in September in 2013. It has an i5 4570, GTX 760, ASUS Z87-C Mobo, and a Corsair CX600w PSU. I also have a regular hard drive. This summer, I would be upgrading my GPU to and 880 when the series releases. Would my PC be able to handle the GPU? I am worried about the...