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    Question Aggressive display flickering during gaming

    Hi everyone, I have no idea if this issue is related to my laptop GPU, monitor cable or the monitor itself so I am posting this everywhere it might be relevant. My monitor is set up at 240hz and sometimes during gaming (no matter the game), the images start to flicker aggressively while the...
  2. thepctinkernerd2021

    Question how do i go about replacing the caps on the dell dimension E510 motherboard?

    hello, i have a dell D E510 system. and i got it for free and would like to use it as a media server. i love the case design. how ever i dont want to pay the high prices of the boards used which are known to fail again if not used carefully. im wanting to make a youtube video on my channel on...
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    Question Dell Inspiron 16 7610 - I need to have 2 external HDMI monitors in addition to the laptop

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O0M46KO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 Will this docking station allow me to do this? My husband's Dell 16 7610 needs to use the monitor that is built in, plus he needs 2 more monitors connected with HDMI. All of these devices are less...
  4. Itz Soul

    Question Why Does My FPS Drop Half-way While Gaming & Have Trouble Increasing Back Up?

    Hello! so recently i got the Dell Precision M6600 with intel i7 2nd Gen, 16 gigs of RAM & 4GB Nvidia Quadro 5010M GPU. Its a fairly old machine but i just wanted to do some lightweight gaming along with office work so i grabbed it while i could. Although it's been giving me a weird FPS Drop or...
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    Question Atikmpag.sys,amdkmdag.sys bsod amd graphics hardware

    Getting bsod or screen freezes/crashes. only way to recover is by powering laptop off by pressing the power button. tried installing every recommended driver for this like 20.4.2,20.8.2,19.3.1, still same. It fixes itself if I restart it by pressing the power button three times in the fourth...
  6. vikaskumar2299

    [SOLVED] Has anything technically/physically changed with this kind of monitor power cables over last 10 years?

    I have a 10 years old Samsung SyncMaster 933 monitor. It has this kind of power cable and a monitor input design. Basically it's a 3 pin input. Middle pin is slightly bigger than other two and PSU of monitor is built inside the monitor only: (see Photo below): Photo 1...
  7. vikaskumar2299

    Question 16A power cable plug with Dell S2421HN monitor a deal breaker?

    Hi. I really like the S2421HN in reviews. And planning to buy same. But there's some problem I noticed in reviews on Amazon India (I am from India). Most people complained that it has 16A plug which is physically bigger (see photo), but Indian homes usually have small sockets on wall. Which are...
  8. rockerrb3

    Question CD burner speed

    I have a Dell Optiplex 7020 and need to know what the maximum speed is that CDs can be burned at. I called Dell and they couldn't tell me.
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    Question energy efficient and quiet power supply for dell precision t5400

    hi i'm looking for a power supply for dell precision t5400 desktop computer that is energy efficient that will use the bare minimum electricity without effecting performance and it needs to be as close to silent as possible. this computer that this power supply will be going into will be on...
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    Question System has Power but No Post or Display

    I bought a Dell Optiplex 990 the other day. The system has power but doesn’t show a post screen or a display output. The display port detects something is connect but nothing else. There is no beep codes or led error codes as well. Any suggestions? I have tried Clearing the CMOS Reseating the...
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    Question My laptop does not start , please help. Dell precision 7510

    My laptop does not charge . What should I do , what can be the problem ? the laptop is a Dell precision 7510. Windows 10 the laptop doesn’t power up.
  12. jamaloo

    Question Extremely frequent WiFi disconnections on Dell Precision M6800 laptop ?

    hi, I have dell precision m6800; with dual band wireless-AC 7260. I have been using it for nearly 2+ years but since day 1 my internet gets disconnected on it's own. I have to stop the wifi from task manager and start the wifi again and connect it to my available network; some times i have to...
  13. patrickfeeney

    Question What graphics card should I get for a Dell Optiplex 7020 ?

    Hello, I just got a Dell Optiplex 7020 MT. It has an i7-4790, 16 ram ddr3 (4 sticks), 500 sata ssd 3d nand, 290 watts power supply. It's a fullsize tower. I would like to get a graphics card for it. I think I should go second hand and get something like a Gtx 1070 or something with similar...
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    [SOLVED] help me choose monitor LG 27GP850-B(335) vs Dell S2721DGFA(400e) vs MSI Optix MAG274QRF-QD (530e ) euros

    As the title says help me choose a monitor (upgrading from AOC G2590fx 144hz) as i see it right now the best value is the LG in my country market (greece) and the best overall is the MSI but for some reason is by far the most expensive one. what do u think guys? should i go for LG ? From my...
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    [SOLVED] What's the PLL model number of a Dell Inspiron 1300/B120/B130?

