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Hi all, is it possible to build a decent mini PC with an intel i5 or i7 cpu for about $1000 Canadian or less? as an example of the physical size i'm referring to, take a look at this Lenovo PC or this Dell. thanks

Hi, I was just wondering if the heatsink of a graphics card or processor would be possible, if so please recommend me the paint. also will it effect the temp?

I dont know anything about computers other then what ive learned today trying to fix mine. Idk the specs other then it is pretty basic and has a cx500 power supply. My power went off for a millisecond and PC would not turn back on but instead beeps 5 times in a sequence of 5. I've tried to take...

Every day in the morning when I start my computer, it does not start straight. I press the power button and long press it but still nothing happens. I do not press the power button for some time, I lightly do not turn the power switch off. But after some time I turn the power switch off and on...

Hello I need help with my PC, the motherboard is a Gigabyte A520M K V2 Whenever I turn my PC on it will sometimes boot into Windows and other times it boots into the BIOS and it shows that there's no boot device found, and when I go to the M.2 area it shows "M.2 : N/A" I'm not sure if it's my...

Hello, I've just bought an rx 6800 to pair with my ryzen 5 5600x, to replace my old RTX 2060 as I was getting subpar performance, and thought it to be a faulty card. However, the issue has been made seemingly worse, giving me 40-50 frames in games like cyberpunk 2077, dying light 2, and the...

This is my future config: CPU: Ryzen 7800x3d GPU: RTX 4070ti strix super or strix 4080 ? MEMORY: 2x16gb corsair vengeance 6000mhz MOBO: B650 E E STRIX ASUS PSU: TX750M 750W 80+ GOLD MONITOR: above 144hz 1ms 2k cooler: BE QUIET PURE ROCK 2 Is it worth it to go with 4080 or stick with this build...

The GPU I want, Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super, isn't currently available, so I'm thinking of buying an equivalent - PowerColor Radeon RX 6600 Fighter 8GB GDDR6. That GPU is produced by PowerColor, but I have never heard of this brand. Can someone tell me if this is a reputable brand or should I...

**Approximate Purchase Date:** Within the next few days **Budget Range:** ₹30-35k before rebates and shipping **System Usage (Most to Least Important):** 1. Data crunching in Excel 2. Running SQL queries 3. Visualization in PowerBI 4. Some AI/ML work 5. No gaming **Are you buying a...

I touched components of the computer's motherboard and the computer was working, so I restarted the computer. is this normal?

I bought a mid-range motherboard that came out the factory 2 months ago. I will use it for a future PC build I'm planning, but I'm not actively working on it. The question is: If I leave the motherboard for about 12 months without power (it won't be unpacked and connected to a power supply for...

i want to buy a PC with these specs 16gb 2x 8gb corsair vengance 3200mhz ASROCK B760 pro rs d4 wifi powercolor rx6700 team group mp33 pro 512gb deepcool cc360 argb but my problem is when it comes to cpu and psu i could get a i5 12400f with bundled cooler but with a RM650 or i could get a i5...

i have a budget of 1200 pounds (uk) and saw a bunch of reveiws online with the components of the build but idk how it will work together so i hope u guys can help me pc build - link

Hello everyone! I just helped my partner build their very first computer over a video call (we live an ocean apart), and I watched him build the computer rather well for his very first time. He was anxious about how much pressure to use when seating the ram, and the 24pin connector, but that...

Hello. 2 weeks ago i bought this Dell monitor model DELL G2524H 240 hz. In games, everything go normal, i play Fornite and refresh rate is very good for example. Also, i can notice that in CS2 very rare when i move mouse fast i see a bit of "laggy". But this isn't my problem. I want to know...

Hi folks, I need some advice. I'm currently using my Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones attached via Bluetooth to my PC but I know I'm not getting the best sound quality from them as it states I'm only getting DVD-quality audio in Windows. I recently purchased some SteelSeries Arctic Nova Pro Wireless...

Hello,I work with tech repairs as a hobby, and I plan for it to become a more serious endeavor in the future , like a real work. However, for that to happen, I need more people to reach out to me to solve their issues. Today, I discovered that I gave a wrong diagnosis to a colleague of mine at...

hello, my little brother plugged a battery via usb cable in usb port within 2 seconds pc went off and now it's not turning on. anyone can help me? or what's the problem with my pc

I'm having the issue mention in this thread i created earlier https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/pc-wont-turn-on-after-a-lighting-strike-psu-able-to-jumpstart.3835290/ i try to remove the CMOS battery, since that the only thing i haven't try to unplug, after i plug it back in, my pc able...

my pc ryzen 5 3400g ram 16 gb 3000 mhz rx 580 8 gb sapphire nitro ssd 128 gb hdd 1tb stock cooler 2 air casing fan 120mm can corsair 550m run it ?

