Dual Channel

I have a 2013 msi gc16 laptop with a 4700mq and a gtx 765m. I am yearning for some more performance out of this thing so i can talk myself out of a new laptop. Already re-pasted to drop 30 degrees celsius on the gpu and 20 degrees on the cpu. She already has an ssd so i figured it was time to...

Hi! I'm planning to build 2 budget gaming pc. I want them to run in dual channel, supposedly 2x4gb (total of 8gb). In our store they only sell 1 stick 4gb and 1 stick of 8gb same brand, not in pairs. Is it ok to buy two 4gb for each pc even though it doesn't come in pairs, will it run dual...

Hi guys, I have the Asus FX504GE TUF gaming laptop with i7-8750H, 8GB of single ddr4 ram and gtx 1050ti. The problem is for example fortnite isn't running very well, I have a PC as well which has 8+4 dual channel ram and GTX 960 which is about the same or maybe quite weaker card and it runs...

I want to build a system for editing and rendering, the motherboard supports only dual channel I see any difference in bandwidth if I buy now one set 2x8 and later another set 2x8 instead I buy one set 2x16 The ram 2x8 https://m.newegg.com/global/gr-en/product/N82E16820232751 The ram 2x16...

Hey guys! So recently I have been having a few problems with my PC and decided to double check my memory to make sure everything is running as expected. My specs are listed below: i5 7500 MSI B250M PRO-VD G. SKill 2400MHz 16gb DDR4 (F4-2400C15D-16GVR) Thermaltake Toughpower 650W PSU My...

Im trying to install invidia latest driver on a new core upgrade but windows keeps installing a driver everytime i remove it.How can i stop it so i can get the latest driver without having to install over the top of the one windows keeps intalling?

Hello everyone, My current configuration is: CPU: i5-4690 GPU: Sapphire R9-290 tri-x MOBO: ASRock H97 Pro4 PSU: Enermax Revolution xt 630 Watt RAM: 2x4GB Kingstone HyperX Fury DDR3 I assembled this PC on Jenuary 2015, and now, 4 years later it started to lose a bit, especially on "recent"...

I want to use three desktop PCs and I have this pair of loudspeakers with one 3.5 mm cable: https://www.saturn.de/de/product/_logitech-z200-1766067.html What is the best way to connect three PCs to this pair of loudspeakers? Each PC has a 3.5 mm output but I do not want to switch the cable...

i was wondering can i instal windows 10 on SSD but keep my current Windows 10 on hdd, and for my pc to boot windows from SSD and keep that second win10 on hdd as "inactive", so that when my SSD go poof i could boot from HDD instead of reinstalling win10 on SSD. the reason is that initialy i...

Boys, I wanted to add 1 tb Hdd on my pc, so i searched on Amazon and wanted to buy 1 tb of WD Black, and i saw that there a lot of "Good condition" used hdd at like minus 10 euros from the new price. So Should i buy used one or new one? Thanks, for reading and helping!!

Hi, First time builder. I am building a HTPC and I have managed to get all the components together and I thought I would be able to get it running but wasn't to be. I put it all together and turned it on in hope and then nothing appeared on the screen. Here are the components: MB: ASRock...

Hello, I'm wondering if you guys can help me out with customizing my aio for a build I'm putting together. I'm getting the nzxt kraken x52 rev 2 and I want to change the stock black 120mm fans to black fans with white blades. I want to make sure I get something that's not just pretty, but quiet...

currently have a i5-4690k at 4.5ghz and a 1070 somehow this isn't enough to get more than 200 frames on CSGO so i'm looking for either a fix to help me get better frames because in my opinion this setup should easily be getting at least 250 fps or a processor, mobo, and ram for $400 CAD thanks

i7 7700 GIGABYTE Z170X Gaming 3 EVGA GTX 1060 (Single fan) 16 GB Corsair Vengeance LPX @ 3200 250GB 850 EVO 1TB WD BLUE RM750x H100i v2 (240mm) NZXT S340 Elite Should I upgrade, and if I should what should I upgrade?

So I just purchased an iBuyPower prebuild with an i5-8400 cpu @ 2.8GHz, 8 GB or RAM, and a Nvidia geforce GTX 1060, it also comes with Intel UHD Graphics 630. I can hardly run games I used to play on an older PC and don't understand the issue I'm having. Please help in any advice or steps needed...

I have the 2950x a 2080ti strix and 16gb ram installed in the non recommend mobo ram slots because one of the recommended slots doesn’t recognize the ram sticks. When playing pubg every 10-15 seconds I get stuttering ( image freezes and gpu usage drops for a split of a second ).In apex legends I...

So I have bought a new motherboard. The MSI MPG Gaming Z390, how to power 8+4 cpu power? So I have bought a new motherboard. The MSI MPG Gaming Z390, I have set up the board and installed everything, however there is a cpu pwr1 which is an 8 pin (which my psu has) and another cpu pwr2 which is...