    I have a Dell Inspiron 1300/B120/B130 laptop. I'm trying to overclock it to see how far this old thing can go. I've been overclocking it a little bit with ClockGen, but I'm probably using the wrong PLL model number because several show the correct clock speeds when I press "Read Clocks". I don't...
  16. Winter Blue

    Question BIOS Issues on Dell 7373 Laptop ?

    I have a Dell 7373 laptop that I made the mistake of updating the BIOS a while back. Ever since then I have been having issues with it crashing at random and not coming back to life after closing/opening the lid or sleeping. I recovered to the latest bios via the RCV, but same issues. I was able...
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    Question Secondary HDD disappears when installing games or downloading large files, reappears after sleep or restart

    Hello, I have two storage drives in my laptop. Main disk is KINGSTON SA400S37240G SSD and the other disk is Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 HDD. Hitachi disk is inserted in DVD rack via caddy. I have reinstalled Windows 10 and the drivers (including Intel RST) in main disk a day ago. The problem is...
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    Question USB won't show up in BIOS boot menu

    I have a Dell Latitude 3420 laptop and I want to perform a clean install of Windows 10 on it. But it turns out that if I have a USB stick plugged in, it wouldn't start to windows and if I try to open the BIOS it be will stuck at loading and will only go in the BIOS once I remove the USB stick...
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    Question Can you solve my NVIDIA Quadro P3000 Nightmare?

    Precision 7720 Windows 10 with Intel and NVIDIA Quadro P3000 GPUs. This NVIDIA card worked fine for years, but in the last 6 months constant BSOD with an NVIDIA error. Tried the latest and old drivers. None seem to eliminate the issue. Latest problem is Photoshop won't recognize the P3000...
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    Question Is DELL S2721D monitor good for work? I felt tiredness after one day with it.

    Hello all, two days ago I bought DELL S2721D monitor for programming. I was adviced that it is a good monitor for work. In the site I looked at the monitor it was described as monitor with matte display. When I got the monitor and started using it I noticed it is more glossy than matte. Will...
  21. RetroGameReaper

    Question Dell G5 5090 not turning on

    Since yesterday, my PC hasn't powered on. It's a Dell G5 5090 desktop that I've had for two-ish years now. It was working fine the night before and then I turned it off to put an SSD in it (which I decided that I could do without), and never turned it back on once I put it back. When I plug it...
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    [SOLVED] "System Board Regulator Failure" on Dell Precision T7500 ?

    hi all, I have a dell precision t7500 which originally had no ram, storage, GPU, extra riser card and only had a Xeon x5667 installed. I purchased 2x Xeon x5670's, a riser card, 48gb of 12600r memory, that's 12 4gb sticks of single rank x4 stuff. I installed my own known working storage and...
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    Question External monitor stuck on Dell logo... but not laptop ?

    I am totally baffled. If the client restarts his computer and the lid of the laptop (connected via HDMI) is closed, the Dell monitor that the laptop is connected to just hangs at the Dell logo. If we restart with the lid open, and the screen does not display on the monitor, it boots up fine...
  24. K

    Question Cannot boot to BIOS in very old Dell PC

    I have an old Dell Studio 540 that I purchased in 2009 (Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9400). Originally came with Vista but I upgraded to Windows 7 shortly thereafter. I also added an SSD drive years ago. I know I've booted into the BIOS in the past but now I can't get to it. On a cold boot I see the...
  25. itsparsic

    Question DELL - PC wont boot unless CMOS is reset, HELP!

    I am currently fixing up my old DELL XPS 8700 computer after a few years without using it. Long story short, pressing the power button doesn't do anything to the pc, nothing happens...sometimes. Occasionally the pc will start with a delay after hitting the power but not frequently enough not to...
  26. zEddie27

    Question Non-stop BSODs --- stop code: 0x00000116 ?

    So I recently got a Dell OptiPlex 9020 MT and a MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti Gaming X 4G. and I have been getting non stop bsods, the "nvlddmkm.sys" indicates it's an nvidia issue. the stop code is 0x00000116 I've tried many methods but none of them worked, I've tried *Uninstalling the driver using...
  27. Egg Waffle

    Question Dell optiplex 380 Mobo Upgrade

    Is it possible to upgrade the motherboard of this thing? It's the desktop model and I don't wanna fry components because the PSU wasn't standard. Thanks Details: Upgrading from LGA 775 to a 2nd gen intel motherboard that seems like a micro ATX one I'm not sure if this psu uses standard ATX...
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    Question Dell Precision T3500 + Asus GTX 660 Ti - flickering

    I have a Dell Precision T3500 with a Asus GTX 660 Ti 2GB that keeps flickering when the drivers are installed. The setup: Windows 10 Professional, Nvidia drivers 472 (2022) Asus GTX 660 Ti 2GB - has 2x PCIe 6-pin connection inputs Dell standard PSU 525W (1x PCIe 6-pin + [2x SATA-to-molex ->>...
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    [SOLVED] Getting random black screen on external monitor connected to Dell G3 3590 ?

