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I have an ASRock x370 Killer Sli/ac motherboard that had power cut during a bios update that ended up with the board being bricked. All the components turn on still with lights and fans spinning but the display no longer shows any splash screens of any kind. Is there any fixes for this board or...

Recently set up a server running windows 2016 essentials for our small business, during setup it asked for company name and I put it in not knowing it would set that as the domain. After starting the proper services and enabling network sharing so other devices could see it (can even rdc into...

Hello! I recently purchased a 1080 ti and 1440p 144hz monitor but wanted to know what i should do in this situation. At the moment i'm running 27" 1440p 1ms @ 144hz but i'm not seeing much of a difference in graphics for games from the switch to 1440p from 1080p I could return the monitor and...

I want a laptop, it's been a year since I got this build. i5-6500 gigabyte 1060 6gb 16 gb vengeance ram 1tb wd blue 500 gb wd blue 550 psu Corsair carbide spec-01 Gigabyte gaming g3 motherboard DVD drive Acer 21.5 inch monitor 1080p

My PC has been randomly freezing and I cannot move mouse, audio stops, and caps lock is unresponsive. This has been happening for awhile now and I originally thought it was possibly due to high usage with multiple programs open but just now it happened when I only had ONE Chrome tab open. I have...

Title above pretty much describes my issue. I have been having this issue for around four months and its been getting on my nerves now. I tried updating driver versions and bios but that didn't seem to solve the issue. I'm not too sure if its the PSU issue and heat, haven't checked those parts...

I know this is a Jurassic rig and I have had problems with support members finding info on the motherboard. I am looking for a budget of $100-$115 for the CPU price. My Jurassic Setup: Graphics - AMD Radeon HD 6750 Processor - AMD Athlon 7750 Dual Core 2.7 Ghz RAM - G.SKILL 4GB (2 x...

I have spotted a cheap i7 950 and was wondering if I can, based on the indications on the lid and on the chip, determine if it's a real one or a dud. Thanks

Im having this weird lagging every 3-5 seconds and i also hear a noise in my headphones when that happens. The noise is like a static sound that last for the duration of the lagg which is just like a second. The issue may persist 24/7 or it might just stop and not come back for days..Any ideas...

Imma order 2 boss phantom 12's. Each rated at 2300 watts and i have no clue on what size amp I need to use to get the full kick out of the subs.

I'm building a pc and I wanted to know if the Intel stock cooler is good enough for the i5 8400? (No I don't plan on overclicking any of my components) My specs: CPU: i5 8400 MOBO: GIGABYE z370 D3 Graphics Card: EVGA 1070ti SC GAMING ACX 3.0 RAM: 8th (2x4gb) 2666mhz SSD: ADATA SU700 120gb 3D...

my specs : gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8G core i5 6600k @ 3.5 ghz gigabyte g1 GA-Z170X-Ultra Gaming 16 gb DDR4 TRIDENT Z 3200 mhz ssd kingston 480gb v300 power supply RM Series RM1000 — 1000 Watt 80 PLUS Gold first sorry for my bad english 3 months ago I bought my gtx 1080 card, the other...

[Please Read] I have this problem where upon startup after the pc has been on for 5 seconds the screen flashes a random color I have updated all my drivers and windows 10 I also have a problem where somtimes when im doing nothing the screen just freezes then turns off when that happens somtimes...

Will appreciate any suggestions for laptops $550(max) and under. Uses are purely for business and watching Youtube vids. No gaming. Will prefer an i5 CPU at least.

Hello Everyone, I'm going for a second build with the following components CPU; 6700k or I7700K (leaning to 6700k due music production) Motherboard; Gigabyte GA-Z270X-UD5 I want 32gb of memory so I've found G skill F4-3000C14D-32GVK Do you guys think this memory is the best value for in...

Hello all I recently got an Elitebook 8470p and was just looking to hook it up to the TV at work to watch movies. I got an active Displayport to HDMI cord, since it doesnt have an HDMI slot, and assumed thats all I would need to hook it up to the TV at work (since i cant stream there) What am I...

I have a Toshiba Satellite P845T laptop (Intel HD Graphics 4000) with no lcd screen but I need video. When I connect either the VGA or HDMI neither work on a monitor or tv. I know for a fact it is not the motherboard for it was brand new.

Which Budgets CPU/GPU setup would be the best for a budgets of 400$ *used*. MSI Radeon R9 270x 2gb - Intel i3 EVGA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti - Intel i3 Gigabyte GeForce GTX 1050 - Intel i3

So I've had my 6700k for a while now and haven't overclocked properly yet as I want to get a better cooler first, and I figured the default 4ghz base and 4.2ghz turbo would be enough. Now I don't know that much about Intel turbo boost and I always figured mine was working fine as it said just...

