Dual Boot

Just got a used gtx 1080 for cheap locally and I have my rx 570 4gb model still. I'm wondering if there's any reason to keep it as a secondary gpu in the system (for rendering/streaming to help offload from the cpu if that's even a thing?!) or should I just sell it off locally and get some dosh...

I am new to the topic, but need to set up a LAN which is about 170ft from my router; in the garage. The internet connection needs to be quite fast as I aim to set up 10 computers in the garage and have them all active at the same time for a LAN party. Any additions to my problem would be...

Our old neighbour moved out and the new neighbour has installed a high power WiFi router (probably the 1000 mW TP link one with 9 dBi antennas.) As if the 10x power atrocity wasn't enough, the bandwidth has been set to 40 MHz. Now, I invested in a new router a few days ago - TP Link Archer...

Hi, So I don't now where to begin really. I hired someone online to help me with my computer issues. He felt it was a HD issue & that I should get a new one. The other one was from 2013. I bought an SSD which I got a computer store local to me to put in. That was back on July 22nd. This...

I just got back from a summer away from home. During the 2 months I was gone my PC wasn't run at all. I fully cleaned it out before running it when I got back because there was dust everywhere but when I booted it up my monitor said there is no signal coming from a computer. I have had this...

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ive been looking for a good fan curve for my gtx1080 and i see lots of people talk about how they set it to 20% for 20c, 40% for 40c, so basically a 1:1 ratio. Is this harmful for the card? Ive tried it and it spins REALLY loud. Which kinda worried me. But it did keep the card cool.

How can I convert/calculate a "Dot pitch" value in mm for a given monitor into a corresponding "dpi" value?

Hi guys, I've just bought a new m.2 ssd to speed up my system, which was a samsung 970 evo. Unfortunately after installing the m.2 drive on to the motherboard, my system won't boot at all, not even to splash screen. All the fans and pumps are running but there is no signal to monitors, keyboard...

I have 3 story office how can i install 8 ip camera per story

Here is my equipment: Yamaha R-S202BL Stereo Receiver (https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-R-S202BL-Stereo-Receiver/dp/B01EMQI2CU) Pyle 6.5" in-ceiling speakers (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007LCL90/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?(ie=UTF8&psc=1) Yamaha NS-AW150BL 2-Way Outdoor Speakers...

My PSU fried 4 says ago which I replaced and now I'm having a problem where the pc boots up but the monitor says signal not detected and my appliances aren't lighting up. (Mobile phone chargers though). Something that occurs which didn't before is as the pc boots up the motherboard is z270e...

USB 2.0 & 3.0 Thumb drives work in all 3 USB ports. External HDDs work on other computers just fine and were working on my ASUS U57A laptop until I removed it without properly"ejecting" it from the menu tray. But no harm at all to drive or dock--all work fine in all other PCs. Plus, my other...

Hello, I just bought a new keyboard three days ago and all of the F-Keys and the three keys on the right hand side of them do not work. My keyboard is the Roccat Horde AIMO. I tried everything for hours but nothing helps. I have the keyboard software "Roccat Swarm" installed and when I go on...

I got a laptop that's a bit less than a month old but as I was watching a video from a flash drive I randomly heard a flash drive disconnect sound and then the screen went black with like a random patch of colors, I disconnected the flash drive I was watching the video from in hopes that it'll...

I'm looking for an m.2 SSD to stick in a laptop with an m.2 PCIe 3.0 x4 (m) slot and finding one of those in the 2242 form factor appears to be nearly impossible. Am I missing something? If so, is there a different SSD that the laptop is supposed to contain? The slot has the 5 pin end which to...

Hello, I bought a gaming mouse which includes a dpi switch. It has four different dpi settings. I use the third (second fastest) and I would like to know is it possible to change the switch to alternate between the setting I use and a slow setting for when I need the accuracy while playing...

I bought a used GTX1060 3GT OC 3GB 192bit GDDR5 and after installing it to my PC, the monitor won't display anything but the fans are working. I suspect that the problem is my PSU low watts, it is only 3 months old. Here is a screenshot of my PSU http://prntscr.com/jzgw3j Tested the GPU...

I know there are many forum posts on this webpage and corsair's forum, but as a newb to pc building, I'm extremely confused and lost as to what is optimum and how to achieve it. I recently purchased an asus ROG MB and am extremely happy with it. The Aura program is awesome (i set it to match the...

