CPUs

I found my first computer (Compaq Presario 425) in my parent's basement the other day and noticed this cool cyclops guy on the motherboard. Is this some kind of logo or some random circuit board graffiti? Sorry for the poor image quality, I was in a dark basement and the inside of the...

This may not be the right place to post this but here it goes anyways. Feel free to delete or move it. I am far from a hardware expert, and quite frankly I'm not even that good with computers. Could a motherboard be duplicated by recreating its traces using actual wires and placing the chips...

So the problem started yesterday when I tried to play a game like I usually do and when I realized I couldn’t run anything at the settings I usually do so I decided since my computer was getting kinda slow and thought it might’ve been that I reset the computer and started from scratch. Today I...

I have a Ryzen 7 1700 overclocked at 3.7 GHz with 1.35v and it runs perfectly fine but anytime i touch RAM in any way the system immediately fails to post past the CPU. I Have 32 GB of Corsair 3000 Mhz RAM in dual channel mode on a B350 PC-MATE Motherboard. I have tried to underclock and...

Hi, I got a new Samsung 28" 4k Monitor, the cheapest one out there with 10bit color depth. not for gaming but for media production or other hobbies. I play all my games in FHD or 1440p. BUT, if I use 4K in games, or do an alt tab while in game or anything that uses 3D, it starts turning off and...

As stated in the title I receive the error "Realtek Network Controller was not found. If Deep Sleep mode is enabled Please Plug the cable". This occurs when I try to install the MSI LAN driver for my motherboard. I've tried reinstalling windows to no avail. Any help with this would be appriciated

Hi everyone. 1) I accidentally merge Downloads and Documents folder during managing my storage partition. So that how I can re-separate this two folders accordingly? 2) How to reduce and not used up storage space in C:/ in Program files, Program files (x86), and Users file? Can I move all...

Hello everyone, I've recently started looking for a new laptop, and I'm stuck on choosing the right CPU, mainly for everyday use, university-level coding and university-level projects. As I've noticed, both core i3 and core i5 are 2C/4T processors (until the 8th generation), with a slight...

What I have is an Asus, B350M mobo with an AMD 1600 processor, The mobo states it can support up to 3000 or 3200mhz (O.C.) The question is what kind of RAM I should buy, for instance can I buy RAM labeled as 3200mhz or do I need to buy 2666 mhz and OC it? It's been a long time since I did a...

What kind of motherboard do i need to pick? my specs are: CPU I5-4690 RAM 8,00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard ? Graphics HP P201 (1600x900@60Hz) 4096MB ATI Radeon RX 570 Series (ASUStek Computer Inc)

From 2018, often RGB lighting (or lack thereof) is considered, respectively, an advantage or disadvantage. Perhaps it is time to exclude RGB from Pros and Cons, and only to write, is it there or not, as the attitude to the RGB Light is individual (like case color etc.)? I cannot see why RGB is...

After I click on the lock screen and proceed to the password, I enter them to sign in into my desktop. I can't click anything on my desktop and all keys a not functioning except (alt+ctrl+del) & (Windows key). Then I use me mouse to drag the screen down and the lock screen still there..... I...

I have 2x 4gb Kingston Hyperx 1866 ram working at 1600 MHz with asus h97plus motherboard.However the ram is not manufactured anymore and I want to buy 2x 4gb more.I have 2 sockets free which ram should I buy considering compatibility issues?

So I know that an M.2 Solid State Drive is roughly 1500read + 1000write & is a lot faster than a normal SSD 500read + 500write & I know that Samsung [Evo 850] has a newer 860 out ..but on Ebay there's an M2 Evo850 [250GB] in an enclosure with a USB3 connector ..So0o0 will an M.2SSD thru...

When I start watching Netflix or HBO, my pc randomly turns black for some seconds, then normal, and then black after some minutes. If I keep watching, these blackscreens occur more often, and it is really annoying. When watching YouTube, it is perfectly fine. These blackscreens started appearing...