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    Question PC Will Not Turn On

    Over the past week, my friend's pc has been having the same problem multiple times a day where the screen will freeze and then all usb ports will disconnect, and he found the only way to fix it was to turn the power supply off and on again. Today, it happened again and he thought it might be the...
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    [SOLVED] Converting an Asus x507UA-EJ456T into a fully silent fanless PC

    So I got my hands on this laptop and the fan needs replacement, everything else works fine on it. So before I go ahead and replace the fan, I was thinking if I could convert this to a fully silent fanless PC? That would basically give me an extremely reliable system, no moving parts and perfect...
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    [SOLVED] Wet graphics card ? Pc not working

    Hello everyone, 2 days ago my pc suddenly turned off and wouldnt turn back on but the green light was on, on the motherboard. 2 days later i start investigating what causes the pc not to turn on my thoight was the motherboard, cpu was fried somewhere or the psu is not performing as well anymore...
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    [SOLVED] pc restarts at the launch of a game

    everytime i launch a game my pc restarts its only three weeks old all parts brand new msi 6800 xt gpu 16gb 4k amd ryzen 7 5800 cpu 1tb m.2 ssd samsung 16gb trident z ram watercooled 6 fans including one on power supply 850wt power supply
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    A really dumb idea but also fun pls help

    Ok so look yes I'm a hipster (Mod edit) who loves the looks of old apple stuff but hates the hardware and I have a old 2010 polycarbonate (white plastic) mac book. I love the looks of it so much like enough to pop a stiffy. Well I know I could upgrade ram and the storage to SSD but I really want...
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    [SOLVED] Custom build - would like second opinion and eyes

    Hello fellow builders. My friend wanted a new gaming pc- the price is around 1000 euros for the build in Denmark. However here are the listing of items, and I would like to know if you see a bottleneck somewhere or if an item is better and close to the given product (price range) CPU: Amd...
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    Can't decide on customer build Laptop or a branded one?

    I do not currently have one and looking to get a new one for work. I have checked out Dell XPS 15 model with almost top specs but that fetches a price tag between 1,900 and 2,200£. Similarly, I want to explore another option of building one. The equivalent specs I'm looking for are: 15.6"...
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    1ms TN vs 4ms IPS @ 1440p 144hz

    Anyone tried both monitors? Hardcore gamers please tell me which one is better?
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    gtx 960 with fx 8320 or gtx 760 with i5 4460

    Should i get gtx 960 wth fx 8320 or i5 4460 wiyh gtx 760 .i can't get i5 4460 with gtx 960 for my budget problem..please suggest me...i will use my pc for gaming.
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    Is this graphics card compatible with this MOBO?

    The Graphics card is a GeForce GTX 780 3GB SC and I am wondering if the GPU is compatible with this motherboard? Motherboard: http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130777&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-
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    Gtx 760 with 250gb SSD or Gtx 770 with 1tb HDD

    Im building a gaming PC with a budget of £850, and im not sure whether to get a Gtx 760 graphics card with 250Gb of SSD or a Gtx 770 graphics card with 1tb of HDD??? CPU: i5-4670k Mobo: MSI Z87-G45 gaming Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X series (2x4gb) Storage: 250Gb samsung EVO SSD or 1tb Western...
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    Unable to activate CrossFireX in AMD CCC

    HI thanks for trying to help me. So im fairly new to PC's and i have two ATI Radeon HD 4800 series Graphics cards... Under the Performance tab on the left side, I select AMD CrossFireX. This takes me to the screen where I see two bullet choices: Enable CrossFireX (with a box underneath that says...