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I own a evga clc280 to cool my i7 8700k and have had it for 6 months. Last month I noticed small water droplets on the inside of my tempered glass side panel. The pc is about 8ft from my shower. I have wiped the moisture out and it takes a while before it returns. Do you think it is my aio...

Hi guys. I'm sure you heard this befor with previous complaints with Scan Computers & the CPU socket with bent pins?? Let me tell you about mine with Scan Computers.... I purchased an Asus Prime Z370 A motherboard on July 27th 2018 & paid with PayPal.. Anyways I didn't start testing the Asus...

UPDATE: RESOLVED. MODULAR PCIE POWER CABLE WAS NOT PLUGGED IN ALL THE WAY. Hi everyone, I just did a build for my wife so she can game with me. We turned it on and it boots, but the 1060 graphics card isn't detected. It's not showing up in device manager AT ALL, not even as an unknown...

What is the best laptop for a science undergrad? I plan on studying on the Khan academy. Likely a couple hours at a time, in a cubicle. Aside from this, the computer may very well only be used for email, browsing, social networking, and occasional movie ect Hope to be able to hook up my ti84...

So i'm just gonna get straight to the point. My pc randomly shuts down when playing cpu and gpu intensive games.(battlefield 4,only when moving a lot). I already know that it's not the temps,i always have an a game overlay with all the temps and they are generally ok. I assume it shuts down...

I have an old Alienware 15 R2 with 1 TB HDD. I have never looked inside it but it seems it has 2 slots for M.2 SSDs. So I'm planning to buy an M.2 SSD and install it myself. But I'm bewildered as to which SSD to get for my machine. I wanted to buy Samsung 960 EVO but I'm not sure if my...

Does Windows Defender turn Malwarebytes realtime web protection off? I have Malwarebytes Premium and Windows 10. Every time I switch Malwarebytes realtime web protection ON, it turns on for a split second, then turns off. I cannot make it stay on. Does Windows Defender do this? All other...

i would like to use amazon or ebay and i would be playing cs go fortnite and gmod random stuff like that not anything too demanding

I'd like some opinions, doing a build for a friend of mine, i could maybe add a slightly better CPU but i want him to have a good quality build overall ( Ignore the links ) https://i.imgur.com/VoqN2M6.png

First time on a thread so here goes nothing.... I bought the Game Zero SE headset as part of my Christmas this year as well as the sennheizer mic/speaker joining adapter. I plugged them into my iPhone 6 and the sound was absolutely abizmal! The vocal sounds as if it were coming through a mile...

Hi all! I am building a PC and I need an OS. I was looking at Windows 10 my build does not support a optical drive. So if I were to order this from amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZSI7Y3U/?tag=pcpapi-20 Would It come with a product key so that I could activate windows after downloading it...

I am looking to replace my 1060 with a 980ti due to how cheap I can get one. I want to know if my system is capable of using a 980ti specs: 4670k OC @4.3ghz 16gb ram ddr3 @ 1866 500gb ssd 2x 1tb hdds gigabyte z97x seasonic focus plus 650w gold

Hi, first time builder and user of this site. I have installed all my components on my MSI B350M mobo, and I have been able to boot it once. I had to go before I could finish the boot. When I got back, I turned my computer on, and everything worked. Fans were spinning, lights on, but it won't...

Approximate Purchase Date: e.g.: ASAP Budget Range: Would like to keep it at $450 USD or less with a copy of Windows 7 System Usage from Most to Least Important: Internet, email, freecell Are you buying a monitor: No Parts to Upgrade: Need: Tower, cpu, mobo, ram, psu, dvd/cd drive, win 7...

What is difference between i5 7400 and i5 6400? What makes difference between 6th gen and 7th gen?

Hey Guys! So I have a Dell PP18L Laptop running Windows 7. However, my cousin recently was listening to music than he turned of the laptop and went to go do a few things. When he came back he turned the computer on, the laptop turns on w/ fans spinning etc but there is black screen on the...

Hello So I've been wondering for quite some time now on what case fans should I pick for my Fractal Design Define R5. I will be having a 360mm rad on top as an exhaust and I won't be switching the fans on the rad but for the 2 front intakes and 1 rear exhaust I don't really know what to get...

I'm not sure if this is specifically a Windows problem or what but I started noticing it after a recent Windows 10 update so best place to start I guess. The problem starts with my USB devices. When I start my PC up everything is fine, they're plugged in and working. However as soon as I try...

I have a dell vostro 1014 it has a black screen and a flashing underscore ( _ ) i tried to press d+the power button the colors came up but it just restarted and the underscore came back i tried the diagnostics and it restarted and more underscore the cooling fan seems to be working well can...

