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    Question additional LEDs in my PC

    Hi, I have a B450 tomahawk max motherboard and this motherboard has LEDs. I wanted to add some LEDs in my computer in such a way that they are synchronized with the motherboard. My motherboard has connectors called JRGB1/2 which are supposed to allow connecting 5050 RGB LED strips 12V( that's...
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    Question Seeking Feedback on My Custom PC Build - Your Thoughts?

    Hello fellow tech enthusiasts! I recently embarked on a journey to build my dream computer, investing a significant amount of time and effort into creating a high-performance system that meets my needs. After careful consideration and research, I believe I've put together a pretty solid PC...
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    [SOLVED] Custom PC, system wont boot no fans spinning everything plugged in

    Helping a friend build there PC. I've built a handful about 4 or so, and I've never experienced this issue. Got the whole thing built everything plugged in, I've double and tripled checked. Click power button no fan will spin, including CPU fan System is R5 3600 X570 Gaming X(gigabyte) 16gb...
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    Question Sudden issues with windows OS and SSD

    So I was having some issues with my new PC restarting randomly every few minutes so I went to bios to see if there was a problem with my boot drive. All of a sudden, the SSD that I had installed with windows 10 would refuse to boot and it booted with my HDD (which also has a windows 10 OS...
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    Can I put Gt 1030 in Hp slime line desktop PC

    Will this PC work with a GT 1030 2 gb ddr5(don’t worry about the size, it fits well) I am asking will it provide good performance as it should. Asking because my PC is factory prebuilt. HP Slimline 270-p033in 2017 Tower Desktop (7th Generation Intel Core i3-7100/4GB/1TB/Windows 10 Home/Intel HD...
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    Samsung 860 Evo vs 840 Pro?

    Hi all, I have a Samsung 840 Pro (256GB) that I bought around 6-8 years ago. It's still working great but there is an amazon prime day deal on for a 860 Evo (512GB) for £60 stacked with a discount code. Can anyone tell me if the speed differences and robustness alone will be worth the upgrade...
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    Almost all new build freezing while gaming after 1 month

    EDIT: Specs: AMD Ryzen 5 1400 Stock ASROCK AB350M Pro4 2x4GB DDR4 Kingston HyperX 2666MHZ Gigabyte GeForce GTX 750Ti OC 1GB GV-N75TOC-1GI Western Digital - RE4 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM EDIT2: PSU is a okay-ish budget brazilian made C3TECH 500W DSA-500VE Windows 10 PRO 64 My Problem: I had an old...
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    Adaptive Voltage Issue

    OK, maybe I am missing something, maybe I am not. I am overclocking my 7600k again, due to a windows 10 update wreaking my world. I had a 4.7ghz overclock that was stable, but ran fairly hot during the summer months. I am going for a 4.6ghz overclock this time. My system seems stable, 8+...
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    EVGA GTX 1060 SC not being detected

    Hi, I have a ASUS ROG G20AJ Specs are: i7 4790k @3.6GHz 8GB RAM My 1060 Isnt being detected by my computer when I try HDMI or DVI it just says no signal, when i try to install NVIDIA drivers it says "the graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware". Also, my card does not show...
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    Suggestions to build own Linux lab server

    Don't need powerful gaming PC but it should be able to play multimedia from web on Ubuntu without a hitch. I am planning to run it dual boot centos-ubuntu. Centos will hold kvm, have gnome installed and hołd at least 3-5 vms running. So obviously i need machine that will provide plenty of memory...
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    FX 4100 idling at 79°C

    The title says much of it; the FX 4100 is on a GA-78LMT-S2P board with no graphics card. CPU temp was recorded by CPUID's HWMonitor. I took the CPU out of its socket and saw that the thermal compound did not fully cover the lettering on the CPU heat shield.
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    GTA V on big 720p screen or smaller 1080p screen

    Hi! I'm buying GTA V on PS4 and it's in 1080p. I have a beamer which has an approx. 100" screen in 720p and a LG 27" Full HD 1080p screen. On which screen should I play the game?
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    Asrock Fatality z97 board..

    Just bought the Asrock Fatality z97 motherboard. I know this will seem odd but I'm trying to use vista. (I can't afford win7 till dec). Anyways, pc is up and running but the drivers for Atheros Killer Lan do not work for vista. I tried to install them anyways via memery card transfer but they...
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    Wireless printing with wired printing

    Hello. I have a Lexmark x4530 printer which has wireless connectivity. There really isn't a network issue other than wireless connections and wired connections. I am able to print from my laptop to the printer wireless but when I have my desktop computer on and connected via wired to the...
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    possible to clone my os drive?

    my ssd just crapped out on me, sometimes it doesnt start , also whdn it does its painfully slow. ive been using my hdd as a slave drive as well as a place to store documents. i was wondering if there was a way for me to clond my ssd to my hdd without formatting it? sorry foe the thpos i suck...
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    HTPC i3 550 Intel HD Graphics Will it work ok

    First off, Im an apple man and build my own hackintoshes. My two sons have PC gaming rigs. I have an Intel i3 550 plus a GA H55N USB3 motherboard (both 1156 sockets) left over from an old hackintosh build. I was thinking of building a HTPC with these components. The case I have has a 120w...