My specs are:
MOBO: MSI B450 Tomahawk
CPU: ryzen 7 2700X
RAM: 2x16GB Corsair 3200 Mhz
Storage: 512GB SSD, 4TB Seagate
PSU: 850GQ EVGA
GPU: MSI RX 6600 XT
So I recently migrated from a GTX970 and have not owned a AMD card since nearly 20 years ago and the last one I owned was 128mb. I have been...
HWMonitor is no longer showing ANY reading, it just shows the name of my PC. CPUID gets stuck at 2% when loading, and then fails with a "Mutex locked" error, then opens but does not display anything. Speccy also opens, and shows some info, but CPU, RAM, Motherboard, and GPU, reading simply say...
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Just did a massive hardware upgrade on my PC and got myself a Mobo with the X570 Chipset with a Ryzen 5 3600X. I have a strange issue though, looking at CPUID, it shows my SYSTIN temp at nearly 60C at idle. Sometimes it goes above 60C. My CPU idles at about 30C, and even...
Hi i am far from being an expert in hardware stuff, hence i am seeking for advice or confirmation...
Recently, my old computer has started to crash randomly, at first i though it was dust stuck inside the computer, but even after the nice cleanup, it is still crashing. After browsing tom's...
I have a A8 6600K with a GTX 750 OC 1GB GDDR5 at the moment and looking to upgrade to a GTX 970 for my birthday, I've read that there would be a bottleneck and was wondering just how bad will the bottleneck be? I play games like GTA V, H1Z1, BO3 and some other newer and older tittles. Any help...
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i have a logitech z906 system but im thinking of selling it and get m-audio/ mackie / jbl... studio monitors. i use the z906 as a 2.1 channel only 2 speakers with the subwoofer on my gaming pc desk cz i dont need the extra channels on the desk. so, should i just keep the z906 at 2.1, or...
I'm looking to upgrade either my CPU or GPU but I keep waffling between the two, any thoughts would be welcome.
CPU- I5 2400
GPU- GTX 660
Mobo- ASUS P8Z77-V LK
Ram- 16GB DDR3
PSU- Thermaltake 500w
Typical games played:
BF4, Diablo 3, various mobas
I have a budget of around $400 US. Your help...
My build:
GA-Z87-HD3
GTX 970 G1 Gaming
i7-4790K
HyperX Fury 8GB 1866MHz
550W PSU by MS-tech
OK, so I decided to build my first pc from parts, components listed above. When I try to start the PC up, though, it only works for a second or two, and then shuts down.
Everything in this PC is...
I'll try to be as detailed as possible:
Budget?
< or =$1200
Goal(s)?
My ultimate goal is to be able to run most games at 1080p 60fps
Previous Rig?
AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 640 Processor (4 CPUs), ~3.0GHz, 8192MB RAM Corsair Vengeance, NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 (has served me well.)
Plan to do...
Im wondering if its possible for me to use my current 1tb factory hp hard drive in a custom pc im building. I dont feel like buying a whole new hard drive if i can just use this one.
i recently got a new pc (asus m51bc) when i tried to update it to 8.1 is stuck at 82% for like an hour so i restarted out of panic then it was restoring the system it got to the point when it says configuring windows features do not turn of you computer and stuck at 100% for 30 minutes until now...
Me and my friends like to play games together and record them for YouTube. Recently however, our calls aren't recorded by Fraps. I don't recall changing any settings either. I can still hear my own voice, and their voices are VERY VERY quiet, but still able to be heard somewhat
I have set up The...
I just recently bought an ASUS M5a97 r2.0 mobo and am using a EVA GTX 560 Ti. Since my mobo has the crossfire capabilities, I'm wondering if it is possible to simply purchase an additional 560 off of eBay and be able to utilize it in my system. Thanks!
do i need to upgrade my PSU it 250 watts but said on boxed it need 400 watts at least and i notice sometime my computer would not load properly when flash drive and mobile broadband still in and i am buying 850 watts in few week time and spec are 2 GB ram am getting 4GB ram in 2 week and am not...
I am planning to build an HTPC/gaming system to serve three TVs (two of them are 1080p, one is 720p). Rather than build two or three different computers, I've been reading about VM solutions such as Xen which permit GPU passthrough so I have been thinking about building one computer with...
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I built my current system a few years ago. In between builds, I lose track of the technology advances. I'd like to upgrade my current system to handle video editing a little better. My first thought was that I simply needed a more robust GPU than the GeForce 6800XT. As I read forums...