Hi, my sister has a Samsung laptop, I believe it is a NP355V5C-A03UK and she want's to play sims 4 on it, but will that work? This are the specs: AMD A8-4500M APU processor AMD Radeon HD 7640G graphics card 8 gb ram Windows 10 Home 64bit

I recently installed a new Cryorig h7 and since them have been monitoring my temps pretty much daily. For the most part everything has been fine but for some reason this morning my CPU is running at almost full clock speed while idle. When I start it up the clock speed is running at its lowest...

So, I have an Asus maximus v extreme, and I'm going to buy a sennheiser game zero, but the game zero is 150 ohms, I don't know how many ohms my mobo supports, can someone help me with this?

Hello I changed the Icon of my windows explorer and It didn't change on the task bar so I unpinned it and now it will not pin back. And I have also tried changing the Icon back and restarting. Note it doesn't even give me the option to pin it

I have D-Link 600M Wireless Router. There's complicated problem in Router. It's not working many times, When I start the Router only Power and Internet LED lights comes up, but there's no WIFI light on modem. With this problem I can't get into my config page also. When I connect through...

Hi i ordered a new system without gpu, I want to ask if asrock b150m pro 4 supports cpu graphics, thanks Cpu i5 6600 8 gb ram ddr4

I just got done building a new PC (all new parts) and I am having an issue. Here are the specs: • Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz LGA 1151 Boxed Processor • Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI LGA 1151 ATX Intel Motherboard • Corsair Carbide Series 300R Black Steel / Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case •...

Hello. I've got a problem with launching Steam games - the problem is that most of games just wont launch. When I click on a game icon I can see for a sec on Steam that I'm in game, but the status changes to online again in a couple of seconds - and ofcourse nothing happens, the games just wont...

The pc that I am currently writing to you on is soon to become the media streaming server for the whole house, which gives me some upgrading money. I put together a list of things that I would love to have, but it seems a little over my budget : http://pcpartpicker.com/p/M48BnQ. Should I wait...

Win10 indicated my NVIDIA Geforce 330M driver on my laptop with Hybrid Power technology is not compatible, but continued trying to install with many install fails, which created huge amount of restoring points eating my System Partition. How to tell Win10 to stop upgrading my PC but keep...

Hi, so i have recently ran into this problem that involves my CPU/Processor. My processor is a Intel Core i5-4210U CPU @ 1.70 GHz 2.40 GHz. So what happens is that sometimes my processor goes into this weird mode that makes the speed 1.66 GHz consistently. It never changes or improves its...

Dear Tom's Hardware members, I am currently selling a FX-8350 and Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3 Rev. 4.0 motherboard. I really haven't used it too extensively, so I'd like to get $170 for it. Thank you very much! The price is $170+shipping. Thank you! --basch99

If not, is it fixed in Windows 10? On both my Dell laptop and my custom built gaming desktop, I have no end of problems with it getting stuck Preparing to install, Downloading updates, or even just stuck with the spinning circles without it actually showing anything. I can literally guarantee...

my computer is a DX4885-UB3A. I want to upgrade my Processor. I dont need cores I need speed. Im working with solidworks and for the most part it only uses one core. I know this mobo is proprietary so i want to know if there are any upgrade limitations. i want to buy this...

Okay before I begin thanks for reading. Anyways, this is my first build and its not displaying to my monitor. I do not have my GPU yet but my CPU has integrated graphics as does my mobo so It should matter (im using an i3 4150). The CPU fan and the case fan are working fine when I power it on...

I have a couple questions as Im planning on using Nvidia surround pretty soon - 1. Does it NEED two cards? or will one be fine? I have a 750 atm, but am planning on upgrading before I pick up my third moniter 2. Do ALL games word with this? Or will some revert to running on one moniter? I...

Hi, In my new build I have the following : - Motherboard: Asus Maximus hero VII CPU : I7 4970K GPU : MSI 970 My issue is that I have 32 gb of Hyper X Fury ram (4 x 8gb) and currently only two of the slots on the board work !! The far two are the only ones that I have had working together...

I have a windows phone 8.1 Lumia 525.. Before I updated it to 8.1 I can access the internet at my college through wifi but after updating it I just cant.. It shows that u are connected to the wifi but sites are not opening... Though Ican access internet at my home through wifi.. What can be the...

Hello, thanks for taking the time to read this and possibly help solve my problem. Noticing my windows lagging while installing a game to the SSD (I usually install to my D:\ 3TB HDD) i decided to benchmark the SSD. I'll post the all the results in 5 mins because the write is taking forever...

I went to TigerDirect yesterday and bought the H60 but I am thinking of changing it to H75 because it has dual fans or the H60 is better than the H75. I can always add on another fan on the H60 if it is possible. Let me know what you guys think.

I have just bought a XL2411Z, I installed all the drivers and bought this cable http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191294025760?_trksid=p2060778.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT I connected it up with my monitor and when in windows went to Screen Resolution > Advanced and selected 144hz I am...