Cosmos

Forum discussion tagged with Cosmos.
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    Question VIVE Cosmos, Basestations

    Hi! I have a regular non-elite HTV VIVE Cosmos and i was wondering, if i buy 2x basestations will it be compatible with my headset and controllers?
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    Gtx 1060 or Gtx 1070?

    I'm planning on upgrading my gpu from a 1050 to either a 1060 or 1070, but im still deciding which one to get. Intel i5 4560 8gb ram Gtx 1050 Mostly play FPS games like Overwatch, CSGO, etc
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    Can my PC run 1440 monitors?

    Can my PC run 1440 monitors? playing games like Fortnite and Overwatch? https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/b9Jwmq...
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    Gigabyte B360 Aorus Gaming 3 / i5-8400 Compatibility

    So as mentioned in the title of the question, I will be getting the Gigabyte B360 Aorus Gaming 3 motherboard for $149 alongside the Intel i5-8400 2.8ghz LGA 1151 (300 series) CPU. I'm just wondering if these two can work together. The concern I have is that the CPU is LGA 1151 (300 series)...
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    Is it ok to pair my xeon x3440 with a gtx 1070?

    I bought an old hp proliant with a xeon x3440 and im planning to pair it with a gpu like the 1070. How bad is the bottleneck? Thanks
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    Strange HDD Failure - Trying to Recover Files

    Hey all, I've got a Seagate 3tb Barracuda ST3000DM001 HDD (NOTORIOUSLY BAD from my research today) that has been having problems. Its a drive I keep all my media in so not running the OS (I have a SSD for this). I haven't heard any bad jarring etc but I had slow read/write times for a few...
  7. X

    Looking for a GPU that wont bottleneck my CPU

    I recently found an old workstation at my office and wondered if I could turn it into somewhat of a gaming pc. It currently has: >Xeon W3503 CPU >525W PSU >prebuilt mobo >256 GB HDD I want to buy a nice cheap gpu for some slight gaming that wont bottleneck the cpu. Any suggestions?
  8. Alda19

    Sub $70 Power Supply

    I'm looking for a Power Supply for around $70 black cables, preferably modular. Looking to pair it with the ryzen 2400g. Was looking at this corsair one ( https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-Bronze-Certified-Modular-CP-9020103-NA/dp/B01B72W1VA ) Any suggestions are very much appreciated!!
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    What ram can my motherboard support?

    I have an i7 7700k and an GA-Z270X-Gaming K7 (rev. 1.0) and I'm wondering it came with 16gbs of ddr4 ripjaws and I'm pretty sure it's running at 2400 and I was wondering what could my motherboard support? Can it support 3200 ram? The list it gave me looks like it just supports overclocks. Memory...
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    Intel C State

    I see Intel c-state option in my bios and its disabled. Should i enable it? btw it has 3 settings - auto, enable & disable. :??:
  11. G

    XFX XTR 750W or RM650i

    Hello I can only buy this 2 here and they are virtually the same price which i better? I want a reliable psu whith the lowest chance of failure
  12. E

    Lenovo thinkpad yoga 14 won't turn on

    Model 20DM-009GUS i bought his laptop 14 months ago, just as the year of warranty was ending I started having issues with the battery where I could only turn it on when it's plugged in. I contacted Lenovo late to find out my warranty had been out for a week so they couldn't help. I decided to...
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    Help.. what does this mean??

    Just need a firm yea or no answer. Does these picture prove that my video card is shot?? I know its not dead cause it work when ever it wants to.http://
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    I got thermal plasta on the little metal things on my GPU

    I was replacing the stock cooler on gtx 1080ti FE with an Arctic Accelero Etreme III and while I was thermal plastering on the heat sinks to the card some of the plasta dripped over on to the little metal things, is it conductive? Will it cause any problems with the card?
  15. HybridWolf

    Can I Upgrade To a New Graphics Card?

    Can I Upgrade To a New Graphics Card? Okay, so I wish to upgrade my Graphics Card to something a bit more... "Playable" In Terms of some graphically demanding games at low/medium graphics at 720p resolution 30-60 FPS. This graphics card might be a bit overkill but can possibly play at 1080 or...
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    Cpu or Gpu upgrade for best vr experience

    Hi all i have a couple of questions if some of you computer wizards can help and point me in the right direction. In the new year im gettin a oculus rift now due to the wife not understanding the physical need to get more fps by spending vast amounts of money ill only be able to upgrade either...
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    2 Ram slots total can I upgrade from 4GB to 8GB

    My AMD Athlon II (tm) x2 has only 2 ram slots which 4GB total can I upgrade the memory to 8GB?
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    Liteon Technology Corporation

    Regarding your forums' problem with Liteon Technology Corporation's unauthorized mac address, I have a LG Chromebase, and when I turn on its WiFi, I also have a mac address from Liteon Technology Corporation. I read somewhere that some of the power bricks being manufactured in mainland China...
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    Questions about upgrading my pc

    I am thinking about upgrading my pc and was wondering if anyone has any opinions on what I should do. Im either thinking about upgrading the GPU or just buy a new pc as a whole my specs are as follows ram 16GB 1600mhz power 650W motherboard ASUS Sabertooth R.2,0 GPU geforce gtx 760 2gb...
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    Msi 960gtx 4gb I5 6500k 8gb ddr4 low fp's

