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    Pci-slot network card

    Is the gateway DX4848-07, has a pci-e slot,? Are what network pci card will work for that computer.thanks
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    I want to upgrade my gaming PC. What should i upgrade into?

    Hello guys, I want to upgrade my gaming PC. Could you guys suggest what motherboard and other component that i need to upgrade. I will be using it for 95% gaming. For now, my GPU is 980ti, my CPU is i7 gen 3 and a low end CPU. I really wanted to hear the suggestion from you guys about what...
  3. sorryboi

    Use Old Hard Drive as slaves safe?

    Greetings. I have looked through my old computers and found two ~500GB Hard drives. I don't know if I should wipe all the data and further use them as slave drives for my main build. When i boot up with either of the two hard drives as slave i do get some extra noise from the hard drive. Is...
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    Just Installed New motherboard cpu and ram and now every time I open anything my disk goes to 99% and just sits there

    Please help here I have no idea what to do just did clean install on all drivers and updated everything that I could yet still every time I open any app even task manager it just goes up to 99% then hovers around 90 constantly as well my cpu is going to 80-90% just playing games like gta 5 or...
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    RT-AC3200 frequency disconnects

    Hi, I recently upgraded my router purchased 6 years ago to an ASUS RT-AC3200, it works brilliantly except the frequency disconnects (1 every 4~5 hours). All will be running smoothly and suddenly all wireless and wired connections will drop out. The light for the WAN connection also turns red...
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    asus rog hero viii +NVIDIA gt 740 ddr3

    Hi, I'm new to this, and I want to know if you can have an NVIDIA GT 740 DDR3 4GB, with a motherboard asus rog hero viii. While I hope to buy a better one.
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    TITAN X Pascal different prices

    A noob question about TITAN X(p): i've seen different prices listed at different sites, like Amazon, eBay, etc. Most of them are a few hundred dollars higher than the $1,200 price tag at geforce.com. I am wondering why the price difference? Is the product different somehow?
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    2 x 8(16GB) @ 2400 Mhz + 2 x 4 (8GB) @ 1333 Mhz?

    Hey guys, at the moment im running an AMD 8350 CPU with an MSI GAMING 970 Mobo and 2x4GB XMS3 1333MHZ DDR3 RAM. I just ordered Team Dark 2x8GB 2400MHZ DDR3 RAM. My question is, would i be able to run all 4 sticks of RAM with my setup and get 24GB @ 1333MHZ? Also according to my Mobo it only...
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    Why does my y510p crashes when I play DX11 games?

    So, I bought a Lenovo y510p to my GF for 2 or 3 years ago, and since a year it continously crashes with everything what uses DX11. The machine is well cooled, I'm pretty sure it's not the temperature that causes the issue. Everything under DX11 is just works fine. She played Borderland for 10...
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    Asus laptop wont turn on when plugged in with AC adapter but without battery... When the battery in in it wont charge

    I have an asus laptop.. And recently i bought a new AC adapter on amazon... The thing is that when i plugged in the AC adapter the light which shows that the battery is charging didnt turn on ... And then i removed the battery. and saw that the laptop was not turning on too.. I checked the AC...
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    960M v 970M (Omen v Predator: Laptops)

    Hey Guys So my Laptop officially died after 8years and whilst I still have a desktop (Q4 2011: 5 Years Old) I'm looking to upgrade my laptop as im waiting on Kaby Lake before I do the same for my Desktop. Here are the two laptops im looking at HP Omen 15-AX007TX 15" Laptop...
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    A little bit help please

    Ok, so im asking what PSU wattage should i have im gonna put amd fx 6300 black series nvidia gtx 750ti 2x4gb Hyperx fury and an old hitachi 500gb HDD?
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    ASUS GTX 1060 vs ASUS GTX 1060 OC

    Hi, is it correct that the only difference between ROG STRIX-GTX1060-6G-GAMING and ROG STRIX-GTX1060-O6G-GAMING is in factory clock? No difference in manually oc and quality?
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    Computer continuously beeping on startup

    I built my computer about three years ago and I've had no issues until now. When I turn on my computer my mobo screen (asrock) come up but then switches to a black screen with a flashing white line and the beeping starts. This started happening right after my power went out and came back on...
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    Upgrading my PC

    So I built my PC about two years ago. Amd Fx6300 and a 650ti. I really want to upgrade from a 650ti to a 1060 and my Fx6300 to a 8350 but I was wondering if these parts are compatible with my motherboard which is the ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AMD FX 8350 -Upgrade EVGA SC Gtx 1060-Upgrade Asus M5a97 R2.0...
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    Graphics card crashes on launching any game, unless i set it back to factory settings every startup!

    Hello! I have MSI R9 270X - 2G DDR5. It crashes every time i launch a game, unless is go to radeon settings, and set the card back to default factory settings. If i do, it works perfectly, but i need to do this every time i turn on the computer. Specs: Asus m5a97 evo r2.0 Motherboard, AMD...
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    How did you learn about computers?

