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Hi , Recently i have been wanting to upgrade my cpu from an I5 650. The issue is i cannot buy a new motherboard (OEM motherboard) so i am limited to socket LGA1156. My current system comprises of an R9 380 which in many games is bottlenecked by the I5 to the extent that it is unplayable (EG...

My graphics card went out on my Dell Inspiron 620 desktop computer last year, and I've been dealing with just on-board graphics ever since, but am now ready to upgrade my computer with a new dedicated graphics card. The one I've been looking at is an EVGA GeForce GT 730 2GB GDDR5 64bit...

This didn't work for me. For one, when I go on to microphone properties, all I see is AGC with a tick on the box. Secondly, when I put the mic near the wire or the usb or anywhere on my laptop, the sound quietens to the point where it's very difficult to notice, if not impossible to hear. Any...

Hi, following problem happening on my System: Running Windows 10 Pro 64bit i5-3570k CPU @ 3.40GHz 16GB RAM Gforce GTX 670 Almost weekly now, sometimes like today, several times within hours I get BSOD with following messages: http://www.directupload.net/file/d/4356/q7a4dode_jpg.htm Any idea...

I'm using OC Guru ii to try and overclock my windforce gtx 980ti and I've noticed the dault power under 'target' is set to 0% and if I change it, it goes to 60% and can't be changed. Is this actually going to affect my performance? Why is this happening?

Hello, I've recently gotten a new PC which I think is pretty decent when it comes to gaming, here are the specs: GPU: GeForce GTX 960 CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6400 CPU @2,70GHz Memory: 8.00 GB RAM Current resolution: 1920 x 1080, 60 Hz Driver version: 364.51 Operating system: Microsoft Windows...

So planned out my specs and when I went to the store to get the parts and told them I was using it for Sony Vegas and Photoshop, they told me I needed a dedicated GPU if I was gonna do editing. I know a good video card helps with rendering and playback, but before going out and getting a GTX 950...

I'm working on building a computer for a family member's new metalworking business, but having never built a computer for this purpose, am a little lost on processor (every other computer I've built was primarily for gaming). The price needs to be around $500, so I was leaning towards...

Hello, I have recently built my own computer and I am trying to install Ubuntu on from a flash drive but I cant seem to find out hoe to do that. ive set the usb to full initialization in the bios, all my usb ports are enabled i've made sure it is in a usb 2.0 port ive tried disabling the secure...

Hello guys! so its finally done, my very first gaming PC is done, thanks to this forum community who greatly helped me! thank you for it! I got few questions before I install programs to PC. I updated all the drivers (except chipset). my motherboard is B85M-G R.2.0. I can easily find B85M-G...

I have a R9 390 since 3 weeks now, after installing the latest driver (Crimson 16.1) my games run too fast. When ingame at counterstrike and going into a offline server my bots are running al over the place, the timer is counting down very fast and I am very fast too. I tried to record this...

My computer will randomly crash showing a blue screen. I have no idea what is causing the problem. Here is my one drive of the memory dumps: https://onedrive.live.com/?authkey=%21AKDzNTmMOHZPnxY&id=24B6B84A4E3D938B%21288&cid=24B6B84A4E3D938B

Hello, everyone. I have a Lenovo M5400 laptop(i5 4200M, 8GB RAM, GT 740M). The story would be: 5 hours ago I was on youtube watching some stuff. Suddenly, I got a crash(a.k.a. bluescreen-I was running windows 10) with the error message "video_memory_management_internal". Ok, I had, and I still...

I have this very annoying problem with my computer. it just freezes (and sound stops) for a very very short time (maybe 0.3 secs) every 2-5 secs, it's very annoying. it started by just being GTA online doing it sometimes, then when i restartet, it was gone. then GTA online began doing it ALWAYS...

Hello my dependable Tom's hardware forum community. I have a question about crossfire compatability on a pc I built about a year and a half ago. First off my build: Mobo: Asrock z97 extreme4 Cpu: Intel 4690k Gpu: sapphire Radeon r9 280x 3g DDR5 dual-x Psu: XFX XTR 750w gold...

I'm looking to upgrade to a GTX 970 for 1440p gaming but my casing has a maximum supported GPU length of 11.5 inches. I had two options to choose from since my budget is limiting (It was originally for a GTX 960), A Gigabyte one or the Asus Strix. The Gigabyte is 11.6 inches long so that won't...

Hey guys first off wanted to say I've been browsing these boards for days now and I've finally saved my target budget and done enough research to decide on a build. BUT I still have a few specifics that I need some advice on: CPU = Intel Pentium G3258 GPU = Radeon R9 280x (was GTX 960 did I...

Previously i had a 4 cores activated problem... But i solved it in cpu configuration.... But still im facing boot loop problems....im using amd Phenom II B40 cpu...asus motherboard...2 gb ram...windows 7...plz help to solve this ..thanks in advance

http://www.frys.com/search?query_search=&cat=-69574&pType=pDisplay&sort=price%20asc&start=0&cat=-69574&from=0&to=24 is this for real?

