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I recently got a new RX 570 for my pc, after installing it about 30 minutes into testing it with various games my pc shut down. It stayed dead for a while then was able to turn back on later, at the time I assumed I needed a new psu but after removing the RX 570 it's been running perfectly fine...

Hi i have a gtx 970 and im wondering if upgrading to a gtx 1070 is a good idea right now. Im also wondering if there is any other card that might be more worth to upgrade to?

Hello, I'm planning a work trip to China and it's mandatory for me to remain on social media. I know a VPN helps and I'm using Surfshark on my iOS and Laptop too. I read using a VPN is illegal in China and that server obfuscation (I added a link above) helps to make your traffic look like it's...

Hi guys! I tried installing new ram today 2x8 3200mhz and the pc after powering it on showed black screen and was boot looping. I tried reinstalling old stick of ram and the same thing happened. Be noted that the old stick of ram worked prior to upgrading. Can anybody please help me ?

Hello, I recently bought an older computer from my friend that he hasnt used in a while. After setting everything up I tried to play csgo and was only getting about 30 fps I checked task manager perfomance tab and saw my cpu was running at about 15-20% which I heard is normal but my gpu was only...

Hello guys, im planning to upgrade my pc, i have a 144Hz 1080p monitor, an MSI GTX 1070 Ti and i want to buy one of these processors: Ryzen 5 2600 i5 8600K i5 9600K I'm considering the 2600 because is cheaper but i don't know if the 2600 is enough for 1080p 144Hz gaming

I took my GPU out for cleaning then when I put it back in my pc won't connect to my monitor. Iv trives to use a different cable and remove the GPU but nothing worked

Hi guys, I am getting ready to get into the streaming and YouTube content creating world and quickly found out that my 655k cpu and gtx550 weren’t up for the task. I have built my own rig on pcpicker and was hoping to get some insight on the parts I have picked. I am not the smartest but I...

Hello, I am looking for the best settings for my Acer 240hz monitor. I would like to have the most amount of refresh rate and vision possible. I compete at the highest levels of gaming and I want every little advantage I could possibly have, and should G-sync be on or off?

So i'm making a list of parts for my new PC, i'm mainly using it for gaming. Here are the parts: CPU : AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor CPU Cooler : Ryzen 5 2600 stock cooler Motherboard : Gigabyte - B450 AORUS PRO WIFI (rev. 1.0) ATX AM4 Motherboard RAM : G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series...

Hey all, I wanted to know if I should be concerned with any spyware,monitoring software, etc. I have installed Norton and activated a licensed windows key afterward and everything seems fine. Am i just being paranoid?

I know lots of people post questions very similar to this one, but I am not sure if it is worth it to upgrade given that I built many computer at the end of 2013 and I am not sure which card to upgrade to, but I've been looking at the GTX 1050ti, but I'm not sure if that is too small of an...

In mid 2018 I bought a new PC. I buyed a Ryzen 2200g to play while saving for a GPU (and upgrade the CPU later, when it starts bottlenecking). Now, I found a really good deal on a Asrock RX 570 8Gb. My original plan was to buy a RTX 2060 or GTX 1660 Ti in a month or two, because I have to save...

so any app that uses my 920mx geforce card gets all graphics as some rainbow colored shapes that change every frame, making it unplayable. I dont think its a driver problem since i have reinstalled many different versions and the same problem continues. Any idea to what might cause it? View...

Hi all, I'm new here from Ireland. My Lenovo Ideapad 120S-11IAP has an Intel(R) Celeron (R) CPU N3350 @ 1.1GHZ. I love this little budget laptop and would rather try upgrade the CPU than buy a new laptop. I've already upgraded the hard drive to an a solid state drive and replaced the screen...

For a few weeks now my pc won't start on first boot I've been having to hit the restart button sometimes once sometimes 4 or 5 times. Today I crashed from a game twice on the trot then it wouldn't restart at all. My mem test light is staying on I've tried taking the ram out and get the usual...

I bought a Tesla K80 for some deep learning work. It doesn't have a fan and I want to jam it in my rig. This guy has an intriguing solution that involves a glue gun and some tin foil: View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcyP3ASRgBc I'm going to start with that, but then I saw this, it's a...

Hi!, I have a PCIe 6 pin male to a dual 6 pin male, it's a old version of a cable for a GPU that has 2X6 pin female entries, this cable is 22 AWG 300W each one. Now, I have bought a cable PCIe 6 pin female to a 8 pin male (6+2) with a cable 18 AWG 300W, because my GPU has a 8 pin female. My idea...

I am looking for a Graphics Card to replace my R9295x2. When games can utilize both GPU's, Great. But most of the time this isn't the case. I am replacing my R9 295x2 because it is water cooled and is about 5 years old. My monitor is a 2560x1080 Ultrawide monitor. I want 60+ FPS with Ultra...

Hi Guys, Looking to upgrade and can't decide between these two. I'll be working in Premiere and After Effects but Premiere predominantly. I need something fast for 4k multi-cam projects that are also effects intensive. Is the AMD TR that much better and also a good idea for future proofing...