Hello I have SSD and HDD together in my system. I want to know which one is better to install my game and which one for my operation System or install both of them just on SSD.

From what I read z270 supports Skylake. I got an Msi gaming M7 and put in my 6600k. I have some really weird issues in Windows 10 now. I can't install anything, any installation file for new drivers gets stuck. I also can't shut down, if I shutdown the screen eventually goes black but the...

My dear Wii that i got for my birthday in 2006 doesn't read disks anymore, ik this is a mainly PC website but it is toms"hardware" so i hope you guys can help me :) I can load the mii creator thing just fine, i even checked my play time historys and viewed my saves, i can provide more info if...

So let me just get to the point. I'm building a pc for gaming and recording and was wondering if someone can recommend a good graphics card that is preferably under 400$ that can run a game on average graphics while recording with few to no lag. Is there even such a thing lol

When others have asked this question, they have often been told that a 1440p monitor would work better with their current setup. However, I wanted to know if my situation is different. As stated above, I have a gtx 980, and probably won't be playing anything more demanding than Black Ops II...

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Hey all I am looking to get add a graphics card to my build but i am not sure what is the best bang for my buck as well will work with the rest of my build Mobo: msi a88 g45 pSu 500w Cpu a10 6800k

Hi, I am buying an i7 6700 (non-k) CPU. I have heard it comes with a stock heatsink but I am not sure. Obviously it can not be overclocked, if it does not come with a heatsink, do you recommend getting one. If I do get one it will be around the 30 $ mark. Which CPU cooler do you recommend for...

Hi, like the title says I want to build a gaming Pc, (used for other stuff too but mainly gaming) I choosed these components and wanted to ask if they have a good sinergy or if there are better choices. Intel Core i5-2500K, 3,3GHz, 6MB Cache HyperX Savage HX316C9SRK2 16GB Ram (2x8) Asus...

I will need an os and a 4k monitor for this build. I want a powerful i7 pc with an NVIDIA gpu so i can play games ultra on 4K such as gta 5 with a monitor included. Many thanks

Hey, first off I'd like to apologize if this in the incorrect section of the forum. Recently I bought a custom built desktop a while in November in 2014. All the components were brand new and never abused. Here's my gaming setup. None of my components have been overclocked or abused. I'm fairly...

Basically I need help deciding which GPU I should use. The options are: A 980 single card and upgrading to SLI in the future or an R9 295x2. Another option is a 970 SLI setup. They are comparable in price but I keep hearing about the 390x whatever coming out soon... Should I wait? I haven't...

So I was planning on buying this laptop, since I needed a good sturdy laptop, and possibly a touch screen. But wherever I check, I cannot get the specific processor specs of the laptop. I just get 'APU A6 with Sun Pro Graphics'. I really want to compare the processor power to the i3 and i5...

my pc freezes when i put my cpu vertical ,but when i put it horizontally it runs fine.. it started after approx 10 days buying . my pc is new my specs fx 6300 ,asus m5a78l lx3 ,8gb hyperx fury ram,r7 250 ddr5 1gb saphire with boost,psu umax 600w.

When overclocking I think I put too much voltage in my CPU and my pc hasn't turned on since I have tried resetting the CMOS and that did nothing I think I have fried my CPU someone help please??????!!!!!! [Thanks in advance]

Are there crossfire laptops atm ? like with m290x or m295x If there are , do they deliver more fps than 980m sli ?

It's a 32 GB sd card. I recently got it from a friend, and there were issues while I tried to copy files onto it(from a computer).There was a lot of freezing and failing. And after I removed it once, my computer wouldn't detect it again. So, I tried to format it from my android phone, which...

Hi, I recently built a Asus Sabertooth X79 with Intel Core i7 4930K CPU system. I brought G.SKILL Ares Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3 1866 (1866C10Q-32GAB), which came in two sets of 2 RAM modules each. However I am not sure if my memory is running in Quad mode and using the full frequency of...

I just bought a new video card, cpu, motherboard, ram, and power supply. How hard will it be for a fifteen year old to install these components into his computer in order to replace the older components? Thanks.

Ive read on a couple of posts that the cpu cooler can sometimes cover ram slots resulting in having to use low profile ram sticks. Im wondering if this cooler and mobo fall into that group or not. This is my first time building a pc so any and all suggestions are greatly welcome.

so I've decided its time to upgrade my current video card (HD 5850) to an R9 290X and then got to thinking well maybe just build a whole new machine but thought i should ask first. so my current setup is an i7 980x on an Asus Sabertooth X58 motherboard, first built this system back in 2011.