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Hello, I am looking to buy an SSD. I'm not sure whether my motherboard has this slot or not but if it doesn't what will I do, am I better off getting a 2.5'' SSD? My motherboard is an MSI SLI Krait Edition Z97 LGA1150 and I have a i7 4790K CPU. Links to SSDs I'm thinking about getting...

this problem has persisted across multiple devices. the only difference is the magnitude of the difference in volume. I have tried cleaning out the ports, yet this problem still continues. How do i fix this?

Hi, I bought a new motherboard that is a ga-ax370m-ds3h an a new CPU Ryzen 5 2400G and 2 hyperx 4 GB 2400 MHz when I put it together my computer post I downloaded the Windows and when my screen went to the home screen it stopped and now it can't even open to the BIOS what can I do

I picked up an lga 1156 mini itx board for cheap and was wondering if i can put a xeon in it like an x3470 or somthing like that as they are $30 vis the $100 for an i7. The website doesn't say xeons. And cpu upgrade says the chipset is only compatible with mobile processors.

I want to sell my gt 1030, but i dont know what would be a good price. I was thinking about 50 dollars.

Hi! My ryzen cpu occilates from 40 to 58 degrees. nothing very scary. the thing is: the fan is very noisy. i wonder why. thanks for your time!

Is it me or my CPU is literally going DOWN UNDER when I game, I runned Cinebench and it dropped to whopping almost 0 GHz!!!! What the hell! Can someone PLEASE explain this.. and after I runned Cinebench, everything goes back to normal...

I thinking about getting a i5 9600k and pairing it with a gtx 1070. I will be playing games at 1080p with a 144hz monitor I will be streaming at 720p60 or 900p60 Also i would be watching streams while playing games I was looking at the ryzen 2700 because the prices of each cpu are almost the...

Hey everyone! I'm looking into ordering parts for a new build for Christmas time, and as that's approaching I'm looking into graphics cards. As someone who knew nothing about PC gaming, I researched and researched this topic since July, and now I'm putting the finishing touches on a parts list...

Ok so normally I'd use port-forwarding, but I can't because Xfinity is absolutely retarded; so I'm locked out of xFi for the time being, and of course now you can't just set up port-forwarding manually. I do still have the option to set up port-triggering, but I'm having some issues with...

Hey everyone, So I just built my very first gaming pc today, turned it on with power button and everything seemed to work fine in the PC; video card fans were spinning and it was lighting up, case fans and CPU fans were spinning, etc .. But then when I turn on the monitor is says no signal for...

My isp tech support manager is a criminal and continues to get on my router EA8300 Linksys via my modem Motorola MB8600. Stole my identity 2 times in one yea, have tried CUJO and all kind of apps. I need hardware I think, to keep him limited to modem ONLY!! Long story love to share but this is...

my "h" keys sometimes won't register and many more keys like this are doing the same. I need to press my h key hardly or I need to press it long enough atleast for 1 second. is it a hardware problem or a dust probably stuck on my mechanical keys? also my n key sometimes register twice and also...

I have a Dell 15-3521. W8.1. I just replaced the dc power jack because no adapters were being recognized when plugged in. Now for some reason when I start the laptop while plugged in it will start to an all white screen instead of bios splash. I have to restart once then it works fine on the...

I'm trying to enable secure boot in BIOS before I install Windows 10. I first disable CSM. That part is easy. But then when I try to enable secure boot I get this error: Now say, what??? Here's the screenshot:

So today I measured something in my motherboard, and for some reason my pc got shut down when I touched the motherboard with my meter, since then my pc turns on for 15 seconds and then shuts down, there is no display on the screen, or even any power going out to the screen/mouse/keyboard, and I...

I have thermal paste on my CPU and it has a cpu fan. I also have 5 fans in my case. Why is my cpu getting over 80 degrees?

Hi, I got a crash / reboot loop problem on my laptop. I investigated for several days without success. My system configuration is at the end of the post. Symptoms : - Computer freeze after a completely random usage time (can be 5s after startup, before or after the bios, can be after 5 hours...

Hi! My PC sucks, and I don't understand much about hardware, so I don't really know what to buy, and what hardware on my PC is the most outdated. I don't plan on playing AAA games, but my PC freezes playing Minecraft, so yeah. I don't have that much money, so please advise me on low budget...

Hello, thank you for viewing this topic, I have a weird problem that I have been encountering with my phone and laptop, I have 2 SIM Cards, one is from a company called Zain Sudan, and the other is from a company called MTN Sudan, the first company is really fast but expensive, while the other...

