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  1. K

    Gpu? Problem or not

    Hi good day i bought a new asus gtx 730 2gb ddr3 to replace my gtx 250 im not really into gaming. The problem now is my pc suddenly shut offs randomly but plugging the gtx250 works fine is it a faulty gpu i have a 580w psu and amd a8 7600 cpu Do i have a faulty gpu?
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    CPU I7 7700K stuck at 0.8 GHZ - MSI Z270 Gaming M7

    I am feeling pretty frustrated with my first build. I just RMAed my z270 gaming m7 motherboard and i am experiencing the same problem with the new one. My I7 7700K processor is stuck at 0.8 ghz at all times, no matter what i do in Bios settings. I disabled Thermal Monitor Adapter, EIST, C-State...
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    120$ USED I5-2400 PC AnD A GTX 1060, CORRECT?

    Hey there im really confused.As this is my first gaming experience so im damn confused.I live in pakistan and am on a tight budget of 300$.A lot of i5-2500 and 2400's are available for a maximum of 150$.Plz guide whether a gtx 1060 would fit in and is pc worth its price.Help would be appreciated...
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    bios toshiba l40-d

    Ineed bios toshiba l40-d.bin
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    Can't install windows 10

    I have bought a new pc (Gigabyte z270 k3, Core i5 7600k, GTX 1070, 16 GB ram, 1 TB HDD). i have made a bootable usb with windows media creation tool but when i boot with it it gets stuck at the blue logo with the spinning dots. I managed to install windows 7 from dvd and they were also freezing...
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    Can a EVGA 400 N1 PSU handle a gtx 1050?

    im planning to buy this psu and later buy a gtx 1050 or maybe a r7 360. i want to make sure that this psu can handle all my components. CPU: core 2 quad Q8400 2.6ghz RAM: 8gb (4gb * 2 sticks) Motherboard: Asrock g41m-s3
  7. K

    green spots, pc crashes, no video after

    Hi So i build a new PC. I installed all the drivers and I worked on it for a number of hours (6-7). I installed steam and started my first game of Dota on the new PC. After half an hour, green spots covered the screen like a chessbord. The PC shut down and rebooted on its own. Now when i start...
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    Bose acoutimass 15 connected to a 3ohm system

    I was just given a Bose acoustimass 15 speaker system, I'd like to connect it to my Samsung HT-5500 home theater system. The Samsung is rated at 3ohm and the Bose is compatible with 4-8ohm systems. Will this work? I would hate to go through re-wiring only to find out it won't work! Thank You!
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    Error Code A2 Maximus Hero VI

    The motherboard displayed the A2 Error Code and I switched out all my sata cables for new ones and the error still persist, I have a Asus Maximus VI Hero motherboard, GTX 780Ti Windforce, 2x 1TB seagate Barracuda Hard drive and my os is installed on my 250GB Samsung Evo
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    2560 x 1080 Windows 10?

    Hi everyone, I've just bought a Lenovo desktop and LG Ultrawide monitor, 25 inch product number '25UM58-P'. At the moment when I run the screen on 1920 x 1080 screen resolution via settings>system>display, the image (1920 x 1080) is stretched across the entire screen, which doesn't look...
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    Display not working on new PC build

    Just got done putting together a new PC and I am getting no video output. I read that the CPU might not be getting power, but there are lights in the IO panel that are lit up. And, when I plug in the mouse, it lights up, but the keyboard doesn't. I plugged the keyboard into my current...
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    Buying New Computer Help

    So my situation currently is that I want to build a new system as I am constrained by my aging i7-3770. My current PC is a Dell XPS 8500. Specs: CPU - i7-3770 non-K HDD - 2 TB Seagate Barracuda RRAM - Samsung 16 GBs @ 1600 MHz PSU - EVGA 500w GPU - Geforce GTX 1070 FE MOBO - Dell Vostro 470 I...
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    Can't change folders from Read-only

    Whenever I try to remove the read-only attribute in properties from a folder it doesn't save. I uncheck the read-only attribute and hit apply and ok, but when I open the folder properties again, the box is checked again. Does anybody now a fix?
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    RX480 strange noise