    I have owned my Dell G3 3590 (Core i5, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD, 1TB SSD) laptop for over two years and I have been using it connected to an external monitor, a BenQ EW3270U, using an HDMI cable without issues. I recently performed a fresh re-install of Windows 10-64bit using the Dell OS Recovery due...
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    Question What are the key commands to enable/disable wifi on Dell Inspiron 5391 laptop

    My son has this for school. The wifi card is no longer seen in Windows, or even the BIOS. I know there's keys on the keyboard (usually 2 at the same time, etc) that disables and enables the wifi, and I think he accidentally hit them. I did the same thing to my Alienware laptop a couple of years...
  31. MasterKitty

    Question Laptop black screens and then boots back in to Windows ?

    My Dell G15 5515 is having this issue. At first I just thought it was a thermal issue so I checked all cooling solutions in the laptop- CPU, GPU, SSD and they seemed fine, along with setting a stronger fan profile. When that didn't work I reset the CMOS. Then, I reinstalled my chipset drivers...
  32. Burke_a_lot

    Question Intel USB driver version 5.0.4.43v2 no working

    Hey all, Got a bit of a problem with my Precision Rack 7910. About 12 months ago the USB ports would not work after rebooting. Restarting a few times seemed to have fixed that and as long as the system was running it was fine. Now they won't work at all. No keyboard, mouse, flash drives...
  33. buster108

    Question Ryzen 5 5625U vs Ryzen 7 5825U ?

    Hi Looking to buy a Dell Inspiron laptop. Mostly just for uni work and maybe some light gaming. More than anything want a quick experience but also a laptop that will last for many years. With that said, is the extra ££ for the ryzen 7 here worth it? Weirdly you can only choose 16gb of ram...
  34. SenatorPC1989

    [SOLVED] monitor operating time ?

    hi How can I know how long the monitor is work? i wanna buy a stock monitor but i dont know how long working how to check time on ? for hp , dell , benq , viewsonic , lg monitors
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    Question Help! Bought wrong PSU and Can’t figure out which psu’s are compatible!

    Intel i5- 3330 Optiplex 7010 DT What I just got in the mail- gtx 1650 4gb low profile 300watt psu (I got trx instead of atx due to lack of guidance) I only see ports for the 24 pin and a 4 pin (not including the ones for the dvd drive and hdd and ssd) I can’t for the life of me figure out...
  36. AE123

    Question Dual monitor max resolution issue with daisy chain - Help Please

    I just purchased two U3223QE 32" 4K monitors. Dell advertised these as USB-C Hub monitors that can daisy chain using the DPI port and cables provided. I have an LG Gram 17" computer plugged into monitor #1 with the provided double-sided USB-C cable, the two monitors are linked using the DPI 1.2...
  37. JayTee3

    [SOLVED] Best CPU a Optiplex 990 SFF can have?

    That the motherboard supports? Here is a CPU-Z validation showing the motherboard and etc https://valid.x86.fr/8k0rr3 from googling it seems a 1155 socket (tho googling it also shows a 1156 socket weirdly?) but pretty sure its 1155, so curious to what this board supports, I'm on the latest...
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    [SOLVED] Problems cloning System drive.

    I have a DELL Inspiron 5477 AIO which was set up by DELL with a 128GB SSD for the operating system and 1TB drive for the DATA drive. I would like to upgrade the 128GB SSD to 256GB SSD. I am able to clone the drive successfully but when I replace the 128GB SSD with the 256CG SSD and boot up the...
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    [SOLVED] Dell latitude e5450 turning off after some time

    Hi i am having a Dell latitude E5450 laptop and it was purchased on 2015. Its battery was charging only sometimes and sometimes not charging while plugging. So initially thought it is problem with charger or battery. But after taking battery out and tested the laptop , it is turning off after...
  40. Kagami1004

    [SOLVED] CPU temp is 80-90 on Dell Optiplex 3070

    Hello, what is the best or budget CPU cooler for a Dell Optiplex 3070 ? The stock cooler is making so much noise like airplane. Can I also add one more 80/92mm, or can I mod the case ?