    Books, websites, people
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    MSI B150 Gaming M3 USB Confusion

    I just finished building a PC for my friend and I'm so confused. I got him the NZXT S210 case, an MSI B150 Gaming M3 mobo, and Gigabyte wireless network card, but I don't seem to be able to plug in the front USB 2.0s from the case AND the USB cable from the network card at the same time. Is...
  19. babi1987

    Question regarding SSD

    Is the Samsung evo 750 a good SSD as compared to others?
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    Good monitor that pairs with r9 390

    Hello, I finally(almost) finished my build at the beginning of this month! I have been having an issue with multiple games such as Unravel, where the game will load in the background but not visually I tried using a DVI monitor and it worked, which is what I plan on getting for my new gpu(R9...
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    Need help recording videos

    Hello all, I am interested in recording videos but can't seem to do it right. I am worried that it may be my computer. I have a i5-6600k and a Radeon R9 270 (soon to be 1070). I use OBS and recording CS:GO, fps goes from 260 to 170, and ARMA 3 60 to 20-30. What should I use? Is it my...
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    wont post, short beeps.

    hello, Am trying to assemble a pc for my kids with some old parts i had lying around. i have a gigabyte g42m combo. installed is a core 2 duo e8400 775 i bought some 2nd hand sticks of ram off the internet, they are 2x4gb ddr2 samsung pc2-5300p (M392T5160QJA-CE6) they look rather short in height...
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    Some questions about a second monitor

    So I'm looking to buy a new monitor I found one but the brightness of it is 200 cd/m2 ,but my primary monitors brightness is 250 cd/m2, and the contrast ratio is 700:1, but my primary monitor is 1000:1 is these are going to be a problem, and will it look different from each other? Another...
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    Help with pc build for design (Revit) 1000-2000$

    I need help for pc build (1000$ - 2000$) for engineering design software especially revit and one more thing for design which gpu is better rx 480 or gtx 1060 Thanks all :)
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    CPU is instantly overheating

    I have cleaned the PC, because of dust and I have applied new thermal compound to the CPU. But now when I power on PC, siren sound will start (CPU overheating) and it will power off in 5 seconds.. What can I do ?
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    Help with wired connections

    I would love to have a wired connection going to my PC, but as I am on the 2nd floor of the house and the router is on the first, that would be a feat to behold. I found these little guys on sale on Amazon, and from what I've gathered they run the internet connection through the power grid in...
  27. S

    Need Help external HDD can't open some data

    i have been using this thing for a while and it worked perfect, until recently i save a work on microsoft word and then save it to the hard drive but when i try to open it on one of my friends notebook, thats when the problem starts. it can't open and then i try to use another laptop with better...
  28. C

    cpu cooling system

    I have a cpu and it needs a cooling syestem and the cooling system might possibly be touching the side of the case will that damage any thing and it it all right for it to be that close.
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    Copy of Windows 10

    I heard of the tales of the fabled "15 dollar copy of Windows 10", if those tales are true, does anyone know where I can get that 15 dollar copy of Windows 10? Unless those were just stories.
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    Motherboard compatible with CPU?

    Just double checking is the ASUS X99-A II LGA 2011-v3 Motherboard compatible with the Intel Core i7-3930K Processor? Also I want to transfer over my 4GB (x6) 1600 (PC3-12800) corsair memory which are all working fine is it possible or should upgrade to the newer DDR4 3200? My system is used for...
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    msi gtx 750 ti 2gb twin frozer can run with corsair 450 watt?

    Corsair VS Series VS450 is good to run msi 750 ti?
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    AMD 6950 Crossfire Compatibility

    I currently have a AMD radeon 6770 (old I know) and recently found a sale for a 6950. I was planning on just replacing my 6770 with the 6950, but would these two be crossfire compatible? Based on the chart it looks like they are not, but that chart is not very clear.
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    is UEFI important?

    Is UEFI a must or is it just for slightly faster boot time?
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    When a new GPU comes out, will the prices of older GPUs drop?

    Hey, i was wondering about the GTX970 when a thought hit me. So right now, the 970 cost around $350. Since the 1070 and 1080 will come out soon, will the price of the 970 drop or will it remain the same?
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    White glitchy screen after monitor wakes from standby

    I've been having this problem for a while when my monitor wakes up from standby the screen would be full of multi-coloured lines like this- http://imgur.com/a/LK09O -and I had begun experiencing artifacting in games, so I got a new gpu. The artifacting stopped, but I came across the issue again...
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    Got a dead pcie x16 slot on my asus z79 A mobo, any possible reasons why?

    Got a dead pcie x16 slot on my 6 month old asus z97 A mobo. Currently running two gtx 970's and now i have a new mobo to replace the asus z97 A and system is running fine. I dont overclock my gpus and use a rather reliable corsair ax750 as my psu. Also, i never tampered with the inside of my...
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    why is 90% of my 10gb ram being used even though the resource values dont add up to 90%

    can anyone help. My task manager shows that 90%of my 10gb ram is being used ven though i have just teamspeak open. Aswell as this i added up all the resource values and they only add up to 600mb of ram being used, which obviously isnt 90% of 10gb. I game on my pc therefore i have to be able to...
  38. N

    Can i run Star Wars Battlefront?

    Alrighty, i got a new laptop (Dell Inspiron 7447) and it has an i5-4210H 2.9-3.5GHz, a GTX 850M with 4GB vRam and 8GB of DDR3 RAM. Right now i've been playing CSGO for a while now and i could play Ultra easily at 120-170 FPS, with tweaked settings. I also use electricity (not the laptop's...
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    Will A Z97-A Motherboard Fit My Case?

    Hi complete noob here got a great deal a year ago on a decent Pc. But it had a very poor cpu and motherboard in it which has started bottlenecking my 970. So I was wondering if the Z97-A board will fit my case. Here are the dimensions. 41 x 18.5 x 41.2 cm And here is a link to what the case...
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    Strange spots in watercooling heatsink?

    Im really worried about my h80i. It has some skyblue spots on the copper heatsink. http://i.imgur.com/a6iHUfx.png Is it some sort of leaking? Please help!