    Hello, I just purchased an RX480 nitro+ 8gb and got it stable with windows 10. One thing I've noticed is that there is quite a noisy buzzing sound or like static white noise sound that comes from it when on menus and in gameplay It's not that fans because I can tell the difference in noise and...
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    New GPU glitches screen

    I have bought a new gpu and after like 15 minutes of using it I get this weird screen tearing, you can see it here http://i.imgur.com/NVMAXwu.png The only fix I have is a temporary one which is to switch the pci slot on my mobo, but I have to do it every 15 minutes which is obviously an...
  16. K

    integrated graphics and gtx 1050 ti or rx460 compatibility

    I have a Amd a-10 7890k cpu and it has r7 on-die integrated graphics can I pair it with a new 4gb zotec gtx 1050 ti graphic card and will they work together and give a 5/6 gb graphic? Or should I use 4 gb radeon Rx 460 and will it give 5/6 gb graphics?
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    GTX 1070 Asus Strix OC

    I'm working my way to OC my GPU. I managed to get to about 2114mhz however the voltage is acting a lot from about 1 to about 1.050 which causes the clock to act as well. I'm hitting the power limit all the time. Interesting is that even on default on tests I'm still hitting the power limits...
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    Black screen with mouse after installing 1050 ti

    So i decided to upgrade my gpu(Gtx 560) to the 1050 ti. I installed the new card in the pc and when i turned it on the first time i got a message from the monitor saying there is no video source. I unpluged and pluged the gpu in the pci-e slot and tried again and this time the pc booted but...
  19. N

    Help about Overwatch pc build

    Hello pplz, i dont have money to buy full new pc, but i wanna upgrade main Currently i have: ASUS F2A55 motherboard NVIDIA GTX 550ti AMD A8-5600K 8gb ram What u suggest to change on this confg to can play overwatch on high with 60fps locked
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    Dota Fps issues

    Can some help me fix my fps issue? I installed Dota 2 on my laptop because my PC decided to die on me and its gonna be a while until my dad decides to take it to the shop ( that is IF he ever takes it to the shop ) -.- The specs are CPU - AMD E1-1200 Processor VGA - AMD Radeon HD7310 Graphics...
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    PC wont turn on after new case

    Hi So I bought a new case spec alpha, and everything was going well till i pressed the power button, nothing happaned. So i took off 4 pin and 20+4 pin connectors and reconnected them to motherboard and it worked! However I turned it off to plug in a display and mouse but can't turn it back on...
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    Upgrading RAM want to make sure this is compatible with my build

    I am trying to upgrade my current rig to have 16Gb of RAM instead of 8 and just want to make sure that eveything is compatable http://pcpartpicker.com/list/vwhsK8 - Current build http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231568 - New RAM Thanks
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    How to connect fans to motherboard?

    Hi, I have an s340 case and an trying to connect the fans to the mobo. The back fan has a normal fan connector but the top fan has the leads for the power button etc. Will those leads power the top fan or do I need a splitter?
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    90% almost 100% of CPU capacity (gamer PC)

    Hi guys, as an addict player is the first time that I don't know how to fix that problem. I created my on PC "Gamer" but I still lagging sometime drop of FPS and sometimes BOTH. I'll describe some situation that is the main problem. CS:GO - Mainly drop of FPS, my usual FPS is 90 then drop to...
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    i5 4690k OC Voltages

    I've set all cores to be synced in the bios and set the value as 43 but i haven't touched the voltage and everything seems fine, is this normal?
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    Upgrade to GTX 1060,1080p for gaming, extra components required? HDD and SSD to get

    Hi guys, Been following Tom's for advice here and there but never get to actually building, HDD been running real low after some good old years and it's time to upgrade the whole thing, what I am looking for is, I would like to keep the old parts as much as possible while upgrading the pc to a...
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    right click does not work for jpg files only jpg files on win8

    http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2935560/click-work-jpg.html i have tried to follow this suggestion but cannot make change of mine, problem stay the same, i can right click on my com, task manager and whatsoever but only jpgs file that i cant. i have installed anti-virus...
  28. K