I recently just bought a new RTX 2060 and after removing the 1060 that was installed, and installed the 2060 the card didn't turn on. i have a 450 watt power supply and i figured that would be enough to power it.

So currently I'm running a FX 6200 with 8GB DDR3 paired with a 1070 ti. If I upgrade to a Ryzen 5 2600 with 16gb DDR4, does anyone have an estimate of how much of a performance increase I will see? Thanks.

Hey People sorry if this is in the wrong section. First time ever writing on a forum asking for advice, but i feel this problem is just so weird, I want to see if anyone can come up with a solution. A quick background, I have worked in computer retail for a number of years and in my spare time...

I just installed a new Asus motherboard, the z390a, replacing my z370a. In the bios, the only boot option that shows up is Windows Boot Manager, which is apparently connected to my HDD, not my SSD which I always boot from. My SSD isn't even listed as a boot option. When I boot from Windows boot...

hi there I'm looking for a graphics card that needs no additional power connectors and needs to fit in a small space around 15cm wide and 3-4cm in Hight my pc is a stormforce onyx ryzen 3 2200g 8gb 1tb and only has 1 4pin cable left also I don't have a disc drive thanks

My antique rig is running a very happy 1st gen i7 990X CPU (not OC'd). YES it is old... I have a GTX970 paired with it and it has been running with great success for a couple of years, but I am keen to see what your opinions are regarding the optimum card for this CPU. I have been trying to find...

i am starting to have some trouble with newer games and my current graphics cards (2x amd radeon hd6770 crossfires) and just want to make sure to choose a new card or cards that are compatible with my current system. looking to spend $100 to $300 hopefully. my system specs are listed below...

hey i was having a problems b4 with cpu overheating when i run games and freez always when i run games i fix the problem and i can run games for like 10 minute and i get the same freez , my cpu tempreture at that time 30-45 its not a problem i think theres another problem i think. also my cpu...

Operating system: Win 10 pro 64-bit CPU: Intel core i5 7400 @ 3.00GHz RAM: 8.00GB Single-Channel Unknown @ 1200MHz Motherboard: Gigabyte tech Co. Ltd. H110M-S2V-CF GPU: 3071MB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB i use this pc for only gaming, and i’ve been through some random frame drops that annoys me

Hey boys and girls Will a corsair h100 aio and a 1080 asus strix fit in a nzxt h200 case?

I have an old Workstation HP xw4400 which I would like to update. Before buying the wrong nessesary parts, I'd like to know from somebody with potentially corresponding experience, if it is possible, to build in et al a newer ATX Motherboard, because housing and Mainboards are known to be very...

I need help getting a wifi adapter for Linux ubuntu that’s around 5-15$. Can you recommend some?

Windows 10 (64 bit), recently changed motherboard / cpu / ram. Installed 16GB of DDR4. Ram was installed into slots A2/B2 following mobo manual (AB350 Pro4). (Also tried A1 and B1) Windows recognizes all 16 GB (Says 15.9GB usable). However, task manager performance monitor shows the total RAM...

Hello guys. I am new to this forum this is my first post!!! ☺. I purchased my new coolermaster masterliquid 120l RGB for my FX8300. My Mobo is gigabyte 970a-ds3p. That Mobo has a 4pin cpu_fan header, a 4pin sys_fan header, a 3pin sys_fan header & a pwr fan header. My question is, where should I...

hey, im looking to buy a new graphics card but i dont know what graphics card fits with my cpu. (i7 3770k) (I have a gtx 660 now)

I have a MSI GT70 2PC Dominator with a 970M I installed a couple years ago, with 24GB RAM. Over the past week the laptop has been shutting down within a minute of playing a game (Elite Dangerous, specifically) or running the OCCT's PSU test, as well as when running Blender 2.80 in the Render...

I just got a new motherboard yesterday called the Asrock Z370 pro4 and I got an i5 8600k. I installed my drivers from Geforce experience because the manual drivers said it "wasn't compatible with this version of windows." So I tried to update windows, turns out I have the newest version. I have...

Dear All, Please help i have my PC with following specification kindly tell which games i can play on it Dell Optiplex 990 Core i5 2500 3.30 GHZ 6 GB Ram 128 GB SSD for operating system runing Win 7 64 Bit additional 500 GB hardrive installed Intel HD 2500 builtin graphics regards, Hamza

hello want to ask which is better to have a 16GB RAM + 4GB VRAM without SSD or 8GB RAM with at least 128 SSD together with 4GB VRAM? @vapour @computerjoe314 @Garry423 thanks everyone please give me advise GAMING WISE in terms of STABILITY OF FPS NO LAG

Mobo: rog vi gene 32gb ddr3 Cpu: xeon 1650 v2 Gpu right now: nvidia quadro k4000 source:750 evga bronze 2 1 tb hard drive 238 ssd I could take others suggestion about my pc too. Anything would help.