Hello, I am considering on getting a new gpu the MSI GTX 970, but was considering of getting a new psu but dont want to pay alot for one also i have a 500w psu coolermaster already with my fx6300 + 7850 2gb and i dont have a 8 pin connector or more than 1 6 pin so do i need to get a new psu? If...

https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/user/LukeStroud/saved/#view=hxqFf7 This is my new build- I want to future proof it, people keep suggesting an i5 but i want to make sure this will be usable in 6-7 years time and an i5 will be outdated by then, What are the thoughts i am minutes away from ordering...

Hello, Well I have a Lenovo Y50-70 and I recently updated my gpu to the new nvidia drivers, but after the install Windows would recognize my gpu as installed but would not utilize it and instead used the Intel graphics. So I read online that I need to go into BIOS and disable the Intel graphics...

hi yesterday my external WD HDD fell from 60cm height and after connecting to the pc , it didn"t work at all ! but while connecting i could hear the sound of rolling inside HDD .and in windows manager ( disk management ) it is being shown as an unlocated partition even after testing with ( get...

I need to return my gtx 970 acx 2.0 that i bought from best buy 2 days ago. I used it but only for a few hours. will they take it back and give me my money back even though i used it only a little bit? i know it has a 15 day return policy on it and i have the receipt and everything

this pic shows whats going on with my screen but basically one night like 3 days ago i was watching a movie when this happened, i already gave it to a shop he fixed it but the same thing happened a day after

I uploaded a short clip of me killing a tie fighter with a grenade in the battlefront beta(see link below). For the first few days I was getting about 5 views per day. I come back a day later and have almost 300, which was strange. It's not the best clip out there but with only 300 views I had...

My daughter is at an age where my husband and I are starting to discuss getting her a cell phone, but we aren't quite ready yet to give her full access to everything out there. Recently we gave her one of our old Android cell phones (wifi only for now) for her to use for 911 and some of her...

Done a system factory reset on my acer touchscreen and now won't reinstall windows 7

Hello. I own a Lenovo Y50, and there is this problem with it that whenever I wake it up from standby mode the speed of holding down a button is super slow etc. backspace - now this is a known problem with no official solution - because the keyboard settings is not set to low. So I got this...

What should I max my FPS at on low graphics CSGO for this computer? Specs are below. Processor AMD A10-6700 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics Manufacturer AMD Speed 3.7 GHz Number of Cores 4 Video Card AMD Radeon HD 8670D Manufacturer ATI Chipset AMD Radeon HD 8670D Dedicated Memory 749.5 MB...

I had a power failure at my home at a bad time while I was working on my PC, losing quite a bit of work in the process. So I decided it was high time I invested in a battery backed-up surge protector (if that's the right word for it,) to prevent unpleasant surprises like that from happening...

Well guys, here is the problem. So i got a Q6600, and it doesnt OC past 3005MHz. I am running it at Auto Voltage, which runs it at 1.256v when 100% load, under Prime95. It passes the tests when running at 1.256v and 3005 mhz, but i cant push it any farther. I got a 333mhz Bus Speed and...

so i have a few questions 1: my current monitor is a Acer S24HL Abid and with VSync on the screen tears BADDLY however with it off and pushing sometimes 200+FPS it barely tears, sometimes not even noticeable, how to fix this? 2: i cant decide between a 1080p 144Hz 1ms monitor or a 1440p 1ms...

About two weeks ago I noticed that when I turn my computer my ram usage was at 18% out 8 GB when idling which is perfectly normal, but then and this is abnormal, after about 45 seconds after boot the usage jumps to about 29% and is using 3GB when idling! This is not normal and I don't know...

I have lenovo ideapad z580 with pre-installed win 7 home basic , today when i switched it on, it went to windows recovery screen and starte recoverin and then asked to restosed. I clicked on restore and left it . When i again saw it, there was a black screen. I shut down and again started it. It...

Hey when playing gta 5 i am getting like 60 fps. but than randomly drops alot of times to 30 or even lower. i get slow texture loading like invisible buildings, roads i got the most recent driver and unistalled the version before with DDU my cpu is 90-95% usage on gta 5 and GPU like 0-60%...

Yesterday I built this new pc. I installed window and few other things like steam and played around with the graphic card. Everything went smoothly for a while but I suddenly gets a blue screen saying there is something wrong with the system and it's rebooting itself. However, it completely...

I just bought a new HP Pavilion touchsmart laptop with an 1.8GHz AMD Quad-Core A4-6210 APU 8GB DDR3L SDRAM (1 DIMM) AMD Radeon R3 graphics with up to 2048MB total graphics memory 1TB 5400RPM hard drive I can load my sims 3 but it tells me my video card isnt recognizable . is there ANY way i can...

Which is the best graphics card that you think worths the money around $200?

Building a new rig for the first time and I've been comparing motherboards but can't decide because every mobo has it's ups and downs. What I need is a QUALITY and RELIABLE motherboard that has little to no chance of being DOA, is z97, has some good features for gaming like gigabit lan etc etc...