    Blue Screen Virus scan

    Hello I've had my Lenova laptop for around 2 or 3 years now, and recently its just started to be really slow. So i decided to give it a virus scan which I haven't done for in a while, so i went to sleep and woke up with a black screen. The next day i had to restart my laptop several times to...
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    Need help regarding corsair rm750x

    My motherboard needs one 8 pin and one 4 pin cable for cpu power, but only one eps 12v cpu cable is included in my power supply and in India I can't find this cable of the same brand. So can i attach this eps cable to my powersupply...
  30. Treyhu2014

    Boot Takes to long

    Hello all, I have had my PC a little over a year and I haven't had any problems with it up until now. My PC takes forever to boot up now. I have a EVGA Z97 Classifed mobo and a Samsung 850 evo 500gb with Windows 10. About 8 months ago I started realizing my PC is taking longer to start up but...
  31. MacGiola

    functioning win7 won't boot if an IDE is drive added

    I have a functioning Windows 7 system booting normally from a Samsung 840 EVO SSD. I have two older IDE drives that I would like to pull some data from. My motherboard does not have a native IDE controller, and I intended to use a couple of IDE to SATA controllers. Unfortunately, if either...
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    Will these fit?

    So at the moment, i have these: -NZXT phantom 410 (red) -AMD fx-8350 8 core -MSI 970 mobo -AMD sapphire r9 270x dual-x 2gb OC -4x4gb Corsair vengeance DDR3 RAM (16gb) -CiT 550w PSU (gold) -2x1TB HDD (2TB) So my first question is: was it worth it getting an fx-8350? because i see that fallout...
  33. K

    100% Disk Usage

    Hey everyone, I'm a well rounded tech geek, but I'm having the hardest time figuring out what my laptop is doing. I'm currently a student(computer science student),and I NEED my laptop to be working better than it is. I'm using a Lenovo Y40 with a dual core i7 along with 8GB of RAM. Should be a...
  34. J

    Has my Graphics Card broken?

    Hey everyone, Firstly apologies if this is in the wrong place or breaking any rules - I'm not too well versed with this site but I thought I would ask for some advice anyway. Essentially, I was doing nothing out of the ordinary on my PC when the screen suddenly changed to a complete...
  35. K

    Do I need an amp with a 6.3mm amp?

    So within a few months, I'm going to get a pair of either Sennheiser HD 558 or 598 headphones, and a friend who has the 598 said I'll definitely want an amp (I'll be using them for music, streaming, and gaming). The headphones come with a 6.3mm jack, and a 6.3-3.5. I looked around, and pretty...
  36. R

    Black area Benq monitor

    The following a picture of my Benq g2411HD monitor. As you can see there is an area of black pixels in corner. This seems to be slowly increasing in size. Any idea what causes this? Is repair at all possible? Thanks!
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    Need Advice On Windows OS

    I have an older desktop that I soon plan to dust off and upgrade. Issue is it has no HDD or OS. So once I purchase a hard drive I then obviously need an OS. I'm not too knowledgeable about purchasing an OS. I was thinking Windows 7 would be the cheapest but when I looked it up there were several...
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    Asus Z170 Pro Gaming vs Gigabyte H170 D3HP

    I have been told by many accounts how modern Skylake processors can benefit from fast memory so I have a question about which chipset to go with. By even more accounts, I am told to buy a Z170 motherboard only if I were to overclock. Is it really that inappropriate to combine i5-6500 with Asus...
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    Hp laptop cannot turn on

    My hp laptop recently has stopped working after being played for 10 hours straight. It couldn't be the adapter because I've tested it working fine. Can anybody suggest me what can i do to fix this problem? The laptop has power light for 0.2 second, no fan, has charging light before powering...
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    [Help] Rampage IV Extreme - Weird Behaviour. Reply to Thread

    I usually find a solution online, but I've searched for 3 days now and did not find similar case. Clicked shut down, went out for 2 hours, came back and pc freezed on shut down screen. Switched it off and can't get it back to life now. Debug 00, cpu qled red. Resetted cmos Flushed through usb...