Hello everyone I have a pc Specs : i5 3470 - gtx 1050 ti - 8 GB ram - h61 mx2 motherboard I was watching some youtube videos a week ago and suddenly my pc froze, green and white squares appeared on my screen then it went black, i forced my pc to shutdown and rebooted, everytime it goes to...

So, I am having an issue with my computer. This happend all after I updated my BIOS and suddenly my computer stopped working. At first, I tought that my motherboard was bricked but then I did some troubleshooting and found out that when I hold the reset and power button at the same time, it...

Hello guys, I need your help. Yesterday I was messing with my bios and I wanted to disable the onboard graphics without thinking that I don't have a dedicated gpu so my pc wouldn't POST. After that I tried resetting my cmos and everything went perfectly fine as my computer POSTed and i was in my...

https://www.3dmark.com/3dm/104359165 My specs should be in there but if anything else is needed please ask. Also the average score with the same specs is a little above 12000

I'm looking for an external SSD backup drive for my OS drive (2 TB SSD nvme) and my 4TB WD black HDD. My motherboard is capable of USB 3.2 gen 1 but the external drive I need, the Samsung T7 Shield 4TB, Portable SSD, is USB 3.2 gen 2. Data caps at up to 1,050 mb/s. Will the transfer speeds be...

My Pc turned off by itself and now won’t turn on I have tried almost every possible solution but still not turning on. When just the mother board is plugged in to the PSU and all the other components are out, the motherboard seems to get power but none of the RGB lights turn on only the debug...

Noticed sparks coming out of the wall socket where my PC was plugged into so I had someone else help me swap it to another wall. However, I didn't think about the PSU switch still being on and this person jerked the cord in and out as electricity was visible each time. Right away I realized I...

Hello I'm trying to fix/ put togeather my computer but nothing appears on the monitor that I have hooked up when I power it on. I've tried resetting the bios and what i imagine to be the simple things, but i would really like to get it working. Ive got a MSI Z690 motherboard with updated bios...

So I tried to push my power cord into the wall outlet and saw electrical sparks. Then the cord came out and I put it back in but sparks came out again so I quickly took it out, but the power switch wasn't turned off. After switching to another wall outlet, this time with my switch off, I turned...

My PC (with an RTX 3080 OC card) and four other cords drawing power to different things are plugged into a decent sized surge protector. The cord from the surge protector was plugged into an outlet on the opposite side of my room and when I tried to make sure it was plugged in all the way...

I was using my computer and it suddenly shut off and died. I tried to restart it but it won't restart. When i unplug the power and plug it back in and try to turn on the fan starts for a split second and the rgb lights on the fans flash and then its dead again. The power light on the mother...

Computer boots up fine. Everything turns on, but it crashes sometimes when running games and apps. I know its not the GPU, or the PSU. I have, A320M-DGS ASROCK motherboard Ryzen 5 5600D 6 core 32GB Ram an m.2 1TB Asus GeForce RTX 3060 12GB. Please help!!!

Hello, So I was wondering how often you clean out pc. Is it every 6 months? and can I use Compu cleaner and just blow all the dust-out and finish? Thanks Gerjaffers

Hello, I have GTX 1660 SUPER And AMD RYZEN 7 5800X and was wondering if this is mid-end? Thanks Gerjaffers

So, about a week ago, I unhooked everything from my PC (Besides CPU/Heatsink and RAM) and aired out the GPU, Radiator, Fans, PSU, and Case with the compressed air tank we got in our garage. (Was just doing some cleaning because it was very dusty in the places I can't normally reach) Plugged...

Hi, i have a this old computer system for over a decade now though it was just sitting there collecting dust in my store room for like past 5-6 years. Today i finally decided to take it apart to see what's inside it (it doesn't turn on). i have removed everything very carefully except I can't...

Hey guys, me and my partner have gaming setups in one room, and wanting to move the setups around a bit, we moved mine and everything was okay, we both have the computers on the tables, but unfortunately, when we moved her table about 1-2 metres, not even touching the pc, when plugged in, it...

I've recently upgraded my CPU from a i7-10700 to a i9-12900k and i am getting really bad screen tearing I have tried everything like turning v-sync, g-sync and free sync all on/off. I'm wondering if anyone could maybe suggest a new monitor or another solution. my specs: (cpu) i9-12900k (gpu)...

Hello I have a little question about my pc when there is a power outage. How can i know and prove that my pc might be dammaged after a power outage because i have many of them at the moment? Thanks in advance for the help

Whenever I boot or restart my PC, it gets stuck on ASRock screen with: " Press F2 or DEL for UEFI Setup, press F11 for Boot Menu ". Half of the time, my keyboard is not even connected, and I need to reboot the PC in order to get into BIOS or boot menu. Whenever I save changes and exit bios, it...