Hey all, Quick question, and I haven't been able to locate this particular answer through various searches: I currently have an EVGA Titan X, and while watching the E3 shows I got wondering if it would be beneficial to upgrade. From what I've gleamed from benchmark charts, it would [i]appear[i]...

Can somebody tell me whats better

So my Asus ROG Gl551JM will run games just fine, until I've been playing for awhile and the frames suddenly drop to unplayable. I've had the laptop for a few years now and I think the problem is that my fan is busted and not cooling my laptop sufficiently, so the cpu decreases performance to not...

I am trying to get a system setup however the system seems to be stuck at 1.6GHz Maximum. It shows 1.61GHz on the system properties next to the speed it should be. ( 2.66GHz) I have updated the bios and set the performance to max in the Windows 10 settings. I heard it could also be a Heat issue...

I was wondering if this was a good build? CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700K 3.7GHz 6-Core Processor ($347.00 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Corsair - H150i PRO 47.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($169.99 @ Amazon) Motherboard: Asus - ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($190.98 @ Newegg) Memory...

I have a third party controller that I bought for Rocket League on Steam. It looks like an PS4 controller but windows recognise it as Xbox 360. In Steam Big pictures is very annoying because i can't use the dpad and A,X,B,Y buttons exists instead of X,O, triangle, sqare. Can I do something...

This is a bit off-topic from computers and other electronics. I'm just wondering why a wall clock dries out a battery faster than other clocks. You see, I have 5 wall clocks in my house and there's this certain clock that needs replacing the battery quite frequently than the others. All the...

Hello, when i play demanding games like say Pubg if i alt tab to my desktop my desktop is slow is this 100% normal or might i need more ram ?

help with wiring two speakers into an Aiwa music centre..it seems to light up but I can't get any sound out of it...have I wired it right ??

Ebay has all kinds of these 128 bit high end GPUs instead of 256 bit such as below. Has anyone gotten one of these and could tell me about it...

I can change the the Owner of a Folder or a File no problem but there is no; Checkbox "Replace Owner On Subcontainers And Objects" Here is what I mean... I discovered that there is an issue about this infamous checkbox appearing and disappearing since 2013 according to this article... I...

How much bluetooth loudspeaker Can i conenct with JBL conenct plus? 20 or 50 ?

I built my PC back in 2012 I have an AMD FX 8350, Crosshair V mobo, and a GTX 780. The 780 was an add on later. I am looking for a good gpu upgrade to this card. I want to be able to do 4k gaming and not have to upgrade the gpu for at least 3 years or so. I have no budget yet so just give me the...

Hi I am new to the dual monitor industry and would like to know if having a dvi splitter for a 144hz monitor asus. + a 60Hz AOC monitor would mean the 144hz would bottleneck to 60Hz because of the splitter or not. I feel stupid for not knowing the answer but I just wanna know. Thanks! -Louie...

Hi everyone, recently i broke my logitech g430s, and bought g230s to replace them. I was wondering if the sound quality will be worse if i use the g430 usb dongle with the g230s, because the g230s dont come with one. I ask because i know with some adapters the quality becomes much worse. Thanks!

So I posted here previously about my keyboard issues. It was typing zeros and periods whenever it wanted. Someone gave me the idea to make a new user for my login on windows. And it worked, no more zeros and periods. Until I installed Office 365. As soon as I installed it, it started again. So I...

Hey guys, I have a pc with the specs below: I7 4770k 8gb ddr 3 2TB hard drive 1000 evga gold psu. Ok, so I am new to mining, so I took my pc parts out of my case. (I had a technician a few years ago install a new psu). Anyways, for some reason he only hooked up the cpu 2 cable. I don't have...

After I searched the internet about this kind of situation, I still got confused, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP Extreme has 3x displayport 1,4 which shown on their official website: "https://www.zotac.com/us/product/graphics_card/zotac-geforce-gtx-1080-amp-extreme#spec" And my question is: 1. Should I...

i have a H110 Chipset Motherboard and my budget is about 160$ or 170$ i was seeing if i should just get a core i3 and 4 more gb or ram or just save up and get a core i5.

I have a problem with my computer and i am completely clueless. Ill be playing a game the fps will stutter, the screen will go black and sometimes it will recover and put me back in the game or restart my computer. I thought it was my gpu, so I downloaded evgas oc scanner and while testing I get...

I need a good low budget graphics card the psu came out of a dell inspiron 570 4 GB of ram came out of inspiron 570 and I have a gigabyte am3/am3+ 970A-DS3P v2.1 CPU AMD FX 6300