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Hello everyone. I have an OEM Gateway computer and I recently bought a new desktop on Black Friday. I want to revert my Gateway desktop back to Windows 7 and do a factory restart so I may sell it. However, when I try to download the iso from Microsoft, it tells me my key is an OEM one and to...

Im trying to pick a mobo and I need to know which SSD devices will be more prevalent in the future, U.2 SSDs or ultra M.2 SSDs?

Hey people, the thing is that I want to build a pc but I only have 420$ so what do you think about this build? Motherboard...

I get random "lag spikes" when playing games like Metal gear 5, and xcom enemy within. I have tried everything to make this lag stop. I have reinstalled drivers. I have tried older drivers. I HAVE REINSTALLED WINDOWS! I'm thinking It has to have something to do with my hardware, but I have no...

Hi guys I've been having this problem for quite sometime now, even when i was using Windows 7 Professional 64 bit, i am having a hard time getting my rig to detect my PCI express x2 slot, which my Fatal1ty X-Fi card is seated & occupied with the Black, Orange, Lime, cables that are intact, i...

Hey community, I am currently living in a situation where I share a router with 7 other individuals. The bandwidth was okay, until a new tenant moved in. Now the internet is really slow and it is frustrating the other people using the router. I have spoken to the landlord and he has given me...

I'm building my first PC soon, mostly for gaming at 1080p. I've got an asus directcu ii oc r9 290 gpu which should be able to do that comfortably. But I'm thinking of buying two more monitors for racing games. I was wondering if I ran the games at 720p would the r9 290 be able to keep up?

When the power went out, and I restarted, the sound from the internal speakers was on, but the sound from the external was out, where can I make the setup reversed?

Hi, I have a headless PC running 24/7 that acts as our media server, and also can connect to TV via HDMI when wanted. My query is, as this runs constantly is there anything going on that I can address to stop it slowing down, I.e. is there a system file that generates as it goes which could...

Hey everyone, I'm running The Witcher 3 and after a few minutes of playing the display shuts down but the sound keeps running for a few seconds till the computer finally resets itself. When starting after that reset, the display doesn't work but I can hear the Windows starting. If I turn the...

Hello I have an Acer Aspire 5552 laptop. Basically, when I am browsing the internet, or doing anything, randomly the laptop will start loading. Basically, it makes that loading sound as if you are firing up a game and the loading light starts flashing, the laptop also becomes slow around this...

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Looking for a bit of help me my build. Will be gaming on a 1920x1080 Vizio TV. Need assistance mostly the G-card and Ram. Never overclocked before but was looking to OC the processor and g-card, possibly the RAM up to 1866 if i get 1600 ram. I know my Power supply is more then i need, trying to...

my liquid cooling computer is getting too hot and shutting off when the temp reaches 140 degrees farenheit.it does not happen when i am not playing games only when i am playing games. i have an 8150 fx etreme editon cpu liquid cooled processor did not know thought iut might be related to my...

AMD Radeon R9 285 Double Dissipation Edition ASUS M5A97 R 2.0 Gskill Ripjaws (4GB x 2) AMD six-core processor black edition WD 1TB Blue Hard Drive Rosewill Hive 650W My PC will not POST, or boot, although all of my fans spin, motherboard lights turn on, and everything whirs and sounds like it's...

Ok So I want to clone my HDD to my SSD. Does the SSD need to be installed inside the laptop? Like in place of the optical drive or can I connect it via USB and sata cable on the outside of the computer.

Hello, I'm considering to upgrade my rig in December. The upgrades will be: Intel 5820k or 5930k Asus x99-A no brand ram ddr4 Questions: 1. Do I need new PSU? Details: psu: Corsair CS750M Gold, GPU: Gigabyte GTX760 windforce, HDD 1TB, SSD boot. 2. If I dont need a new PSU, how much can I OC...

sorry for my noobs question, yes I know corsair rm series fans just spin when load more than 40% but I try everything to make the fan spin, furmark, msi kombustor, 3d mark, prime94 for almost 10 hours but still the fan never spin my corsair rm650 just 2 month old and the fan never spin all the...

Hi guys...im looking to update my system with a new graphic card and i dont really know which one would work best on my system. I mostly use my computer for gaming purposes. My budget is 120-150 euros for the card itself and about 50 for the powersupply System specs: Processor: 3,00 gigahertz...

Has the quality of Asus changed over the past couple years? My understanding is that they no longer manufacture motherboards themselves, nor do they source production to their former subsidiary, Pegatron (who was pressured by Apple to drop their contracts with Asus). Consequently, their boards...

i have a COMPAQ Presario-112nr. i was looking to replace the CPU and any service cost way to much. i was wondering what CPU's are compatible with my system and how to replace the CPU.

I've just built my first pc but I'm not getting any signal to my monitor. I've tried both dvi and hdmi. The fans, LEDs and the disk drive appear to be working. I've tried each of my 4gb sticks of RAM separately and attempted it without the gpu but still nothing components: cpu- intel core i5...

Hello guys, I'm trying to figure out if the card amd r7 265 I'm planning on buying will give me the performance I want or will it be restricted by my motherboard. I have an ASUS M4A88T-V EVO/USB3 (AM3) mobo, and the r7 265 is just what I want out of a graphics card. I'm looking for a medium...

Hey Guys! I just needed some advice on a gaming PC that I am building for my brother! His budget is $400 and I was wondering what you guys thought about these parts that I will be using. He will not be playing any intense games or rigorous programs. He just needs something that can play...