Are These Parts compatible? Cpu- i7 6700 @ 3.4hz Motherboard- Asus prime b250m-a GPU-gtx 1080ti Ram-16gb Psu-700W Monitor- Alienware 240hz Im looking to get max performance out of my GPU and was wondering if i needed to upgrade anything, Performance over quality for me (im not looking to...

I would like to connect my hot spot to my home network. I'm using a Rs 850 hs,to a netgear n300 router

Good day everyone. When I ordered the NH-D15, I didn't know it came with its own thermal grease. Something called NT-H1. I bought Zalman ZM-STG2. is there any difference between the two and can anyone recommend one or the other? Thanks.

I’m looking for the best pair of closed back headphones to listen to electronic and hip-hop music for under or around $200-300 I plan on using a Schiit Modi 2 and a Vali 2 but if there are very low impedance headphones then I will just ditch the amp and just buy a higher quality DAC.

Can i run gtx 1050 on my h61h2-m13 motherboard ?

im having a problem where my pc randomly restarts when i play games ive already tried updating everything and checking the temprature and it seems fine what i got from my search is that maybe my psu might be faulty but i dont want to spend the money yet until im 100% sure The PSU i use is...

Hi, this is my rig: Core i3-8100 (stock cooler) Gigabyte B360 8GB DDR4 2400bus 1TB WD Blue Thermaltake Litepower 550w I'm going to buy a Sapphire 280X Vapor X. Can my PSU run it?

https://au.pcpartpicker.com/list/cWJNzY any thoughts or changes

I’m gonna be building a PC, and I’m wonderig if my mobo of choice has on-bord graphics, meaning it can function withougt a GPU still I have the funds to get one. Here’s the model: ASUS PRIME B350M-E - motherboard - micro ATX - Socket AM4 - AMD B350 My CPU doesn’t have on-bord. It’s a Ryzen 5...

Are speakers peripherals? Just want to make sure I post this in the right place. I need good 2.0 speakers under 100 dollars. Do watts affect loudness? What do I need to look for good quality speakers that can get pretty loud? I'm not an audiophile just looking for something to replace my...

I have had this pc since around the start of the year with no issues until now. Today as I turned on my computer it was incredibly laggy when typing in my password and then it spammed me with error messages about USB port surges. I unplugged my mouse, keyboard and Sd card reader and then plugged...

Is there a problem with restoring a program by copying its contents from Program Files, Program Files (x64), Program Data and AppData Folders (in other words all folders that has association with the path, which the program created when was first installed), which were copied to a HDD before the...

I'm considering both the Samsung 970 Evo and the Western Digital Black 1TB M2 drives. Reviews seem to hr mixed on them, suggestions? Or am looking and the wrong SSDs altogether?

I want to be able to use an SSD instead of the usual HDD. If I want to assemble my own desktop PC from scratch, does it mean that I still have to buy a kit with the HDD or I can just go straight on the SSD? Can anyone please point me to the right direction where I can get any information on how...

Hello PC Guru's. So, i have a problem with my storage hard drive, that quite frankly has me worried. I have a 128GB SSD for my OS, and a Caviar Black 1Tb for storage (Steam, Origin, Pics, Vids, Tunes, you know the deal) and it has run perfectly for the last 5/6 years, using Malwarebytes...

My G50 is acting out of sorts. when first turned on everything is fine, unless you log in to specific account or use the disk drive. If either is done, the screen loses color and functions only in white and black. Please help?

I use Avast antivirus pro. It works well but I want to know have any the best Antivirus in 2018 update and latest version with strong security?

I have a 1080p 60hz monitor. My monitor has no HDMI port but has a DVI-D port. But I couldn't find a DVI-D cable (I live in a place where pc parts are hard to find) but I found a HDMI to DVI-D cable. So my GPU has a HDMI port. So if I use the HDMI to DVI-D cable to connect my GPU with my monitor...

I have been searching for a budget laptop with a GTX 1060 and RGB backlighting and I am beginning to think there is no such thing. My budget is $1,400 and I want hopefully 16GB RAM but I will settle for 8GB and I am fine with a 60HZ panel, please help.

Alright, so I was being stupid thinking that I'm skilled enough to replace my own CPU, and broke the freaking pins (3 out of 4) that were being used to fix the heatsink to the motherboard. Now I get idle temps of 60 ° C (around 134 °F) - probably even higher, didn't want to wait and check. So...