In the last week or so, I've begun facing some issues with my CPU temp that has led to 3 freeze/shutdowns. I have a Noctua - NH-D9L and Intel i7. Mobo is Asus - Z170M-PLUS. Twice, I've gotten an overclocking error (can't remember the exact verbiage). Today, I got a temp warning post-freeze...

So when I boot up my PC I get this dash blinking for like 10 seconds before my PC actually boots. A mate of mine has virtually identical specs & never had this issue. How do I fix this? SSD = 850 evo 500g i7 7700k gtx 1070 16gb 3000mhz ram corsair gigabyte z270x ultra gaming edit: my...

So on startup, I get 5 long beeps from my motherboard and then it restarts, now I've researched it and I'm quite sure it's due to my CPU. I'm just confused because I have been playing games these last few days fine, no issues and no dip in performance but now I try and turn it on and this?

Lately i've notice games have began to feel very sluggish (even games that had previously run smooth). This really became an issue when I tried playing Apex legends where the game is just freezing for 1-2 seconds when looking around. Been trying to figure out what's going on. Today I attempted...

Quick question... Will this RAM...

I'll just provide the TLDR version of my story... I am building my first computer and can't get a display output. Tried only with HDMI (I don't yet have a monitor) on two different TVs. Fans spin and MOBO lights up. No (or not enough) power to the keyboard to illuminate its backlighting. I have...

I bought new parts to assemble a new PC. MSI B450 Gaming Plus Ryzen 5 2600X EVGA RTX 2070 XC 4 sumsung 8G memory EVGA G3 650W PSU When I turn on the pc, the red light of DRAM is on. All fans are running. But no display and no lights on my keyboard and mouse. I try to connect to different USB...

So everything was doing great, I encountered the same problem 2 months ago, I updated my drivers and everything worked fine. My PC can run rainbow six siege and all other games I play at medium settings. When I played Apex: Legends today it freezed and crashed very inconsistenly. Sometimes it...

So I'm using the AMD Radeon Settings to Center my screen at a smaller resolution (4k to 1080p), and instead of having the smaller screen in the center I want to move it to eye height so I don't have to look up. Is there any way to achieve this?

I have just built a PC but i can't get an output and can't see anything on the monitor. Everything is connected properly.

Today I upgraded to my new pc. I made a win10 usb and installed windows 10 home to my ssd (only drive in pc) once installed I try to boot to my ssd and get the problem that no bootable media is found. I’m on UEFI And AHCI CPU : Ryzen 7 1700 Gpu : msi rx480 Mb: msi b350 Ssd: Samsung 750 evo...

Been getting notifications about space being low for a couple of weeks I think. Figured it was because of a game I installed so I ignored it. Day before I tried to save something and realized it was down to below 50mb. I deleted about 1gb of space as a temporary solution but also thought it was...

I built my computer sometime around 2015, have kept up with regular maintenance and had never had many issues. However, just out of nowhere nearly all my games have "stopped working". They either give me the generic this program has stopped running, or just stays a black screen forever. Some...

in my home network i have xfinity 1gb service. i have the xfinity coax cable going into my netgear docsis 3.1 cable modem. from there coming out going into my netgear 8 port switch (gs108 auto uplink) and then going into a 1gb zyxel av1300 powerline adapter. i have the other powerline adapter...

I've just finsished building my first ever pc but it doesn't display anyhting when plugged in to my monitor. Is it not possible to display anything without a gpu or integrated graphics? If this is not the case, then what is able to be shown?

http://prntscr.com/mfohqd As you can see, you can see the colors change but for other people it is smooth and you cant see it change that easily. How would i fix it so that it is smooth instead of being wierd?

Hi All, I am experiencing a rather annoying problem in some games. Rocket League runs at 4k highest details at a solid 60 fps with vsync enabled but randomly the frametime jumps from 16ms to 50ms which is seen as a stutter. It repeats every minute or two. With vsync enabled GPU usage is ~45%...

So witch one of these I will mention is the best in terms of quality, noise cancellation, comfortable and stability. I want them to stay on my head even if I nod my head too much. I will be using them for gaming pubg and overwatch, maybe later bf5. Logitech g533 Asus rog strix wirless 7.1...

Is it possible to upgrade the i5 processor chip in a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 series 7537

i have 200mbps internet but i only receive 80mbps i use ethernet

Basically my PC turns on (LEDs and fans are on) but nothing is displayed. Any monitor shows no connection. This occurred after I reinstalled windows. I thought there might be a hardrive issue but I hooked it up to a different computer and it is completely fine. I've tried using the graphics from...

So, nothing was weong with my pc. I install a plugin for Sony Vegas video editor. Cracked, so I had to use one of those patchers that plays weird music. Then suddenly PC started crashing, with a loud fan noise coming from the gpu. At first it was every couple hours. Until it became as soon as...

Hi all, I have HP Z800 Workstation I have installed the samsung M.2 NVMe on M.2 to pcie x4 adapter There's no way to setup windows when my Bios didn't support boot from it, i was tried everything and all methods My question is : Can i use it near my Kingston ssd, to install the heavy programs...