    So the new h1z1 king of the kill is out & damn it looks nice.. but even on low i get a disappointing 40 to maximum 78 fps.. Even on csgo i can't run 299-300 fps max on low settings i get drops from 290-180 and sometimes even 140.. Do i have a bottleneck ? Or is this gpu just weak ..? I'm...
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    How To: IDE to AHCI in CMD

    I need to know how to change from IDE to AHCI in cmd prompt. I just cloned a customers old WIN7 drive for his new WIN10 machine and the only option in bios is AHCI. I have had much success cloning to new box/builds but i have yet to see a bios with only the AHCI option. Please help...!
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    Need some feedback on this build

    Okay so >_> I was thinking I was going to be able to spend 1500 bucks for a super cool build but I think I was thinking back to years ago before all these improvements to components came out. So this is what I'm thinking might be my build. my current prebuilt p/c seems to struggle a little with...
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    Can my cpu handle gtx 1080?

    My cpu: Intel Core i7-3820 3.6GHz Quad-Core Processor cooler - Corsair H80 92.0 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler Other parts: mobo - Asus Sabertooth X79 ATX LGA2011 Motherboard psu - Corsair Professional Gold 850W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply I've recently ordered a zotac 1080 but...
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    Mic and headphones issue

    Ok, so i have headphones which have a mic inclided in it but it only has one port. I plug it in and RealTek Audio Manager asks me if i am using a mic or headphones. How do i make it so that it thinks of it as a mic and headset?
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    mouse stucks when closing the lid

    in aspire es 15 model boot windows 7. after that i close the lid mouse stucks and other workings have no stop why this happened?
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    How to control the fans' speed that are connected to the MoBo by Molex

    How can I control this fans' speed? I just have a 2-pin fan connector to molex. Which is the cable I must buy? Can you send me a link to buy it?
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    Which monitor would you go for out of these 2 im not sure i can't decide

    sorry about that idk why it was doing that hopefully these links will work https://www.amazon.co.uk/Asus-VG248QE-24-inch-LED-Monitor/dp/B00B19T7QC or...
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    New PSU ?

    I should get a new PSU or a CPU fan ? (my cpu temps are over 75C all the time) Specs: CPU: Q8300 GPU: Msi GTX 750 ti
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    need a good 1080p60fps slr camera.

    Is it possible to get a good 1080p 60fps DSLR camera for under $800? I need a microphone port (for external mic) and any extra fps for slow mo would be nice but not needed and needs to have a fully articulated screen.
  30. deadalewives

    Skylake stock heatsink - DB's and heat

    Hi guys. I'm considering getting an i5 6500 soon and was curious how the stock heatsink holds up? I'm wondering specifically how many decibels it produces. How would it compare to, say, a stock FX 8350 heatsink (which I used to have a while back)? That heatsink was pretty loud. Also, does it do...
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    GTX 760 under 99 percent load but 40 degrees celcius

    Hi, after the most recent Nvidia driver update, my gpu is underperforming. In fact its under full load but it is at a low temperature of 40 degrees celcius. How do I solve this problem?
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    Missed a standoff

    I have an MSI Gaming 5 Motherboard. I recently noticed that I did not put in the standoff to the left of the RAM slots. All of the corner and side standoffs are in place, I just happened to skip that one. Is this safe? Will the weight of the graphics card or CPU heat sink cause the motherboard...
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    I m using sony vaio e series i want to install lan driver for windows 7 ultimate

    I m using sony vaio e series i want to install lan driver for windows 7 ultimate
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    Looking for PC advice

    My old gaming PC ran decent but was quite outdated, I put together a newer, fairly budget friendly PC that should be 4x as powerful as my old one, but im getting half the FPS in the same games that my old pc got (9600gt, duel core, 2g, yeah that old). Something is just not running right or...
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    Having weird problems with sound

    I want to play s specific song no sound is coming in my headphones. I can play the son through my loud speakers and I can play all other sounds through headset, but there is one song that won't play in chrome. The song is this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhBnLHeGbw8 . I can play it in...
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    Evga and newegg not selling

    Does anyone know if evga is going to still be making reference gtx 980 ti its been over like 3 months since they've had that auto-notify thing on and i need one for my build also will newegg be selling them still plz i need one :(
  37. budgy

    New vs. old DVI cables?

    I just built a new computer. On my old computer, whenever I played in HD movie, there would be distortion when in the scene there is a lot of movement. I thought maybe I needed a new computer, so I built a new one. I have noticed that the distortion is still there when I play HD movies on...
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    BSOD Help Please!

    Hi everyone, I have had this problem for months now and I need your guys help. When I game, my pc seems to be fine at the start, then the audio like background noise and music stops but the speaking stays. Then if I were to pause it the computer wold freeze. A couple of minutes later a BSOD...
  39. broidk

    I can't seem to find much on the Asus r9 390 strix vs sapphire r9 390 tri-x

    I don't know which one to get honestly. People are saying that the sapphire runs cooler and doesn't really have any problems. But then the Asus is clocked a 1050mhz vs 1010mhz for the sapphire.. How much of a difference is there with these two cards?
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    Computer not starting

    When ever I turn on my acer aspire am3910-e2552 it shows the acer logo then a black screen. After this nothing works.